Student & Academic Affairs Committee

Jason Geddes, Chair
Stavros Anthony
Thalia Dondero
Howard Rosenberg
Jack Lund Schofield

Charges: The Student and Academic Affairs Committee shall:

1. Provide guidance in the process of the development, review and recommendation of academic programs and degrees of the NSHE.
2. Consider and recommend to the Board policies concerning academic master plans.
3. Consider and recommend to the Board policies and practices concerning articulation and the transfer of students between and among the member institutions.
4. Consider and recommend to the Board policies relating to admission requirements, student services, academic standards, grading practices and requirements for graduation.
5. Consider and recommend policies to the Board regarding implementation of distance education, telecommunicated education and applications of educational and information technology in support of teaching, learning, research and creative activities.
6. Oversee and review campus management of faculty workload to assure equity, efficiency and effectiveness in the disposition of faculty effort.
7. Facilitate the development, review, and implementation of policies to the Board relevant to the learning climate, working climate, and support mechanisms for faculty, staff, and students.
8. Review and make recommendations concerning campus plans for the provision of child care, and disability services.
9. Jointly with the Finance and Planning Committee, consider and recommend to the Board policies concerning NSHE enrollment management plans, tuition and fees and the development of a student financial aid system for the NSHE that promotes access to public higher education for all Nevadans.