McCoy College Committees

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

All full-time faculty are eligible to serve on this committee. The respective college representative to the University Curriculum Committee (UCC) is ex-officio voting member of the committee. The committee chair, the associate dean for undergraduate programs and the director of the McCoy College advising center to serve as ad hoc, non-voting, ex-officio members. At a minimum, the committee meets in person twice a year. Receives, evaluates, and collects guidelines and timetables for all undergraduate McCoy College curricular requests, including program and course changes, new degree programs, and new course proposals. Develops and implements periodic undergraduate core curriculum reviews. Undertakes a major curriculum review and revision of the undergraduate business curriculum at least every five years. Works with the Undergraduate Assurance of Learning Committee to ensure appropriate data are collected from all stakeholders necessary to evaluate effectiveness of the McCoy College curriculum. Evaluates curriculum assessment data and recommends adjustments to the dean, the College Council, and where appropriate, the faculty. Specifies learning goals for each undergraduate degree program. Works with core course coordinators to collect and monitor core course syllabi on a regular basis to determine the coverage of topics in core courses and oversees development of knowledge, skills and abilities for each course. Coordinates with departments offering certificate programs to evaluate those programs. Monitors the business and the international business minor programs and provides recommendations for modification.

Membership consists of the core course coordinators for each graduate course course in the core curriculum plus the associate dean for graduate programs who serves as an ad hoc, non-voting, ex-officio member. Serves in an advisory capacity to the associate dean for graduate business programs. Coordinates the assessment of learning outcomes for the MBA program. Works with the Graduate Policies Committee to evaluate approaches to assessing student learning outcomes in the core courses. Selects and implements assessment methods. Reports results and develops recommendations to the Graduate Policies Committee.

Research Committee

Only faculty classified as Scholarly Academic are eligible to serve on this committee. Members of the committee who have submitted proposals should recuse themselves when their proposal is discussed by leaving the meeting so the remaining members can freely discuss and vote on the proposal. The associate dean for research is an ex-officio member of the committee. Recommends and coordinates activities to foster quality scholarly activity for all McCoy College faculty. Coordinates the McCoy College research grants program, including the distribution of the call for proposals, evaluation of proposals, and recommendations for funding to the associate dean for research. Collects and evaluates follow-up reports from funded research projects. Coordinates the public presentation to McCoy College faculty of research results from funded proposals. Recommends candidates for the Woods Research Award and schedules a public presentation to the college of the recipient's research. Establishes research goals and standards of research quality for Peer Reviewed Journals and Other Intellectual Contributions.

The research committee works to foster a culture where quantitative and qualitative research is used to advance business understanding, improve student learning, and benefit university constituents. The committee is charged with evaluating research proposals for grant funding; promoting research achievements of McCoy faculty via newsletters, website communications, and college-wide presentations; encouraging cross-disciplinary research efforts via networking; and evaluating candidates for prestigious research awards in the college. In these regards, the committee is a dynamic resource in the advancement of business-relevant and socially significant research.

Sustainability and Societal Impact Committee

Membership consists of one representative from the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, one representative of the Research Committee, one representative of the Assurance of Learning Committee, one representative of the Graduate Policies and Curriculum Committee, and two faculty members at-large. The associate dean for undergraduate programs is an ex-officio, non-voting member of the committee. Tasks include developing and promoting relevant programming for faculty, staff, and students to highlight sustainability and societal impact initiatives, advising on curricular and co-curricular offerings, developing metrics for measurement of societal impact, and liaise with and leverage University sustainability resources.

Membership 2024-2025

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – Dr. Ruby Kishan  
Research Committee – Dr. Garry White  
Assurance of Learning Committee – Mr. Mark Evans  
Graduate Policies and Curriculum Committee – Dr. Indu Ramchandran  
Faculty Member At-Large – Dr. Wendy You  
Faculty Member At-Large – Dr. Floyd Quinn   
Ex-officio – Dr. David Wierschem   
Ex-officio – Dr. Seth Frei

Teaching Innovation Committee

The proposed goal of the McCoy College Teaching Innovation Committee is to help provide support for business faculty and staff involved in teaching or developing online or hybrid courses. This may include things such as learning about the tools, methodologies and paradigm changes associated with online learning and providing a forum for discussing and documenting best practices.

Undergraduate Assurance of Learning Committee

Membership consists of the core course coordinators for each undergraduate course in the core curriculum plus an ex-officio chair appointed by the dean. The committee meets twice a year at a minimum. Coordinates the assessment of the quality of all undergraduate degree programs. Works with the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee to evaluate approaches to assessing student learning outcomes. Collects and reports results of course embedded assessments of learning goals. Develops, distributes and tabulates data collection designed to assess quality of learning from stakeholders including current and graduating students, alumni, faculty and others, as necessary. Selects and implements assessment methods. Reports results and recommendations to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and CBAC.

Undergraduate Scholarship and Awards Committee

Coordinates the McCoy College undergraduate scholarship program, including announcing to students that scholarship applications are being accepted, designing the applications, evaluating applications, and making recommendations to the dean for scholarship funds. Provides support to the dean's office staff to coordinate the annual scholarship awards ceremony. Oversees follow-up by students to acknowledge scholarship donors. Proposes activities to increase scholarship donations and to recognize donors. Recommends programs for scholars where appropriate. Advises the dean regarding scholarship criteria.