here are the basic responsibilities of the State Discipline Chair (as outlined in State Discipline Chair training provided in fall 2021, with minor edits from the SDC workgroup for clarity):

  • Represent faculty across the state​
  • Conduct discipline meeting at the 2:2​
    • Address discipline issues​
    • Prepare submissions from discipline​
    • Prepare and facilitate agenda for 2:2 ​- Decisions at 2:2 are binding!​
    • Courses and revisions must still go through remaining process for approval.​
    • Record and communicate​
  • Coordinate curriculum in the discipline​
    • New Courses​
    • New Prefixes
    • GT- Pathways submissions​
    • Maintenance of the discipline curriculum​
    • Reviewing existing courses​
    • Fixing errors, clean-up ​
    • Changes to courses​
  • Communicate​
    • Maintain/update Distribution lists​ – discipline Chair is the point of contact​
    • Engage with system, state (CMC, Aims, Area Vo-tech – vote at state and on archiving courses, but not at the 2:2), and 4-year partners 
    • Inform discipline of proposed courses and course revisions​
    • Oversee consensus or vote-taking process (one vote per college)​
    • Discipline chair votes as the tie breaker if needed (separate from college vote)
    • Approval of the state discipline chair is required to initiate the course approval process
    • Report to SFCC ​
    • Answer questions throughout the year