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.
The ASA Coordinating Commission is responsible for advising the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs on issues brought before and considered by the four advisory councils: Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Policy, and Technology.
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
Shonda.Craft@MinnState.edu
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 Minnesota State Academic Affairs Council is the principal group responsible for making formal recommendations to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs on academic initiatives and programs that are planned, piloted, adopted, and/or implemented for systemwide benefit.
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
- Assessment for Course Placement Committee
- Educational Development Committee
- Global Education Committee
- Graduate Education Committee
- Teacher Education Committee
Contact
Jesse Mason
Jesse.Mason@MinnState.edu
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 consultation advice on proposed ASA Board of Trustees policies and system 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
Paul Shepherd
Paul.Shepherd@MinnState.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Minnesota State employees can learn more on the Policy Council page in ASA Connect.
The Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Council advises the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs on initiatives, trends, and programs in student affairs and enrollment management division(s) throughout the system.
Responsibilities
- Act as a forum to facilitate discussion regarding student affairs and enrollment management topics among faculty, administrators, students, campus staff and system office staff.
- Act in an advisory role capacity to system leadership on systemwide student affairs and enrollment management matters.
- After a process of discussion, deliberation, and consultation, make recommendations to the Vice Chancellor and Commission on initiatives, policies, procedures which impact student affairs and enrollment management departments throughout the system.
Contact
Paul Shephard
Paul.Shepherd@MinnState.edu
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 is the principal group responsible for advising the Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs on all academic and student service-related technologies, resources, and services that are piloted, adopted, and/or licensed for use across Minnesota State.
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
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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