Role

Informed by college research data and planning exercises, national data for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and discussions with the CMI Board of Regents, the RMI Ministries of Education and Health, and other relevant entities, the Academic Planning Committee will develop a five-year Academic Master Plan for the College of the Marshall Islands, and then revise that plan on an annual basis.

Scope

The Academic Planning Committee reports to the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, who is also its convening officer. As a planning and advisory body, it has no decision-making authority. It presents its plans to the President via the Executive Council.

The Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs is ex officio chair of the Academic Planning Committee, a duty he may choose to delegate. He shall appoint a recording secretary to maintain records of meetings which are to be kept in the office of the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, distributed to all members of the Committee, and posted on the College website. In the absence of the Vice President or his designee, the Committee shall elect a chair pro tempore.

The membership of the Academic Planning Committee shall consist of: the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs; the Vice President for Research, Planning, and Grants; the Dean of Academic Affairs; one representative from each faculty department, to be elected by the department members; and one representative from Adult and Continuing Education, to be selected by the Director of Adult and Continuing Education.

The committee will meet at least monthly at a time convenient to the entire committee membership. The committee will provide monthly progress reports to the Executive Council.

Authority

The Academic Planning Committee has authority to develop and revise an Academic Master Plan and to submit that plan to the Executive Council. The Academic Master Plan is an advisory document, and is not binding on the President and the Board of Regents until and unless the President and the Board of Regents choose to approve it.

The Academic Planning Committee has authority to recommend course and program changes to the Curriculum and Assessment Committee, but it has no authority to order such changes, or to implement them.