Tourism Management

Tourism Guiding

Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Recreation Management

Horizontal-Vertical Transfer, Double Major-Minor, and Equivalency Commission

Chair

Prof.  Bayram ŞAHİN

Prof.  Seda ŞAHİN

Prof.  Mehmet SARIOĞLAN

Assoc. Prof.  Musa OFLAZ

Member

Research Assistant İbrahim MİSİR

Asst. Prof. Hasret ULUSOY MUTLU

Asst. Prof. Nilgün KARAMAN

Assoc. Prof.  S. Banu YILDIZ

Member

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Member

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Cansu CÖMERT (Student Affairs)

Cansu CÖMERT (Student Affairs)

Commission Responsibilities:

- Reviewing and evaluating horizontal and vertical transfer applications in accordance with the BAÜN Associate Degree and Bachelor's Degree Programs Horizontal Transfer and BAÜN Vertical Transfer Bachelor's Degree Program Implementation Guidelines,

- Reviewing and evaluating dual major and minor applications in accordance with the BAÜN Dual Major Program and BAÜN Minor Program Guidelines,

- Reviewing courses previously taken and successfully completed by students applying for credit transfer and/or enrolling through horizontal and vertical transfer, matching the relevant courses with the course plans available at our faculty, and carrying out course credit transfer procedures in accordance with the BAÜN Exemption and Credit Transfer Procedures Guidelines,

-        Submission of evaluation result reports to the Dean of the Faculty of Tourism,

-         This committee meets within the timeframe specified in the relevant calendars during the Horizontal-Vertical Transfer, Double Major-Minor, and Transfer application periods.

Internship Committee

Chair

Prof.  Yusuf AYMANKUY

Prof.  Sebahattin KARAMAN

Prof.  Düriye BOZOK

Prof.  Barış ERDEM

Member

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Asst. Prof. Arzu BALIKOĞLU

Asst. Prof. Nilgün KARAMAN

Assoc. Prof.  Musa OFLAZ

Member

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

 Selin ILSAY

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Member

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Cansu CÖMERT (Student Affairs)

Cansu CÖMERT (Student Affairs)

Commission Responsibilities:

- Carrying out tasks and procedures related to the Internship Program within the scope of the BAÜN Tourism Faculty Student Internship Guidelines

-         Organizing internship procedures for students enrolled in the department

- Preparing printed documents for use by interns and ensuring that the documents are ready on time

- Reviewing and evaluating pre-internship acceptance documents

-         Meeting to evaluate students' internship work, reviewing the files, and submitting the results to the Faculty Dean's Office

- Evaluating and reporting on the student's request for exemption based on their work experience in the tourism sector or a previous internship in the tourism sector

- Organizing interviews and practical assessments related to the internship when deemed necessary

-         Perform other tasks and procedures related to the internship.

Graduation Committee

Chair

Prof.  Ahmet KÖROĞLU

Prof.  Özlem KÖROĞLU

Prof.  Murat DOĞDUBAY

Prof.  Barış ERDEM

Member

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Asst. Prof. Hasret ULUSOY MUTLU

Prof.  Göksel Kemal GİRGİN

Assoc. Prof.  S. Banu YILDIZ

Member

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Member

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Cansu CÖMERT (Student Affairs)

Cansu CÖMERT (Student Affairs)

Student Member

Ayde Mina BOZKURT

Mert GENÇASLAN

Mustafa Tolgay ERTAN

Meva ÖZTÜRK

Commission Responsibilities:

- Reviewing the status and transcripts of students who have reached the graduation stage under the BAÜN Associate Degree and Bachelor's Degree Education, Teaching, and Examination Regulations via OBS,

-         Checking that the student's AGNO is at least 2.00 and that the grade for each course taken is at least DD or YT,

- Reviewing whether the student has taken all courses included in the curriculum applicable to them,

- Reviewing whether the student has completed the credits and ECTS required for graduation,

-    Reviewing the status of students who meet the graduation requirements by a graduation committee consisting of at least three faculty members chaired by the department chair and submitting it to the relevant administrative board within ten working days,

-         Carrying out tasks and procedures related to the organization of the graduation ceremony,

Bologna Commission

Chair

Asst. Prof.  Sultan N. KILIÇ

Asst. Prof.  Arzu BALIKOĞLU

Asst. Prof. Gülhan YALIN

Associate Professor  S. Banu YILDIZ

Member

Asst. Prof.  Yasemin TEKİN

Asst. Prof.  Hasret ULUSOY MUTLU

Research Assistant Talha Serdar SEZEN

Assoc. Prof.  Musa OFLAZ

Member

Research Assistant İbrahim MİSİR

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Member

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Cansu CÖMERT (Student Affairs)

Cansu CÖMERT (Student Affairs)

Student Member

Burak BELEVİ

Bilgesu BABACAN

Yağmur ACAR

Güler Zeynep ASLAN

Commission Responsibilities:

- Working in collaboration with the Bologna Unit Coordinator within the scope of the BAÜN Bologna Coordination Guidelines and participating in meetings,

- Processing, reviewing, and updating, when necessary, the learning and program outcomes related to the department in the Course Information Package in the Student Information System (OBS),

- Ensuring that the Information Package/Course Catalog entered into the OBS by the Bologna Course Coordinators is in line with the definitions in the Bologna process and updating it when necessary,

- Ensuring the implementation of planning, implementation, evaluation, and improvement activities at the unit level within the scope of the quality assurance system.

Quality Commission

Chair

Asst. Prof. Yasemin TEKİN

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Asst. Prof. Gülhan YALIN

Associate Professor S. Banu YILDIZ

Member

 Sultan N. KILIÇ

Asst. Prof.  Arzu BALIKOĞLU

 Selin ILSAY

Assoc. Prof.  Musa OFLAZ

Member

Research Assistant İbrahim MİSİR

Asst. Prof.  Hasret ULUSOY MUTLU

Asst. Prof. Nilgün KARAMAN

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Member

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Student Member

Dilan ÇELİKTEN

Kadriye ELDEN

Berfin İNAL

İrem AKTAŞ

Commission Responsibilities:

- Carrying out the necessary work to develop the quality assurance system and spread the culture of quality in the department with the participation of external stakeholders within the scope of the Balıkesir University Quality Assurance, Quality Commission, and Quality Coordination Guidelines

- Organizing the necessary work for the preparation of the Department's Internal and Self-Evaluation Reports

-         Providing the necessary support for the work of the Accreditation Commission

- Ensuring that the decisions of the department quality commission are communicated to the relevant departments/programs, that their implementation is monitored, and that their results are tracked

-         Carrying out the necessary activities in the quality processes related to the main topics of the quality work and publishing and monitoring them on the department website.

Accreditation Commission

Chair

Asst. Prof.  Sultan N. KILIÇ

 Arzu BALIKOĞLU

Prof.  Şimal AYMANKUY

Associate Professor S. Banu YILDIZ

Member

Asst. Prof. Yasemin TEKİN,

Asst. Prof. Hasret ULUSOY MUTLU,

Asst. Prof. Gülhan YALIN

Assoc. Prof.  Musa OFLAZ

Member

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Student Member

Sıla AYDIN

Rabia BALCIOĞLU

Gülçin ULUĞTEKİN

Canalp İsmail SEYMEN

Commission Responsibilities:

- Carrying out tasks and procedures in accordance with the Balıkesir University Quality Assurance, Quality Commission, and Quality Coordination Guidelines,

- Monitoring the registration period of national accreditation organizations authorized by YÖKAK and conducting preliminary work on the documents to be requested during the application and evaluation process.

- Matching Balıkesir University programs with accreditation organizations and preparing preliminary reports on the suitability of the programs.

-        Conducting activities to raise awareness among academic and administrative staff as well as students regarding program accreditation.

- Monitoring the decisions taken by the Higher Education Quality Council regarding program accreditation and current developments; carrying out planning activities for program accreditation by academic units in line with the principles determined by the Quality Coordination Unit.

- Providing guidance on the implementation of program accreditation processes and facilitating the sharing of experiences.

- Organizing training programs related to program accreditation processes.

- Creating a roadmap for the accreditation of non-accredited programs and monitoring the processes.

-         Performing other duties assigned by the Rector, Dean, and Quality Coordinator.

Academic Incentive Application and Review Commission

Chair

Prof.  Bayram ŞAHİN

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Prof.  Murat DOĞDUBAY

Prof.  Barış ERDEM

Member

Prof.  Gülay ÖZDEMİR YILMAZ

Prof.  Seda ŞAHİN

Prof.  Şimal AYMANKUY

Assoc. Prof.  Musa OFLAZ

Member

Asst. Prof. Sultan N. KILIÇ

Asst. Prof. Hasret ULUSOY MUTLU

Prof.  Göksel Kemal GİRGİN

Assoc. Prof.  S. Banu YILDIZ

Commission Responsibilities:

-         Carrying out tasks and procedures in accordance with the Academic Incentive Allowance Regulation,

- Evaluation of academic incentive applications submitted by teaching staff and verification of their eligibility,

- Requesting additional information or documents from applicants and making decisions based on the review of applications,

- Preparing evaluation reports following applications and forwarding them to the relevant units,

-         Managing and finalizing appeals against commission decisions,

-        Correctly calculating academic incentive points in cases of job changes or special circumstances and directing applications to the appropriate units.

Farabi Program Coordinator

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Coordinator Responsibilities:

-         Carrying out tasks and procedures within the scope of the Regulation on Student and Faculty Exchange Programs between Higher Education Institutions issued by the Press and Public Relations Advisory Board of the Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Turkey,

- Ensuring that announcements regarding the Farabi Exchange Program are made at the faculty/department level and in a timely manner,

- Receiving applications from students and faculty members for the Farabi Exchange Program and verifying the required documents,

-         Monitoring the processes of Farabi students coming to and going from the faculty/department,

-        Collaborating with relevant academic units to determine the equivalence of courses to be taken by students,

-        Guiding students who are applying or have been accepted to the program through the process,

- Assisting students in preparing their study protocols,

-         Carrying out the process of matching the courses to be taken by students participating in the Farabi exchange program with the courses at the faculty/department,

- Sharing students' performance status with the faculty/department administration,

- Tracking the application processes of faculty members coming or going under Farabi at the faculty/department level,

- Organizing documents related to students and submitting them to the higher authority (Institutional Coordination Office),

- Ensuring that Farabi Exchange Program processes at the faculty/department are carried out in coordination with the Institutional Coordinator.

Erasmus Program Coordinator

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Coordinator Responsibilities:

- Carrying out tasks and procedures within the scope of the Balıkesir University International Relations Research and Application Center Regulations,

- Ensuring that Erasmus processes within the faculty/department are carried out in coordination with the Institutional Coordinator,

- Contacting institutions with which bilateral agreements have been made under Erasmus and preparing the necessary documents,

- Receiving applications from incoming and outgoing students under the Erasmus student mobility program, checking their documents, and following up on the process.

- Supporting incoming and outgoing students in their course selection, carrying out add/drop procedures, and assisting in the preparation of learning agreements,

-    Monitoring the necessary academic procedures when students change courses during the mobility process,

- Guiding students participating in internship mobility, assisting them in finding internship placements, and supporting the academic process,

- Monitoring students' academic progress during their Erasmus mobility and communicating with relevant units to resolve any potential issues,

- Sharing the success status of students who have completed the mobility process with the faculty/department management and carrying out the necessary recognition procedures,

- Tracking the mobility processes of incoming and outgoing academic/administrative staff within the Erasmus program at the faculty/department level,

- Preparing teaching/training programs for incoming academic and administrative staff and supporting the process.

-        Organizing all documents related to Erasmus processes and submitting them to the Institutional Coordination Office.

Mevlâna Program Coordinator

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Coordinator Duties:

- Carrying out tasks and procedures within the scope of the Turkish Higher Education Council Presidency Mevlana Exchange Program Regulations,

-         Ensuring that announcements related to the Mevlana Exchange Program are made at the faculty/department level and in a timely manner.

- Receiving applications from students and faculty members for the Mevlana Exchange Program and verifying the required documents.

- Monitoring the processes of incoming and outgoing Mevlana students at the faculty/department.

-        Collaborating with relevant academic units to determine the equivalence of courses to be taken by students.

-         Providing guidance to students who are applying or have been accepted to the program about the process.

- Assisting in the preparation of students' study protocols.

-         Carrying out the process of matching the courses to be taken by students participating in the Mevlana Exchange Program with the courses at the faculty/department.

- Sharing students' performance status with the faculty/department administration.

-         Tracking the application processes of faculty members coming or going under Mevlana at the faculty/department level.

- Organizing documents related to students and submitting them to the higher authority (Institutional Coordination Office).

- Ensuring that Mevlana Exchange Program processes at the faculty/department are carried out in coordination with the Institutional Coordinator.

Faculty Education and Teaching Committee

Chair

Prof.  Ahmet KÖROĞLU

Member

Prof.  Murat DOĞDUBAY

Member

Prof.  Barış ERDEM

Member

Prof.  Özlem KÖROĞLU

Member

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Student Member

(Tourism Management)

Student Member

Fatma Aytül CEVHER (Tourism Guiding)

Student Member

Fatih EREMKARA (Gastronomy and Culinary Arts)

Student Member

Ilgın Rüya GÜLSER (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Organizing activities related to undergraduate education and teaching in accordance with the BAÜN Associate Degree and Undergraduate Education, Teaching, and Examination Regulations

-Reviewing undergraduate programs at different national and international universities and identifying best practices that can be adopted

-Evaluating elective and compulsory courses proposed by departments, as well as course closure proposals

-Evaluating proposals for opening new departments and sub-departments within the unit

-Evaluating proposals for education and training in foreign languages, if necessary

-Evaluating student requests regarding education

-Collaborating with the Internship Committee on internships

-Collaborating with the education and training commissions of other universities, if necessary

-Meeting at least 8 times a year, once a month during each academic term

Faculty Quality Committee

Chair

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

 Yasemin TEKİN

Member

Associate Professor S. Banu YILDIZ

Member

 Gülhan YALIN

Member

Asst. Prof. Arzu BALIKOĞLU

Member

Mehmet Ormancı (Faculty Secretary)

Student Member

(Tourism Management)

Student Member

Berru TEKE (Tourism Guiding)

Student Member

Elif Gülşah ATİK (Gastronomy and Culinary Arts)

Student Member

Serhat ÖZDEMİR (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Carries out tasks and procedures within the scope of the BAÜN Quality Assurance, Quality Commission, and Quality Coordination Guidelines

- Carries out the necessary work to develop the quality assurance system and spread the culture of quality in their units with the participation of internal and external stakeholders.

- Organizes the necessary work for the preparation of Unit Internal and Self-Assessment Reports.

- Provides the necessary support for the work of the Accreditation Commission.

- Make the necessary preparations for the certification work to be carried out by independent evaluation organizations regarding the Quality Management System in the unit and the subsequent evaluation process.

- Announce the decisions taken by the Quality Commission to all departments.

- Monitoring the work carried out by all departments within the unit for the Quality Report, providing the necessary contributions, and following up on the results.

- Follow up on the submission of the annual report prepared by all departments related to quality activities to the Quality Commission by the end of January.

-Holding regular meetings at least four times per academic year, except when convened by the chair of the Unit Quality Commission or upon written request by a simple majority of the committee members

Quality Management Student Feedback Commission

Chair

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Prof.  Ahmet KÖROĞLU

Member

Prof.  Murat DOĞDUBAY

Member

Prof.  Barış ERDEM

Member

Prof.  Özlem KÖROĞLU

Member

Mehmet Ormancı (Faculty Secretary)

Student Member

Yamaç AKTAŞKIRAN (Tourism Management)

Student Member

Okan BAYSAL (Tourism Guiding)

Student Member

Beyza ALAGÖZ (Gastronomy and Culinary Arts)

Student Member

Nurten UZUNGELİŞ (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Supporting the unit's continuous improvement and development activities, the development of a student-centered education system, increasing student satisfaction, and implementing the university's quality policy

-Conducting preliminary evaluations of student requests, identifying improvement suggestions, evaluating feedback, and following up

- Preparing, implementing, following up, reporting, and archiving surveys related to student satisfaction

-Identifying corrective measures that can be taken based on survey results and conducting work in this regard

 Faculty Research and Publication Ethics Committee

Chair

Prof.  Ahmet KÖROĞLU

Member

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Commission Responsibilities:

-Eliminating potential unethical actions in academic research and publication ethics

-Evaluating complaints related to academic ethics violations

-Recommending necessary sanctions or reporting to management if an inappropriate situation is identified in terms of academic ethics

-Conducting audits on author order, citation rules, and academic integrity in publications

-Providing information and training on ethical rules for academics and students

-Preparing guidance documents to prevent ethical violations

Faculty International Student Commission

Chair

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Prof.  Önder MET

Member

Prof.  Seda ŞAHİN

Member

Assoc. Prof.  Musa OFLAZ

Member

Asst. Prof. Nilgün KARAMAN

Member

Asst. Prof.  Selin ILSAY

Student Member

Fatima AVIDZBA (Tourism Management)

Student Member

Dilyora KHIKMATILLAEVA (Tourism Guiding)

Student Member

Aishara RISHADOVA (Gastronomy and Culinary Arts)

Student Member

Gaukhar JALİSHEVA (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Ensuring effective communication and cooperation between international students and the Faculty

-Working in coordination with the relevant units of the University to resolve issues that international students may encounter regarding their adaptation process, accommodation options, and opportunities for a quality social life

-Ensuring the successful and efficient planning, implementation, and supervision of educational, social, and cultural activities related to international students

-Organizing meetings at specific times each year and preparing annual reports to facilitate communication and cooperation between the Faculty and students

Faculty Career Planning Commission

Chair

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Research Assistant İbrahim MİSİR

Member

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Member

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Member

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Student Member

Kübra DİLBAZ (Tourism Management)

Student Member

Özlem ŞAHİN (Tourism Guiding)

Student Member

Aleyna BALCI (Gastronomy and Culinary Arts)

Student Member

Sefa BAYRAKLI (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-To improve the career planning and development competencies of Balıkesir University Faculty of Tourism prospective students, students, graduates, and employees in line with their talents, knowledge, skills, interests, and desires, as well as the conditions and needs of the University and Turkey, thereby increasing the attractiveness of the University and its members

-Providing students with information on job search techniques through seminars and individual meetings, assisting them in writing effective resumes and successfully passing interviews

-Collaborating with the University's Career Development Application and Research Center

-Providing the necessary career planning support to reveal the individual potential, personal characteristics, skills, self-worth, tendencies, and expectations of university students, graduates, and employees in order to improve their career planning performance, with the aim of meeting the qualified human resource needs of public and private sector organizations by students currently studying or who have studied at the University

Faculty Alumni Relations Committee

Chair

Prof.  Ahmet KÖROĞLU

Member

Prof.  Barış ERDEM

Member

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Asst. Prof. Nilgün KARAMAN,

Student Member

Mehmet Kerem SARI (Tourism Management)

Student Member

Batuhan YURTTAKALAN (Tourism Guiding)

Student Member

Elif Gülşah ATİK (Gastronomy and Culinary Arts)

Student Member

Muhammed YILMAZ (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Maintaining regular communication with graduates to update the alumni database and strengthen ties with graduates.

-Organizing alumni gatherings, career days, and similar events to ensure that graduates maintain their ties with the faculty.

- Sharing job postings to support graduates in finding employment and creating employment opportunities for graduates by collaborating with industry representatives.

-Establishing partnerships with institutions where graduates work to provide internships and job opportunities for faculty students.

-Encouraging graduates to participate in academic, social, and professional processes within the faculty and ensuring that they contribute to the development of the faculty.

Faculty Risk Commission

Chair

Prof.  Ahmet KÖROĞLU

Member

Mehmet ORMANCI (Faculty Secretary)

Member

Burhan DURAK (Finance)

Member

Mehmet ÖZTÜRK (Personnel Affairs)

Member

Nadir KURTULUŞ (Technical Services)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Conducting work and operations in accordance with the BAÜN Risk Management Guidelines

-Determining the procedures and principles regarding the principles, policies, and programs to be implemented to mitigate risks that may arise during and after the Faculty's activities in accordance with the relevant guidelines

-Minimizing the likelihood of encountering adverse situations and ensuring preparedness against risks

- Ensuring that activities carried out at the Faculty are conducted in accordance with the legislation

- Ensuring a management approach that takes preventive measures to prevent incidents before they occur

-Carrying out directive, preventive, corrective, and detective control activities in the event of an incident occurring at the faculty.

Faculty Scholarship Evaluation Committee

Chair

Prof.  Sebahattin KARAMAN

Member

Prof.  Mehmet SARIOĞLAN

Member

Prof.  Gülay ÖZDEMİR YILMAZ

Member

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Student Member

Abdullah YONTAŞ (Tourism Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Announcing scholarship applications, identifying incomplete or incorrect applications, and ensuring the application process is followed.

-Thoroughly evaluating students who apply for scholarships in terms of academic achievement, financial status, and other determining factors.

-Preparing a list of students eligible for scholarships after the evaluation process is completed and submitting it to the relevant authorities.

-Monitoring the academic performance and attendance of scholarship recipients, preparing reports for scholarship cancellation or updates when necessary.

-Protecting students' personal data in scholarship applications and acting in accordance with confidentiality and ethical principles during the evaluation process.

Faculty Stakeholder Relations Committee

Chair

Prof.  Ahmet KÖROĞLU

Member

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Research Assistant İbrahim MİSİR

Member

Research Assistant Talha Serdar SEZEN

Student Member

Dilan YEŞİLTEPE (Tourism Management)

Student Member

Yade Nur PEKMEZCİ (Tourism Guiding)

Student Member

Fatih EREMKARA (Gastronomy and Culinary Arts)

Student Member

Özkan AMAN (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Establishing and maintaining effective communication between the faculty and public institutions, private sector, non-governmental organizations, and other academic institutions.

-Ensuring the preparation and implementation of joint projects, academic collaborations, internship programs, and protocols between the Faculty and its stakeholders.

-Conducting studies to improve the faculty's education, research, and social contribution activities by obtaining opinions and suggestions from institutions and organizations that can contribute to the faculty.

-Providing students with internship, career, education, and job opportunities in collaboration with stakeholders, supporting graduates to take an active role in the sector.

-Organizing events such as congresses, seminars, workshops, conferences, and career days in collaboration with partner institutions and organizations.

-Bringing together faculty academics and students with industry representatives to increase the sharing of knowledge and experience.

-Ensuring that the faculty plays an active role in social responsibility projects and developing projects that will provide mutual social benefits with stakeholders.

-Regularly evaluating collaborations, projects, and events, analyzing their results, and reporting them to the relevant authorities.

Faculty Corporate Communications Committee

Chair

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Research Assistant Talha Serdar SEZEN

Member

Research Assistant İbrahim MİSİR

Member

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Member

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Member

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Member

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Student Member

Yusuf BAŞTEPE (Recreation Management)

Student Member

Nurhan YILMAZ (Gastronomy and Culinary Arts)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Establishing cooperation with academic and administrative units within and outside the university regarding institutional communication,

-Effectively carrying out the faculty's "Public Relations and Promotion" activities,

-Managing the faculty's social media accounts in accordance with the legal regulations set by the university,

-Ensuring that the faculty and department websites are implemented in accordance with the legal regulations set by Balıkesir University.

Faculty Canteen Inspection and Examination Commission

Chair

Prof.  Sebahattin KARAMAN

Member

Prof.  Mehmet SARIOĞLAN

Member

Prof.  Göksel Kemal GİRGİN

Member

Mehmet Ormancı (Faculty Secretary)

Student Member

Beyzanur ÇİMEN (Tourism Management)

Student Member

Remzi SERİN (Tourism Guiding)

Student Member

Berfin İNAL (Gastronomy and Culinary Arts)

Student Member

Muhammed YILMAZ (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Monitoring the cafeteria's compliance with hygiene and food safety standards and reporting to the relevant units

- Preventing the sale of spoiled, expired, or unfit-for-consumption food products sold in cafeterias and cafes and reporting them to the relevant authorities,

- Identifying and reporting to the relevant authorities any excessive prices applied to food products sold in canteens and cafeterias.

- Checking whether the staff has received hygiene training and ensuring that those who have not received training are provided with hygiene training.

Faculty Commission for Disadvantaged Students

Chair

Prof.  Gülay ÖZDEMİR YILMAZ

Member

Prof.  Önder MET

Member

Prof.  Barış ERDEM

Member

Prof.  Şimal AYMANKUY

Student Member

Şükran SARIKAYA (Tourism Guidance)

Student Member

Yusuf ERTAN (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Identifying the needs of disadvantaged students and planning the necessary services to address these needs,

-Carrying out work in coordination with the Balıkesir University Health, Culture, and Sports Directorate,

-Referring students to psychological counseling services when necessary to meet their emotional support needs,

- Contributing to the development of policies and procedures to ensure equal opportunities for disadvantaged students,

-Organizing awareness-raising activities to draw attention to the problems faced by disadvantaged students.

Faculty Accreditation Commission

Chair

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Asst. Prof. Sultan N. KILIÇ

Member

Asst. Prof. Arzu BALIKOĞLU

Member

Research Assistant Talha Serdar SEZEN

Member

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Student Member

Gülay AYDOĞDU (Tourism Management)

Student Member

Açelya AKBOLCA (Tourism Guiding)

Student Member

Hakime Sude KURT (Gastronomy and Culinary Arts)

Student Member

Rümeysa AK (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-Conducting work to ensure the faculty complies with the quality assurance criteria set by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) and institutions/organizations accredited by YÖKAK,

-Planning faculty-wide awareness-raising activities regarding the processes of YÖKAK and institutions/organizations accredited by YÖKAK,

-Ensuring the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the accreditation process,

-Guiding the accreditation subcommittees in line with the accreditation process and ensuring the coordination of the work carried out,

-Obtaining reports from accreditation subcommittees at specific intervals, evaluating them within the framework of accreditation and continuous improvement, and archiving them,

-Guiding other faculty committees in line with YÖKAK expectations,

-Guiding other faculty committees in line with the expectations of institutions/organizations accredited by YÖKAK,

-Conducting official correspondence with the faculty administration, YÖKAK, and institutions/organizations accredited by YÖKAK regarding accreditation processes.

Faculty Bologna Commission

Chair

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Assoc. Prof.  S. Banu YILDIZ

Member

Asst. Prof. Gülhan YALIN

Member

Asst. Prof. Sultan N. KILIÇ

Member

Asst. Prof.  Arzu BALIKOĞLU

Student Member

Ramazan AĞAR (Tourism Guidance)

Commission Responsibilities:

-At the beginning of each academic term, updating course information packages from previous terms, transferring them to the current term, reviewing them, and making necessary adjustments,

-When a new course is planned to be opened, creating course information packages before the course is approved,

- Checking course information packages through the system after the course is approved,

- Informing the Bologna subcommittees about current information,

-Ensuring that course information packages for courses offered by the faculty comply with accreditation criteria.

Faculty Awards Committee

Chair

Prof.  Barış ERDEM

Member

Prof.  Mehmet SARIOĞLAN

Member

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Commission Responsibilities:

-Execution of tasks and procedures within the scope of the BAÜN Academic Staff Award Guidelines

-Establishing the application criteria for awards to be given by the university/department

-Evaluating award applications and examining their eligibility,

-Forwarding the names of candidates eligible for awards to the authorized unit following the evaluation.

Faculty Addiction Prevention Committee

Chair

Prof.  Önder MET

Member

Prof.  Seda ŞAHİN

Member

Prof.  Göksel Kemal GİRGİN

Member

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Student Member

Abdulkadir ÖZHAN (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

-         Implementation of activities aimed at combating addiction within the scope of Presidential Directive No. 30686 on Combating Addiction,

-         Planning activities focused on preventing addiction,

- Organizing informative events for students on combating addiction,

- Organizing activities that emphasize social contribution,

- Establishing and strengthening national-level collaborations aimed at combating addiction,

- Supporting projects aimed at combating addiction at the international level.

Faculty Strategic Planning Commission

Chair

Prof.  Ahmet KÖROĞLU

Member

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Mehmet ORMANCI (Faculty Secretary)

Member

Burhan DURAK (Finance)

Member

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Commission Responsibilities:

-         Implementation of strategic planning activities in accordance with the 5018 Public Financial Management and Control Law and regulations prepared within the scope of relevant laws,

- Organizing the faculty's self-assessment processes and strategic planning activities,

- Designing and implementing the faculty's strategic plan,

- Monitoring the implementation process of the strategic plan and evaluating its results,

- Determining objectives, activities, and performance criteria for the purpose of developing the departments' education and training programs and increasing the efficiency of administrative units,

- Carrying out the necessary work to establish strong communication and cooperation with stakeholders.

Faculty Savings Commission

Chair

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Mehmet ORMANCI (Faculty Secretary)

Member

Esin KIRHAN (Private Secretary)

Member

Nadir KURTULUŞ (Technical Services)

Commission Responsibilities:

- Planning and implementing activities related to energy-saving measures within the scope of the Energy Efficiency Law No. 5627, the Building Energy Performance Regulation, the Presidential Circular on Energy-Saving Measures No. 32549, and the BAÜN Energy Management Coordination Guidelines,

- Determining strategies to ensure the effective and efficient use of resources,

-         Identifying and reducing unnecessary expenses,

- Ensuring that all academic and administrative staff, as well as students, are informed about savings measures,

-         Establishing an effective monitoring mechanism for the implementation of savings measures,

-         Monitoring the implementation processes of decisions taken in accordance with relevant legislation.

Faculty Screening and Disposal Commission

Chair

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Mehmet ÖZTÜRK (Personnel Affairs)

Member

Emre Can SAFAROV (Financial Affairs)

Member

Mahmut USLU (Personnel Affairs)

Member

Cansu CÖMERT (Student Affairs)

Commission Duties:

- Identifying documents that do not need to be preserved in the archives and carrying out their destruction in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on State Archive Services,

- Establishing an effective document registration system to track documents,

- Identifying documents to be destroyed in accordance with relevant legislation,

- Ensuring the protection and proper storage of documents that must be retained during the archiving process,

- Carrying out the destruction of documents within the framework of the relevant legislation and monitoring the relevant processes.

Faculty Social, Cultural, and Sports Activities Commission

Chair

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Asst. Prof. Hasret ULUSOY MUTLU

Member

Asst. Prof. Selin İLSAY

Member

Research Assistant İbrahim MİSİR

Member

Research Assistant Talha Serdar SEZEN

Member

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Member

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Member

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Member

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Student Member

Gülçin ULUĞTEKİN

Student Member

Livanur ŞEN

Student Member

Muhittin Efe AN

Commission Responsibilities:

- Ensuring that social, cultural, and sporting activities are carried out in accordance with the relevant university regulations,

- Making the necessary plans, providing organization, and publicizing events to be held within and outside the Faculty in order to ensure that students make productive use of their free time in accordance with their interests and to contribute to their social, cultural, and sporting development.

-         Coordinating with students during the implementation of social, cultural, and sporting activities,

- Encouraging students to participate in social, cultural, and sporting events,

- Carrying out the necessary preparations to ensure appropriate participation in university sports competitions.

Faculty Assessment and Evaluation Committee

Chair

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Assoc. Prof.  Musa OFLAZ

Member

Research Assistant Talha Serdar SEZEN

Commission Responsibilities:

- Ensuring that the types of questions used in exams administered by the faculty are conducted using different methods in accordance with accreditation criteria

- Obtaining sample exam papers for exams administered at the faculty, including the highest, middle, and lowest scoring papers based on class averages, and storing them digitally.

Faculty Social Transcript Commission

Chair

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Prof.  Barış ERDEM

Member

Prof.  Özlem KÖROĞLU

Student Member

Derya Deniz AYYILDIZ (Tourism Management)

Student Member

Mir Muhammed Reşit EKİNCİ (Recreation Management)

Commission Duties:

- Carries out tasks and procedures within the framework of the BAÜN Social Transcript Guidelines,

- Monitors and records social, cultural, scientific, sporting, career development, and volunteer activities carried out by our faculty students outside of class,

- Makes final decisions on activities rejected or requested to be revised by the Academic Advisor and Department Chair.

- Evaluates any uncertainties arising during the approval process by the Academic Advisor and/or Department Chair within the framework of the Social Transcript Guide.

Faculty Project Support, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Commission

Chair

Prof.  Mehmet SARIOĞLAN

Member

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Member

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Commission Responsibilities:

-         Working in coordination with the BAÜN Scientific Research Projects Unit,

-         Conduct work aimed at increasing the faculty's innovative activities and improving project quality,

-         Promote project writing and scientific research, follow national and international scientific support calls, announce them to relevant academics and students, and encourage them to prepare projects for these calls,

-        Encouraging student participation in projects and entrepreneurship processes.

Faculty Bulletin Commission

Chair

Prof.  Ahmet KÖROĞLU

Member

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Research Assistant Talha Serdar SEZEN

Member

Research Assistant İbrahim MİSİR

Member

Research Assistant Emrah İNALTEKİN

Member

Research Assistant Beste DEMİR

Member

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Member

Research Assistant Uğur ÇEVİKBAŞ

Student Member

Ilgın Rüya GÜLSER (Recreation Management)

Commission Responsibilities:

- Planning the faculty newsletter in accordance with the publication schedule (every 6 months),

- Ensuring that academic activities, events, and announcements to be included in the bulletin are collected from the relevant departments in accordance with the publication schedule,

- Ensuring that events and achievements within the faculty are announced,

- Ensuring that the prepared content complies with grammar rules and the newsletter format,

- Utilizing appropriate visual materials for the content included in the newsletter,

- Ensuring that the faculty newsletter is finalized and published,

- Ensuring that the published newsletter is announced on the Faculty's website and social media channels.

Horizontal-Vertical Transfer, Double Major-Minor, and Equivalency Preliminary Evaluation Committee

President

Prof.  Nuray TETİK DİNÇ

Member

Assoc. Prof.  Cemali BUZLUKÇU

Member

Research Assistant Talha Serdar SEZEN

Member

Fatih AKSOY (Student Affairs)

Commission Responsibilities:

- Conducting a preliminary evaluation of horizontal and vertical transfer applications in accordance with the BAÜN Associate Degree and Bachelor's Degree Programs Horizontal Transfer and BAÜN Vertical Transfer Bachelor's Degree Education Implementation Guidelines, and referring students who meet the application requirements to the department committees,

-         Conducting preliminary evaluations of dual major and minor applications in accordance with the BAÜN Dual Major Program and BAÜN Minor Program Guidelines, and referring students who meet the application requirements to the department committees,

- Students applying for credit transfer and/or enrolling through horizontal and vertical transfer shall undergo preliminary evaluation in accordance with the BAÜN Exemption and Credit Transfer Procedures Guidelines, and students who meet the application requirements shall be referred to the department committees.

Faculty KAGEM Representative

Research Assistant İbrahim MİSİR

Representative Duties:

- Supporting the activities carried out by the Balıkesir University Career Development Application and Research Center within the scope of the Balıkesir University Career Development Application and Research Center Regulation,

- Announcing national and regional career events to faculty students,

- Effectively carrying out other tasks assigned by the Balıkesir University Career Development Application and Research Center on behalf of the faculty.

Faculty Representative for the Turkish World Coordination Office

Research Assistant Gözde KUMAŞ

Representative Duties:

- Informing students and academics about the activities of the Turkish World Coordination Office

- Informing the faculty about exchange programs, joint projects, and academic collaborations with universities in the Turkish World

-Assisting students from the Turkish World in adapting to the faculty

-Organizing and supporting student activities related to the Turkish World

-Participating in the student exchange process carried out within the scope of Turkish World mobility