POLICY MANUAL VOLUME I INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE August 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume I Institutional Governance 1.1 History, Mission and General Information ............................................................. 1 1.1.1 History ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.2 Undergraduate and Graduate Programs ...................................................................... 2 1.1.2.1 Undergraduate Study ...............................................................................................2 1.1.2.2 Graduate Study.........................................................................................................2 1.1.3 Georgian Court University Seal .................................................................................. 2 1.1.4 Mission Statement ....................................................................................................... 3 1.1.5 Core Values ................................................................................................................. 3 1.1.6 Accreditations and Memberships ................................................................................ 4 1.1.6.1 Accreditation ............................................................................................................4 1.1.6.2 Memberships ............................................................................................................4 1.2 Charters and Bylaws of Georgian Court University .............................................. 5 1.2.1 Documentation of Charters Pertaining to Georgian Court University ........................ 5 1.2.2 Bylaws of Georgian Court University ......................................................................... 6 1.3 Administrative Organization of Georgian Court ................................................. 19 1.3.1 President .................................................................................................................... 19 1.3.2 The Director for Mission Integration and Special Assistant to the President ........... 19 1.3.3 Provost ....................................................................................................................... 20 1.3.3.1 Academic Organization .........................................................................................20 1.3.3.1.1 School of Arts and Sciences ..................................................................................20 1.3.3.1.2 School of Business and Digital Media ...................................................................20 1.3.3.1.3 School of Education ...............................................................................................20 1.3.3.1.4 Hackensack Meridian School of Nursing at Georgian Court ................................21 1.3.3.2 Associate Provosts and Dean of Students ..............................................................21 1.3.3.3 School Academic Deans ........................................................................................21 1.3.3.4 Department Chairs .................................................................................................24 1.3.3.5 Graduate Program Directors ..................................................................................27 1.3.3.6 Director of Library Services ..................................................................................29 1.3.3.7 Registrar .................................................................................................................29 1.3.4 CFO/Vice President for Finance and Administration ............................................... 29 1.3.5 Vice President for Institutional Advancement .......................................................... 29 1.3.6 Vice President for Enrollment Management ............................................................. 29 1.3.7 Executive Director of Marketing and Communications ............................................ 30 1.4 Organization Charts ................................................................................................ 30 1.5 Institutional Governance Structure ....................................................................... 30 1.5.1 Shared Governance at Georgian Court University .................................................... 30 1.5.1.1 Informal Channels of Communication...................................................................31 August 2021 Georgian Court University Policy Manual: Volume I – Page i 1.5.2 Faculty Governance ................................................................................................... 31 1.5.2.1 Constitution of the Faculty Assembly of Georgian Court .....................................31 1.5.2.2 By-Laws of the Faculty Assembly of Georgian Court ..........................................32 1.5.3 Student Governance .................................................................................................. 37 1.5.4 Staff Shared Governance ........................................................................................... 37 1.5.5 Georgian Court University Alumni ........................................................................... 37 1.5.6 Information Technology Governance ....................................................................... 37 1.5.6.1 Overview ................................................................................................................38 1.5.6.2 Technology Governance Structure ........................................................................39 1.6 Committees Structure of Georgian Court University .......................................... 39 1.6.1 Rules of Procedures and Review of Standing Committees ....................................... 39 1.6.2 Board of Trustees Committees .................................................................................. 40 1.6.3 Administrative Groups .............................................................................................. 40 1.6.3.1 President’s Cabinet ................................................................................................40 1.6.3.2 President’s Leadership Council .............................................................................41 1.6.3.3 Provost’s Council ...................................................................................................41 1.6.3.4 Graduate Council ...................................................................................................42 1.6.4 Institutional Committees ........................................................................................... 42 1.6.4.1 Academic Program Review and Assessment Committee ......................................42 1.6.4.2 Administrative Technology Advisory Committee .................................................43 1.6.4.3 Computer Incident Response Team .......................................................................44 1.6.4.4 Emergency Response Team ...................................................................................44 1.6.4.5 Enterprise Risk Management Committee ..............................................................44 1.6.4.6 Georgian Court University Human Resources Committee ....................................45 1.6.4.7 Georgian Court University Research Review Board (IRRB) ................................45 1.6.4.8 Policy Steering Committee ....................................................................................47 1.6.4.9 Georgian Court Technology Committee ................................................................47 1.6.4.10 Institutional Effectiveness Committee ...................................................................48 1.6.4.11 Managers Forum ....................................................................................................49 1.6.4.12 Mission Advisory Committee ................................................................................50 1.6.4.13 Planning and Budgeting Council ...........................................................................50 1.6.4.14 Retention Committee .............................................................................................51 1.6.4.15 Safety and Security Committee .............................................................................51 1.6.4.16 Staff Forum ............................................................................................................52 1.6.4.17 Students of Concern Team .....................................................................................53 1.6.4.18 Sustainability Committee .......................................................................................54 1.6.4.19 Technology-Assisted Communication Advisory Committee ................................55 1.6.4.20 Middle States Commission on Higher Education Accreditation Steering Committee ..............................................................................................................56 1.6.5 Faculty Assembly Committees .................................................................................. 56 1.6.5.1 Executive Committee of the Faculty......................................................................56 1.6.5.1.1 Ballot Subcommittee ..............................................................................................57 1.6.5.1.2 Policy Manual Subcommittee ................................................................................58 1.6.5.2 Curriculum