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- Academic Council: The official university council whose mission is to provide vision and leadership for the academic enterprise of the university. Its major areas of responsibility include oversight of the academic goals of the University, review of proposals for new academic programs and changes to existing programs, and review of academic policies and institutional assessment plans.
- Academic Freedom: The principle that faculty and students may teach, learn, discuss, and publish ideas relevant to course content without undue institutional constraint, consistent with the mission of MCHP. See also: Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
- Academic Advisor: A faculty or staff member assigned to guide students in course registration, academic progression, and achievement of educational and career goals. See also: Advising
- Accreditation: A formal process by which an external body evaluates and recognizes an institution or program as meeting established standards of quality. See also: NECHE; ACEN; CAAHEP; JRCERT
- Adjunct Faculty: Faculty members employed on a contingent, contractual basis to provide didactic, laboratory, or clinical instruction. See also: Faculty; Faculty Workload
- Administrative Faculty: A person who is assigned a range of administrative/coordinating responsibilities that assist the administrator in the fulfillment of the goals of the educational unit and that assist in achieving a program’s end-of-program student learning outcomes and program outcomes. If a person’s workload of assigned teaching responsibilities is 51% or greater, MCHP may consider this person a faculty member, regardless of teaching responsibilities and classification by the governing organization.
- Advising: The process through which faculty or designated advisors support students’ academic planning, progress monitoring, and goal attainment. See also: Academic Advisor
- Andragogy: The theory and practice of teaching adult learners, emphasizing self-direction, experience-based learning, and relevance to professional practice. See also: Online Teaching Eligibility
- Assessment: The systematic collection and analysis of data to evaluate student learning, program effectiveness, and achievement of outcomes. See also: Formative Assessment; Summative Evaluation
- Assignments: The specific duties each faculty member is expected to perform during the contract term. See also: Workload, Overload
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- Board of Trustees: The members elected to their positions and vested with the full power, responsibility, and authority to supervise, coordinate, manage and control the Maine College of Health Professions. See also: Central Maine Healthcare (CMH) Human Resources
- BSL-2 Laboratory: A Biosafety Level 2 laboratory used for instruction involving moderate-risk biological agents, requiring specific safety protocols. See also: Science Laboratory
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- Canvas: The Learning Management System (LMS) used by MCHP to deliver course content, assessments, and communication. See also: Learning Management System
- Chain of Command: The established hierarchy for communication, decision-making, and issue resolution within divisions and departments. See also: Organizational Structure
- Clinical Education: Structured, supervised learning experiences in healthcare settings that support the development of professional competencies. See also: Clinical Performance Assessment
- Clinical Faculty: Faculty members who have ongoing responsibility for evaluating student learning in the clinical and/or lab setting. See also: Faculty, Clinical Education
- Clinical Preceptor: A qualified healthcare professional who provides direct supervision, instruction, and evaluation of students in clinical settings. See also: Clinical Education
- Competency: The demonstrated integration of knowledge, skills, and professional behaviors required for effective practice. See also: Clinical Performance Assessment
- Continuing Education: Professional learning activities undertaken to maintain licensure, certification, and instructional effectiveness. See also: Professional Development
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- Faculty: Individuals appointed by MCHP to fulfill teaching, scholarly, service, and advising responsibilities. See also: Administrative Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Faculty, Full-time Faculty, Part-time Faculty, Research Faculty, Faculty Workload
- Faculty Evaluation System: The structured process used to assess faculty performance in teaching, scholarly activity, and service. See also: Performance Review
- Faculty Senate: The governance body of the faculty of Maine College of Health Professions. The Faculty Senate, as part of shared governance, considers policies and procedures and standards for faculty, oversees the curricula, evaluates the academic programs, and serves to enhance communication between and among MCHP faculty, university administration, and students. See also: Shared Governance
- Faculty Workload: The combination of teaching, office hours, preparation, service, and scholarly responsibilities assigned to faculty. See also: Overload
- Formative Assessment: Ongoing assessment activities used to monitor learning, identify gaps, and guide instructional improvement. See also: Summative Evaluation
- Full-time Faculty: Regular faculty who have a full-time employment status at MCHP based on their workload, and whose current responsibilities are teaching and/or evaluating students.
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- GPA (Grade Point Average): A numerical measure of academic performance based on course grades. See also: MCHP Grading Scale
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- HIPAA: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a federal law governing the privacy and security of health information. See also: Professional Boundaries
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- Incident: An incident is any adverse occurrence or event inconsistent with the College's routine operation.
- Interprofessional Education (IPE): Defined by the WHO (2010) and the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC), interprofessional education (IPE) is “when students from two or more professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes.”
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- Learning Management System (LMS): A digital platform used to organize, deliver, and assess instruction and learning activities. See also: Canvas
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- Mission Statement: A formal declaration describing MCHP’s purpose, values, and commitment to education and the community at large.
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- NECHE: The New England Commission of Higher Education, MCHP’s institutional accrediting body. See also: Accreditation
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- Office Hours: Designated times when faculty are available to meet with students for advising and academic support. See also: Advising
- Overload: Teaching or service responsibilities that exceed the standard faculty workload and may be eligible for additional compensation. See also: Faculty Workload
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- Part-time Faculty: Regular faculty who hold academic and/or professional credentials appropriate to the content area taught. Their primary workload responsibilities are teaching and/or evaluating students; however, their appointment is a less than full-time status.
- Program Director: A faculty administrator responsible for the academic and operational oversight of a specific program. See also: Administrative Faculty, Dean
- Professional Boundaries: Guidelines governing appropriate faculty–student interactions to ensure professionalism and ethical conduct. See also: HIPAA
- Professional Development: Institutionally supported activities that enhance instructional effectiveness and professional growth. See also: Continuing Education
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- Research Faculty: A full-time faculty member who holds a graduate degree and has a primary responsibility of conducting and analyzing research.
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- Scholarly Activity: Creative or research-based work that contributes to disciplinary knowledge or professional practice. See also: Faculty Evaluation System
- Service: Faculty contributions to the institution, profession, or community beyond instructional duties. See also: Faculty Evaluation System
- Sonis: The student information system used by MCHP to manage academic records and student data. See also: Student Information System
- Student: Those persons defined as students in the Student Handbook and the clients served by the MCHP faculty.
- Summative Evaluation: Assessment conducted at the conclusion of a course or program to measure overall achievement. See also: Formative Assessment
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- Terminal degree: The highest-level college degree that can be achieved in an academic discipline or professional field. A department may designate different degrees as "terminal" for different specialties within a discipline in its Role and Scope document.
- Title IX: Federal legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities. See also: Non-Discrimination Policy
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- Vision: A statement describing MCHP’s long-term aspirations and desired future impact. See also: Mission Statement