College Standing Committees

Institutional Animal Care and Use

To serve as an advocate for any live animal used in teaching at Tyler Junior College. Under this general charge, the committee has oversight over the animal care programs, the facilities where animals are used, transported or housed, and proposed protocols describing animal use. The committee is composed of a faculty member at large, the faculty veterinarian, the faculty veterinary technician, the dean of Engineering, Mathematics, and Sciences, and three community members in the veterinary/animal care field.

Administrative Lead:  Dr. Cliff Boucher

Institutional Review Board

To assure, both in advance and by periodic review, that appropriate steps are taken to protect the rights and well-being of humans participating as subjects in a research study. The Institutional Review Board is authorized to approve, require modification (to secure approval), or disapprove research. The Committee is chaired by the Director for Institutional Effectiveness.

Administrative Lead:  Dr. Deana Sheppard

Policy Review Committee

To review policies of the College and recommend changes to keep policies up-to-date. Membership on the committee consists of the SACSCOC Institutional Liaison, the Director for Employee Relations, Governance, and Compliance, a representative from Human Resources, a representative from Academic Affairs (dean or department chair), an Associate Vice President, a representative from Business Services, and a representative from Marketing and Enrollment Services.

Administrative Lead:  Dr. Deana Sheppard

*Filling open term

Professional Development Committee

Members of this committee will be heavily involved in the planning and implementation of professional development activities. Activities may include, but are not limited to, planning convocation weeks, identifying and recruiting presenters and/or presenting workshops/sessions for employees throughout the semester. The full committee will meet once in the fall and once in the spring with increased meetings throughout the summer to accommodate planning for the upcoming academic year. Meetings will be scheduled on Wednesdays at noon.

Administrative Lead:  Maggie Ruelle

Strategic Plan Evaluation Committee

To regularly assess the College’s execution of an ongoing, integrated, institution-wide effort to engage in research-based planning, resulting in the enhancement of the College District’s ability to achieve its mission. The Committee monitors the achievement of measurable outcomes found in the College’s strategic plan, serves as a liaison with campus stakeholders for the continuous assessment of the strategic plan, provides the College President with a formal evaluation of progress toward the accomplishment of the strategic plan goals in March of every year, recommends changes to the College’s goals and/or priorities, and conducts a thorough evaluation of the strategic plan and offers suggestions for the next strategic plan after the third year of the current strategic plan unless otherwise directed by the President. The Committee is chaired by the SACSCOC Institutional Liaison.

Administrative Lead:  Dr. Deana Sheppard

*Filling open term