Once approved, an Academic Degree Program may not be materially and substantially changed unless and until it has been reviewed and approved under a process deemed appropriate by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. A brief written description should be submitted to the Vice President for Academic Affairs who will determine whether the proposed change should be reviewed under the same…
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Campuses must notify the President prior to, and the Board of Higher Education following, the suspension or termination of an existing Academic Degree Program. A campus may reactivate a suspended or discontinued program, with the approval of the President and the Board of Higher Education. The President may require that the reactivation proposal be reviewed under a process similar to that…, Doc. T92-012, as amended | Procedures for University Approval of New Academic Degree Programs, Program Changes, and Program Termination, Passed by the Board of Trustees on April 8, 1992 Revised: August 6, 1997
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Doc. T93-060, as amended, Passed by the Board of Trustees on June 2, 1993 Latest revision: September 17, 2014, Criteria, Candidates for honorary degrees shall be persons of great accomplishment and high ethical standards who exemplify the ideals of the University of Massachusetts. Factors to be considered in awarding degrees include: National or international intellectual, artistic, cultural, or public service distinction in a particular field. Outstanding achievement which the University wishes to acknowledge.…, Eligibility, Consistent with widespread policies generally followed by American public higher education institutions, honorary degrees will not be awarded to current members of the Board of Trustees, faculty, or staff of the University, or to current candidates or holders of federal or state elective office in Massachusetts except under extraordinary circumstances as determined by the Trustees. Persons…, Confidentiality, In accordance with standard practice at American institutions of higher learning, care should be taken to ensure strict confidentiality at all stages of the honorary degree process. In particular, there should be no communication with prospective degree recipients regarding a likely degree until after the Board of Trustees has approved the award. The need for confidentiality was acknowledged by…, Procedures, Each campus will establish its own procedure for recommending nominees to the Chancellor. A description of the procedure should be sent to the Secretary for the record. The process should allow for participation by representative groups and individuals on campus, and confidentiality should be preserved at all times. In the year preceding the Commencement at which the degrees are to be awarded,…
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The Director of Commencements oversees the campus honorary degree nominations process, including calling for honorary degree nominations, recruiting committee members, communicating with campus deans and administrators concerning prospective nominations, setting meetings of the nominations committee, gathering biographical profiles, responding to inquiries, etc. Each year, early in spring…
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The process for selecting honorary degree recipients begins in the spring semester of each academic year for degrees to be conferred at the June commencement of the following academic year. The Office of the Chancellor will issue a memorandum to the campus community outlining the process and timetable for making honorary degree nominations. The announcement will include the following profile of…
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UMass Dartmouth adheres to the policy for awarding Honorary Degrees set forth by the Board of Trustees. Beginning one year from the deadline for submission, the Office of the Provost accepts nominations from campus constituents (Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni, Donors, etc.). The Office of the Provost solicits nominations via email communications to the campus community throughout the year. All…
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Administrative Announcement and Honorary Degree Nomination Form is sent to all faculty, staff and students from the Chancellor. Honorary Degree Candidate: information collected is placed in a binder and forwarded to the University’s Honorary Degree Committee for their review. Honorary Degree Committee consists of, Chancellor, Executive Vice Chancellor, Provost, Associate Provost, Dean’s of…
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In adherence to T93-060 as amended, candidates for honorary degrees will be identified by the Chancellor or proposed to the Chancellor by the Provost as chair of the commencement committee. The commencement committee will solicit nominations from faculty, staff and students prior to September 30th of each year. The commencement committee will review the nominations from the community at large and…, Doc. T93-060, as amended | Honorary Degrees Policy, Passed by the Board of Trustees on June 2, 1993 Revised: June 5, 1996 February 16, 2005 September 17, 2014
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Doc. T96-136, as amended, Passed by the Board of Trustees on December 4, 1996 Institutions of higher education are entrusted with great resources and commensurably great responsibilities. They must meet their mission of research, teaching, and service in ways that truly enrich the society that supports them and truly serve the students, parents, and alumni who in joining the university community become life-long members…
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Doc. T97-010, Passed by the Board of Trustees on February 5, 1997 The President of the University shall ensure that each campus institutes data security, electronic mail and computer policies, and, from time to time, amends them as appropriate or as required by law. If any campus policy conflicts with federal or state statute, the applicable statute shall apply. The President, together with the Chancellors or…
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