2016 Fact Book

New Program Review Committee Chair: David S. Loshin, dean, College of Optometry. Nova Southeastern University encourages the growth of new and innovative academic programs that advance its mission, vision, and strategic priorities. The New Program Review Committee (whose members provide support and counsel for academic units seeking approval of proposals) facilitates the development of new programs. The review process contributes to the quality of the proposed programs and increases the probability of success. It is the only pathway permitted by the president and the board of trustees for approval of new academic programs. The members of the New Program Review Committee are representatives from all the academic units. President’s Council Chair: George L. Hanbury II, president and chief executive officer. The President’s Council convenes on a bimonthly basis and is composed of deans from every college, school, and center and vice presidents from throughout the university. The council meets to share university business, as well as to communicate and discuss ways to fulfill the mission, vision, core values, and strategic priorities of Nova Southeastern University. Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Committee Chair: Barbara Packer-Muti, executive director of quality assessment and institutional and community engagement. QEP Committee members include one QEP director and one QEP alternate from each of NSU’s 18 academic units, appointed by the respective deans, as well as two librarians and two students. The QEP is a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) requirement. NSU’s committee meets bimonthly to dialogue about QEP issues, including but not limited to, strategies and assessment practices. RAE2020 Governance Committee Chair: Stephanie G. Brown, vice president for Enrollment and Student Services. The RAE2020 Governance Committee meets on a monthly basis to review the progress of the RAE2020 program, which is a large-scale program to reengineer, standardize, and align existing recruitment, admissions and enrollment processes and practices with a new constituent relationship management system at NSU. The objective of the committee is to review program schedules and communicate current progress, discuss and address areas of concern, and provide an overview of upcoming events. The committee includes representatives from executive management, deans of colleges (included in the initial go-live phase), and the Office of Innovation and Information Technology. Safety Committee Chair: Elizabeth Guimaraes, director of risk management. Administered through the Office of the Vice President for Facilities Management, the Safety Committee assists the university in providing a safe and secure environment for students, faculty members, and staff members. The committee accomplishes this mission by making recommendations to the university through the Department of Public Safety for improving safety and security. The Safety Committee members represent all administrative and academic units of the university and meet nine times each year. Survey Research Committee Chair: Don Rudawsky, vice president for Institutional Effectiveness. The survey research committee meets once monthly to review all administrative and research surveys which involve a broad sampling or census of a population of Nova Southeastern University and to provide recommendations for approval or denial to the provost regarding the proposed survey. The committee is comprised of the vice president of Institutional Effectiveness, one dean, one institutional researcher, one statistician from an academic unit, three faculty members representing diverse academic units, and one IRB representative. 38