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Section 1: University Structure & Governance

Faculty Participation in University Governance

Contract Committees, Judicial Committee and Amending Procedures

Faculty Senate/Curriculum Committee
Women's Studies Curriculum Committee
  1. Membership

    1. One member is elected by each academic unit from among the faculty. A second faculty member who has knowledge of women’s studies scholarship as indicated by having taught a women’s studies course is elected by each academic unit. Members serve overlapping two-year terms. The dean of the appropriate unit conducts the election during the spring semester.

      A non-school faculty member is elected by non-school faculty for a two-year term. During the spring semester, the election is conducted by the associate provost for academic programs and services.

    2. During the spring semester Senate elects a chair of the Women’s Studies Curriculum Committee for a two-year term from among the faculty who have knowledge of women’s studies scholarship as indicated by having taught a women’s studies course.

    3. Chair and member terms begin in September and end in August.

    4. The Director of Women’s Studies is a member of the Women’s Studies Curriculum Committee.

  2. Functions

    1. The Women’s Studies Curriculum Committee reviews all proposed changes in the Women’s Studies Minor and evaluates courses submitted for Women’s Studies approval. Faculty may also submit specific course sections for Women’s Studies designation by demonstrating Women’s Studies content. Approved courses or sections will receive an acronym of WSTU and will be cross-listed under Women’s Studies and their originating department.

    2. The chair of the curriculum committee is responsible for reporting to Senate.
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