Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Development 

Responsibilities

The Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Development is responsible for coordinating the state-mandated program review process at Northern Illinois University, working with departments to prepare program review documents and the Academic Planning Council to review the programs. The Vice Provost works with departments and other units on the development of requests for: new programs; research and public service centers; authority to offer programs at off-campus locations; and any other program or unit changes that require the approval of the Board of Trustees and the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). The Vice Provost coordinates the program accreditation process at the university, the university's accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission, and also chairs the University Assessment Panel.

Reporting Units

• Assessment Services
• Committee on Multicultural Curriculum Transformation (Liaison)

Committee Participation

• Academic Planning Council
• Presidential Commission on the Status of Women
• Committee on Multicultural Curriculum Transformation 
• University Assessment Panel
• University Outreach Advisory Committee 

Accreditation

• Accredited Programs at NIU
• Submission Form for Accreditation Document [PDF]
• Accredited Programs Contact Information [PDF]

Approval for Outside Consulting and Research

• 2013-2014 Instruction Memo
• 2013-2014 Form (Excel)

Program Review at NIU

• NIU Program Review
• NIU Guidelines for Review of Instructional Programs 
• NIU Guidelines for the Review of Units Engaged in Research and Public Service
• Program Review Schedule
• Program Review Sources

2013 Program Review Process Task Force

• Charge
• Meeting times
• Membership
• Agendas
  • February 18, 2013
  • March 4, 2013
  • March 18, 2013
  • April 1, 2013
  • April 15, 2013
• Notes
  • February 18, 2013
  • March 4, 2013
  • March 18, 2013
  • April 1, 2013
  • April 15, 2013

Carolinda Douglass