WMU Essential Studies Course Review and Approval Committee Membership

MEMBERSHIP: The committee membership will consist of one member of the Faculty Senate Executive Board; the University Curriculum Manager; the WMU Essential Studies Faculty Director; one representative from the University Advising Council; one faculty representative from the following colleges 1) Arts and Sciences, 2) Aviation, 3) Business, 4) Education and Human Development, 5) Engineering and Applied Sciences, 6) Fine Arts, and 7) Health and Human Services; one faculty representative from the WMU Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee.

The WMU Essential Studies Course Review and Approval Committee requires 6 out of 10 voting members to be in attendance to establish quorum, as long as there are no Vacant seats, any Vacant seat(s) should be removed from the voting member total so that one more than half of the new total is needed for quorum. (*indicates a non-voting member)

COMMITTEE OFFICERS

Carol Weideman, Chair

Beth Ernst, Vice Chair

Kwangmin Lee, Secretary

EX OFFICIO MEMBER

Amy Naugle
Faculty Senate Executive Board

Permanent Members

*Jonathan Bush
WMU Essential Studies Faculty Director

*Lisa DeChano-Cook
Curriculum Manager

APPOINTED FACULTY MEMBERS

Kirsty Eisenhart (2023)
Arts and Sciences

Beth Ernst (2024)
Business

Anne-Marie Guidy-Oulai (2026)
Representative-At-Large (Business)

Dana Hammond (2024)
Engineering and Applied Sciences

Kwangmin Lee (2026)
Representative-At-Large (Education and Human Development)

Matilda McLean (2023)
Aviation

Carol Weideman (2025)
Education and Human Development

Vacant (2027)
Arts and Sciences

Vacant (2025)
Arts and Sciences

Vacant (2025)
Fine Arts

Vacant (2024)
Health and Human Services

ADVISORY MEMBERS

*Jacquelyn Bizzell
Arts and Sciences

*Nick Gauthier
Fine Arts

*Anthony Helms
Honors College

*Melinda Lockett
Health and Human Services

*Christine Robinson
Education and Human Development

*Colleen Stano
Business

*Sharon VanDyken
Aviation