Faculty Handbook – August 2022 11 Director of the Honors Program The Director of the Honors Program leads and administers the Honors Program and develops recommendations concerning program policy and personnel. The Director works with the Registrar to maintain criteria for entrance into the Honors Program, for retention in the program, and for graduation In Honoribus. The Director coordinates the offering of Honors courses and works with chairs to assign faculty to Honors courses. Where a grievance arises out of the Honors Program, the Director and the applicable Department Chair/Dean share the responsibility to investigate. The Director must make independent recommendations to the relevant cabinet member for the area of the grievance, based on their factual findings. The Director of the Honors Program chairs the Common Read Committee and coordinates the annual Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common read Lecture. The Director of the Honors Program reports to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. Principal of the Center for Statewide E-learning The E-learning Principal oversees all of the academic operations of the Center for Statewide Elearning, including the high school course offerings. The master teachers who deliver the high school curriculum report to the E-learning Principal. The Principal of the Center for Statewide Elearning reports to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. Coordinator of First-Year Seminar The Coordinator of First-Year Seminar (FYS) provides direction, vision, and identity for the FirstYear Seminar, an integral part of the NSU experience. The Coordinator of FYS reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Coordinator has the following responsibilities: • Chair the First-Year Seminar Committee and organize regular meetings • Sit on the NSU Common Read Committee and convey FYS faculty feedback on the common read selection to the Common Read Committee and the Director of the Honors Program • Recruit faculty to teach the FYS sections • Conduct assessment of the FYS student learning outcomes • Support instructors by offering materials and resources for teaching the course • Organize training workshops and faculty development opportunities for FYS instructors, and plan meetings for FYS instructors • Oversee the selection and approval of course proposals • Remain active in teaching FYS • Further develop and refine the rubrics, learning objectives, and course requirements as needed • Lead strategic planning pertaining to FYS • Coordinate the various aspects of the FYS (integrating the seminar with the college success components, the Common Read, and diverse campus events and activities, including specially-devised FYS outings and events) • Research into and stay up to date on the literature on first-year seminars • Communicate regularly with the Faculty Senate and Provost • Attend the Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience, funded by NSU
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