HLC Self-Study - Indiana University South Bend

Administration Building Renovation
Trails Project - bicycle and pedestrian trails
Key property acquisitions in the land expansion initiative
INTRODUCTION
Faculty Governance, Academic Senate Presidents: David Vollrath (2000–2002 and
2004–2006), Roy Schreiber (2002–2004), and Rosanne Cordell (2006–present)
The importance of faculty governance at IU South Bend has been supported and reaffirmed
in the years since the last HLC visit, both through strong faculty leadership in the
Academic Senate and through greater involvement of IU South Bend faculty in planning
and implementing major campus academic and policy changes. Since 2000, a standing
committee of the Academic Senate, the Campus Directions Committee, has organized and
developed the 2005 Strategic Plan and the current HLC Self-Study. Through both Senate
and administratively-appointed ad hoc committees, major revisions of planning, policy, and
curriculum have been planned, approved, and implemented (direct advising, general education,
reorganization of administrative structures and international programs are just a
few examples). Regular consultation between administrative and faculty leaders on both a
formal and informal basis has heightened and improved communication across the campus
and university.
Highlights:
• Development, approval, and implementation of new general education curriculum
• Policy recommendations: advising, Academic Affairs reorganization
• Participation in Mission Differentiation Initiative
• Development and approval of new campus mission statement
• Development of new campus advising policies
• Establishment of schedule of regular meetings between the Chancellor and Senate
President and Senate Executive Committee; Senate President sits on Vice Chancellor
of Academic Affairs Academic Cabinet
• Faculty leadership: The American Democracy Project (regional and national exemplary
program)
• Campus theme and One Book, One Campus annual activities
• Participation in campus leaders budget discussions
• Participation in general education policy discussions of University Faculty Council
• Revision of the Student Code of Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct
• Revisions of Faculty Handbook
Indiana University South Bend Self-Study Report 2007 1:13