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House Committee The House Committee shall be composed of a minimum of two to four students who shall be approved by the PA Program Director on a yearly basis. The goal of the committee is to ensure the maintenance and safety of the Physician Assistant Program building (internal space) and outdoor property (external space). The committee will select a chairperson and meet at least twice each semester to assign responsibility for specific tasks and to review the effectiveness of the committee’s work. The committee chairperson will be responsible for keeping a designated faculty member informed of any concerns as well as the committee’s actions via e-mail. While the House Committee coordinates the assignment of tasks, it is the responsibility of members of the PA student community, on a rotating basis, to make sure the internal and external physical site are kept clean, well maintained and secure. The internal space includes the entry areas, student lounge, kitchen area, classrooms, the computer lab, hallways and bathrooms. The external space includes the outdoor grounds and parking areas. Two of the most important internal areas to maintain are the student kitchen and student lounge areas. The student kitchen area is for the students to store and prepare foods brought in from home. Every effort must be made to keep the area clean and serviceable for fellow classmates. The refrigerators should be emptied on a regular basis so that it remains useable and sanitary. The microwaves should be cleaned on a regular basis. If any appliance is found not in working order, the House Committee is to be immediately notified so that the committee’s faculty advisor can be aware of the need to immediately rectify the condition. The student lounge area, located at the entrance of the main door at Sherman Avenue, is a place for students to relax and socialize. While the university maintenance service is responsible for general cleaning of the area, individual students should pick up after themselves. Students are not allowed to eat in any of the classrooms, including the computer room and the physical exam room. Beverages are permitted in the regular classrooms, but not in the computer room or in the physical exam room.
Recycling Sub-committee The Recycling Sub-committee is responsible for keeping can/bottle collecting areas neat and clean, collecting and redeeming cans and bottles for refund and managing the money collected by redemption. The sub-committee consists of aminimum of two to four student volunteers as approved by the Program Director. Money collected is used to purchase food for distribution at the Midnight Run homeless project and other local philanthropic projects.
Copy Committee The university (and the PA program) provides students with copies of all important documents including syllabi, course goals and objectives, directions to clinical sites, instructions for program related activities and courses, the student handbook and clinical handbook. Course study guides and “handouts” are not provided per university policy. Since the PA utilizes sizeable course “study guides” to facilitate the learning experience, the program has developed a Copy Committee. The Copy Committee is a group of three to four student volunteers as approved by the Program Director. The role of the committee is to collect (from core and adjunct faculty), copy and distribute printed supplemental materials for all classes (i.e., handouts, study guides and journal articles). The committee will select a chairperson who is responsible for introducing his/herself to adjunct professors and acquiring handouts and materials to be copied and distributed to the class. The Copy Committee is responsible for making an arrangement with a local copy center to handle their copy needs. Financial arrangements for copying are arranged through the Copy Committee and the class. A copy of all handouts is to be given to the program secretary (who will make the copy on the program copy machine) for program files. Students are not required to participate in the group copy program but need to be aware that the supplemental handouts and study guides will not be provided to them from the program in any other manner. The Copy Committee and individual students may not utilize the program computer lab or the university library to make sizeable copies. The copy machines in these locations are to provide students convenient access for copying small documents.
Instructional Technology Liaison The Instructional Technology Liaison shall be appointed by the Program Director on a yearly basis. Responsibilities will include welcoming and orienting new adjunct instructors to the PA Program facilities, monitoring the maintenance and upkeep of all audio/visual (AV) equipment used in the PA educational program and to ensure that each adjunct faculty member has access to AV equipment as needed. The Instructional Technology Liaison will report any deficiencies to a designated faculty person via email. This liaison will also be responsible for communicating information from adjunct faculty to program faculty on a regular basis
Computer Committee The Computer Committee shall be composed of at least two students who shall be appointed by the Program Director on a yearly basis. Their function is to ensure the maintenance and upkeep of all equipment provided by the PA Program in the Computer Lab and to report any deficiencies via email to a designated faculty person.
Website sub-committee The Website sub-committee is responsible for the development, updating and maintenance of the class web page. Committee members meet with a designated faculty liaison and review materials to be posted on the web page. Once faculty approval is received, committee members work with a designated individual from the university’s Instructional Technology department to get information posted on the website. Information acceptable for posting on the class web page include photos of the class, class officers, special community service and philanthropic events, class logo clothing sales and other special class projects and events. The Website sub-committee is responsible for the development, updating and maintenance of the class web page. Committee members meet with a designated faculty liaison and review materials to be posted on the web page. Once faculty approval is received, committee members work with a designated individual from the university’s Instructional Technology department to get information posted on the website. Information acceptable for posting on the class web page include photos of the class, class officers, special community service and philanthropic events, class logo clothing sales and other special class projects and events.
Philanthropic Committees In keeping with the mission of Quinnipiac University and the PA program, all PA students are required to perform community service. The PA program has a number of ongoing community service projects listed below. All PA students are required to donate time to these projects as well as any additional projects they find interesting. Each of these projects requires small coordinating committees of two to four individuals. Each coordinating committee is assigned a faculty member or organizational liaison. The responsibility of each coordinating committee is to work with their designated liaison to arrange dates and times of community service projects and to recruit the appropriate number of volunteers for each project.