Description of the Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders within Academic Program Review
PRC Program Review Committee
permanent faculty lead is chair
engages with program stakeholders
identifies 1-3 issues for in-depth examination in the self-study
creates and completes self-study; informed by and responds to: strategic directions, program and discipline contexts, available data (including financial)
invites recommendations and suggestions from peer reviewers
selects External Peer Review Committee and coordination with AMT to agree on associated costs
produces final amendment (as needed) to self-study based on considerations from external peer review report, APROC, and AMT amendments
completes Program Review Document: includes summary of strategic options to move program forward and represents consensus from self-study
APROC Academic Program Review Oversight Committee
facilitates procuring resources(i.e. data, guidelines, and support) for PRC
appoints IRAP liaison
creates and maintains Program Review Guidelines/Standards
facilitates timely progression and completion of Self-Study
faculty members are appointed by Faculty Council
comprised of faculty and classified staff identifies 0-1 issue for in-depth examination in the self-study
completes any amendments (as needed) to self-study based on external peer review report
meets periodically with IST for progress monitoring
creates and maintains ongoing summaries of college-wide Program Review implementation process and efforts: consults with IRAP and IST
initiates intervention should Program Review process break down
IRAP Institutional Research Assessment and Planning
centralized home for staff support collects, distributes, and archives program review documents
meets periodically with IST for progress monitoring
BO Budget Office
provides data to PRC: financial plans, current/best financial conditions (5 yr forecast)
D Division Dean
provides division-level data (through IRAP) to PRN: strategic directions and constraints set by administration and division, financial analysis, courses and sections (with comparators), workloads (historical and projected (5yr))
AMT Administration Management Team
appointed by Executive Team
identifies 0-2 issues for in-depth examination in the self-study
provides existing data to support issues for further PRC investigation in self-study
completes any amendments (as needed) to self-study based on external peer review report
IEC Institutional Effectiveness Committee
provides data to PRC: strategic directions and goals and relevant associated documents
may develop strategic priorities and plans for program review plan implementation
IC Invitation Committee
consists of VP (or designee), PRC chair (or designee) and APROC liaison (or designee)
solicits requests to external peer reviewers
EPRC External Peer Review Committee
provides high-quality review and feedback to PRC; submits report
explicitly references all issues identified for in-depth study
may include campus visit, meetings, and exit interview
IST Implementation Steering Committee
prepares to implement plans from Program Review Document
convened by VP designee and PRC chair
generates an initial implementation report: summarizes initial viable financial options and potentially removable barriers
facilitates and coordinates discussions with respective stakeholders (local and global) when resources limit implementation of Program Review Document plans
periodically meets to facilitate implementation and progress monitoring; reports progress to IRAP and APROC
adapts plan implementation in response to institutional changes in strategic priorities, goals, approaches or funding that impact feasibility
