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
Randy Ott, Secretary
EX OFFICIO MEMBERs
*Sue Brodasky
Faculty Senate Administrator
Decker Hains
WMU Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee
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
*Randy Ott
MerzeTate
*Christine Robinson
Education and Human Development
*Colleen Stano
Business
*Sharon VanDyken
Aviation