Charge: The charge of the College Cabinet is twofold. First, to provide the College community the opportunity for their voices to be heard regarding college policies. Second, to oversee the planning and implementation of the College's Strategic Plan.
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Academic Standards Policy Committee
Charge: Including but not limited to academic regulations and practices, admissions requirements, student preparation, developmental studies, college calendar.
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Curriculum Policy Committee
Charge: Including but not limited to development, alteration and elimination of academic programs and courses, credit transfer, degree requirements, student appeals on academic issues.
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Student Services Policy Committee
Charge: Including but not limited to enrollment management, retention, discipline policies, housing, athletics, student organizations, student appeals on non-academic issues, student concerns on academic and non-academic issues.
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Charge: The charge of the Assessment Committee is to support and participate in a culture of continuous improvement through campus-wide assessment, including but not limited to reviewing and recommending program, divisional, and departmental learning outcomes. Additionally, the Assessment Committee will provide resources for assessment activities, including maintaining an assessment manual and coordinating College-wide professional development opportunities. All recommendations shall be forwarded to the Cabinet for approval.
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Charge: The YCCC CARE Team provides faculty, staff, and student members of the YCCC community with a way to share a concern about a student's academic progress, wellness, or safety. The program's primary purpose is to intervene early to help and support students experiencing distress. The CARE program utilizes a multi-disciplinary team approach. The Team meets regularly to review CARE Form submissions. The Team examines and responds to matters of concern, coordinates interventions, and makes recommendations for further action. The Team assists students in distress through consultation with concerned faculty, staff, and students and referral to campus and off-campus resources.
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Charge: The charge of the Data Governance Committee is to recommend, develop, and implement practices around data management. The committee's work will include but is not limited to streamlining our practices across departments and creating data dictionaries and "how-to" documents for internal processes.
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Charge: The charge of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is to recommend, plan, and implement practices and programs that create and foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion at YCCC.
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Charge: The charge of the Emergency Preparedness Committee is to recommend, plan, and implement practices and programs that enhance the College's ability to deal with various emergencies on-campus. Practices should include but are not limited to "See Something, Say Something," tabletop exercises, and drills.
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Charge: The charge of the Graduation Committee is to recommend, plan, and coordinate all activities related to graduation. Recommendations should accurately capture the level of achievement that our students have achieved. Additionally, the recommendations should be first-class and capture the sense of pride our community has for our students' accomplishments. At a minimum, our commencement should strive to be better than what we did in the past. Ideally, I ask that consideration be given to a senior breakfast or dinner that will allow us to recognize academic achievement. I ask that all recommendations are submitted to the President no later than February 1. The task force will remain active through the date of commencement.
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Charge: The charge of the Strategic Enrollment Management Committee is to recommend, plan and implement sustainable practices that emphasize communication, align with current and future employment trends, increases student access, improves student success, creates fiscal stability, and allows the College to anticipate scheduling needs. A comprehensive SEM plan recognizes that enrollment management is not simply an administrative process. Results from the implemented practices should result in increased retention and graduation rates. Additionally, practices should increase the yield of new students.
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Charge: This task force is charged with implanting the recommendations made in May 2021. has two charges. President Fischer asks that evidence of the completed assignment be submitted to Barbara Owen no later than October 15, 2021.
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Charge: This task force is charged with implementing changes and recommendations made by the Virtual/Portal Taskforce. For this work, the task force will streamline and simplify how students access information. President Fischer asks that evidence of the completed assignment be submitted to Barbara Owen no later than October 15, 2021.
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Charge: The charge of the task force is to coordinate the Fall 2021 – NECHE Focus Visit. The task force should work closely with the community to prepare for the visit. The task force will work with other task forces, Department heads, and SLT to gather any information needed for the visit. The task force's work will conclude after the fall focus visit.
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Charge: The task force's charge is to make recommendations on how the College will move forward with on-campus or location courses during COVID-19. The task force should prioritize the health and wellbeing of the community. The task force recommendations should align with Maine CDC, national CDC, System, and State policies and recommendations. The task force will stay active until the College can open as it did pre-COVID-19. All recommendations will forward to SLT through Barbara Owen.
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