Basic Skills Committee

Membership - Voting

Two faculty members from each department delivering Developmental classes and one faculty member from all other departments.

Advisory

One representative from the Academy of Culinary Arts, Director of Student Development, Testing and the LAC

Function

  • To advise the Chief Academic Officer on the coordination of the basic skills curricula and the maintenance of policies and procedures relating to basic skills.
  • To advise the Chief Academic Officer on the impact of basic skills curricula and requirements on student progress in specific programs and disciplines across the college.
  • To ensure the dissemination of information relating to basic skills through the Faculty Assembly.
  • To review any new or revised basic skills courses and send comments on proposed courses to the Curriculum Committee.
  • To recommend to the Policies and Procedures Committee any academic polices and procedures relating to enforcement of basic skills courses.
  • To recommend to the Academic Standards Committee any new or revised policies regarding satisfactory academic progress in basic skills courses.
  • To request and review basic skills effectiveness reports and make appropriate recommendations to the Academic Senior Dean.
  • To review recommendations and mandates from internal and external agencies on basic skills and respond appropriately.

Reports

The Basic Skills Committee shall report to the Chief Academic Officer, the Faculty Assembly, and the FAEC.

                                      

                                            Committee Membership

                                                        2011 - 2012

Department Name Term Expires
Business Marilyn Keiner 5/12

English

Merrill-Jean Bailey

Stephanie Natale-Boianelli (2nd Term)

5/2013

5/2012
Nursing, Allied Health, Physical Education vacant  
Arts/Humanities Joy Jones (2nd Term) 5/2014
ESL Vacant  
ISAS James Taggart 5/2012

Social Science

Heather Boone

5/2013

Math/Science

John Atsu-Swanzy (2nd Term)

William Osler - Chair (2nd Term)

Sonia Taylor

5/2013

5/2014

5/2013
Counselor Lucy McGlynn 5/2012
Librarian Vacant  
Culinary Tree McCann (2nd Term) 5/2012
ADVISORY Memberhsip

Patrice Leatherberry- Program Coordinator, LAC

Chris Gamboa - Director, Testing

Nancy Porfido, Director, Student Development

Dennis Furgione -  Sr. Research Technologist, Institutional Research

 

Committee Homepage

Visit the Basic Skills Committee homepage for more information.