Current Standing Committees
Professional Development, Recognition, & Social Committee
- Identify, market, and coordinate professional development opportunities for SAES and/or specific units utilizing provided resources (e.g., Academic Impression)
- Offer and advertise campus social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion professional opportunities to SAES
- Facilitate semi-regular social opportunities for the SAES area employees
- Develop and execute a full-time staff member recognition program for SAES
- Plan and host a student worker end-of-year recognition event
Strategic Planning, Assessment, & Reporting Committee
- Facilitate a strategic planning process for SAES and the identification of priories which support established goals and strategic objectives
- Track progress on strategic objectives and produce reports for various university departments (e.g., WEAVE, Second Century)
- Serve as an assessment support group for SAES units, assisting in the development and analysis of data
- Review programs and service utilization for diversity, equity, and inclusion gaps
- Produce reports which may require multiple data sources across SAES units
Area-Wide Policies, Procedures Committee
- Oversee the adoption of Wiki to document current policies, practices, and manuals to permit organizational effectiveness and continuity
- Identify and recommend shared policies and procedures across all or some SAES units for organizational efficiency
- Review and update SAES programs and policies for justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion concerns
- Regularly review and update the Wiki and adopted area-wide policies and procedures
Marketing, Communications, Digital Technology Committee
- Provide or coordinate trainings on SMU brand guidelines, Sitecore, and other digital technologies to SAES staff
- Develop marketing materials to promote student/SMU community usage or awareness of SAES academic support, academic enrichment, and initiatives
- Promote and ensure representation of equity, diversity, inclusion in SAES marketing and communication efforts
- Produce blogs and other written communications of SAES happenings
- Coordinate an annual communications calendar to share social media posting content
- Develop, update, and deliver an SAES Overview Roadshow presentation to provide campus partners and stakeholders
Current Task Forces
None are active