Catalog 2012-2014 - Anderson University School of Theology

Faculty and Student Organizations
FACULTY COMMITTEES
• Academic Cabinet: The Academic Cabinet acts on behalf of the faculty of the School of
Theology in regard to student petitions and other academic matters judged to be manageable
within standing faculty guidelines. When major issues arise involving academic policy formation
or alteration, the Academic Cabinet serves the faculty as a vehicle of initial hearing and
refinement en route to full faculty consideration.
• Admissions and Academic Standards Committee: The Admissions and Academic Standards
Committee is administratively responsible for processing student applications for admission.
This committee is also responsible for reviewing student academic progress and for monitoring
the progress of students experiencing difficulty in academic work.
• Assessment and Nurture Committee: The Assessment and Nurture Committee oversees the
professional development of students through assessment of their attitudes and personalities
upon entrance to the seminary and comparative assessment prior to graduation. The committee
attempts to guide and nurture the personal and professional development of students by
sharing results of the assessment and referring students to resources for facilitating their professional
and personal growth. In areas related to nurture of spiritual and emotional health, the
committee works to build a support network within the School of Theology for self-care and
special needs of students. Students with exceptional needs or adjustment issues are provided
pastoral care, specialized educational planning, and referral services through the committee.
• Chapel and Spiritual Life Committee: The Chapel and Spiritual Life Committee plans and
maintains chapel programming and other events for cultivating the spiritual life of members of
the seminary community.
• Doctor of Ministry Studies Committee: This committee is responsible for developing, maintaining,
administering, and evaluating the Doctor of Ministry degree program. The committee
is chaired by the director of the Doctor of Ministry Studies Program; other members
include the dean and two faculty members jointly appointed by the dean and the director for
terms of two years beginning June 1 of each year. The terms are staggered, one appointment
each year.
• Faculty Development Committee: This committee’s role is to be informed of professional
development opportunities and to advise the dean of the School of Theology on related policies,
issues, and events. It annually determines the priority needs and consequent distribution
of available resources to the faculty as a whole, to groups within the faculty, or to individual
faculty members for development purposes. The committee develops guidelines for the annual
distribution of available funds and communicates these to the seminary faculty.
• Financial Aid and Awards Committee: The Financial Aid and Awards Committee administers
the funds allocated for awards and student financial aid according to standing guidelines.
This committee administers the Boyce W. Blackwelder Seminary Tuition Fund, various
endowment and grant funds for student aid, and several annual awards.
• Library Advisory Committee: The Anderson University Library Advisory Committee advises
the administration regarding the policies maintained and services provided by the library.
• Promotion and Tenure Review Committee: This committee serves in an advisory capacity
with the dean of the School of Theology in matters of faculty evaluation and promotion. It
also serves as a hearing committee in any matter related to the discontinuance of a School of
Theology faculty member.
16 Anderson University School of Theology Catalog, 2014-2015