Faculty Handbook – August 2022 33 of a fire. Occupants will not stand close to the building during a fire drill. Space must be provided to allow fire-fighting equipment to enter the building. An all-clear announcement will be made before re-entering the building(s). SCHEDULING NON-STAFF SPEAKERS FOR CLASS LECTURES When persons who are not regular faculty members at NSU are invited to lecture to regularly scheduled classes during hours when credit is being earned, the college/school dean is to be notified at least one week in advance of the speaker. Information to be provided includes the name of the person, topic of presentation, affiliation of the individual, and date and time of the scheduled appearance. Academic units shall maintain a list of guest speakers for each academic year and submit it to the Office of Academic Affairs monthly. COURSE SYLLABI Each department or program must have on file with the college/school dean a current course syllabus for each course listed in the catalog under that department or school. The NSU Syllabus Guidelines and Template are available at the Academic Policies and Guidelines section of the MyNSU portal. Format content for Course Syllabi as recommended by BOR AAC Guidelines. CURRICULUM REVISION Required forms and Board of Regents Academic Affairs Council process are described at: https://www.sdbor.edu/administrative-offices/academics/academic-affairsguidelines/Pages/default.aspx NSU’s Academic Affairs Committee has also posted process and procedures on myNSU>Committees and Councils>Academic Affairs Committee. Northern State University’s Academic Affairs Committee and Graduate Council require a syllabus to be included in the New Course Request. The Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs manages curriculum development at NSU. All undergraduate curricular proposals must be submitted to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies for posting to the Academic Affairs Committee or Graduate Council following the schedule set and disseminated in August each year. All forms shall be submitted electronically. Curriculum proposals shall be discussed at the department level and forwarded to the college/school curriculum committee then to the chair and finally the dean before submission to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies. Faculty, chairs, and deans are encouraged to discuss new programs with the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs early in the program development process. The Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies works with the BOR staff to receive feedback on
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