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         <td width="60%">Section 4.0 - Position Description</td>
         <td width="60%">Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: May 2016</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: [[Special:PermanentLink/14550|May 2016]]</td>
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         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Curriculum Committee<br />Executive Council</div></td>
         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Curriculum Committee<br />Executive Council</div><br />Related Documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">4.3.3. Syllabus Format<br />Appendix X Syllabus Templates</div></td>
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                 <td>Revised: November 2023 ([[Special:Diff/14550/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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===General Position Description:===
===General Position Description===
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">While maintaining the integrity of the concept-based curriculum and ensuring inclusion of active learning strategies, the undergraduate cross campus coordinator is primarily responsible for ensuring that the assigned course generic syllabus is the same across all five (Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Western and Northern) divisions (see Syllabus Format subsection 4.3.3—Appendix X). This responsibility is an opportunity for professional growth and development of leadership skills. This person should have experience teaching in the particular course. Ideally, all divisions will be represented across the four semesters in the cross campus coordinator role roster. General areas of responsibility include coordination of course curricula implementation and instructional methods, communication, evaluation, and resource identification for budget needs. </p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">While maintaining the integrity of the concept-based curriculum and ensuring inclusion of active learning strategies, the undergraduate cross campus coordinator is responsible for maintaining the assigned course generic syllabus, collecting basic outcomes data, and collaborating with course faculty to assure course consistency across all divisions (Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Western and Northern) (see 4.4.3 Syllabus Format and Appendix X Syllabus Templates). This responsibility is an opportunity for professional growth and development of leadership skills. This person should have experience teaching the assigned course. Ideally, all divisions will be represented across the four semesters in the undergraduate cross campus coordinator role roster. The position is designated by the assistant dean group. The assistant dean or designee will notify the chosen cross campus course coordinator at least two weeks before the start of the term, but preferably the semester before the course is delivered. General areas of responsibility include coordination of course curricula implementation and instructional methods, communication, evaluation, and resource identification for budget needs.</p>


===Curriculum and Instruction:===
===Curriculum and Instruction===
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">The undergraduate semester coordinator is responsible to work closely with undergraduate course coordinators as needed to provide smooth implementation of the courses within the semester. Toward that end, activities may include providing for the students a list of all faculty assigned to the semester with contact information, preparation of a schedule of examinations and major assignments across the semester. The Semester I coordinator may be involved in development of curricular orientation materials for incoming undergraduate students. The undergraduate semester coordinator serves as a resource to course faculty in preparation of teaching materials, examination items, teaching strategies, and identification of and continued utilization of clinical and alternative learning experiences. The semester coordinator works with the course coordinators to assure a coordinated student schedule and efficient use of resources (classrooms, lab, clinical sites, etc.). The undergraduate semester coordinator collaborates with the other division semester coordinators to ensure continuity, sequencing, and integration across the curriculum.</p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">Expectations for this role include:</p>
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    <li>Calls a minimum of two meetings/year (before and after the course is taught) of undergraduate course coordinators and other interested faculty team members.</li>
    <li>Sets an agenda for biannual meetings after gathering input from all undergraduate course campus coordinators.</li>
    <li>Solicits issues/concerns as well as highlights of successful strategies to the group meeting from the course coordinators.</li>
    <li>Reviews generic syllabus and brings proposed changes to the group.</li>
    <li>Facilitates discussion among the group pertaining to revisions to the generic syllabus as well as to the course are discussed openly and the group votes, with majority ruling, on any proposed changes.</li>
    <li>Submits the generic syllabus to the appropriate staff member in a timely manner and assures that the updated generic syllabus is completed by the set deadline.</li>
    <li>Discusses basic course outcomes data with the group to include course pass rates and student success on signature assignments.</li>
    <li>Manages course exam test banks and facilitates this process with a subgroup of faculty assigned to this course.</li>
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===Communication:===
===Communication===
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">The undergraduate semester coordinator meets regularly and/or as needed to coordinate curriculum implementation with course coordinators within the semester, and with the semester coordinators within the division. Each semester coordinator provides information regarding the curricular, teaching and student issues to the assistant deans, undergraduate program director, and other administrators as needed. The semester coordinator facilitates information exchanges and the development of a positive working environment among faculty teaching in that semester. S/he coordinates planning meetings for the semester teaching team as needed and mentors new team members and/or graduate assistants.</p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">The role of the undergraduate cross campus coordinator is to gather data from all five divisions, set agendas for meetings, lead meetings, ensure that minutes are taken, submit revised generic syllabus, solicit basic course outcome data from the undergraudate campus cours coordinators, and oversee the course test bank process. The undergraduate cross campus coordinator attends meetings called by the Director of Undergraduate Program as appropriate.</p>


===Evaluation:===
===Evaluation===
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">The undergraduate semester coordinator works with course coordinators to ensure that examinations are reliable and valid, and serves as a resource in planning remediation for individual students as needed. The semester coordinator reviews the student’s academic or clinical performance as requested by the course coordinator, team member and/or student. The undergraduate semester coordinator may provide academic counseling to students as requested by the course coordinator, team member and/or student. After collaborating with the course coordinator, the semester coordinator may refer students to other available and appropriate resources for counseling. The undergraduate semester coordinator works in collaboration with the assistant dean, student services coordinator and the undergraduate program director. S/he is available to meet with students who have overall semester curricular concerns, and refers them to appropriate administrators as necessary. In collaboration with the course coordinator, the undergraduate semester coordinator ensures that agency clinical evaluations are completed and submitted to the undergraduate program director or designated staff member within the time-frame provided.</p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important; margin-bottom:15px;">The cross campus coordinator works in collaboration with the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and Director for Undergraduate Programs.</p>


===Resources:===
===Resources===
<p style="max-width:70em !important;">The undergraduate semester coordinator works with course coordinators to identify necessary faculty and material resources needed to effectively implement the curriculum, and notifies appropriate administrators. </p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important;">The undergraduate cross campus coordinator works with the undergraduate course coordinators to effectively implement the curriculum and provides input as needed.</p>

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Undergraduate Cross Campus Coordinator Role Description Subsection: 4.4.5
Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies Originating Date: May 2016
Responsible Reviewing Agency:
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Executive Council

Related Documents:
4.3.3. Syllabus Format
Appendix X Syllabus Templates
Revised: November 2023 (changes)


General Position Description

While maintaining the integrity of the concept-based curriculum and ensuring inclusion of active learning strategies, the undergraduate cross campus coordinator is responsible for maintaining the assigned course generic syllabus, collecting basic outcomes data, and collaborating with course faculty to assure course consistency across all divisions (Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Western and Northern) (see 4.4.3 Syllabus Format and Appendix X Syllabus Templates). This responsibility is an opportunity for professional growth and development of leadership skills. This person should have experience teaching the assigned course. Ideally, all divisions will be represented across the four semesters in the undergraduate cross campus coordinator role roster. The position is designated by the assistant dean group. The assistant dean or designee will notify the chosen cross campus course coordinator at least two weeks before the start of the term, but preferably the semester before the course is delivered. General areas of responsibility include coordination of course curricula implementation and instructional methods, communication, evaluation, and resource identification for budget needs.

Curriculum and Instruction

Expectations for this role include:

  • Calls a minimum of two meetings/year (before and after the course is taught) of undergraduate course coordinators and other interested faculty team members.
  • Sets an agenda for biannual meetings after gathering input from all undergraduate course campus coordinators.
  • Solicits issues/concerns as well as highlights of successful strategies to the group meeting from the course coordinators.
  • Reviews generic syllabus and brings proposed changes to the group.
  • Facilitates discussion among the group pertaining to revisions to the generic syllabus as well as to the course are discussed openly and the group votes, with majority ruling, on any proposed changes.
  • Submits the generic syllabus to the appropriate staff member in a timely manner and assures that the updated generic syllabus is completed by the set deadline.
  • Discusses basic course outcomes data with the group to include course pass rates and student success on signature assignments.
  • Manages course exam test banks and facilitates this process with a subgroup of faculty assigned to this course.

Communication

The role of the undergraduate cross campus coordinator is to gather data from all five divisions, set agendas for meetings, lead meetings, ensure that minutes are taken, submit revised generic syllabus, solicit basic course outcome data from the undergraudate campus cours coordinators, and oversee the course test bank process. The undergraduate cross campus coordinator attends meetings called by the Director of Undergraduate Program as appropriate.

Evaluation

The cross campus coordinator works in collaboration with the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and Director for Undergraduate Programs.

Resources

The undergraduate cross campus coordinator works with the undergraduate course coordinators to effectively implement the curriculum and provides input as needed.

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