Councils and Commission
The Academic and Student Affairs (ASA) Councils and Commission provide space to collaborate on shared concerns and find practical solutions. They also help improve communication with our communities.
Each council and their committees play a key role in advising faculty and staff, shaping policies and procedures, and working with ASA colleagues to address systemwide issues that enhance the student experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a forum to plan and place new or emerging academic and student affairs-related
issues in any or each of the councils or jointly for deliberation. - Serve as a venue for communication and sharing of information between or among councils to avoid
duplication of effort. - Review major council activities and recommendations.
Contact
Shonda Craft
Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Operations
Minnesota State employees can learn more on the Coordinating Commission page in ASA Connect.
The Academic Affairs Council is an ongoing council with an advisory role to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and the Academic and Student Affairs Coordinating Commission.
The Academic Affairs Council is the principal group responsible for advising the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs on academic initiatives and programs that are planned, piloted, adopted, and/or implemented for
Responsibilities
- Act as a forum to facilitate communication among faculty, administrators, students and Minnesota State system office staff.
- Act in an advisory role to system leadership on systemwide academic affairs issues.
- Make recommendations to the Senior Vice Chancellor and Commission that result from a process of discovery, planning, adoption and analysis.
Committees
The Academic Affairs Council has the following committees:
- Academic Equity Committee
- Educational Development Committee
- Graduate Education Committee
- Teacher Education Committee
- Assessment for Course Placement Committee
Contact
Jesse Mason, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Minnesota State employees can learn more on the Academic Affairs Council page in ASA Connect.
The ASA Policy Council provides constituent advice and consultation on proposed Board of Trustees academic and student affairs policies and chancellor's procedures.
Responsibilities
- Submit policy and procedure recommendations to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs.
- Review proposed, new, and current board policies and system procedures in the annual ASA Policy Work Plan.
- Develop policy and procedure language through an equity-mind set.
Contact
Gary Hunter
System Director for Policy and Procedures
Minnesota State employees can learn more on the Policy Council page in ASA Connect.
The Student Affairs Council provides advice and consultation to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs on emerging student affairs issues as they are received from its related subcommittees and user groups.
Responsibilities
- Act as a forum to facilitate communication among faculty, administrators, students, and Minnesota State system office staff.
- Act in an advisory role to system leadership on systemwide student affairs and enrollment management issues.
- Make recommendations to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and Coordinating Commission that result from a process of discovery, planning, adoption, and analysis.
Contact
Paul Shephard
Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
Minnesota State employees can learn more on the Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Council page in ASA Connect.
The ASA Technology Council is an ongoing council with an advisory role to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and Coordinating Commission.
The council will be the principal group responsible for advising the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs on all academic technologies that are piloted, adopted, and/or licensed for systemwide use.
Responsibilities
- Provide governance and act in an advisory function for existing academic, instructional, and student service technologies used by our colleges and universities.
- Function as the advisory body for academic technologies shared across all colleges and universities.
- Make recommendations to the Senior Vice Chancellor for ASA on academic and student affairs technologies that should be adopted and supported as enterprise tools. The recommendations result from a process of discovery, investment analysis, and adoption and implementation planning.
Contact
Kim Lynch, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor for Educational Development and Technology
Minnesota State employees can learn more on the Technology Council page in ASA Connect.
ASA Connect
Employees can access the internal Commission and Council pages on ASA Connect using your StarID@MinnState.edu and password.
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