Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission Statement:
Academic Affairs provides teaching and learning leadership to inspire and cultivate exceptional student, faculty, and staff experiences and outcomes.
Vision Statement:
Academic Affairs will provide teaching and learning leadership that prioritizes transformative practices with informed risk-taking. The office will further inspire and cultivate exceptional experiences and outcomes in service to students and the CCS community.
academic affairs
Artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence – Institutional Statement
View the Artificial Intelligence Institutional Statement. Each academic department has created their own set of AI guidelines, accessible below.
Graduate Departments
Undergraduate Departments
Assessment, curriculum forms, syllabi templates
Faculty/Staff Information
Assessment
- Institutional Student Learning Outcomes
- Employment Projections
- Program Learning Outcomes
External Evaluator - External Evaluator Request Form
- External Evaluator Report
- External Evaluator Payment Process
Curriculum Forms - Preliminary Program Proposal
- Special Projects Request
- Course Development Request
Syllabi Templates- Graduate – Fall 2024 and Winter 2025
- Graduate – Fall 2024 and Winter 2025-Online/Hybrid
- Undergraduate – Fall 2024 and Winter 2025
- Undergraduate – Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 – Online/Hybrid
- Internship – Fall 2024 and Winter 2025
- Simple Syllabus Library
awards
Development and Travel
Faculty/Staff Information
- Faculty Development Lecture Series (YouTube)
- Professional Development at CCS
- Professional Development Calendar
- Faculty/Staff Development Request Form
- International Travel Policy
- Sabbatical Application
- Course Release Application
- Travel and Entertainment Policy
Student Information - International Travel Policy
- Student Domestic Travel Policy
Exhibitions and Events
- Speakers and Exhibitions Schedule
- Exhibition Policy
- Freedom of Expression
- Deletion/Destruction/Vandalism of Student Work
- Visiting Artists Funding Request Form
- Speakers and Exhibitions Proposal Form
- Hold Harmless / Release Agreement (Used for external helpers during set up and take down)
- Faculty Off-Site Recruitment Event Survey
- Off-Site Event Facilitation Checklist
Faculty Assembly
- Faculty Assembly Bylaws
- Faculty Assembly and Curriculum Committee Dates
- Academic Performance Committee
- Academic Technology Committee
- Curriculum Committee
- Faculty Concerns Committee
- Faculty Review Committee
- Health and Safety Committee
- Library Committee
- Sabbatical and Faculty Development
- Speakers and Exhibitions
Faculty and Staff Hiring, Orientation/Training, and Evaluation
- Equivalent Tested Experience
- Hiring – Available soon
- New Faculty Start Up Guide
- New Faculty Departmental Orientation Checklist
- Required Compliance Training
- CCS Organizational Chart
- Faculty Orientation and Training Course – Canvas
- Academic Affairs Roles and Responsibilities
Responsibilities and Evaluation - Full-Time Faculty
- Adjunct Instructor
- Chair
- Program Manager
- Semester-End Performance Evaluation
- Classroom Observation and Semester-End Performance Evaluation Protocol
- Classroom Observation Evaluation
- Faculty Annual Evaluation and Reappointment Rubric
- Full-Time Faculty Annual Evaluation and Reappointment Form Instructions
- How to Locate your Course Evaluations on Canvas
Resources - IT Support
- Ed Tech Support
- Adjunct Appointment Form
Research
IRB Process
- Flow Chart – Start here!
- IRB Exemption Checklist
- CITI Program Research Training
- CITI Training Instruction Video
- IRB Proposal Form
- IRB Informed Consent
- IRB Proposal Evaluation and Decision Form
- IRB Adverse Effects/Unintended Consequences Form
- IRB Continuing Review
- IRB Research Project Completion Form
IRB Policy, Bylaws, Membership
Additional Research Information
handbooks, Policies, and select Forms
Handbooks
Policies
- CCS Policy Database
- CCS Policy Dashboard – A list of proposed policies and their approval status
Forms (other forms may be located under the appropriate subject heading)