Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
Purpose
To establish the name, membership,
manner of membership selection and appointment; and to delineate the authority
of the standing committees of the college of pharmacy.
(B)
Definitions
(1)
"Accreditation
council for pharmacy education or ACPE."
The accreditation council for pharmacy
education is the accrediting body of the college of pharmacy.
(2)
"Affiliated faculty." Faculty who do not meet the criteria
established for core faculty. These faculty have roles that are generally
limited to formal and informal teaching on a periodic basis. These faculty may
or may not receive modest honoraria for their teaching
contributions.
(3)
"College." A college is a collective body of faculty
who prescribe and conduct a course of study leading to the award of a degree or
degrees. Herein, the college of pharmacy shall be "COP."
(4)
"Core faculty."
Core faculty are tenured, tenure track, and non-tenure track faculty who make a
substantive contribution to the college and receive salary support from the
college. The dean of the college has the discretion to designate other faculty
as core faculty to promote the purposes of the college.
(5)
"Dean." The dean
is the chief academic and presiding officer of each of the respective colleges
of the university. The authority and responsibilities of the deans are further
defined in paragraph (E)(1)(4) of rule
3349-3-01 of the Administrative
Code.
(6)
"Ex-officio members." These committee members will
serve to advise and support the committee but do not vote.
(7)
"Faculty standing
committees." The faculty standing committees are appointed to represent the
college faculty in interests related to the mission, role, and functions of the
college. These committees shall develop policy and provide recommendations to
the faculty for governance of the areas of academic business set forth herein.
This appendix sets forth the purpose, composition, and other matters concerning
admissions, the committee on academic and professional progress (including
executive review), curriculum, outcomes assessment, pharmacy executive
committee, student and faculty awards, nontenure track faculty appointment and
promotions, and diversity, equity, and inclusion committees. The charge,
composition, and other matters governing university tenure and promotions
committees are set forth in separate appendices to the bylaws.
(8)
"Pharmacy
executive committee." The pharmacy executive committee is a committee composed
of the dean of pharmacy, associate deans, department chairs, and a COP
representative, selected by the faculty that sets policy and determines overall
strategic direction for the COP.
(C)
Committees
(1)
Name, function,
and charges
The names, functions, and standing
charges of the standing committees may be altered from time to time upon
recommendation of the dean or the pharmacy executive committee, and a majority
vote of the voting college core faculty.
Project charges should be sent to the
standing committee chair/vice chair by August first. If adjustments need to be
made based on the previous year's end-of-year report.
These modified charges should be sent
to the standing committee chair/vice chair by September first.
(2)
Subcommittees
The standing committees may develop
such subcommittees as are necessary to conduct their business. Such
subcommittees may include persons other than standing committee
members.
(3)
Reporting
(a)
All standing committees are advisory to the dean.
Standing committees shall submit
recommendations for substantive policy changes to the dean who will consult
with the pharmacy executive committee.
(b)
Standing
committees shall submit a cumulative written report of its activities each
academic year to the dean who will make the report available to the pharmacy
executive committee for review or sooner if requested. Select committees as
listed below will make regular reports to the college core faculty at each
meeting, or at least quarterly.
(i)
Admissions
(ii)
Curriculum
(iii)
Outcomes
assessment
(iv)
Pharmacy executive committee
(v)
Student and
faculty awards
(vi)
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
(4)
Meetings
(a)
Meetings will be held at a time and manner that will
promote participation.
(b)
These meetings may be held either in person or via
video conference and teleconference or by any other modality that will allow
all the members to hear each other and participate at the same
time.
(c)
Any member may request that he/she be allowed to
participate via electronic means. The committee chair will take reasonable
measures to accommodate such requests.
(d)
When meeting via
electronic means, a member who wants to speak should identify
him/herself.
(e)
The college standing committees shall use Robert's
rules of order newly revised to facilitate their meetings unless it conflicts
with the bylaws.
(5)
Voting
(a)
Usually voting
will take place at the meeting, whether the meeting is held in person or by
electronic means. Voice votes are most common; however, written ballots may be
used when requested.
(b)
Votes may also be taken by mail or by email when a full
vote of the membership is desired. The committee chair shall determine who has
a right to vote and will send ballots only to those persons who are voting
members. Votes will be made by each committee member with the vice chair and
the chair voting as the last two voting members of the committee. A majority
vote is constituted by at least fifty-one per cent of the attending, voting
members.
(6)
Minutes
Minutes of the curriculum and outcomes
assessment standing committees shall be kept to record the actions of these
committees for accreditation purposes. Minutes of all other standing committees
are at the discretion of the committee.
(7)
Nominations
(a)
Faculty:
(i)
By May first, the
office of the dean shall notify all constituencies in writing of expiring terms
of the committee members of the standing committees of the COP in order to
solicit nominations for consideration. Selfnominations are encouraged and
accepted and should be submitted to the COP department chairs. By June first,
the department chairs will submit potential committee member candidates to the
dean of the COP who appoints members of the standing committees after
consultation with the pharmacy executive committee.
(ii)
All committee
members will be notified of their appointment, reappointment, or expiring terms
by July first.
(iii)
If a committee member should have to vacate their
committee membership position during the committee appointment term, the
respective department chair shall notify the office of the dean. If the
standing committee's chair is aware of such a situation, they should notify the
respective department chair. A call for nominations would go out to potential
candidates. Self-nominations are encouraged and accepted and should be
submitted to the respective COP department chair. New appointments shall be
completed within two months.
(b)
Student:
(i)
Student
nominations are different depending on the committee's responsibilities and the
need for varying term lengths based on the committee's organization and
workflow. The student nomination and selection process for each of the specific
committees is listed below.
(a)
Admissions committee: a call for nominations will go
out to first-year pharmacy students at the college by April fifteenth. Students
desiring to be a part of the admissions committee should complete the student
nominations application per the NEOMED office of student services within two
weeks of the call for applications. These completed applications will be given
to the pharmacy executive committee by May first for selection and appointment.
Students will be notified of their appointment by July first.
(b)
Committee of
academic and professional progress (CAPP): a call for nominations will go out
to second-year pharmacy students at the college by April fifteenth to be
members of the student conduct council. Students desiring to be a part of the
student conduct council should complete the student nominations application per
the NEOMED office of student services within two weeks of the call for
applications. Two students will be chosen to be members of the student conduct
council by an election in which second-year pharmacy students may vote.
Students will be notified of their appointment to the student conduct council
and then CAPP by July first.
(c)
Curriculum
committee: a call for nominations will go out to the first-year pharmacy
students at the college by October first to be members of the student
curriculum council. Students desiring to be a part of the student curriculum
council should complete the student nominations application per the NEOMED
office of student services within two weeks of the call for applications. Two
students will be chosen to be members of the student curriculum council by an
election in which first-year pharmacy students may vote. One of these students
will be assigned to the outcomes assessment committee while the other student
will be assigned to the curriculum committee. These two students will be
notified of their appointment to the student curriculum council and either the
outcomes assessment committee or curriculum committee by December
first.
(d)
Diversity, equity, and inclusion committee: a call for
nominations will go out to the first-year pharmacy students at the college by
October first to be members of the committee. A call for nominations will go
out to the second-year pharmacy students at the college by April fifteenth to
be members of the committee. A call for nominations will go out to faculty at
the same time a call is made for the nomination of students who the faculty
feel would be appropriate for the committee. Students nominated by faculty
members should be contacted by the college to determine their willingness to be
considered for the committee. Students desiring to be a part of the committee
should complete the student nominations application per the NEOMED COP dean's
office within two weeks of the call for applications. Student applications will
be sent to the respective standing committee by November first for first-year
students and May first for second-year students for committee selection by
December first for first-year students and June first for second-year students.
First-year students will be notified by December fifteenth and second-year
students will be notified by July first.
(e)
Outcomes
assessment committee: a call for nominations will go out to the first-year
pharmacy students at the college by October first to be members of the student
curriculum council. Students desiring to be a part of the student curriculum
council should complete the student nominations application per the NEOMED
office of student services within two weeks of the call for applications. Two
students will be chosen to be members of the student curriculum council by an
election in which first-year pharmacy students may vote. One of these students
will be assigned to the outcomes assessment committee while the other student
will be assigned to the curriculum committee. These two students will be
notified of their appointment to the student curriculum council and either the
outcomes assessment committee or curriculum committee by December
first.
(f)
Student and faculty awards committee: a call for
nominations will go out to the first-year pharmacy students at the college by
October first. A call for nominations will go out to the second-year pharmacy
students at the college by April fifteenth. A call for nominations will also go
out to faculty at the same time. Students nominated by faculty members should
be contacted by the college to determine their willingness to be considered for
the committee. Students desiring to be a part of the committee should complete
the student nominations application per the NEOMED COP dean's office within two
weeks of the call for applications. Student applications will be sent to the
respective standing committee by November first for first-year students and May
first for second-year students for committee selection by December first for
first-year students and June first for second-year students. First-year
students will be notified by December fifteenth and second-year students will
be notified by July first of their appointment.
(ii)
Committee chairs
with student members should be notified at the same time as student members are
notified of their appointment to the committee.
(iii)
If a student is
unable to fulfill their term on a given committee, the COP office of student
success or the COP dean's office per the initial student nomination process
should be notified and an immediate call for nominations should be made to the
students based on the criteria for the committee's appointment needs (i.e.,
year in the doctor of pharmacy curriculum). New appointments shall be completed
within two months.
(8)
Membership
(a)
Per the faculty
bylaws, a committee is a body to which a trust is committed. A committee is
delegated responsibility to consider, to investigate, to take action on, or to
report on important faculty matters.
(b)
The membership of
all committees shall reflect whenever possible the diversity of the college
unless otherwise required by accrediting standards and guidelines or other
governing law or regulation. Unless otherwise noted for a specific committee,
each standing committee will have a chair and vicechair appointed by the dean.
These two leadership positions should represent both the department of
pharmaceutical sciences and the department of pharmacy
practice.
(c)
Terms of appointment for faculty are normally three
years beginning July first unless otherwise specified. Terms of appointment for
student members vary depending on the standing committee to which the student
is appointed.
(i)
Admissions committee: student terms are normally two
years beginning July first unless otherwise specified.
(ii)
Committee on
academic and professional progress (CAPP): student terms are normally two years
beginning July first unless otherwise specified.
(iii)
Outcomes
assessment and curriculum committees: student terms are normally three and
one-half years beginning December first unless otherwise
specified.
(iv)
Student and faculty awards committee and diversity,
equity, and inclusion committee: student terms are normally one and one-half
years beginning December first for first-year pharmacy students and two years
beginning July first for outgoing second-year (incoming third-year) pharmacy
students unless otherwise specified.
(d)
Following the
restructuring of a committee's composition, terms may be initially staggered to
provide for continuity.
(e)
Terms on a given committee are not limited to a set
number of terms. Faculty members should discuss with their respective
department chair the need or desire to rotate off a current
committee.
(f)
Members shall attend at least eighty per cent of the
regularly scheduled meetings of the committee. A member may be replaced prior
to the completion of a term upon the request of the committee chair, with
approval by the dean, when the member has failed to meet the attendance
requirements.
(9)
Notification
The COP dean shall appoint and
reappoint all members. The COP dean's office will notify members in writing of
committee appointments, reappointments, and removals by July first of each
academic year unless a member is replacing a previous member
mid-term.
(10)
Quorum
The majority of voting members present
at a meeting, whether in person or via electronic means, of the standing
committees constitute a quorum unless otherwise specified in the
bylaws.
(11)
Guests/expert consultants
Any of the chairs of the standing
committees may invite guests/expert consultants from another department, the
university, or outside of the university to a committee meeting to provide
specific insight and input into a committee's discussion in order to promote
the purposes and goals of the committee. Guests/expert consultants are not
members of these committees and do not have voting rights for these committees.
They only serve to provide information as requested. Guests/expert consultants
should be excused during private discussions of the standing committee and the
voting process.
(D)
Committee purpose
and membership
(1)
Admissions committee
The purpose of the COP admissions
committee is twofold: to oversee the admissions process by setting guidelines
for the selection of the colleges' students in accordance with all applicable
requirements and standards on selection, the university board of trustees'
admissions rule, and other rules promulgated by the university or college; and
to ensure that the faculty has final responsibility for the selection of their
respective students in order to make individual candidate recommendations to
the dean.
(a)
All voting non-student admissions committee members
must be actively involved in the teaching or advising of COP
students.
(b)
Membership totals nine voting, two alternates, and
three ex-officio, non-voting members:
(i)
Three
pharmaceutical sciences core faculty (voting);
(ii)
Three pharmacy
practice core faculty (voting);
(iii)
Two second-year
pharmacy students (nonvoting unless due to an absence of a third-year pharmacy
student member);
(iv)
Two third-year pharmacy students
(voting);
(v)
One affiliated faculty who precepts COP students
(voting);
(vi)
Representative of the COP office of student success
(ex-officio without vote);
(vii)
Director from
the office of admissions and financial aid or their designee (ex-officio
without vote);
(viii)
Representative from the COP standing committee on
diversity, equity, and inclusion (ex-officio without vote).
(c)
Department of pharmacy practice members should be in at
least their second year as a core faculty member for voting membership on the
committee. The potential exists for a first-year department of pharmacy
practice core faculty member to be assigned to the committee in an observation
capacity to learn the functioning of this committee. The exception to this is a
newly hired core faculty member in the department of pharmacy practice with
past faculty appointments at another institution of higher
education.
(2)
Cop committee on academic and professional progress
(COP CAPP)
The COP committee on academic and
professional progress (COP CAPP) evaluates the records of students based on
CAPP academic guidelines to evaluate academic performance and assess
intellectual readiness and review unprofessional behavior concerns. COP CAPP
enforces specific guidelines for academic advancement, while at the same time
providing due process and an individual review of each student's situation
based on CAPP academic guidelines. All COP CAPP meetings are private, and all
material presented and discussed is confidential. Students may be required to
attend COP CAPP meetings. Each student is considered individually, on a
case-by-case basis and the student's entire record is evaluated. All committee
deliberations and decisions will consider maintaining the quality of health
education and the safety of the community.
(a)
Decisions made by
COP CAPP are recommendations to the dean and must be approved before decisions
are released to students. The student will receive written notification of the
committee's decision.
(b)
The membership totals six voting, one alternate, and
three ex-officio, non-voting members:
(i)
At least five
core faculty members from the college. A minimum of two of the five will be
from the department of pharmaceutical sciences and a minimum of two of the five
will be from the department of pharmacy practice (voting);
(ii)
One fourth-year
pharmacy student (voting);
(iii)
One third-year
pharmacy student (non-voting unless due to an absence of the fourth-year
pharmacy student member);
(iv)
Senior executive
director of academic affairs and student services (ex-officio,
non-voting);
(v)
Academic affairs personnel (ex-officio, non
voting);
(vi)
University registrar (ex-officio,
non-voting).
(c)
Department of pharmacy practice members should be in at
least their second year as a core faculty member for voting membership on the
committee. The potential exists for a first-year department of pharmacy
practice core faculty member to be assigned to the committee in an observation
capacity to learn the functioning of this committee. The exception to this is a
newly hired core faculty member in the department of pharmacy practice with
past faculty appointments at another institution of higher
education.
(3)
Capp executive review - COP
The purpose of the COP CAPP executive
review committee is to review appeal petitions from students dismissed by the
COP CAPP and to decide if appeals will be granted.
Cop CAPP executive review committee
will review appeal petitions only if the student has been dismissed by the COP
CAPP committee and the request for review includes new, significant, and
compelling information that was not available for presentation to the COP CAPP
committee initially or the request for review includes evidence of a procedural
defect or irregularity in the COP CAPP committee's proceeding. The request for
review must state the substantive or procedural defect alleged to have occurred
when the COP CAPP committee's decision was made. If the information the student
seeks to introduce through the executive review process was available to or
known by the student at the time of the COP CAPP committee meeting, and was not
presented at that time, it cannot serve as the basis for further
review.
Disagreement with the COP CAPP
committees' decision will not constitute the sole reason for executive review.
If a petition for executive review is submitted, the executive review will be
scheduled within ten working days of the deadline date for appeal.
(a)
Executive review
COP CAPP membership is appointed by the pharmacy executive
committee.
(b)
Decisions made by executive COP CAPP are
recommendations to the college dean. Decisions of the dean are final and
binding. The university registrar will communicate, in writing, the dean's
decision to the student.
(c)
Executive review CAPP - COP membership totals seven
voting (with the seventh vote from the COP senior associate dean of program
quality and student success or designee in case of a tie) and two ex-officio,
non-voting:
(i)
Senior associate dean of program quality and student success
or designee, COP; serves as chair (voting, only in case of a
tie);
(ii)
CAPP chair of COP (if the chair is not able to attend,
then the CAPP vice chair will attend, ex-officio, non-voting). This member will
not be present during deliberation or voting by the COP CAPP executive
committee;
(iii)
Three pharmaceutical sciences core faculty who are not
current members of CAPP (two voting members and one alternate who will vote in
the absence of a voting member);
(iv)
Three pharmacy
practice core faculty who are not current members of CAPP (two voting members
and one alternate who will vote in the absence of a voting
member);
(v)
The university registrar (ex-officio,
nonvoting).
(d)
Department of pharmacy practice members should be in at
least their second year as a core faculty member for voting membership on the
committee. The potential exists for a first-year department of pharmacy
practice core faculty member to be assigned to the committee in an observation
capacity to learn the functioning of this committee. The exception to this is a
newly hired core faculty member in the department of pharmacy practice with
past faculty appointments at another institution of higher
education.
(4)
Curriculum committee
The COP curriculum committee (CC) has
decision-making and policy-making authority and is responsible for the
administration of the curriculum.
(a)
The CC will
communicate to the students and faculty about changes in curriculum, in
accordance with ACPE standards and guidelines.
(b)
Membership totals
seven voting, one alternate, and thirteen ex-officio, non-voting:
(i)
Three
pharmaceutical sciences core faculty (voting);
(ii)
Three pharmacy
practice core faculty (voting);
(iii)
One first-year
pharmacy student representative, student curriculum council (ex-officio,
non-voting);
(iv)
One second-year pharmacy student representative,
student curriculum council (non-voting unless due to an absence of the
third-year pharmacy student member);
(v)
One third-year
pharmacy student representative, student curriculum council
(voting);
(vi)
One fourth-year pharmacy student representative,
student curriculum council (ex-officio, non-voting);
(vii)
One pharmacy
affiliated faculty member (exofficio, non-voting);
(viii)
Director of
experiential education (ex-officio, non-voting);
(ix)
Senior associate
dean for program quality and student success or their designee (exofficio,
non-voting);
(x)
Senior associate dean for education or their designee
(ex-officio, non-voting);
(xi)
Representative
from the office of the registrar (ex-officio, non-voting);
(xii)
Representative,
COP office of assessment (ex-officio, non-voting);
(xiii)
One curriculum
coordinator, office of education (ex-officio, non-voting);
(xiv)
Assistant
director, COP office of education (ex-officio, non-voting);
(xv)
Assistant
director for the learning center (exofficio, non-voting);
(xvi)
Chair or
designee, outcomes assessment committee (ex-officio, non-voting);
and
(xvii)
Director of pharmacotherapy (ex-officio,
nonvoting).
(c)
Department of pharmacy practice members should be in at
least their second year as a core faculty member for voting membership on the
committee. The potential exists for a first-year department of pharmacy
practice core faculty member to be assigned to the committee in an observation
capacity to learn the functioning of this committee. The exception to this is a
newly hired core faculty member in the department of pharmacy practice with
past faculty appointments at another institution of higher
education.
(5)
Outcomes assessment committee
The outcomes assessment committee (OAC)
has decision-making and policy-making authority and is responsible for the
evaluation of the curriculum.
(a)
The OAC will
communicate to the students and faculty about changes regarding assessment, in
accordance with ACPE standards and guidelines.
(b)
Membership totals
eight voting, three alternates, and seven ex-officio, non-voting:
(i)
Two or three
pharmaceutical sciences core faculty (two votes for senior faculty members with
the other serving as an alternate);
Senior faculty members are defined as
the longest-serving members on OAC. If two faculty members have been on OAC the
same length of time, the faculty member with the longest time taught at the
college will be considered the most senior faculty member of the two. If the
two faculty members have been teaching at the college for the same length of
time, the chair will decide which member will vote on a given
issue.
(ii)
Two or three pharmacy practice core faculty (two votes
for senior faculty members with the other serving as an alternate);
Senior faculty members are defined as
the longest-serving members on OAC. If two faculty members have been on OAC the
same length of time, the faculty member with the longest time taught at the
college will be considered the most senior faculty member of the two. If the
two faculty members have been teaching at the college for the same length of
time, the chair will decide which member will vote on a given
issue.
(iii)
One first-year pharmacy student representative, student
curriculum council (non-voting unless due to an absence of one of the other
pharmacy student members);
(iv)
One second-year
pharmacy student representative, student curriculum council
(voting);
(v)
One third-year pharmacy student representative, student
curriculum council (voting);
(vi)
One fourth-year
pharmacy student representative, student curriculum council
(voting);
(vii)
One pharmacy affiliated faculty member
(voting);
(viii)
Senior associate dean for program quality and student
success or their designee (exofficio, non-voting);
(ix)
Senior associate
dean for education or their designee (ex-officio, non-voting);
(x)
Director of
experiential education or their designee (ex-officio,
non-voting);
(xi)
Cop office of assessment representative (exofficio,
non-voting);
(xii)
Chair or designee, curriculum committee (exofficio,
non-voting);
(xiii)
Director, office of institutional research or their
designee (ex-officio, non-voting); and
(xiv)
Assistant
director, office of student services or their designee (ex-officio,
non-voting).
(6)
Pharmacy
executive committee
The purpose of the pharmacy executive
committee (PEC) is to set policy and strategy for the overall COP; assist in
the rational allocation of resources; provide recommendations for COP
committees, task forces, and groups; provide input concerning university issues
of importance; assist in other matters of strategic and tactical importance to
the COP. All matters will be executed in conjunction with the
dean.
(a)
Terms of membership will be ongoing coincident with the
member's role as a COP leader but shall serve at the pleasure of the college
dean. Faculty representative will serve a three-year term.
(b)
From time to time
the membership of pec may be modified to assure appropriate input and breadth
of experience.
(c)
Pec membership includes:
(i)
Senior associate
dean, education and interprofessional education;
(ii)
Senior associate
dean, program quality and student success;
(iii)
Chair,
department of pharmaceutical sciences;
(iv)
Chair,
department of pharmacy practice;
(v)
Core faculty
representative, as elected by the core faculty council who is responsible for
preparing agenda items suggested by the faculty;
(vi)
Assistant dean,
student success;
(vii)
Chair, COP administrative team;
(viii)
Dean, COP who
serves as chair; and
(ix)
Other individuals as designated by the
dean.
(7)
Student and
faculty awards committee
The student and faculty awards
committee is responsible for establishing criteria for student and faculty
awards presented by the college.
(a)
Membership totals
nine voting and six ex-officio without vote:
(i)
Two
pharmaceutical sciences core faculty (voting);
(ii)
Two pharmacy
practice core faculty (voting);
(iii)
One affiliated
faculty member precepting NEOMED students (voting);
(iv)
One first-year
pharmacy student representative (voting);
(v)
One second-year
pharmacy student representative (voting);
(vi)
One third-year
pharmacy student representative (voting);
(vii)
One fourth-year
pharmacy student representative (voting);
(viii)
Senior
executive director, academic affairs and student services (ex-officio
non-voting);
(ix)
Assistant dean, student success (ex-officio,
non-voting);
(x)
Director of financial aid or their representative
(ex-officio, non-voting);
(xi)
Vice president
for human resources and diversity or their representative (ex-officio,
non-voting);
(xii)
Director of alumni relations, pharmacy or their
representative (ex-officio, non-voting); and
(xiii)
Director of
office experiential education (exofficio, non-voting).
(8)
Non-tenure track appointments and promotions
committee
The non-tenure track appointments and
promotions committee is a standing committee of the college and is responsible
for evaluating materials for faculty appointment, mid-point review, and/or
promotion using the criteria for appointment or promotion as provided in the
NEOMED faculty bylaws COP appendix a, "procedures for appointment, promotion,
reappointment, and evaluation of non-tenure track faculty." The committee is
advisory to the dean of the COP.
(a)
A duly
constituted COP search committee shall function as the COP non-tenure track
appointments and promotions committee for a candidate who is recruited through
an appropriate search process.
(b)
The committee
consists of six voting core faculty members who hold the rank of associate
professor or professor and one ex-officio, non-voting member. Membership
comprises:
(i)
Four pharmacy practice core faculty (one which will be
appointed by the dean as chair and another as vice chair);
(ii)
Two
pharmaceutical sciences core faculty; and
(iii)
One
representative of the office of the vice president for academic affairs will
serve as administrative support (ex-officio, non-voting).
(9)
Cop diversity, equity, and inclusion committee
The purpose of the diversity, equity,
and inclusion committee is to support the formal position, mission, and vision
developed by the COP to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in all
facets of the college; establish and monitor initiatives for the recruitment,
retention, and promotion of diverse students, faculty, staff in alignment with
both COP and university strategic plans, and identify best practices for
incorporating DEI in didactic and experiential curriculum, student advising,
co-curricular activities, research, alumni/community relations, and COP
policy.
(a)
The committee is advisory to the dean of the COP and
shall function as the college's advisor and advocate in ensuring diversity,
equity, and inclusion in the faculty, staff, and students at the college.
(b)
All
members must have a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and be
willing to assist in the implementation of the COP diversity and inclusion
strategic plan and to serve as a liaison to his/her respective
department/office on DEI-related issues.
(c)
The committee
consists of seven voting members, two alternates, and ten-fifteen ex-officio,
non-voting members. Membership comprises:
(i)
Two
pharmaceutical sciences core faulty members (voting);
(ii)
Two pharmacy
practice core faculty members (voting);
(iii)
One first-year
pharmacy student (non-voting unless due to an absence of the second-year
pharmacy student member);
(iv)
One second-year
pharmacy student (voting);
(v)
One third-year
pharmacy student (voting);
(vi)
One fourth-year
pharmacy student (nonvoting unless due to an absence of the third-year pharmacy
student member);
(vii)
One affiliated faculty member precepting NEOMED
students (voting);
(viii)
Representative of NEOMED admissions (exofficio,
non-voting);
(ix)
Cop diversity, equity and inclusion executive director
or equivalent (ex-officio, non-voting);
(x)
University vice
president of diversity, equity, and inclusion, or designee (ex-officio,
nonvoting);
(xi)
Chair of the curriculum committee or their
representative (ex-officio, non-voting);
(xii)
Chair of the
OAC or their representative (exofficio, non-voting);
(xiii)
Representative
of the university human resources department (ex-officio,
non-voting);
(xiv)
Representative of the COP office of student success
(ex-officio, non-voting);
(xv)
Representative
of the experiential education office (ex-officio, non-voting);
(xvi)
COP director of
alumni relations or their representative (ex-officio,
non-voting);
(xvii)
Representative of the COP staff (ex-officio,
non-voting); and
(xviii)
Up to five additional members-at-large representing
faculty or staff who have general interest in diversity issues (ex-officio,
nonvoting).
Replaces: 3349-3-71
