Committees & Councils
Academic Integrity Team
The team's mission is to promote academic integrity in concert with faculty, students and administrators and strives to develop effective policies, procedures and resources to help instill best practices in faculty and students. RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: VPAA
Adjunct Faculty Advisory Council
This action team works to determine the extent, makeup, needs and concerns of the adjunct faculty and reports to the Vice-President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) what these needs and concerns are, and with works with the VPAA to address these needs and concerns. RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: VPAA
Civility Committee
The Lake Worth Civility Committee works to make our campus an even nicer place to be. Due to the all-volunteer nature of our committee, and the fact that we have no budget, we mostly do small monthly awareness events (usually joining other campus events) to lift the spirit, spread smiles, and remind people of the importance of kindness. In addition to these monthly events, we meet once a month in fall and spring, typically on the second or third Friday of the month, from 10 to 11 a.m. We also host a conference in October (Civility and Respect Through Understanding, or CARTU) and Civility Is Sweet week in February. Additional civility-related initiatives can be undertaken provided members have sufficient time to work on them. Our committee is open to employees and students. RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Civility Committee
College Affordability Task Force
In order to address the many challenges students and families face in paying for higher
education, and to make sure that Palm Beach State College takes an active stance in
recognizing the need for affordable options for our students. This committee focuses
on increasing college affordability. The group uses a multilateral approach, e.g.
by disseminating information amongst our faculty about the use of free and open educational
resources (OER) or informing students about ways to save money via the College Affordability Webpage.
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: VPAA
College-wide Assessment Committee
The Committee serves the College by providing direction, development, and peer review
of student learning outcomes and corresponding assessment plans at the institutional,
program, and course levels, offering feedback to faculty, staff, and administrators
and recommendations to Deans’ Council and the VPAA as needed. RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: VPAA
Curriculum Committee
Committee membership fosters broad faculty and administrative perspective on the curriculum process, ensuring curriculum actions are in agreement with the College’s mission and goals. This Committee reviews, monitors, and/or approves changes to the curriculum (i.e., new programs and courses, revisions, and deletions) and makes recommendations for revisions to the college offerings to the Vice President of Academic Affairs. The Curriculum Committee is responsible for ensuring that all courses and programs have instructional integrity, address appropriate learning outcomes, fit into a sequential framework that leads to students’ achieving the respective competencies, and meet the College’s standards of excellence. The Committee includes 17 voting members—faculty and administrative representatives. There are 12 faculty members representing the various programs and Academic Pathways. New faculty members are nominated in April and serve two (2) year terms. The Dean of Curriculum and staff serve as liaisons for this committee with the State Course Numbering System and Florida Department of Education Division of Career and Adult Education and monitor the College’s catalog and webpage content related to the curriculum.
Meeting Schedule: Meetings are held from 3:00pm - 5:00pm one (1) Thursday per month,
during Fall and Spring academic terms on the LW Campus and via virtual meeting. Emergency
voting via email is used when needed.
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Academic Services - Dean of Curriculum & Academic Curriculum Coordinator
Faculty Promotion Committee
Reviews requests for promotion of faculty for advancement in rank whose requirements have been verified by Human Resources. RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: VPAA and Human Resources
General Education Council
The Council serves as a representation of faculty in each broad general education area to provide oversight, feedback, and recommendations for issues related to general education. This will include regular and honors general education course offerings, guided pathways development, applicable state and accreditation requirements, and other related issues. RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: VPAA
Honors College Advisory Council
The Honors College Advisory Council works closely with the Honors College Director
andassists with providing direction for the Honors College, including development
and facilitation of honors faculty, guidelines for Honors curriculum ,and standards
for student entrance and completion. The council makes recommendations to the VPAA.
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Academic Services & Honors College
Staff & Program Development (SPD) Committee
Review / recommend requests from the academic area (faculty, instructors, administrators,
staff and CCE staff) for SPD funding of non-essential travel and activities. RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: VP of Academic Innovation & Strategy
Student Learning Center Advisory Council
The Student Learning Center Advisory Council provides the Director with recommendations in support of the mission and goals of the Student Learning Center in alignment with the College’s Strategic Plan. The Council will prioritize and evaluate programs and services that advance student success. Responsible Department: Student Learning Center
Wellness Committee
The Wellness Committee's mission is to provide and support healthy lifestyle/events throughout the academic year for the Palm Beach State College community and to help empower the students, staff, and faculty to be responsible for their well-being in the fulfillment of their personal and academic goals. RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Health Sciences
