Policies
Philosophy
The Advisory Board of the Bucks County Community College Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning develops its programs in keeping with College's Vision and Mission statements and the annual Strategic Directions of the College.
College Vision
Bucks County Community College will be a center for innovative educational opportunities with a national reputation for learning earned by the success of our students and the integrity and skill of our faculty and staff.
College Mission
The Mission of Bucks County Community College is to provide to the County's diverse population of learners accessible, affordable, convenient, and comprehensive educational, training, and cultural opportunities that will equip them to be competent and effective in their work and as citizens of the world.
Current Strategic Directions of the College
The current Strategic Directions of the College may be found by clicking on this link: Strategic Directions (must have access to My Bucks)
The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning draws on the talents and abilities of the faculty and encourages their growth in order to help the College achieve its educational mission. To optimize the Center's success, it operates from an historical building in a prominent central location on the Newtown Campus. Thus, the Center has a clear institutional identity, and its location symbolizes the primary importance of teaching and learning in the mission of the College.
Goals of the Faculty Center
- Continually improve teaching and learning at Bucks County Community College
- Foster the professional growth of each faculty member
- Develop a sense of community among faculty
Organization
- Advisory Board
- The Advisory Board is composed of one representative from each of the seven academic departments and one from the Learning Resources Department. These members are recommended for appointment by their academic department chair (or the Dean of Learning Resources, in the case of the Learning Resources representative). These recommendations are forwarded to the Vice President/Dean of Academic Affairs, who makes the official appointment before the start of each academic year.
Members of the Advisory Board serve for a one-year, renewable term without remuneration or release time. Their duties include:
- Representing their respective departments in the operations and decision- making of the Advisory Board
- Promoting the goals and programming of the Faculty Center to their respective departments
- Guiding the process of gathering information on programming needs/interests from the faculty
- Faculty interested in participating as advisory board members may make that fact known to the Chair of the department by April 30. Incumbents may request to serve another term.
- The Advisory Board is composed of one representative from each of the seven academic departments and one from the Learning Resources Department. These members are recommended for appointment by their academic department chair (or the Dean of Learning Resources, in the case of the Learning Resources representative). These recommendations are forwarded to the Vice President/Dean of Academic Affairs, who makes the official appointment before the start of each academic year.
- Facilitator: Executive Assistant to the Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs
- The facilitator convenes the Advisory Board at least monthly during the academic year.
- The facilitator has the responsibility for the day to day running of the Faculty Center.
- The facilitator convenes the Advisory Board at least monthly during the academic year.
Revised and adopted by the Advisory Board of the Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning Fall 2003
