Charge
The Academic Affairs Standing Committee responds to the needs/recommendations of students, faculty, and administration as it pertains to academic-related matters. The main tasks of the committee are to amend, improve, and update the Faculty Handbook and share in the development and revision of academic policies within the Provost’s Office and the Office of the Registrar. Secondary tasks include cross-cutting with other committees to assist in improving the academic environment at the University of Missouri.
Academic Affairs Committee Charges for 2024-2025:
Inter-semester Subcommittee Charges (Co-Chair, Patrick Pinhero):
This committee is tasked with resolving policies and academic affairs that occur between active academic sessions, or independent of classroom activity.
- Review and revision of the Faculty Handbook (FH)
- Developing a General Attendance/Absence Policy (FH Sect IV)
- Review and potential revision of the Academic Renewal/Academic Forgiveness Process
- Standard statement of Office Hour policy for course instructors
- Revisiting the Policy on grades for students who withdraw
Intra-semester Subcommittee Charges (Co-Chair, Denice Adkins):
This committee is tasked with resolving policies and academic affairs that occur in classrooms and during an active academic term.
- Review of the Course Evaluation process approved by Faculty Council in 2022/23
- Acting as an Ad Hoc Committee for the Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom (including the discussion/approval of syllabus statements, and other policies).
Faculty Council Membership on Committee:
Co-Chairs:
(FC)Patrick Pinhero, (COE), patrick.pinhero@missouri.edu, term exp 7/31/26
Denice Adkins, (CEHD), adkinsd@missouri.edu
Members:
James Crozier, (A&S), crozierj@missouri.edu
Rafael Gely, (Law), gelyr@missouri.edu
Nicholas LeFevre, (MED), nml5gd@umsystem.edu
Kevin Brown, (A&S), brownkevin@missouri.edu
2023-2024 Academic Affairs Annual Report
Previous Annual Reports