American University of Armenia Capacity and Preparatory Review: Part 3/4 – Supporting Attachments to CPR Submitted to WASC November 16, 2011 By AUA WASC Steering Committee Table of Contents Part 3. Supporting Attachments to CPR (In order of reference) 1. AUA Plays a Very Important Role – Press Clipping 2. CV – Bruce Boghosian 3. Organizational Chart 4. 2011-2017 Strategic Plan 5. Worksheet for Preliminary Self Review 6. Mission Statement 7. Student Code of Ethics 8. Statement on Academic Freedom 9. Ethics & Grievances Procedures 10. Curriculum Committee Charge 11. Student Learning Committee Charge 12. Self-Study Guidelines for the Review of Educational Programs 13. Audit Guidelines 14. Student Learning Assessment Plans 2011-12, 2012-13 15. Sample Student Learning Assessment Plans 2006-2009 16. AUA Learning Assessment Manual 2008 17. Course Modification Policy 18. Credit Hour Policy 19. Syllabus Policy 20. Grade Appeal Policy 21. Course Description Policy 22. Excerpt from Labor Code 23. 2010 Research Activities: Consolidated Report of Research and Development Centers 24. Policy on Appointment, Retention, and Promotion and Faculty Titles 25. Deans’ CVs 26. 2011 Graduate Student Exit Survey 27. IP Milestones Chart: Current Status through EER 11/16/2011 | American University of Armenia From Yeritasart youth.am AUA plays a very important role Posted 30-09-2011 The RA Prime Minister and the RA Minister of Education and Science participated in the event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the American University of Armenia. The series of events called “Education Festival” launched at the American University of Armenia on September 26 and will run until October 1. Among participants of today’s festivity dedicated to the university’s 20th anniversary were several honorable guests, university students, graduates and state officials, including RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and RA Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan. In light of the university’s 20th anniversary, there to bring his patriarchal wish to the academic institution was Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. The event began with a march with the Armenian, U.S. and AUA flags, the national anthems of both countries and an opening speech by AUA President, Dr. Bruce Poghosyan who briefly presented the hard road and the current plan for advancement. On behalf of the Armenian government, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan congratulated the university on its 20th anniversary and said the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence and the 20th anniversary of AUA represented a great symbol. “In a rapidly changing world, knowledge must be the main instrument for strengthening our statehood. I am pleased to see that there is an American University in Armenia, which has undergone the trials and tribulations with Armenia and is currently developingi its new plan for advancement. I think the American University of Armenia must expand, its functions should become more versatile and it should provide its services to many youth in Armenia,” the Prime Minister mentioned. The head of the Armenian government added that knowledge is the main demand in today’s world and the nations that understand that are armed with knowledge and give new knowledge. He also expressed certainty that the American University would continue that mission in the Republic of Armenia. The Prime Minister also expressed satisfaction with the fact that the American University of Armenia is a U.S. accredited university, which goes to show that all educational processes take place in line with high standards accepted in the U.S. “We have to make more efforts to expand the university’s functions and understand that Armenia can win by educating talented youth,” Capacity & Preparatory Review, Nov. 2011 American University of Armenia Attachment 1-1 Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said in closing. In his speech, Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan placed importance on the role of the American University in Armenia’s system of higher education and described the university as an educational instiitution that is giving something new to Armenia’s educational system and is still advancing. “I would like to be rest assured that the impact of the American University’s benevolence on Armenia’s educational system will be more systematic, large-scale and will help citizens of Armenia find their place in society and politics,” the minister added. Then, the RA Prime Minister had a meeting with the university’s students and professors. By the Prime Minister’s decision, former rector of the Armenian State University of Engineering, Professor of Mechanics and Automobile Construction, member of the board of trustees of the American University of Armenia Foundation Yuri Sargsyan was awarded the Medal of the RA Prime Minister in light of the 20th anniversary of the American University of Armenia and for his notable contribution to the spheres of education and science, while Chairman of the board of trustees of the AUA Corporation, Head of the Center for Higher Education Research at UC Berkeley, Dr. Jadson King was awarded the Gold Medal of the RA Ministry of Education and Science. The opening of a photo exhibition was held at the AUA Mihran and Elizabeth Aghbabian Hall. The exhibition served as a unique chronology of the university’s 20-year history and included almost all notable events that have taken place in the course of the university’s advancement. P. S . The American University of Armenia was established on September 21, 1991 by the decision of the RA Council of Ministers. The goal of establishing this university was accomplished with support from the RA Government and two large U.S. institutions, including the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) and the University of California. The latter has shown assistance through expertise by providing AUA with professors and developing programs for cooperation. The main goal of the American University of Armenia has always been to create an opportunity to learn and conduct research in line with the system and standards of higher education of the U.S. in the region. As an institution of higher learning, the American University of Armenia carries out educational and research projects and provides services. Harutyun Tsatryan http://www.youth.am/index.php?lang=2&id=7569 Capacity & Preparatory Review, Nov. 2011 American University of Armenia Attachment 1-2 Curriculum Vitae Bruce M. Boghosian President American University of Armenia 40 Baghramian Avenue Yerevan 0019, Republic of Armenia [email protected] (+374 10) 512 526 (office), (+374 10) 512 512 (fax) Employment History • American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia: President (2010 – present). • Tufts University, Medford, MA: Professor, Department of Mathematics (2000 – present, promoted to rank of Professor in 2003, Department Chair from 2006-2010); Adjunct Professor, Department of Computer Science (2003 – present); Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics (2010 – present). Currently on indefinite leave of absence to serve as President of American University of Armenia. • Boston University, Boston, MA: Research Associate Professor, Center for Computational Science and Depart- ment of Physics (1994 – 2003). • Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge, MA: Senior Scientist, Mathematical Sciences Research Group (1986 – 1994). • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA: Physicist, Plasma Theory Group (1978 – 1986). Visiting Positions • E´ cole Normale Supe´rieure, Paris, France: Visiting Researcher (7 April – 7 May 2008). • Peking University, Beijing, China: Visiting Professor, School of Engineering, gave half-semester course enti- tled “Topological Fluid Dynamics” (5 November – 12 December 2007). • University College London: EPSRC Visiting Fellow, Centre for Computational Science, Department of Chem- istry (2002-present). • University of California, Berkeley: Visiting Professor, Department of Physics (1996 – 1997). • International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy: Visiting Scientist, Condensed Matter Division (Summer, 1996). • Schlumberger Cambridge Research Centre, Cambridge, UK: Consultant (1994 – 1998). • University of California, Davis: Research Scientist, Department of Applied Science (1995). • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Fusion Center: Visiting Scientist (1994 – 1995). • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Laboratory for Computer Science: Visiting Scientist, Information Mechanics Group (1993 - 1994). Education • University of California, Davis: Doctor of Philosophy degree, Department of Applied Science and Engineering (1980 – 1986, degree conferred in March, 1987). Thesis research was conducted primarily at the University of California at Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Bachelor of Science degree, Physics; Master of Science degree, Nu- clear Capacity & Preparatory Review, Nov. 2011 American University of Armenia Attachment 2-1 Engineering (1973 - 1978, both degrees conferred in 1978). Thesis research was carried out at the M.I.T. Plasma Fusion Center. Graduate traineeship from U.S. Department of Energy (1977-1978). Awards and Honors • Distinguished Scholar Award of Tufts University Faculty Research and Awards Committee (2010). • Co-recipient of Department of Energy Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) award (2008). • Elected as a Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (2008). • Work on Grid Computing featured on web site of British