Faculty Handbook – August 2022 13 President of the Native American Student Association (NASA) and one selected by NASA. Community members are invited by the Director of the American Indian Circle Program, with at least one American Indian alumnus preferred. The at-large member is appointed by the Provost in consultation with the Director of the American Indian Circle Program. Appointed faculty members serve three-year, renewable terms. The committee is chaired by the Director of the American Indian Circle Program. Assessment Committee The Assessment Committee has been established to facilitate the academic assessment process, with the following responsibilities: • to ensure that assessment in the academic and co-curricular programs becomes an integral and ongoing component of the university • to monitor the reporting function of the assessment process • to monitor and/or facilitate General Education assessment • to coordinate assessment activities among programs The Assessment Committee is composed of eleven standing and appointed members. The standing members are the Director of Assessment, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Millicent Atkins School of Education Assessment Coordinator. Faculty members of the Assessment Committee include two from the College of Arts and Sciences, one from the School of Fine Arts, one from the School of Business, one from the Millicent Atkins School of Education, and one representing graduate programs. Faculty members are appointed by the Provost at the recommendation of the Director of Assessment. Two members serve as representatives of Student Affairs and are appointed by the Dean of Students, in consultation with the Director of Assessment. Appointed faculty and Student Affairs members serve three-year, renewable terms. The Committee is chaired by the Director of Assessment. Student Research Review Committee The Student Research Review Committee is responsible for reviewing applications and selecting awardees for the NSU Undergraduate Competitive Research Grant, the Undergraduate Travel Grants, and the Northern Edge awards, according to the posted Request for Proposal and Terms and Conditions. The committee also organizes the annual Student Research, Scholarship and Creativity Forum and promotes other student research opportunities on campus. Members include four faculty members, one from each School/College, the Coordinator of Student Research, the Vice President of Technology/CIO, the Vice President of Finance and Administration, the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and a librarian. The faculty members are selected by the Provost for three-year, renewable terms, in consultation with the Coordinator of Student Research. The librarian is selected by the Provost for a three-year renewable term, in consultation with the Director of the Library. The Committee is chaired by the Coordinator of Student Research. Guidelines related to student research are available from the MyNSU portal at MyNSU>NSU Student>Academics>Student Research.
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