Academic Affairs
Welcome to the website of the Office of Academic Affairs. Academic Affairs has the primary responsible for implementing the University of Minnesota Crookston’s mission of teaching and learning, research, and outreach and public service. It exists to provide leadership and support for academic and programmatic units in carrying out this mission. Thus, Academic Affairs has the responsibility for all educational programs and services, as well as the development, implementation, and monitoring of academic policies and procedures, academic program planning and approval, academic personnel (including appointments and reappointments, tenure and promotion, annual evaluations), institutional accreditation and accountability, program review, assessment of student learning, and undergraduate research opportunities.
Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs - Anthony Kern
Academic Affairs is made up of four academic departments, as well as several other educational programs and services.
Accreditation
Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation which is one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The Higher Learning Commission accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region.
Assessment Resources
Assessment Resources
Program Review Process and Procedures
Program reviews are required by the Higher Learning Commission. This process meets those requirements as well as insuring our programs are relevant and of high quality. The process is designed to provide a framework for quality improvement. The Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs (VCAA) maintains administrative authority over the program review process.
Curriculum and Course Scheduling
Curriculum and Course Scheduling
- Academic Majors and Degrees
- College in the High School
- Curriculum Committee (a sub-committee within Faculty Assembly)
- Curriculum Process Flow Chart: How to use the correct form
- Program Change Request Form (Major, Minor, Certificate; PCAS Based)
- Course Change Request Form (ECAS Based)
- New Program Request Form (Major, Minor, Certificate; PCAS Based)
- 2022-2023 Curriculum Committee Dates and Deadlines
- Electronic Course Authorization System (ECAS) - Review detailed information on courses.
- New Program Synopsis
- Online Learning
- Program & Curriculum Approval (PCAS) - Review latest program curriculum changes
- Semester Schedule Time Patterns and Rules
Faculty - New Hires and Prospectives
Faculty - New Hires and Prospectives
Hiring and Personnel
New faculty hires at the University of Minnesota Crookston are guided by the university's Faculty Personnel Plan and must comply with the Faculty Credential requirements and guidelines.
New Faculty
Visit the New Faculty Information site
Prospective Faculty
- All open faculty positions are posted at the University of Minnesota Employment System www.myu.umn.edu/employment (under "Location" on the left-hand side, first click "more" and then click the "Crookston" link)
- Employee Benefits
- UMN Crookston Human Resources
Professional Development
Professional Development
Professional Development
UMC Leadership Academy
The UMC Leadership Academy is designed to create a culture of leadership at the University of Minnesota Crookston by assisting faculty and staff in the development of leadership skills, capacity and readiness, and help position them to move their programs, units, departments, and the campus forward (“leadership in place”). The program is scheduled through the 2022 – 2023 academic year and includes four required Core leadership training sessions, Electives, [Hogan or EQI] Assessment, and Mentoring/Coaching Discussions.
Please read the UMC Leadership Academy Program Description for detailed information regarding the program and before applying.
Use the Application Form button below to complete the application. The application deadline is Sunday, September 11, 2022, at 11:59 pm.
The UMC Leadership Academy program is a result of the Employee Engagement (E2) Survey where UMC faculty and staff have shared their interest for more professional development, leadership and engagement opportunities. This program is also an important part of the UMC Strategic Initiative.
UMC Leadership Academy Program Description
UMC Leadership Academy Application Forms:
Application Form Supervisor Discussion and Commitment of Support Form
Additional Professional Development Opportunities
Visit the UMC Human Resources website under 'current employees' to find additional professional development opportunities.
Promotion and Tenure
Promotion and Tenure
Promotion and Tenure Dates and Deadlines
Faculty in Decision Year:
- 2021-2022: Faculty in Decision Year Processing Dates and Procedures
- 2022-2023: Faculty in Decision Year Processing Dates and Procedures
Annual Appraisal of Tenure-Track Faculty in Non-Decision Year:
- 2021-2022: Annual Appraisal of Tenure-Track Faculty in Non-Decision Year
- 2022-2023: Annual Appraisal of Tenure-Track Faculty in Non-Decision Year
Non-Reappointment of Probationary Faculty:
- 2021-2022: Non-Reappointment of Probationary Faculty
- 2022-2023: Non-Reappointment of Probationary Faculty
Four-Year Review of Associate Professors:
- 2021-2022: Four-Year Review Dates of Associate Professors
- 2022-2023: Four-Year Review Dates of Associate Professors
- Four-Year Review Procedures
Promotion for P&A Lecturers
Promotion and Tenure Policies, Procedures, Template CV
Scholarship & Research
Scholarship & Research
Scholarship & Research
Engaged Scholarship
The University of Minnesota is proud to advance community-engaged scholarship as a potential means by which we achieve the scholarly goals of the university and our faculty. Community engaged scholarship involves the collaboration of faculty members and individuals outside the academy in scholarly endeavors that lead to mutually beneficial outcomes and the advancement of the pubic good. While faculty members who participate in community-engaged scholarly projects are expected to demonstrate rigorous applications of the scholarship of their discipline (e.g. inquiry, formal research, knowledge generation, creative works) within the collaborative environment, the dissemination aspects of the scholarly endeavors may be non-traditional and situated more within specific community contexts (e.g. outcomes achieved with partners that promote the public good) and not solely or primarily in competitive, peer-reviewed publications.
The website of the University of Minnesota Office for Public Engagement is a valuable resource for faculty members who are interested in community-engaged research projects. This website includes Criteria for Community-Engaged Scholarship (also called Publicly Engaged Scholarship) as well as a peer-review process that faculty members can utilize to both strengthen their community-engaged scholarly projects and demonstrate the quality of their community-engaged scholarly work through a formal peer-review process.
UMC Library's Guide to Faculty Publishing
What you need to know about journal impacts, acceptance rates, peer-review status, and UMC's institutional repository.
Grants Resource Center
UMC has joined the Grants Resource Center (GRC), a service of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). Our institutional subscription to GRC entitles UMC faculty and staff to access tools, services, and expertise to increase their success in competing for grants from federal and private sponsors. Contact Academic Affairs for GRC log-in information.
Research Release Requests | Research Release Request Form
Get information about individual credit/overload hour limits and tenure-track and tenured faculty research release time procedures. Due to the volume of research release requests received in recent years, a single application for research release will occur each spring. The application will be for both the fall and spring semesters of the following academic year.
Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA)
SPA is the University of Minnesota system-wide office authorized to submit research proposals and receive awards from external sources on behalf of the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota. SPA is also the fiduciary for the U on grant-related matters.
University Research Resources for Researchers & Staff
Learn more about grants (applying & reporting), compliance, policies & procedures, subjects protection, technology transfer & IP, training opportunities, working abroad and get commonly used forms.
Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Research
University Undergraduate Research (UROP)
The University of Minnesota is one of the world’s great research universities. On our campuses, at our field stations, and in our communities, literally, tens of thousands of students, faculty, and staff create new knowledge and develop new examples of human expression each and every day. The University of Minnesota's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) provides funding to U of MN undergraduates who work on a research project with a faculty mentor. UROP provides a stipend and expense money to students. UROP is open to freshmen through seniors who are in an undergraduate degree program in good academic standing. Applications are accepted twice a year through the UROP web site.
Resources
Resources
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- Academic Advising
- Academic Technology Support Services
- Academics
- Astra - Events, Classroom & Fleet Vehicle Reservation Requests
- Awards - Faculty, Staff, Students, Academic Programs and Campus-wide
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- Calendars, UMC
- Campus Assembly
- Catalogs, U of MN
- Catalogs, UMC
- Class Schedule
- Computer Help Desk
- Core Competencies of Programs of Study
- Course Fees Policy
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- Grade Reports - Registrar's Office
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- MyU - MyU is the University of Minnesota's enterprise portal, delivering many services to our students, faculty, and staff. MyU gives the University community a personalized, user-focused web experience in support of the University's mission of teaching, research, and outreach. The MyU team supports all aspects of MyU with partners throughout the University, across all campuses. Our mission is simple, to help you be more successful getting your business done here at the U.
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Forms
Forms
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- Academic Dishonesty Report Form
- Accomplishment and Planning Form (for Academic Faculty 2019)
- Accomplishment and Planning Form (for Teaching P&A Staff 2019)
- Agreement for Completion of Incomplete Work
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- Confidential Reporting of Ethical Issues - Ethics Point
- Curriculum Process Flow Chart: How to use the correct form
- Program Change Request Form (Major, Minor, Certificate; PCAS Based)
- Course Change Request Form (ECAS Based)
- New Program Request Form (Major, Minor, Certificate; PCAS Based)
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Department Faculty & Staff
Department Faculty & Staff
Division Head Ag, NatR, Tech, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 109-A Hill Hall (218) 281-8360 |
Business & Research Analyst |
Academic Affairs
University of Minnesota Crookston
307 Selvig Hall
2900 University Ave
Crookston, MN 56716
PHONE: 218-281-8343
FAX: 218-281-8040
Hours
M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm