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Annandale Campus Committees: 2010-2011
Achieving the Dream (ATD)
The role of the ATD Committee is to make recommendations to the administration on techniques and strategies to improve persistence, retention and success by helping students to address the following areas: successfully complete the courses they take; advance from remedial to credit-bearing courses; enroll in and successfully complete gatekeeper courses; enroll from one semester to the next; and earn degrees and/or certificates.
Arbor Day
The role of the Arbor Day Committee is to plan (along with community agencies) and host an annual event promoting environmental awareness and celebrating Earth Day.
Beautification
The role of the Beautification Committee is to make recommendations to ensure that the campus is aesthetically appealing to faculty, students and guests.
Bookstore
The role of the Bookstore Committee is to review current practices, procedures and policies in the bookstore and to recommend books, software, apparel and supplies to support the needs of the students, faculty and staff.
Campus Emergency Management
The role of the Campus Emergency Management Committee is to review campus plans and procedures for responding to emergencies that threaten the safety of the Annandale campus community or disrupt campus operations. The Committee focuses on specific developing incidents and three possible response efforts: 1) Building Evacuations, 2) Shelter in Place (Weather) and 3) Stay in Place (lockdown). The Campus Emergency Response Plan establishes a chain of command and outlines the authority, specific responsibilities and operational actions of individuals with a direct or supporting role in a campus emergency response effort. The committee advises the Campus Emergency Response Coordinator who serves as a liaison with the Campus Provost.
Classroom Standards
The role of the Classroom Standards Committee is to investigate best practices on upgrading and standardizing classrooms and labs (including but not limited to desks, chairs, technology and other equipment) and make recommendations to administration.
Early Alert
Food Services
The role of the Food Services Committee is to discuss food service concerns, issues, ideas and suggestions for improvement.
Green
The role of the Green Committee is to empower faculty, staff and students to become more environmentally aware by providing information and methods that promote a sustainable lifestyle.
Health and Safety
The Health, Safety, and ADA Compliance Committee periodically reviews campus safety policies and procedures consistent with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Governor’s executive order number 44 of 2007. The Committee stays informed about emergency response plans within the local jurisdiction that are applicable to the campus. In addition, the committee seeks to promote an active interest on the part of all campus personnel in the practice of a safer working environment. The committee is also responsible for fire inspections and drills, health, safety and hazard checks, accident investigations, safety bulletins and looking at facilities and programs of the campus to ensure compliance with applicable legislation and regulations. The committee advises the College Emergency Planning Committee and makes appropriate recommendations to the campus provost.
Honors
The role of the Campus Honors Committee is to advise, develop, and recommend policies, procedures, and regulations concerning honors classes.
International
The role of the International Committee is to address ways to ensure that our international students become acclimated to the norms and culture of the College and the local community. The committee will work with the College staff to host and serve as goodwill ambassadors for international visitors.
Lyceum
The role of the Lyceum Committee is to plan and host educational, social and cultural enrichment activities for faculty, students and staff.
Promotion
The Promotion Committee oversees and supports programs and activities designed to increase enrollment of high school students and adults ready to begin or resume post-secondary education. The committee also works to retain and graduate currently enrolled students.
In addition to developing and implementing marketing and communications plans, the Promotion Committee manages public relations and advertising programs to achieve NOVA’s strategic goals and objectives.
Recognition and Fun
The role of the Recognition and Fun Committee is to establish activities, events and programs to acknowledge and celebrate award, accomplishments and contributions of faculty and staff. The Committee creates opportunities for recreational and leisure activities to provide balance to the stressful lives of faculty and staff.
Retention
The role of the Retention Committee is to advise and make recommendations on programming, initiatives, and services that will impact the recruitment and retention of students. Specific Task: Draft a two-year retention plan for the campus. Implement, monitor and evaluate Early Alert.
Teaching, Learning & Technology Roundtable (TL/TR)
The role of the TL/TR Committee is to bring together representatives from across the campus community in order to assess the current state of campus technology in support of teaching and learning, explore and evaluate new technologies for supporting teaching and learning, and, facilitate better planning, decision making, and support for faculty and students regarding the implementation and use of technologies in teaching and learning.
Timberlane
The role of the Timberlane Committee is to foster outreach activities with the administrators, faculty, students and parents at Timberlane Elementary School.
Weekend College
The role of the Weekend College Committee is to recommend methodologies, strategies and techniques to improve the format and content of weekend classes, including but not limited to Weekend Studies and Weekend Express. In addition, the committee will examine the feasibility of expanding our infrastructure, support and services to accommodate weekend students.
Welcome Week
The role of the Welcome Week Committee is to provide information and host activities for new and returning students to foster a sense of community and to engage students such that they become involved in curricular and co-curricular events.