Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

Academic Affairs
INTD 4995. INSTITUTIONAL COOP PLAN.
Zero to nine credit hours. Six to ten weeks during
the summer or twelve to fifteen during the
semester, depending on the required duration of the
internship. Requisites: have completed freshman
year of college before internship begins. Cannot be
a graduating senior. Apply to the government
agency, private enterprise or foundation of his or
her choice, and comply with the requisites
established by it. Be selected by the host
government agency, private enterprise, or
foundation.
Work experience supervised and evaluated by a
faculty member in coordination with a government
agency, private enterprise or foundation, according
to the student's academic background and work
requirements.
ADMISSION OFFICE
The Admission Office fulfills these tasks:
1. Receives and processes all applications
according to eligibility criteria.
2. Provides orientation regarding eligibility
criteria.
3. Compiles, maintains, and updates statistical
data regarding admissions and serves as a
facilitator to the academic community that
utilizes this information for tuition
evaluation and other procedures.
4. Enforces University admission regulations.
5. Serves as consultant to the Administrative
Board regarding admission indexes.
CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL
ENHANCEMENT
workshop consists of 29 contact hours which
every professor must comply with during the
first year of service. The professor’s
participation is kept on record and it is taken into
consideration for the various personnel actions at
the institutional level.
CPE’s mission is to expose faculty members to
diverse educational strategies in order to promote
academic excellence and ensure high-caliber
student performance. New faculty, permanent
faculty, librarians, counselors, graduate students,
and academic management personnel are all
considered part of the Center’s mission. The
Center covers all aspects of professional
development including teaching, learning,
evaluation, technology, and research. Its goal is
to create a community of well-prepared and
motivated individuals who will contribute to the
academic excellence of our institution.
Services include annual orientation for new
faculty and graduate teaching assistants, annual
training for graduate lab assistants, retreats to
recruit and develop interdisciplinary teams of
resource professors, and seminars for faculty and
graduate students during the academic year. The
seminars, tailored to fit the needs of the
audience, involve theory along with hands-on
activities. Services also include workshops for
academic management, videotaping of classes
for self-evaluation, educational research
activities, and individual assistance for
departments and faculty.
For more information call (787) 832-4040,
extension 3829, 3674, (787) 265-3829, Fax (787)
831-5249. E-mail: uprm.edu/cep.
CPE was established in July 1996 with matching
non-recurrent funds from the Central
Administration. The concept for the Center
originated in the Extension and Community
Services Division under the Dean of Academic
Affairs in coordination with the Project Pro-
Excellence in Teaching and Learning (PEEA).
The PEEA initiative arose mainly from a
resolution from the Parents’ Association
presented to UPRM’s Chancellor in 1990.
CPE was created in 96-97 by the Administrative
Board, through Certification number 596, which
mandates a teaching preparation workshop for all
faculty personnel dedicated to teaching who
have been hired as of August 1997. The
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