Academic Affairs: Committees and Task Forces

University and Divisional Committees Related to COVID-19

These groups were created or re-activated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Academic Affairs Infectious Disease Response Team  
• Academic Affairs Pandemic-Related Exceptions Committee
• CARES Task Force
• Contingency Planning Task Force 
• COVID-19 Briefing Team
• COVID-19 Campus Team
• Infectious Disease Response Team – Full Membership
• Infectious Disease Response Team – Executive Committee
• President's Pandemic-Related Learning and Innovation Task Force
• Scientific & Public Health Advisory Team
  

Division-Wide Committees Coordinated by Provost 

Committees are long-term working groups that do project-based assignments and advise the Provost on a variety of matters.

• AA Administrative Staff Advisory Council
• Academic Admissions Standards Committee
• Fellowships Nomination Committee
• Online Teaching and Learning Committee
• Provost's Committee on Commencement 
• Provost's Committee on Distinguished Speakers and Honors 
• Provost's Fulbright Advisory Committee
• Provost's ICCE Coordinating Group 
• Provost's ICCE Council
• Provost's Committee on International Student Recruiting
• Provost's Committee on Kosovo and JMU Partnerships
• Provost's Committee on Partnerships Between JMU and African Countries 

Division-Wide Task Forces Coordinated by Provost 

Task forces are short-term working groups created to investigate a specific issue. 

• ChangeMaker Mindset Implementation Task Force
• Professional and Cultural Name Use Task Force
• Yield Strategy Task Force

Other Committees Related to the Work of Academic Affairs

• Faculty Handbook Committee

University-Wide Committees and Task Forces

• Campus History Committee
• Engagement Advisory Group
• Task Force on Early Childhood Education Initiatives

Retired Committees and Task Forces