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diff --git a/handbook.md b/handbook.md index 1e6be4f..4c2b8c2 100644 --- a/handbook.md +++ b/handbook.md @@ -856,14 +856,36 @@ standing committees. #### VII. The Committee on Advising and Student Life (CASL) {#casl} +(Amended by the Faculty, *April 16, 2025*) +(Approved by the Board of Trustees, *May 16, 2025*) + *Roles and Responsibilities:* -CASL is responsible for the continuing development of the student -advisory and counseling programs. It reviews the effectiveness of the -programs, evaluates current practices in the areas of student -environment, residential advising systems, and extracurricular -activities as they affect the academic performance of the student -body, and recommends changes as appropriate. +CASL works collaboratively with the Division of Student Affairs (e.g., +the Dean of Students, the Center for Well-Being, and Student +Activities) and the Division of Academic Affairs (e.g., the Office of +Academic Advising, Accessibility Services, and Graduate Studies), on +the continuing development of programs, policies, and other measures +that affect student advising, student life, and student wellbeing. In +the general area of student advising, the committee is concerned with +both undergraduate and graduate academic advising, academic support +programs, and policies and programs that impact academic advising. In +the general area of student life, the committee is concerned with +extracurricular activities as they affect the academic performance of +the student body and policies (such as the Student Code of Conduct and +the Academic Integrity Policy) that impact the student experience at +WPI. In the general area of student wellbeing, the committee is +concerned with programs designed to improve the physical, mental, +emotional, and social health of students, and with understanding how +other programs and policies may impact various aspects of student +wellness. In all cases, the committee works with representatives of +the Division of Student Affairs, the Office of Academic Advising, and +Graduate & Professional Studies to understand current best practices +in the areas of academic advising, student life, and student +well-being as they relate to academic performance; to review the +effectiveness of current programs, policies, and procedures relevant +to these areas; and to collaborate on the review and/or revision of +policies relevant to student life. *Membership and Election Procedures:*