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Advisory Board, Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences (Member from
August 2000 to present).
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SQU Academic Publications Governing Board (September 1999 to August
2000): Served as a member of this board responsible for supervising academic publications at SQU, including
the following three refereed journals: Agricultural Sciences, Science
and Technology, and Medical Sciences.
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SQU Remote Sensing and GIS Center (College Representative - November
1999 to August 2000): Represented the College
of Agriculture on the committee overseeing this Center which is a
University central-facility charged with coordinating research
activities, providing training courses, and overseeing the teaching of
courses in remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS)
within the University. The Center was also charged with promoting
collaboration with private and public institutions outside the
University.
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University Committee on Academic Policies (Member - September 1995 to
August 2000): Represented the College of
Agriculture on this standing subcommittee of the University's
Academic Council that acts on all academic matters and regulations
referred to it by the University's governing body. One of the major
activities of the committee involved the development of rules and
regulations that govern the graduate programs offered at SQU, as
well as reviewing academic regulations that govern all undergraduate
programs.
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University Advising and Counseling Committee (January 1996 to September
1998): Represented the College of Agriculture
on this ad-hoc committee. The committee was formed in 1996 to analyze
the existing academic advising system at SQU and assess its
shortcomings. The committee developed faculty and student handbooks for
academic advising and prepared a proposal for establishing a counseling
center at SQU. The Counseling and Guidance Center was inaugurated in
1999.
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University Committee on Course and Instructor Evaluations (Member from
September 1996 to September 1998): A course and
teaching survey was developed by this ad-hoc committee. The survey was
administered by all academic units on campus starting from the 1996 Fall
semester.
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University Committee on Timetabling (September 1995 to June 1999):
Represented the College of Agriculture on this standing committee that
deals with timetabling issues of courses and teaching schedules for
faculty at SQU.
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University Prospectus Committee (September 1996 to September 1998):
Represented the College of Agriculture on this ad-hoc committee that
developed the University Prospectus and University Catalogue. The
first issue was published in 1997.
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University Committee on Grading Issues:
Represented the College of Agriculture on this ad-hoc committee. The
committee was formed during the 1996 Fall semester to address the grade
reporting issues at SQU and develop uniform guidelines. A general
procedure for reporting grades to the Deanship of Admissions and
Registration was developed and implemented by all colleges and centers.
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College of Agriculture Board (September 1995 to August 2000):
Served as a member of the College Board, responsible for major
policy issues regarding academic and training matters.
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College of Agriculture Executive Committee (June 1996 to August 2000):
Served as a member of the Executive Committee, responsible for
addressing administrative issues in the College. Members of the
Executive Committee include the Dean, Assistant Deans, Heads of
Departments, Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, and
Director of Administration.
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Editor-in-Chief, SQU Journal for Scientific Research - Agricultural
Sciences (June 1999 to August 2000): Agricultural Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes basic
and applied research articles in agricultural, food, and
marine sciences.
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Section Editor, SQU Journal for Scientific Research - Agricultural
Sciences (August 1998 to June 1999): Responsible for articles involving the bioresource and agricultural
engineering area.
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Editorial Board of the SQU Journal for Scientific Research -
Agricultural Sciences (Member from May 1995 to August 1998):
Was instrumental in the startup of the journal, the development of
"Guidelines to Authors", and the publication of the first issue in May
1996.
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College of Agriculture Graduate Studies Committee (September 1996 to
August 2000): Served as a member of this
committee that has the responsibilities of reviewing the implementation
of academic rules and regulations of the graduate programs (eight M.Sc.
programs) within the College of Agriculture, assessing the
qualifications of faculty for membership in graduate faculty, reviewing
qualifications of thesis committee members, and reviewing the
suitability of students for graduate studies.
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College of Agriculture Extension Committee (September 1999 to August
2000): Served as a member of this committee
that has the overall responsibilities of monitoring, assessing, and
coordinating the extension activities within the College and their
impacts on the agricultural and fisheries communities. The committee was
also charged with the responsibility of liaising with the public and
private sectors in agribusiness extension.
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College of Agriculture Resident Instruction Committee (Member: September
1995 to June 1996, Chair: June 1996 to June 1999):
This standing committee was responsible for evaluating the standard and
relevancy of all undergraduate curricula in the College. Also, the
committee was delegated the responsibility of preparing academic
policies and procedures for the College, organizing teaching and
advising workshops, and dealing with academic matters referred by the
Dean and College Board.
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College of Agriculture Student Recruitment Committee (December 1997 to
September 1998): Chaired this committee that
was charged with recruiting students to join the ten undergraduate
programs within the College of Agriculture. The committee's mandate was
to bolster student numbers through visits to secondary schools and media
campaigns.
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College of Agriculture Computer Planning and Management Committee
(September 1994 to September 1996): Chaired
this committee that was responsible for evaluating the computer needs of
the College and the acquisition, distribution, and support of computer
hardware and software. Was also responsible for supervising the computer
laboratories in the College, coordinating the College's computer
course, and liaising with the Computer Center on computer and network
matters.
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College of Agriculture Evaluation Officer (September 1996 to June 1999):
Served as the evaluation officer for the College of Agriculture with the
primary responsibility of coordinating course and teacher evaluation
surveys developed by the University (was also responsible for analyzing of the completed surveys within the College during the 1998
Fall and 1999 Spring semesters).
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Search Committees:
Chaired search committees in
the College of Agriculture for the positions of Food/Power & Machinery
Engineer, Food Engineer, Soil and Water Engineer, and Head in the
Department of Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering; Food
Microbiologist and Food Chemist in the Department of Food Science and
Nutrition; Assistant Dean for Extension in the College of Agriculture;
and several support and technical staff. Also, served as a member of
numerous search committees for faculty and staff positions.