Senate

Purpose

The Senate is the principal academic authority of the college. It is responsible for maintaining high standards in teaching, learning and assessment. The Senate reports to the President.

Functions

The Senate fulfils its responsibility in the following ways:

Establish and maintain academic standards:

1. Make and implement policies and procedures to ensure academic standards are maintained.
2. Advice and inform the College Council and President on academic matters.
3. Formulate and review the requirements for the award of degrees, diplomas, and certificates.
4. Establish standards or policies to ensure learning and successful completion of programs by students.
5. Establish grading policies
6. Review all academic programs annually.
7. Make recommendations to the President for the conferral of academic awards.
8. Ratify the final moderated marks for each course.
9. Ratify individual student assessment profiles leading to progression, continuation and award
10. Ensure that the assessment of students has been conducted in accordance with School and MQA regulations.

Carry out activities to meet the school’s academic compliance obligations including:

1. Ensure all lecturers prepare schemes of work, assessment briefs, examination question papers and mark schemes on time.
2. Hold meetings to verify assessment briefs and examination question papers to ensure that they confirm to academic standards specified in the specifications.
3. Ensure that examinations are administered properly in examination conditions.
4. Ensure exam papers and assignments get marked on time.
5. Ensure that students get their marked exam papers and assignments in their account within 20 days of taking the assessment.
6. Organize classroom supervision of teaching through an external supervisor.
7. Collect, analyze, and report to the President on student feedback on teaching and learning.
8. Investigate cases of academic misconduct and ensure adequate procedures for preventing misconduct.
9. Investigate and judge on academic appeals.

Professional Development

1. Establish faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes involving the MQA and partner universities.
2. Establish and implement policies and procedures for faculty professional development activities.

Recommendations

The Senate’s recommendations are forwarded to the College President or College Council as appropriate. 

Membership

The Senate consists of the College President and all permanent members of the  faculty and administration chosen by the president.  

Term

Two years 

Chair

The College President is the Chair of the Senate 

Meeting Schedule

The Senate meets once every quarter. The College president may call special meetings when circumstances for such meetings arise. 

Attendance

Attendance is restricted to members. 

Quorum

Four members