E11.0

POLICY ON EFFECTIVE TEACHING COMMITTEE

1. The Academic Senate and the chief academic officer shall create a standing committee of the Academic Senate called Institute Effective Teaching Committee (I.E.T.C.).

a. The committee shall be composed of the Provost or his or her delegate, one academic dean appointed by the Provost, and one faculty member per college appointed by the Executive Committee of Academic Senate. The faculty members should be those whose major responsibility is teaching, and if possible, past recipients of the Eisenhart Awards. The Executive Committee may appoint additional members.

b. The term of office shall be two years on a rotating basis at the end of spring quarter. The committee shall annually select its own chair from among its faculty members.

c. The I.E.T.C. will work for the faculty and with the Institute academic administration to foster quality teaching at the Institute. The committee will report by April 30 each year to the chief academic officer and to the Academic Senate. This report will include:

• evaluation of the current Institute efforts in promoting effective teaching

• projection of needs forward for two years

The committee will receive its charge, which will reflect the evaluative report from the previous year, from the Academic Senate in September.

d. The chair of the committee may have up to one-third release time from normal teaching activities depending upon the charge identified by the Academic Senate and the chief academic officer. Clerical support will be provided to the committee. Professional assistance will be provided to the committee when needed by the appropriate RIT staff. The operating budget will be determined on the basis of the charge.

2. The I.E.T.C. shall have the following specific responsibilities:

• to identify development needs related to quality teaching

• to foster collegiality and mentorship among faculty.

Approved December 11, 1974

Last revised March 29, 2001