Academic Excellence Committee
2022-2023
Chair: Layne Craig
FSEC Liaison: James Rodriguez
Members: Jeff Todd, David Sandell, Rebecca Sharpless, Suzanne Carter, Swaminathan Kalpathy, Kimberly Owczarski, Till Meyn, Lisa Bashore, Julie Fry, Emily Herzig, Layne Craig
The Academic Excellence Committee shall propose and monitor solutions to issues of rigor, innovations, and creativity in order to sustain academic excellence in the University.
Standing Charges
- Propose solutions to issues arising from policies, procedures, programs, and goals that affect the academic excellence of the University.
- Continue to monitor the progress of the DEI Core implementation committee and provide assistance when needed.
- Follow-up with Registrar Mary Kincannon on the matter of the altered final exam schedule, its assessment, and efficiency.
- Act as a consultative body for the Faculty Senate (FS) representative to Faculty Advisory Committee for the John V. Roach Honors College and bring relevant issues to FS.
- Joddy Murray will serve on the HCCC and occasional HCC meetings, and he will ask another member to attend if he cannot make one of the regular meetings.
- Propose strategies for innovation, creativity, and rigor in university programs.
- Review whether graduate studies at TCU adequately aligns with the first goal of the TCU Lead On campaign: “Strengthen our Academic Profile and Reputation.”
Special Charges
1 .Work with the Student Relations Committee and other relevant bodies on the creation of a university committee to coordinate cross-campus efforts to support student and employee mental health.
2. Report on impacts of departmental budget cuts on teaching, scholarship, and academic excellence.