Office of Associate Vice President Academic and Research

Office of AVPAR AGC Secretariat Curriculum Faculty Commons InternationalPolicy Quality Assurance Accreditation Research

 Increase research funds to faculty research/ scholarly activity/ artistic creation conference presentations scholarship of teaching and learning  Undergraduate research strategy

 Welcome Genevieve Johnson  Research ethics tutorials  Course based research application

 Focus on student exchanges and study abroad opportunities  Creating policy on partnerships  Resources for programs and faculty  Building student retention  Intercultural awareness in curriculum

 On-line syllabus  Program learning outcomes linked to assessment  Framework for block transfers and bridging  Workplace Learning Office  Discussion papers  Post-Degree Certificates  Peer review

Inaugural Lectures in Curriculum Excellence Title: Assessment in Learner – Centered Institutions Date: September 2009 Speaker: Dr. Mary Allen Emeritus Professor of Psychology California State University

 External curriculum reviewers in program evaluations  Accreditation web pages  AUCC application  Name change

 Self study and service teams Flow Chart for Self-Study

Three Committees  Academic  Student Services  Corporate Focus on  Currency (five year review)  Information and dissemination  Implementation procedures supporting documents

Next Year Revisions  Research policies  Continuing Education  SPACs Compliance  Reporting suspected integrity issues  Deferred exams

 AGC orientation and development  Website development  Committees Terms of Reference Annual work plans Annual Reports

 Nomination Committee  Sabbatical Leaves Peer Review Committees Office – John Friesen Workshops

 Championing technology integration and hybrid learning  Refocusing Faculty Development to May and late August  Planning Curriculum Institutes  Encouraging classroom assessment (mid- course student feedback)  Welcome Roger Davis (Academic Integrity Officer)