III. Committees

All committees within the School of Music, Theatre and Dance require representation from all faculty ranks, ensuring broad participation and diverse perspectives. Membership is determined at the beginning of each academic year through an election process open to all eligible faculty members.

III.a. SCHOOL COMMITTEE ON PLANNING (SCOP)

The School Committee on Planning deals with matters of school policy, planning, and reporting. The School Committee on Planning is elected from among all faculty ranks at the beginning of each academic year. Music and Theatre/Dance will hold separate annual elections to determine one representative to serve a two-year term. Associate Directors have a permanent positions on the committee. Membership of the committee consists of:

1) Theatre/Dance Faculty (2-year term elected in even years)

2) Music Faculty (2-year term elected in even years)

3) Theatre/Dance Faculty (2-year term elected in odd years)

4) Music Faculty (2-year term elected in odd years)

5) Associate Director for Dance

6) Associate Director for Music

7) Associate Director for Theatre

8) Associate Director for Facilities

III.b. MUSIC COMMITTEE ON PLANNING (MCOP)

The Music Committee on Planning (MCOP) is elected from among all Music faculty ranks at the beginning of each academic year with the Associate Director for Music as an ex-officio member. The term of MCOP members is two years. MCOP deals with matters of Music Program policy, planning, NASM accreditation and reporting.

Five faculty members, regardless of rank, are elected by the music faculty to form the MCOP Committee. Each academic year, either three or four elected committee members will rotate off the committee. The School Director and Associate Director for Music may consult with MCOP membership in order to establish and maintain term rotation through selected one-year appointments.

III.c. ANNUAL EVALUATION COMMITTEE

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance will have two program-based Evaluation Committees, that will review submitted materials and provide evaluations to the director on all areas of faculty assignment: Instruction, RSCAD, and Service. In consideration of the limited number of dance faculty and to ensure discipline-informed feedback, the dance program will combine with theatre for the annual evaluation. The School Director will conduct annual evaluations in consultation with the two Annual Evaluation Committees. After serving on the committee faculty members are excused from serving for one year. Regular review and formative feedback of faculty performance in the school is essential to academic freedom and is the responsibility of all faculty.

The two committees will contain members from each program's faculty who are full time and are not splitting their workload between programs. Members may be selected from among all faculty ranks. The school director will be responsible for the selection of committee member makeup based on the aforementioned criteria.

MUSIC EVALUATION COMMITTEE:

Music Faculty

Music Combined Applied

Music Ensemble Director

Music Education or Music Theory/History

THEATRE/DANCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE:

Theatre or Dance Faculty

Theatre Faculty

Dance Faculty

Each Evaluation Committee and the school director read the portfolios and make individual assessments on each faculty. The week before Fall Break, each program's Evaluation Committee and the school director will convene in a meeting to report on faculty assessments as scheduled by the school director.

III.d. Arts Community Together (ACT)

ACT stands for Arts Community Together. This committee is open to all faculty and staff of Kansas State University School of Music Theatre and Dance.

New Temporary Mission Statement:

The mission of the ACT is to support, promote, and advocate for all students, faculty, and staff within Kansas State University’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. With participation on faculty committees, endorsement of wide-ranging repertoires and curriculums, engagement of students, and outreach in the community, the members of ACT strive for forward-thinking, innovative, and dynamic celebrations of the human condition. This perspective will unite MTD through a strong community of support and encouragement.