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The management of the School believes that committee work is important
in the process of encouraging communication, facilitating policymaking,
and providing a forum for the exchange of ideas between diverse
constituents at Manhattan School of Music.
The following standing committees are found on this page, followed
by brief descriptions of their mandates:
Archives & Document Retention Committee
Admission & Scholarship Committee
Advisory Committee on Campus Safety
Campus Pride Committee
Committee for Academic Progress
Committee for Educational
Effectiveness
Council of Chairs
Curriculum Committee
Distance Learning Advisory Committee
Doctoral Committee
Emergency Management Committee
Enrollment Management Committee
Ethics Committee
Faculty Council
Interstaff Committee
Negotiating Committee
Quodata Committee
Scheduling Committee
Special Projects Committee
Systems Management and Standards
Committee
Web Site Committee
Archives & Document
Retention Committee
The Archives and Document Retention Committee will identify materials
that possess temporary or permanent value, whether for operational,
academic, fiscal, historical, artistic, or legal reasons. These
materials may be in a variety of formats, physical or electronic.
The Committee will develop and initiate guidelines for the selection,
collection, organization, preservation, access, and retrieval of
identified materials, as well as for their eventual disposal where
appropriate.
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Admission & Scholarship Committee
The Admissions Committee reviews and evaluates applications for
admission consideration to Manhattan School of Music based on admission
criteria and current School circumstance. Further information can
be found on the Admission
page of this site.
The Scholarship Committee reviews all applications received from
students accepted for admission as well as applications from students
already enrolled. Scholarships are applied toward the cost of tuition
and are considered renewable, provided the student meets all established
criteria. Further information can be found on the Financial
Aid page of this site.
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Advisory Committee on Campus
Safety
The Advisory Committee on Campus Safety shall review current campus
security policies and procedures and make recommendations for their
improvement. It shall specifically review current policies and procedures
for educating the campus community about sexual assault and personal
safety and crime prevention, reporting sexual assaults and dealing
with victims during investigations, referring complaints to appropriate
authorities, counseling victims, and responding to inquiries from
concerned persons.
The committee shall report, in writing, to the president on its
findings and recommendations at least once each academic year, and
such report shall be available upon request.
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Campus Pride Committee
Campus Pride Committee’s mission is to help create within
our students, faculty, and staff an awareness of and pride in our
School's campus. The committee’s areas of interest include:
developing policies and procedures that describe and ensure the
care of our facilities and the safety and security of our Manhattan
School of Music community; formulating a School-wide campaign that
instills identification with and respect for our educational and
work environment; creating communication vehicles that inform and
educate students, faculty, and staff of these policies and procedures;
pursuing opportunities for ongoing campus improvement; and establishing
implementation strategies and follow-up enforcement actions.
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Committee for
Academic Progress
The Committee for Academic Progress meets at the end of each semester
to review the transcripts of all students. Special care is devoted
to students who receive substandard grades. The Committee may recommend
a letter of concern, letter of warning, probation, forced leave
of absence, or dismissal.
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Committee
for Educational Effectiveness
This committee reviews and assesses past procedures and creates
new ways to improve educational effectiveness. Additionally, the
committee focuses on the following objectives: to initiate a proactive
approach to managing the ever-changing demands regarding institutional
issues and their effect on the School’s mission and goals;
to understand concerns and develop solutions; to increase communication,
trust, and cooperation between faculty and administration and to
build community within the institution; to support an artistic and
diverse community-centered value system that reflects the School’s
mission; and to develop the necessary supportive resources for both
faculty development and student learning.
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Council of Chairs
The Council of Chairs creates a forum for open discussion, supportive
collaboration between educational departments and those departments
and the administration, encourages faculty involvement, and fosters
the educational and artistic goals of the School.
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Curriculum Committee
The Curriculum Committee deals with new course proposals, the development
of new academic programs, and the review and revision of the current
curricula. Actions by the Curriculum Committee are referred to the
Chief Financial Officer and the President for final approval.
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Distance Learning Advisory
Committee
The Distance Learning Advisory Committee, comprised of faculty
members and senior administration representatives, is directed to
advise and support the continuing advancement and development of
the distance learning program, initiatives, and technology in alignment
with Manhattan School of Music's goals, objectives, and mission.
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Doctoral Committee
The Doctoral Committee is directed to set policy and requirements
for graduation, design curriculum, approve thesis proposals, and
review and act on student petitions pertaining to the Doctor of
Musical Arts degree program.
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Emergency Management
Committee
The Emergency Management Committee was charged to develop and implement
a comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (The Plan) that will be
activated in the event of natural or man-made disasters, actual
or threatened. Policies and procedures developed in this Plan are
incorporated into existing School documents where appropriate, published
on the School’s Web site and in disseminated in hard copy
appropriate constituents. The Committee continues to meet as necessary
to consider current situations that may impact the School community
and updates the Plan accordingly. For further information on Emergency
Management at Manhattan School of Music, click here.
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Enrollment
Management Committee
The Enrollment Management Committee’s goal is to evaluate
and improve the general effectiveness of student-related administrative
processes in order to facilitate the student’s educational
experience and developmental growth. The committee assesses current
student-related services, explores ideas for improvement and/or
innovation, and provides a forum for discussion and resolution of
issues pertaining to student-administration interaction. The committee
addresses issues as directed by the President. These issues might
include, but not be limited to, the following: efficient and timely
communication between administrative offices, orientation, student
career preparation, space usage, registration, residence life, retention/attrition,
and communication between the administration and students.
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Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee hears and mediates complaints regarding alleged
violations of the School’s ethics code as printed in the Faculty
Handbook.
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Faculty Council
The Faculty Council acts as a forum for the expression of faculty
concerns and proactive ideas. It brings these concerns to the attention
of the administration with the goal of arriving at a mutually satisfactory
outcome.
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Interstaff Committee
The Interstaff Committee improves implementation of the School’s
mission and programs by developing community through staff interaction
and communication at all levels and supporting the leadership of
staff members. The committee provides a forum where proactive ideas
are openly expressed and discussed. Interactive meetings, workshops,
and sponsored events are examples of methods used to support the
committee’s goals.
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Negotiating Committee
The Negotiating Committee’s mission is to engage the administration
and the Faculty Council in direct negotiations on matters determined
by both parties to be of general concern.
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Quodata Committee
The Jenzabar QX Suite (“Quodata”) Administrative and
Implementation Committee’s mission is to identify, analyze,
and implement existing and potential Jenzabar application changes
and standards. The committee identifies the paths and methods of
interdepartmental communication required for this application, recognizes
and approves reporting needs and formats, and manages training protocols.
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Scheduling Committee
The goals of the Scheduling Committee are to ensure regular, adequate
space for all core curriculum courses according to fluctuating annual
need and to create better schoolwide understandings of general space
needs and constraints through ongoing dialogue at weekly meetings.
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Special Projects
Committee
The purpose of the Special Projects Committee is to review proposals
for nonacademic events submitted by faculty and staff for consideration
as official Manhattan School of Music event. Examples of the type
of proposed events are collaborations with other institutions or
organizations, recording projects, and requests for our Manhattan
School of Music orchestras to accompany non-Manhattan School of
Music musicians.
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Systems
Management and Standards Committee
The Systems Management and Standards Committee’s mission
is to identify, analyze, and assess existing and potential technology
systems and standards.
The committee identifies the paths and methods of inter-departmental
communication that support technologies used at the School and makes
recommendations for their creation or enhancement; defines, promotes,
and enforces technology standards; identifies and approves document
templates and formats and delegates responsibilities to departments
for the creation and proper use of document templates; maintains
oversight of School’s core technical applications; and is
responsible for user training.
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Web Site Committee
The Web Site Committee’s mission is to oversee the design,
development, maintenance, and enhancement of the School’s
public Web site and all pertinent policies and procedures.
The duties of the committee are to make decisions about the design,
structure, and content of the School’s Web site; approve the
appointment of the Technical Manager and Content Manager of the
Web site; write and disseminate information about the Web site to
the School community; propose and approve Web site-related procedures;
review requests by faculty, staff, or students for technological
enhancements to the Web site; authorize access to Web site files
or secured management features of the site to individuals within
the School community in situations when the Technical Manager is
not present to grant such authorization; examine and approve work
product submitted by internal staff; and evaluate and report on
the functionality, reliability, and efficacy of the Web site for
the School’s constituencies.
In addition, the committee approves the engagement of vendors of
Web site-related technology and services and approves work product
submitted by external vendors, authorizes access to Web site files
or secured management features by individuals or organizations outside
the School community (in situations when the Technical Manager is
not present to grant such authorization), and undertakes strategic
planning for future Web site development and modification.
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