Quality Assurance & Institutional Effectiveness
QUALITY ASSURANCE & INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS COMMITTEE
The committee ensures adherence to university standards and external requirements. It monitors implementation of quality assurance processes, oversees accreditation-related activities, promotes innovation and sharing of best practices, and coordinates with stakeholders for effective quality assurance across all functions.
Purpose
Chair
Members
Associate Dean - QA&IE
Chair/Representative of the QA&PE Committee from each college.
Representative (s) from Quality Assurance and Institutional Effectiveness Deanship
Student representative.
Term of office
Two years (Renewable)
Frequency of Meetings
The Quality Assurance & Institutional Effectiveness Committee shall meet at least once at the end of each semester.
Dean of QA&IE
Quorum
75%
Decision-Making & Voting Right
The committee adopts a collaborative decision-making approach. Every member has voting rights including students. A simple majority, defined as more than 50%, is necessary for the approval of any given decision.
Responsibilities
Monitor implementation of quality assurance processes and procedures to ensure University quality standards are maintained.
Ensure through the annual quality/performance effectiveness reports that the implementation of Quality Assurance procedures at various departments and units meet university standards and requirements of the external bodies.
Follow up and encourage innovation and sharing best practice in systems and processes across various divisions of GMU.
Monitor the accreditation-related processes including internal audit & external evaluation activities.
Coordinate with various internal and external stakeholders in implementing the quality assurance processes across all academic and administrative functions as per the performance standards.
Sharing best practices and challenges in relation to quality assurance by College QA&PE committee chairs for discussion and appropriate actions.