Campus Committees
Campus Academic Committees
Fall 2026 – Spring 2027
Below is a list of current academic committees at Highland Community College. Contact information for current chairs is included with the committees listed below. Links to committee minutes are included. To access the shared folder, you will need to log in with your Highland Community College username and password.
Committee chairs, please submit your current minutes to the HCC Webmaster by submitting a Help Desk ticket.
Academic Standards Committee (ASC)
The Academic Standards Committee is responsible for overseeing Course-Level Assessment.
This committee is charged with providing support to faculty in the creation of their Course-Level Assessment Instruments, the notification of participating courses and Instructors every academic year, providing support in the collection of data by the participants, revising and approving the Course-Level Assessment Review Template, scheduling and conducting the Course-Level Assessment Review sessions with participants, and providing recommendations back to the participants.
Current Chair for Fall 2026-Spring 2027: Dr. Jamie Van Gieson
This committee utilizes a Canvas shell to distribute current forms and committee documents. For access to this Canvas shell, please contact the current Chair. For information about the ASC, please contact the VPAA, Eric Ketchum. To access the files in the past minutes folder, you will need to use your Highland Community College email and password.
Academic and Instruction Methods (AIM)
The Academic and Instructional Methods committee is responsible for initiatives that support and facilitate faculty in the performance of their duties. This includes, but is not limited to, supporting the:
- implementation of Open Educational Resources,
- development of an institution-wide AI policy,
- providing recommendations for future schedules and course offerings, and
- providing guidance for Library purchases.
The Chair of this committee may create sub-committees to accomplish these tasks.
Current Chair for Fall 2026-Spring 2027: Pamela Fulbright
Sub-Committees
Library
Schedule
Schedule Minutes FolderCurriculum and Instruction
The Curriculum & Instruction Committee (includes Technical) is responsible for reviewing departmental program curriculum and instructional needs.
This committee is charged with oversight of the Academic
and Technical curriculum of HCC and all substantive changes to degrees and courses
are reviewed and approved by this committee.
Current Chair for Fall 2026-Spring 2027: Eric Ketchum
Instructional Council
The Instructional Council is responsible for overseeing Program-Level Assessment for the AGS, AA, and AS degrees. This council is charged with revising and approving the Program-Level Assessment Instrument, the selection of the participating class sections every semester for Program-Level Assessment, ensuring the collection of data by the participants, and creating and disseminating the Program-Level Assessment Reports.
Current Chair for Fall 2026-Spring 2027: Brett Gilcrist
View past minutes from the Instructional Council. Minutes range from 2013-2015 and 2018-2022.
Student Learning Assessment Committee
The Student Learning Assessment Committee (includes Technical) is responsible for
overseeing Institution-Level
Assessment, including, but not limited to, the continuation of co-curricular assessment.
This committee also provides oversight to the Instructional Council and the Academic Standards Committee. The Chairs of both the Instructional Council and the Academic Standards Committee will also serve on this committee.
Current Chair for Fall 2026-Spring 2027: Shane Clapper
View past meeting minutes from SLAC (Student Learning Assessment Committee, formerly known as the Assessment Committee). You will need to use your Highland Community College email and password to access this folder.
This committee utilizes a Canvas shell to distribute current forms and committee documents. For access to this Canvas shell, please contact the current Chair, Shane Clapper.
Formerly named Assessment Committee - View past minutes (2013-2019) from the Assessment Committee. To access, you will need to use your Highland Community College email and password.
Additional Committees
The purpose of this committee is to foster excellence in instruction by planning an annual spring in-service activity and recommend the agenda for the professional development spring in-service day to the administration (bylaws, 2018). View past minutes from the Professional Development Committee, years ranging from 2009-2022.
View Strategic Planning Council (SPC) Committee minutes from 2009-2014. You will need to use your Highland Community College email and password to access this folder.