Levels of Intensity/Meeting Report
PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAMPUS COMMITTEE/PROJECT TEAM
FACULTY & STAFF ASSIGNMENTS 1997-1998

1.  Bookstore/Food Services - Ad Hoc Committee:  Considers policies and procedures resulting in  the continuous improvement of the college's bookstore and food services.  Reviews  student, employee  and leasee feedback to formulate recommendations to the bookstore manager and the manager of food services. Meeting Dates:            Intensity:  Low                       Time:                              Location:

2.  Collegial Support Partnership Program (CSPP):  Uses a partnership model to plan, implement and assess activities designed to help new faculty integrate into the college community. Meeting Dates:              Intensity:  Moderate            Time:                       Location:

3.  Cultural Diversity Committee:  Explores cultural diversity issues.  Plans, supports and assists in the implementation of cultural diver-sity initiatives designed to enrich student and organizational learning. Meeting Dates:             Intensity: Moderate                 Time:                   Location:

4.  Curriculum Committee:  Reviews and responds to curriculum issues.  Develops recommendations regarding curriculum at both the college and district level. Meeting Dates:           Intensity:  Moderate               Time:                  Location:

5.  Dream Team:  Considers  models of non-traditional instructional delivery for use by the college.  Coordinates with the Dean of Instruction and the Technology Coordinating Committee. Meeting Dates:             Intensity:  High             Time:                  Location: 6.  Electronic Forum Committee:  Promotes the use of technology to enrich student and organizational learning.  Establishes policies, processes and procedures for the effective use of the electronic forum.  Assists faculty and staff who are interested in using the Electronic Forum.  Coordinates/communicates with Technology
Coordinating Committee. Meeting Dates:              Intensity:  Low             Time:                  Location: 7.  Enrollment Management Team: Plans, coordinates and assesses initiatives to influence the recruitment and retention of students, along with the demographics of the college.  Collaborates with the  Admissions and Records to improve recruitment and retention programs   Coordinates with the office of institutional research to assess student attitudes and satisfaction relative to the college's progams and services.  Makes recommendations to the President regarding recruitment and retention activities. Meeting Dates:             Intensity:  High          Time: 2-3:30 p.m.           Location: A-122

8.  Environmental Health & Safety Committee:  Responsible for college-wide recommendations concerning OSHA regulations and other safety related issues.  Coordinates with MCCD Hazardous
Materials Committee. Meeting Dates:              Intensity:  Low               Time:                Location:

9.  Faculty Development Committee:  Plans, implements and  evaluates an annual program of work designed to assist in the professional and personal development of the college's faculty.  Collaborates and coordinates with the Technology Coordinating Committee and other groups or individuals involved in training and development.  Plans and implements the Annual Faculty Retreat. Meeting Dates:           Intensity:  Moderate            Time:              Location:

10.  Graduation Project Team  Plans, organizes, implements and evaluates the commencement ceremonies for graduates of the college.  Brings forward recommendations for improvement to the President's Council. Meeting Dates:             Intensity:  Low             Time:                 Location:

11.  Honors Committee:  Provides assistance and support to the college's Honors Program.  Coordinates with the MCCD Honors Program and the college's Learning Connections Honors Focus Team. Meeting Dates:             Intensity:  Moderate            Time:                  Location:

12.  International Education Committee:  Implements the MCCD/
PVCC International Education Strategic Plan. Meeting Dates:             Intensity:  High             Time:               Location:

13.  Learning Connections:  Learning Connections  --  a consortium including Paradise Valley Unified Schools, Cave Creek Unified Schools, Arizona State University West, Northern Arizona University-Phoenix, and Paradise Valley Community College  --   identifies shared interests, anticipates and responds to needs, and integrates and coordinates plans, resources and activities.  Two or more PVCC representatives serve on one of the following  focus teams. Meeting  dates. locations and times are determined by each Focus Team                                  Intensity:  High

14  Library/Media Campus Committee:  Provides counsel to the Division Chair of Library Services and the Supervisor of  Media regarding the college's library and media needs and services. Meeting Dates:              Intensity:  Moderate              Time:                   Location:

15.  Open Entry/Open Exit Committee:  Explores issues and recommends policies and procedures relative to the college's  prosposed and existing OE/OE programs. Meeting Dates:                Intensity: Low                   Time:                  Location:

16.  Scholarship Project Team:  Responsible for developing criteria, screening and administering the college's scholarship awards program. Meeting Dates:                   Intensity:  Low               Time:                   Location:

17.  Software Committee:  Evaluates requests for software based on  criteria established by the committee that are consistent with the college's Strategic Plan for Technology.  Approves/ disapproves allocations from the college's software budget.  Coordinates and communicates with the Technology Coordinating Committee. Meeting Dates:              Intensity:  Moderate                Time:                  Location:

18.  Strategic Planning Committee:  Responsible for the analysis of internal and external trends and for the development of strategic and operational plans tied to budget development.  Includes the budget committee and  direct links to the Technology Coordinating Committee and to divisions and departments. Meeting Dates:  3rd Friday/each month except Oct. (4th Friday) and Dec.  (no meeting). Time: 2 - 4          Location:  B-208               Intensity:  High

19.  Student  Leadership Development Committee:  Plans and coordinates a leadership development program for PVCC students. Meeting Dates:                Intensity:  Moderate                  Time:                     Location:

20.  Student, Academic and Administrative Support Services (SAASS) Committee:  Considers  impact of  new policy and procedures on each of the three functional areas.  Coordinates and collaborates in the development of plans and procedures that support learning at the college. Meeting Dates:                Intensity:  Moderate                 Time:                    Location:

21.  Technology Coordinating Team:  Develops and coordinates the college's strategic plan for technology.  Serves as a coordinating and consulting body to the college's strategic planning committee, to divisions/departments, and to technolgy-focused project teams.  Committee membership is based on a "skill set" model. Meeting Dates:  Each Tuesday          Intensity:  Maximum       Time:  Noon - 2 p.m.     Location:  A-122

22.  Web Development Committee:  Proposes policies and procedures related to web development.  Provides counsel and guidelines to the college's faculty and staff for the development of web pages to support teaching and learning and PVCC's  administrative  and instructional support services.  Contributes to the success of the college's Strategic Plan for Technology by  coordinating and communicating with the Technology Coordinating Committee. Meeting Dates:              Intensity:  High              Time:                       Location:

23.  Web Training Implementation Project Team:  Develops a process for reviewing new software and hardware to be included in faculty/
staff training programs.  Coordinates and communicates with the Web Training Project Team and the Web Development Committee. Meeting Dates:             Intensity:  High              Time:                       Location:

24.  Web Training Project Team:   Plans and implements a pilot web training program for  faculty and staff that supports the college's  Strategic Plan for Technology.  Coordinates the  training initiative with the Web Development Committee, the Technology Coordin-ating Team and the college's faculty and staff developers. Meeting Dates:              Intensity:  High             Time:             Location:

PVCC FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEES

1.  PVCC Faculty Senate:  Elected by the PVCC faculty.  Serves as the college's  faculty governance body.  Anticipates and responds to issues that affect faculty activities and performance.  Makes recom-mendations to the President for the improvement of the college. Meeting Dates:  1st Thurs. of month        Intensity:  Moderate       Time:  3 p.m.           Location:  B-204

Committees Appointed by the Faculty Senate President

2.  Staffing-RFP Project Team:  Review the staffing needs of the college's academic programs.  Establishes criteria and utilizes them for the prioritization of  recommendations.  Makes recommen-dations to the college's Strategic Planning Committee. Meeting Dates:                Intensity:  Low                  Time:                    Location:

3.  Travel Committee:  Reviews faculty requests to travel related to professional development.  Based on the total faculty travel alloca-tion, the committee establishes the annual per faculty travel alloca-tion amount.  Communicates with faculty regarding travel policies, procedures and resources. Meeting Dates:             Intensity:  Low               Time:                  Location:

4.  Professional Rights and Responsibilities  Committee:   Serves as a review and appeals board for issues concerning disagreements between faculty.  Reports findings and makes recommendations to the PVCC Faculty Senate regarding the resolution of such issues. Meeting Dates:  As Needed          Intensity:  Low         Time:  TBD         Location:  TBD

Levels of Intensity
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PVCC - Campus Committee Structure
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