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\u00a0 Meets:<\/strong> Not currently active.<\/p>\n Members:<\/strong> Up to five faculty elected from Faculty Senate<\/p>\n Charge:<\/strong> Advise Faculty Senate on matters pertaining to structure, charge, and functioning of committees<\/p>\n Meets<\/strong>: 3rd Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. Representatives<\/strong>: One faculty from each division (COE, LAS & LIB) Students: <\/strong>Up to 2 Ex-Officio (non-voting)<\/strong>: Academic Catalog Consultant, Registrar’s Office representative, Faculty Senate student note taker<\/p>\n The Curriculum Committee shall:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Review of curricular matters, including proposals for new courses, programs, and degrees, and modifications or elimination of existing courses, programs, and degrees; 2. Examine the curricular implications of policies and procedures; 3. Monitor university procedures for establishment and change of curriculum in order to promote efficiency and effectiveness; 4. Report recommendations and findings to the Faculty Senate.<\/p>\n CC specific <\/span><\/p>\n Meets: Week prior to Faculty Senate meetings <\/span><\/p>\n From Article II of the Faculty Senate by-laws:<\/p>\n Section 1. Membership. The membership of the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate consists of the President, the Vice President, the Secretary, the immediate Past President, and two elected at-large senators. Ex-officio nonvoting members consist of two WOU IFS representatives and one Curriculum System Manager\/Programmer.<\/p>\n 1. Election of at-large members is in the same manner and at the same time as the election of officers of the Senate. 2. The term of office of all Executive Committee members shall be one year. 3. In the event that the immediate Past President cannot serve, any willing Past President shall be eligible to fill that spot. 4. Three committee members constitute a quorum. 5. Executive Committee members must come from both the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The elected President, Vice President, and Secretary hold office for a term of one year.<\/p>\n Section 2. Duties. The duties of the Executive Committee consist of: 1. General supervision of the affairs of the Faculty Senate. 2. Serving as an advisory body to the University President, when requested or when the nature of a situation calls for urgent consideration of a faculty viewpoint. 3. Determine the agenda of regular and\/or special meetings of the Faculty Senate. 4. Review petitions presented in accordance with provisions of the Charter and validations of said petitions 5. Report all Executive Committee decisions and actions to the Faculty Senate. 6. When necessary, make recommendations to the Senate regarding committee structure, committee charges and formation of new committees. 7. Perform such other duties as are specified in these Bylaws or as may be assigned to it by the Senate. Nothing stated herein, or actions taken by the Executive Committee, shall conflict with the recommendations or advisement of the Faculty Senate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Meets<\/strong>: 3rd Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. Representatives<\/strong>: One faculty from each division (COE, LAS & LIB) Students: <\/strong>Up to 2 Ex-Officio (non-voting)<\/strong>: General Education Director, Registrar’s Office representative<\/p>\n The General Education Committee shall:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Provide oversight of Western Oregon University\u2019s general education program, which includes working with faculty, staff, and students to ensure that WOU offers a comprehensive, accessible, and dynamic general education curriculum that is aligned with institutional learning outcomes. 2. Manage information, processes, and requirements for proposing courses for the general education program; conduct regular review of criteria and update application materials, as needed. 3. Review curriculum proposals for the general education program according to the established criteria. 4. Maintain a resource bank for general education course design, based on voluntary submissions from faculty and work with the Center on Academic Innovation to provide resources that support general education instruction. 5. Provide assistance and consult with the Registrar on matters pertaining to general education curriculum and transfer articulation. 6. Coordinate committee functions with relevant campus stakeholders (e.g., Faculty Senate Executive Committee, Curriculum Committee, Academic Requirements Committee, etc.).<\/p>\n GEC specific <\/span><\/p>\n Meets<\/strong>: 3rd Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. Representatives:<\/strong> LIB, BS, COE (1), LAS (1) and one representative from each graduate program: MA HIST, MM MUS, MA CJ, MS MIS (BE or CS), MSED, MS IT, MS SE, MAT, MS RMHC, MA IS, MA DHHE Graduate Students:<\/strong> Up to 2 Ex-Officio (non-voting): <\/strong>Center for Academic Innovation representative, Graduate Studies Office (note taker), Graduate Office Assistant<\/p>\n Charge <\/strong>The Graduate Programs Committee includes membership representing each graduate program on campus and serves as an extension of the Faculty Senate on matters concerning graduate curriculum and university admission standards. It makes recommendations to the Faculty Senate concerning a) graduate courses; b) graduate program changes; and c) university graduate policies. In addition, the Graduate Programs Committee serves as an advisory committee to the Director of Graduate Programs. It reviews and decides upon graduate student petitions and advocates for graduate programs at WOU.<\/p>\n Term of Service on this committee is three years, except for ex-officio members.<\/p>\n GRAD specific <\/span><\/p>\n Meets<\/strong>: 3rd Thursdays, 3:45 p.m. Representatives<\/strong>: CA, DEL, HEXS or DSPS, HUM, NSM, SS and 0 – 2 from BE, BS, CS or LIB Students: <\/strong>SO Honors, JR Honors, SR Honors Ex-Officio (non-voting)<\/strong>: Honors Program Director, Honors Program Assistant<\/p>\n Charge: <\/strong>The Faculty Senate Honors Committee serves in a review and advisory capacity with regard to the college’s academic Honors Program and its director. The committee will assist and advise the Honors Director with the evaluation of thesis proposals, the selection of Honors courses, and additional evaluation, Honors, and assessment requests. The Honors Committee is the curriculum committee for the Honors Program and makes its recommendations directly to the Senate Executive Committee.<\/p>\n HONORS specific <\/span><\/p>\n Meets<\/strong>: N\/A Representatives<\/strong>: One faculty from each division (COE, LAS & LIB) Students: <\/strong>Up to 3 Ex-Officio (non-voting)<\/strong>: International Education and Development Assistant VP, International Student Academic Support director, National Student Exchange\u00a0(NSE)<\/span> Programming representative\u00a0<\/p>\n Charge <\/strong>The purpose of the International Education and Services Committee is to promote international learning, teaching, and service experiences. The committee provides faculty oversight for international education, services, and programs and facilitates communication between academic divisions and the Directors of International Education and Development, National Student Exchange (NSE)\u00a0<\/span>Programming, and International Student Academic Support.<\/p>\n IESC specific<\/span><\/p>\n The following Faculty Senate Committees have been dissolved.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The ATRC was dissolved by Faculty Senate in December of 2022.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nCOMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES (<\/strong>Reports<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS COMMITTEE (ARC) (<\/strong>Reports<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
ARC was dissolved in July of 2019. <\/span>Resources created by the committee can be accessed here.<\/a><\/h2>\n
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