Faculty Resources
Committee Structure
| Committee | Membership | Role and Function |
|---|---|---|
| Steering Committee | -MANE Project Director and Committee Chair -Directors of each member college/university nursing program -Practice Partner Representatives -Minnesota Board of Nursing Representatives |
-Oversees all MANE initiatives -Serves as the final approval body for MANE processes -Determines MANE policies and procedures |
| Systems Committee | -MANE Project Director and Committee Chair -Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) systems office leadership -Deans of Academic Affairs or Schools of Nursing for each member college/university -Practice Partner Representative/s -Minnesota Board of Nursing Representative |
-Addresses the needs of MANE to support processes and smooth function between member institutions at a systems level. -Forwards completed projects/agreements/processes to the Steering Committee for final approval. |
| Curriculum Committee | -Mane Project Director -Three Co-chairs comprised of a community college faculty member, a university faculty member and a practice member -Minimum of two additional faculty from each member college/university -Minnesota Board of Nursing Representative |
-Collaboratively develops the MANE Program Plan, Conceptual Framework, and Course Outlines. -Ensures alignment of Program Student Learning Outcomes with national standards. -Benchmarks outcomes with performance standards. -Forwards completed curriculum to the Steering Committee for final approval. |
| Faculty Development Committee | -Membership is a member of the steering committee along with one to two faculty representatives from each MANE campus . | -Assist in the identification of learning needs and desired learning methodologies related to faculty development. -Plan and implement educational offerings for faculty interested in learning about MANE. -Review evaluation data on faculty development educational activities. -Promote and share best practices for teaching pedagogies and methodologies with full partner schools. -Coordinate the faculty development related content of the MANE website. |
| Research, Evaluation and Assessment Committee | -Mane Project Director -Two Co-chairs comprised of a community college and university director or faculty member -An institutional research representative from one of the member nursing programs institutions -A representative from the Curriculum Committee, Faculty Development Committee and System’s Committee -Ad Hoc members added as needed |
-Develop and operationalize infrastructure for aggregate data collection, analysis and evaluation of program and student learning outcomes -Support process for dissemination of data collected to MANE committees and faculty for analysis -Ensure process to determine reliability and validity of evaluation rubrics; collect data and aggregate for analysis of aggregate student learning outcomes -Facilitate internal and external reporting related to program and student learning outcomes -Oversee research and publication related to MANE with Steering Committee approval |
| Diversity Committee | Membership may include: -Administrative, faculty and staff members of the Minnesota Alliance for Nursing Education -MANE students -Community members/partners -Professional nursing organizations representing diversity |
-Identify, develop and implement processes that support the recruitment, retention and graduation of racially diverse students at the baccalaureate level of nursing practice -Increase the diversity of registered nurses in Minnesota |
| Clinical Advisory Board | -Co-chaired by a representative from MANE and a practice partner -Fluid membership from a variety of care environments -Representatives from organizations which promote the role of nursing in healthcare across the care continuum Regulation |
-Collaborate to promote the agility of the curriculum to support the dynamic health care environment -Promote creative clinical learning opportunities -Develop processes and resources for disseminating information about MANE clinical learning to clinical sites -Develop the clinical component of the MANE online resources |
| Admission/Advisory Board | -Campus advisors -Campus specific individuals responsible for MANE application and admission -Registrars and transcript specialists -MANE program Deans/directors -MANE project director |
-Collaborate within and between campuses to implement the MANE policies and procedures regarding application and admission -Support dissemination of information to students -Provides data related to application and admission to the MANE REA committee |
MANE Web Files
The MANE Web Files site is a member only resource for MANE faculty and committee members to download and share files. Need to sign up? Request access here. Need help? email Bill Dalbotten for support.