College Governance

The College's academic sector is administratively organized into six divisions and 29 departments.  Most faculty are appointed to a department, but may also be jointly appointed to a program.   It is also possible that a faculty member has an appointment split between two departments.  In rare cases, a faculty member may be appointed only to a program.

There are four general councils and committees of the faculty:

The Council on Reviews (COR) consists of the Promotions Committee and the Reappointments Committee.

The Promotions Committee advises the president on each case in which a faculty member is under review for promotion with tenure or to full professor, or is facing dismissal.

The committee consists of three tenured full professors from the full-time teaching faculty elected by the faculty. No more than two members of the committee may be from one division and no more than one from a department.

The Reappointments Committee advises the president in all reappointment reviews.  This committee also conducts ten-year reviews.

The committee consists of three tenured full professors from the full-time teaching faculty elected by the faculty. No more than two members of the committee may be from one division and no more than one from a department.

The Educational Affairs Committee (EAC)

The Educational Affairs Committee has two functions of equal importance: to oversee the general direction of the College's curriculum; and to make recommendations on staffing and the allocation of teaching resources.

The EAC consists of five tenured members of the faculty, elected by the faculty. No more than two members of the committee may be from one division, and no more than one from a department.

The Faculty Council is comprised of two subcommittees: the Committee on Conference with the Trustees, and the Committee on Finance and Planning.

The Faculty Council advises the president and serves as a channel of communication between the faculty and the administration. Three of its members serve as a Committee on Conference with the Trustees.  The other three serve as a Committee on Finance and Planning.

The Council consists of four tenured and two untenured members elected by the faculty. Members of the faculty in their first or second year of appointment are not eligible for election, nor are those on part-time, associate, visiting, or other special appointments, or those who are currently under tenure review.

The Appeals Council

The Appeals Council forms an Appeal Committee with three of its five members to hear the case of any faculty member who believes that his or her non-reappointment is based on grounds involving procedural errors that may have influenced the Promotions Committee or the Reappointments Committee and/or the president, or violations of academic freedom.

The Appeals Council consists of five tenured faculty members, elected by the faculty. No two members of the Council may be from the same department.

The Educational Affairs Committee and Faculty Council report on their work at monthly Faculty Meetings.