Committees
Committee Leadership Training 2023-24
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The Faculty Senate uses the American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedures as its authority on meeting procedures.
Faculty Senate Standing Committees
Centers and Institutes Committee
The Faculty Senate Centers and Institutes Committee is responsible for facilitating the process for creating centers and institutes at WMU. The committee is also responsible for collecting the basic information required to produce the annual status reports. The status reports include a review of the centers or institutes web presence. The committee will also maintain copies of the centers and institutes five-year reviews.
Professional Concerns Committee
In addition to annual charges it may receive from the Faculty Senate Executive Board, the Professional Concerns Committee acts as the oversight committee for reviewing and monitoring all University policies and procedures dealing with academic conduct, including academic dishonesty, grade appeal and program dismissal issues.
Unaffiliated Units Curriculum Committee
The Faculty Senate Unaffiliated Units Curriculum Committee is responsible for recommending, reviewing, revising, and approving courses and curriculum for all units that are not affiliated with an academic college. Those include, but are not limited to, the Graduate College, the Lee Honors College, and the Merze Tate College-University Studies program.
WMU Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee
Oversees the implementation, assessment, and revision of the WMU Essential Studies curriculum.
Council Standing Committees
All-University Graduate Student Research and Creative Scholars Award Committee
Reviews applications and makes recommendations as to the recipients of All-University Graduate Student Research and Creative Scholars Awards.
All-University Graduate Student Teaching Effectiveness Award Committee
Reviews applications and makes recommendations as to the recipients of All-University Graduate Student Teaching Effectiveness Awards.
Service Learning Course Approval Subcommittee
review proposed service learning course syllabi to ensure courses meet minimum service learning criteria and to receive a service learning designation.
Transfer of Credit Committee
Reviews transfer policies and procedures.
WMU Essential Studies Course Review and Approval Committee
Reviews and approves WMU Essential Studies course proposals.