
The Committee on EUP is established as a standing committee of the Faculty Senate to serve as the advising group to the Faculty Senate and the Associate Provost for EUP on all aspects of EUP and online education embodied within the governing documents of the WMU Faculty Senate.
Van Cooley will serve as the Senate Executive Board representative on this committee.
The Faculty Senate Executive Board charges the Committee on EUP to consider the following issues:
1. Review the scope and description of the role statement and standing charges and assess the effectiveness of committee practices. This is an opportunity for the committee to clarify its role, subject to review by the Executive Board.
2. Establish a regular schedule of meetings, no less than one per month. Plan on inviting any representative who might be productively engaged in the committee’s deliberations.
3. Articulate ways to expand the understanding within the University community of how EUP works and its role in the academic mission and to foster open communication and dialog within the University community about EUP and its role.
4. Identify training needs and/or concerns and opportunities for faculty regarding online education and instructional technology.
5. Develop recommendations for access and support services provided by EUP.
6. Address any continuing or outstanding issues or initiatives as deemed necessary by the committee. To the extent possible, conclude any outstanding initiative by producing a memorandum of action (MOA), report or resolution.
It is understood that the committee will seek information from all administrative offices necessary to carry out its charges. The committee is expected to keep the Executive Board apprised of progress, especially in connection with any MOA which it may develop, and to give advance notice of any action it seeks to place on the Senate agenda, including the final text of any proposed MOA, report or resolution. The Executive Board should also be notified of substantive procedural issues addressed by the committee. The committee shall provide a written summary of its progress on the above charges and any other activities undertaken no later than June 30, 2012.