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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Date: April 12, 1984
To: Faculty Senate
From: Continuing Education Committee

Membership of the committee -

Ex officio: Susan McDaniel, representative for Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs
James LeRoy Smith, Chair of the Faculty
Wilbert Ball, Counseling Center
Herman Phelps, Continuing Education

Therese Lawler, Nursing (chair)

Leonard Lilley, Education (vice chair)

Carl Gooding, Business (secretary)

Robert S. Tackers, Psychology

Edith Webber, English

James Eudailey, student

Committee meetings (dates and members absent)

August 23 (Tacker)

September 21

November 16 (Tacker, Eudailey)
February 29 (Smith, Gooding, Lilley)
April 18 (Task group met)

Date of reports to the Faculty Senate during the year: None

Specific instructions, if any, given to the committee by the Faculty
Senate, other than those found in the committee's constitutional
charge: None

A brief statement of committee organization, subcommittees, research
activities, etc.

Therese Lawler, chair
Leonard Lilley, vice chair
Carl Gooding, secretary

List committee accomplishments including recommendations made to
agencies other than the Faculty Senate.

A task force to investigate the need for evening degree programs was
formed and made its report to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
The task force reported that there is a need for several degree
programs to be offered during evening hours. The groups recommended
that the responsibility for organizing and promoting the evening degree
programs be assigned to the Division of Continuing Education,
specifically the University College. It is clearly understood that the
academic responsibility for the programs will rest with the deans and
departmental chairpersons. The Division of Continuing Education will
be responsible for promotion, recruiting, registration, and other
logistical assistance needed by adult students. The program will begin
fall, 1984.

The committee discussed two illustrations contained in Standard 9,

 
published by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which
may be a problem in the future. One illustration deals with funding
continuing education. The Standard specifies that support should be
consistent with support of all units in the University. The other
illustration deals with central coordination of continuing education
programs. No specific action was taken.

Citation of resolutions that originated with the committee: None

Proposals and/or business to be carried over to next year: None

Evaluation of committee:

A. Structure: very good

B. Duties: clear

C. Functions: very well

D. Personnel: very interested and supportive

XI. Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the committee: None