The Committee is composed of six members, one representative from each department in the School of Public Health. Members are appointed by the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs upon recommendation by the Department Chairs and typically serve a period up to three academic years. The work of the Committee is usually conducted through campus mail. The Chair may recommend that an application be exempt from review or undergo expedited review. In that case committee members have one week to challenge the Chair s recommendation.
Full reviews receive the full committee s review and takes approximately three weeks.
The committee meets under special circumstances to review extraordinary or cases and to consider policy changes. Committee Chair and Chair Responsibilities. The Chair of the Committee is appointed by the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and typically serves in that capacity for 1-2 years. SPH Academic Responsibility Purpose. The SPH Academic Responsibility Committee is concerned with academic integrity and discipline and was established to handle infractions or alleged infractions of the University Rule of Student Academic Responsibility.