COEHS Faculty Committees

To advocate for the Faculty of the College of Education and Human Sciences and serve as a liaison between the Faculty and the Dean. The Committee formulates policies and procedures that affect the primary responsibilities and roles of the Faculty. These areas include, but are not limited to: curriculum, subject matter, methods of instruction, faculty status, admission of students, and issues related to the educational process.

The charge of the undergraduate committee is to supervise and coordinate undergraduate activity, maintain University policies regarding undergraduate affairs, recommend to the College of Education and Human Sciences faculty any appropriate supplementary policies for undergraduate education, and recommend to the Senate Undergraduate Committee any revision in University policy deemed necessary. In carrying out its activities, the Committee will call attention to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice; the "educational needs" of New Mexico should be a primary consideration.

The charge of the Graduate Committee is to supervise and coordinate graduate activity, maintains University policies regarding graduate affairs, recommend to the College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) faculty any appropriate supplementary policies for COEHS graduate education, and recommend to the Senate Graduate Committee (SGC) any revision in University policy deemed necessary. In carrying out its activities, the Committee will call attention to issues of diversity, equity, and social justice; the "educational needs" of New Mexico should be a primary consideration.

The Scholarship Committee exists to provide support to students in their studies through means that are equitable, fair, and transparent. Thus the committee makes all policy and procedural decisions regarding awarding  scholarships in the college. The committee is the primary source of support to students, the faculty, and to the  COEHS Development Office on scholarship matters.

This committee completes a comprehensive review of dossiers submitted by faculty members for milestone reviews. Following the completion of the Department Panel and Chair’s review, the committee submits recommendations to the Dean of the COEHS based on their evaluations.

This committee advises the Associate Dean for Research and Distance Education on matters involving the supporting faculty research. This committee also oversees the review of all research centers within the college as well as is the review committee for all internal funding competitions.