1 Capital Union Building – Penn State Harrisburg Administration Building – Penn State Schuylkill

Administrative Polices at Penn State and Capital College Who Makes Them? Who Implements Them?

3 History of Policies: Comparisons  University Policies established in 1950s and subsequent decades.  Capital College: No policies, no procedures, no guidelines, no standard practices for anything but Academic Affairs and Promotion and Tenure prior to 2002.

4 History of Policies: Comparisons  Other Colleges: Standard Practices published regularly by University Park Colleges since 1970s. Example: College of the Liberal Arts Procedures and Policies at oliciesandProcedures.htm oliciesandProcedures.htm  Campus/Colleges established practices in 1997 based on procedures used by University Park Colleges, for example, oks.htm oks.htm oks.htm

5 Who Makes Them? The University Faculty Senate Policies for Students The University Faculty Senate Policies for Students  These policies and rules are published for the guidance of students and faculty and apply specifically to undergraduate students of The Pennsylvania State University.  Procedural details may differ among the several campuses and other locations.

6 Who Implements Them?

7 Academic Policies: Who Implements Them? ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL ON UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION ACUE is the principal administrative advisory agency to the President, Executive Vice President and Provost, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and International Programs, and academic deans of colleges, international programs, distance education, and libraries on administrative matters that impact under- graduate education across the university, including advice pertaining to Senate legislation. ACUE is the principal administrative advisory agency to the President, Executive Vice President and Provost, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and International Programs, and academic deans of colleges, international programs, distance education, and libraries on administrative matters that impact under- graduate education across the university, including advice pertaining to Senate legislation.

8 What Does ACUE Do? ACUE provides oversight for the: design of academic administrative processes and programs that support the university's undergraduate education goals and objectives.design of academic administrative processes and programs that support the university's undergraduate education goals and objectives. formulation of academic administrative policies and procedures that guide the admission and enrollment of undergraduate students and the offering, delivery, and assessment of academic programs and learning opportunities for students.formulation of academic administrative policies and procedures that guide the admission and enrollment of undergraduate students and the offering, delivery, and assessment of academic programs and learning opportunities for students. monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of academic administrative processes, projects, policies, and procedures.monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of academic administrative processes, projects, policies, and procedures.

9 Where Are the Academic Administrative Policies? Office of Undergraduate Education 417 Old Main University Park, PA Location of Policies and Procedures

10 Capital College Guideline: What Is It? Guidelines vs. Policies Policies – Established by the University for its academic and administrative operations. Guidelines – Established by Capital College’s Dean, Associate Deans, and Directors to ensure that standard University policies are implemented.

11 Example 1: Final Examination Policy F. Examinations [from ACUE Policies and Procedures and University Faculty Senate] F-1 General Examinations F-1 General Examinations F-2 Final Examinations F-2 Final Examinations F-3 Conflict Final Examinations F-3 Conflict Final Examinations F-4 Conflict Non-Final Examinations F-4 Conflict Non-Final Examinations F-5 Evening Examinations F-5 Evening Examinations

12 Example 2: Capital College Guidelines Capital College Handbook of Administrative Guidelines and Management Practices Guideline No. 10: Final Examination Policy ndex.html ndex.html ht

13 Example 3: University Human Resource Policies University Policy HR40 EVALUATION OF FACULTY PERFORMANCE [Green Sheets] html html

14 Example 4: Capital College HR-40 Guideline Capital College Guideline No. 1: Guidelines for the Implementation of HR-40 /index.html /index.html

15 Example 5: PETITIONS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES  Policy Stated in the Preamble to "Academic Policies and Procedures for Undergraduate Students" in The University Faculty Senate Policies for Students Policy Stated in the Preamble to "Academic Policies and Procedures for Undergraduate Students" in The University Faculty Senate Policies for Students Policy Stated in the Preamble to "Academic Policies and Procedures for Undergraduate Students" in The University Faculty Senate Policies for Students  When a student has not followed a University Faculty Senate policy or procedure and believes an exception to the policy may be warranted, he/she may submit a petition to the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education and the Subcommittee on Academic Standards. University Faculty Senate policy or procedure University Faculty Senate policy or procedure

16 Why Does Capital College Have Petition Guidelines? “The deans of faculty at Penn State Capital College [Associate Provost and Senior Associate Dean] and Penn State Erie [Associate Dean], The Behrend College are considered to be the appropriate officers for these locations.” [Preamble to Faculty Senate Policies.]

17 Example 6: Academic Petitions for Students  Capital College Guideline 12: Guidelines for the Submission of Petitions to the University Faculty Senate at:  Purpose: To provide guidance to administrators, faculty, and students who submit or endorse petitions addressed to the Subcommittee on Undergraduate Education of the University Faculty Senate. Because these Guidelines cannot cover every situation or type of petition, students are advised to review the Academic Policies and Procedures available on the web at:

18 Summary: Academic and Management Policies Summary: Academic and Management Policies  Dean  Associate Deans  School Directors  Faculty Senate Representatives  Consultation with Campus/Colleges  Consultation with Student Government and Student Affairs Staff  Consultation with Financial Officer and Enrollment Services Director

Administrative Polices at Penn State Who Makes Them? Who Implements Them? We Do! Find copies of this presentation at: Presentation on Guidelines and Policies Presentation on Guidelines and Policies