The Undergraduate and Graduate Forums serve as a platform for discussion and dialogue on issues pertinent to the faculty & academic directors and the educational experience at Bay Path University. These forums are a venue for academic discussions on matters relevant to the day-to-day responsibilities of the faculty and staff who teach.   Although the scope of topics is similar to the Faculty & Academic Directors Assembly, the separation of the Undergraduate and Graduate forums allows for greater focus on matters that may be unique to each body.

Membership and Meetings

All individuals with full-time faculty contracts, academic directors, or full-time administrators/staff with faculty status who teach at the undergraduate level are members of the Undergraduate Forum.  All individuals with full-time faculty contracts or full-time administrators/staff with faculty status who teach at the graduate level are members of the Graduate Forum.

The Forums will each meet twice in each of the Fall and Spring semesters. The Undergraduate Forum and the Graduate Forum will meet at different times, as scheduled by the Faculty Chair and Liaisons in coordination with the Academic Affairs Office. Attendance at the forums is voluntary. Faculty and staff with faculty status who teach in both undergraduate and graduate programs can attend and vote at both forum meetings. Minutes will be taken and posted on the Academic Affairs Resource site within one week of each meeting. 

At each Forum meeting, and in the spirit of the historical ‘town-hall’ meetings, time may be reserved for discussion with representatives invited from the administration, including members of the Executive Team, the Academic and Student Affairs Cabinet, Deans, or others most directly involved with specific agenda topics.

The Forums are not decision-making bodies. Voting may be used for such purposes as assessing majority opinion, but not in the context of decision making regarding rules, policies, practices, etc. Recommendations from any Forum will be communicated by the respective Liaison to the Faculty Chair in a timely manner.