Number: 415
Subject:
ACADEMIC DIVISION CHAIRS
The faculty of
Amberton University will be divided into three academic divisions:
I.
Business Administration
II. Human Development and Counseling
III.
Interdisciplinary Studies
The personnel,
degree programs and curriculum will be under the auspices of each academic
division as follows:
I.
Business Administration
A.
Faculty Personnel
All faculty
authorized to teach Business Administration courses (see "C" below
for disciplines).
B.
Degree Programs
(See University Catalog for list of degrees)
C.
Course Disciplines
1.
Accounting (ACC)
2. Business (BUS)
3. Economics (ECO)
4. Finance (FIN)
5. Management (MGT)
6.
Management Information Systems (MIS)
7. Marketing (MKT)
II. Human Development and Counseling
A. Faculty
Personnel
All faculty
authorized to teach Human Development and/or Counseling courses (see
"C" below for disciplines).
B.
Degree Programs
(See
University Catalog for degrees)
C.
Course Disciplines
1. Counseling (CSL)
2.
Human Behavior and Development (HBD)
3. Psychology (PSY)
4. Sociology (SOC)
III.
Interdisciplinary Studies
A.
Faculty Personnel
All faculty authorized to teach interdisciplinary study courses
(see "C" below for disciplines).
B.
Degree Programs
1. BA Professional Development
2. BS
Applied Studies
3. BS
Human Relations and Business
4. MS
Human Relations and Business
5. MS
Human Resources Training and Development
6. MS Human Resource Management
6. MS
Professional Development
C.
Course Disciplines
1. Communication (COM)
2. English (ENG)
3. History (HIS)
4. Human
Resources and Training
(HRT)
5. Humanities (HUM)
6. Mathematics (MAT)
7.
Religion/Ethics (REL)
8.
Required Graduate Studies (RGS)
9.
Science (SCI)
IDENTIFICATION OF
PROGRAM COORDINATORS
Each spring,
following contract renewals, the Chief Academic Officer will divide the full-time
faculty into academic divisions (Business, Human Development and Counseling,
and Interdisciplinary). The CAO will
also appoint Division Chairs to oversee each academic division. After consulting with the Chief Academic
Officer, the Division Chairs will meet with each full-time faculty member in
their respective division and assign the responsibility of degree program
coordination. The Program Coordinators, working with the Division Chairs, have
the responsibility of oversight of each of the University’s degree
programs. Oversight includes program
assessment, development, and making recommendations for program
improvements. Division Chairs are
responsible for the academic development (curriculum/programs) of their
respective division.
DUTIES OF THE
DIVISION CHAIRS
The Division
Chairs will work with the Chief Academic Officer in performing the following
duties:
*
Keep abreast of external as well as internal plans and developments that impact
their academic division and inform fellow faculty of such plans and
developments.
*
Maintain open lines of communication between the faculty and administration.
*
Coordinate curriculum and program development, assessment, revision, and growth
in the division.
*
Recommend improvements or changes in order to meet the changing needs of
students and graduates.
*
Serve on the Curriculum Committee to advise the Director of the Library in
developing academic resources.