Charge
- The Professional Educational Council (PEC) provides leadership for all professional education programs. It initiates, receives, and develops recommendations on all policies, proceedings, and standards affecting professional education.
- To ensure that all professional education programs are organized, unified, and coordinated to allow fulfillment of the mission of the professional education unit.
- To ensure that the professional education curricula are built upon knowledge bases essential for effective practice and upon the findings of research.
Membership
1. The PEC consists of fourteen voting members serving three-year staggered terms (except student and school-based educator representatives will serve two-year terms) and a chair. Appointments must be completed at the first meeting of the new Faculty Senate in the spring with terms beginning June 1. In addition, deans and chairs representing each Professional Education Unit (PEU) program are ex officio, non-voting members of the PEC as well as one public school superintendent will serve as an ex officio, non-voting member.
- Three members (one from each department) from the College of Education. Chairs in consultation with the dean of the college of education will fill these positions.
- Two permanent members representing service units in the college of education appointed by the dean of the college of education.
- One member from each academic college representing the academic colleges outside of the college of education who have professional education programs. These members (faculty or chairs) shall be appointed by the Faculty Senate from at least two nominations provided by the deans of the colleges.
- Two student members (serving two-year terms) appointed by the College of Education Administrative Council–one undergraduate student and one graduate student.
- Three practicing professionals (serving two-year terms) will be appointed by the College of Education Administrative Council.
To fill a vacancy in any of the College of Education positions, student appointments, or school-based educators, the College of Education Administrative Council will make the appointment.
To fill a vacancy in the positions outside of the College of Education, the Faculty Senate will make the appointment.
2. Chairperson: The dean of the college of education or his/her designee will serve as chair. The chair will vote in two circumstances: 1) to break a tie vote, or 2) when required to establish a quorum of voting members..
Members
Vicki Groves-Scott
Chairperson: Dean of the College of Education
Permanent
Jamie Dallas
Elementary, Literacy and Special Education
2019
Shelly Albritton
Leadership Studies Representative
2020
Jason Trumble
Teaching and Learning Representative
2021
Donna Wake
Associate Dean/CAEP Representative
Permanent
Gary Bunn
Candidate Services & Field Experience
Permanent
Renee Ryburn
CHBS Representative (Faculty Senate appointment)
2019
Jennifer Rospert
CFAC Representative (Faculty Senate appointment)
2020
Mike Rosenow
CLA Representative (Faculty Senate appointment)
2020
Charles Watson
CNSM Representative (Faculty Senate appointment)
2019
Undergraduate Student
2018
Graduate Student
2018
Lauren Flowers
Public School Elementary
2019
Amy Dibble
Public School Middle
2019
Public School Secondary
2018
Keith Lenz
Chair, Elementary, Literacy and Special Education
Permanent
Louis Nadelson
Chair, Leadership Studies
Permanent
Michael Mills
Chair, Teaching and Learning
Permanent
Kurt Boniecki
Associate Provost for Instructional Support
Permanent
Angela Barlow
Dean, Graduate Programs
Permanent
Terry Wright
Dean, College of Fine Arts & Communications
Permanent
Johnny Ishee
Dean, College of Health & Applied Sciences
Permanent
Tom Williams
Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Permanent
Steve Addison
Dean, College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Permanent
Patricia Poulter
Provost
Permanent
Greg Murry
School Superintendent, Conway Public Schools
Permanent
Meetings
Professional Education Council meetings will be held once a month during fall and spring semesters. Meetings may be called in the summer if business requires. A majority of voting members constitutes a quorum. The council will conduct business if voting members send an email vote to the PEC chairperson.
Reports to
Provost
Last Updated: May 6, 2016