ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE CHICAGOLAND AREA (ACCA) DIVISION CHAIRPERSON GUIDELINES

Division chairpersons are responsible for the following objectives and outcomes:

1. Conduct three division meetings per year (fall, winter, & spring). The fall meeting is held at the ACCA Annual Dinner held on the first Monday in October. The winter meeting is held the first Friday in December at one of the ACCA colleges/universities. The spring meeting is held either the fourth Friday in April, the first Friday in May, or at the ACCA Annual Symposium.

2. Prepare agenda for all division meetings in advance. Agendas of meetings from the preceding year are a good guide for new agendas. Add new agenda items as appropriate. Perennial agenda items include: topics, dates, and progress reports of divisions with seminar courses, cooperative programs with Morton Arboretum & Shedd Aquarium, workshops & grants, establishing dates of the next division meeting, and choosing new officers.

3. Confirm that the Division Secretary is present to take minutes at each division meeting or request that he/she find a substitute. Division secretary should take attendance at the meeting, and type and distribute meeting minutes within three weeks after the meeting. To distribute the meeting minutes, please send to the Executive Director via e-mail and they will be distributed and/or posted on the ACCA WebPage.

4. At least two weeks prior to each division meeting, an agenda should be distributed. These items should be sent to each ACCA division member.  The ACCA Executive Director will assist with this distribution.

5. Prepare a budget proposal for the following year by February 15 and send it to the ACCA Executive Director.  Budget proposals shall include information and justification if needed for any changes to current funding level.  These proposals are preliminarily submitted to the ACCA Executive Committee in their February meeting and adopted in April.  Prepare an end of year annual report by April 15, and forward to the ACCA Executive Director.

6. Support division projects and members as appropriate.

7. Support announcement of and attendance at the Fall Biology, Chemistry, and Computer Science seminars, the Spring Biology Seminar, and the Annual Student Symposium.

8. Submit appropriate ACCA reimbursement form to ACCA Treasurer for any expenses incurred.

9. Biology division chairperson shall support and/or assist with cooperative activities with Morton Arboretum and Shedd Aquarium.

10.At end of term, provide orientation and materials to new division chairperson.

• BIOLOGY
  The Biology Division has historically organized fall and spring seminars. The College Botany Program was set up by the division in cooperation with Morton Arboretum to offer specialized courses for ACCA students. The division has initiated a cooperative program with the Shedd Aquarium in Marine Science which also provides courses for ACCA students.
  

  Lee Ann Smith is the Chair of the Biology Division.
  Benedictine University
  630/829-6525
  lsmith@ben.edu

  The contact for the College Botany Program at MORTON ARBORETUM is
  Jan Little
  630/719-2459 
  jlittle@mortonarb.org

  The contact for the Marine Biology Program at the SHEDD AQUARIUM is:

  Renee Birk

  312/692-3328

  rbirk@sheddaquarium.org 

• CHEMISTRY
  The Chemistry Division organizes a fall seminar series for high school and university students and faculty. It holds a spring workshop for ACCA chemistry faculty. The Chemistry Division has a web page developed by Salim Diab of University of St. Francis http://www.stfrancis.edu/ns/diab/acca/acca.htm

   

  The chair of the Chemistry Division is:

  Ed Ferroni

  Benedictine University 

  630/829-6541                                   

  eferroni@ben.edu

   

• COMPUTER SCIENCE
  The Computer Science Division normally holds a fall seminar series which is broadcast to students at ACCA colleges. Each winter it holds a programming contest for ACCA students. Each spring it holds a faculty development workshop for ACCA Computer Science faculty. This year's programming contest will be held Saturday, February 25, 2006, at Olivet Nazarene University. This spring's faculty development workshop date is April 22, at Lewis University.   Additional information on Computer Science Division activities is disseminated via a listserve that is maintained by John Hayward of Wheaton College. The  Computer Science Division chairperson is:

Kathryn Roberson

Concordia University

708/209-3220

Kathryn.Roberson@cuchicago.edu 

• MATHEMATICS
  The Mathematics Division holds two workshops each year for ACCA students and faculty. Two lectures are presented at each workshop with a dinner meeting between. Mathematics also holds an annual calculus contest for ACCA students.

  Dan Green chairs the division.
  Olivet Nazarene University
  815/939-5392
  dgreen@olivet.edu

• PHYSICS
  The Physics Division organizes occasional seminars for ACCA faculty.

  Joe Kozminski  is chair of the Physics Division.
  Lewis University
  815/836-5393
  kozminjo@lewisu.edu

• PSYCHOLOGY
  The Psychology Division holds an informal seminar series for ACCA faculty each year. The division usually holds a graduate fair each fall for ACCA psychology seniors.

   

  Co-Chairs - Christina Krause and Renae Franiuk

  Aurora University

  630/844-5781           630/844-3602

  ckrause@aurora.edu      rfraniuk@aurora.edu 
  
  

• SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY
  The Sociology/Anthropology Division has a listserv through the efforts of Frank Steinhart of North Park University.

  Frank Steinhart is chair of the division.
  North Park University
  773/244-6200
  fsteinha@northpark.edu