Academic Administrative Council

Welcome to the New College Academic Administrative Council Home Page. This page provides information about the membership and the Committee charge. 

The Academic Administrative Council is composed of the Provost and the Chairs of the Academic Divisions.  The Provost chairs the council meetings.

Members for 2007-2008 Academic Year

Samuel Savin -- Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Aron Edidin -- Chair, Division of Humanities
Gordon Bauer -- Chair, Division of Social Sciences
Sandra Gilchrist -- Chair, Division of Natural Sciences

Academic Year 2007-08; Academic Year 2006-07; Academic Year 2005-06

1. Oversees the administration of the academic program and the relationship of the academic program to its support groups.  Significant changes in policy, programs, rules, and procedures are to be made only after consultation with the faculty.

2. Serves as the administrative liaison between the academic program and the academic support groups.  To this end, the Academic Administrative Council will meet once a month with the Deans of Admissions and Financial Aid, Library, and Student Life, to discuss administrative issues regarding the ongoing relationship of the academic program and the academic support groups.  A student representative is normally invited to these meetings. The Academic Administrative Council will meet other weeks to consider issues of common concern in the administration of divisional business.

3. Addresses matters relating to Admissions and Financial Aid by:

1. Gathering and communicating faculty views and information concerning admission and financial aid policies and procedures;

2. Reviewing admissions and financial aid programs and assisting as appropriate in carrying out these programs;

3. Serving as an appeals court for matters pertaining to admissions and financial aid.

4. Addresses matters pertaining to Library Services by:

1. Developing and communicating faculty views and information concerning library procedures and policies;

2. Representing the faculty in the development of plans for new library facilities;

3. Undertaking as necessary an assessment of library services, reviewing library operations and communicating the results to the faculty and the Dean of the Library;

4. Representing the faculty and New College on the Joint Library Committee.

5. Addresses matters pertaining to Student Life by:

1. Representing the faculty in all of those matters concerning residential life that affect New College students' educational environment.

6. Addresses matters pertaining to physical space and facilities planning by:

1. Working with the President and the Vice-President of Finance and Administration on all questions involving the use of campus space and facilities planning;

2. Monitoring, reviewing and making recommendations on reassignments of space and generally to assist in short-range planning;

3. Participating and making recommendations on all revisions of the Master Plan and all long-range planning, particularly the siting and character of new buildings;

4. Representing the faculty and New College on the Joint Facilities and Campus Planning Committee.

7. Represents the faculty in the Joint Computer Services Committee and other Joint College-USF at Sarasota-Manatee Committees not explicitly mentioned in the charge.

8. Conducts assessments as necessary of the offices that provide support functions, including but not limited to the Writing Resource Center, Quantitative Reasoning Center, Media Center, Campus Computing, and Career Services.

9. Monitors the College’s adherence to the College’s affirmative action plan as it pertains to Faculty hires.

10. The Academic Administrative Council may form Ad Hoc Committees to handle short-term special issues regarding these (and other) areas.  (See section 3.5.5)

11. Coordinates and administers the activities associated with external scholarships, fellowships, and honors, including where appropriate conducting student interviews, normally done through an Ad Hoc Committee.

12. The Provost is responsible for coordinating and supervising the work of the Academic Administrative Council and reports regularly to the faculty on the work of the Council.

13. The Academic Administrative Council makes the Agenda and Minutes of the meetings available to the Faculty upon request.