PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COUNCIL


Charge:
  1. The Professional Educational Council provides leadership for all professional education programs. It initiates, receives, and develops recommendations on all policies, proceedings, and standards affecting professional education.
  2. To ensure that all professional education programs are organized, unified, and coordinated to allow fulfillment of the mission of the professional education unit.
  3. To ensure that the professional education curricula are built upon knowledge bases essential for effective practice and upon the findings of research.

Membership: Membership on the Professional Education Council is representative of the degree programs, academic support functions, students at the basic and advanced levels, and the world of practice.

Degree Program Representatives: Voting, Two-Year Rotating Term, (7)
faculty, early childhood/sped
faculty, middle/sec/tech
faculty, graduate program (psyc, leadership, library media, sped)
faculty, college of health and applied science
faculty, college of fine arts and communication
faculty, college of liberal arts
faculty, college of natural sciences and mathematics

Academic Support Representatives: Voting, Permanent, (2)
director of professional field
admissions/certification officer

Student Representatives: Voting, Two-Year Rotating Term, (2)
student, undergraduate
student, graduate

Alumni/Practicing Professionals: Voting, Two-Year Rotating Term, (3)
      public school-elementary
      public school ???middle
      public school ???secondary

Administrative Representatives: Ex-Officio, Non-voting, (9)
      associate dean, College of Education
      dean, College of Education
      dean, Graduate School
      dean, Undergraduate Studies
      dean, College of Fine Arts and Communication
      dean, Health and Applied Sciences
      dean, College of Liberal Arts
      dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
      school superintendent

Capacity Member Term Expires
Degree Program Representatives
     MSIT Terri Hebert 2008
     ECSE Renee Crow 2009
     Leadership Studies Shelly Albritton 2008
     Health and Behavioral Sciences Valerie Wayda 2009
     Fine Arts and Communications Deborah Kuster 2008
     Liberal Arts Patrician Carlin 2009
     Natural Sciences and Mathematics Donna Foss 2008
Academic Support Representatives
     Professional Field Debbie Barnes Permanent
     Admissions/Licensure Ken Vaughn Permanent
Student Representatives
     Undergraduate Allen West 2009
     Graduate Leslie Rush 2008
Alumni/Practicing Professionals
     Public School Elementary Tammy Woosley 2009
     Public School Middle Debi Avra 2008
     Public School Secondary Shawn Halbrook 2009
Administrative Representatives
     Dean, College of Education Larry Robinson Permanent
     Chair, Early Childhood & Special Ed. Kathleen Atkins Permanent
     Chair, Leadership Studies Terry James Permanent
     Chair, TLT Cheryl Wiedmaier Permanent
     Dean, Undergraduate Programs Sally Roden Permanent
     Dean, Graduate Programs Elaine McNiece Permanent
     Dean, College College of Fine Arts
          and Communication		 Rollin Potter Permanent
     Dean, College of Health and Applied
          Sciences		 Neil Hattlestad Permanent
     Dean, College of Liberal Arts Maurice Lee Permanent
     Dean, College of Natural Sciences
          and Mathematics		 Stephen Seidman Permanent
     School Superintendent Greg Murray Permanent

Meetings: on call

Reports to: Provost

Please send minutes to: Chair of the Committee on Committees
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