Foreign Languages works to promote the programs and activities of the Foreign Languages Unit.
B.
What is its purview?
Its purview includes curricular or programmatic issues for French, German, and Spanish.
C.
What matters under the committee’s purview
should be decided definitively by the committee and merely reported to the
department?
Everything except curricular proposals should be decided definitively by the committee and reported to the department.
D.
Who may originate proposals that the committee
handles?
Anyone may originate proposals.
E.
What is the procedure for origination and
handling of proposals?
Proposals should be submitted in writing to the committee chair. They will be considered by the committee and acted on accordingly.
II.
Schedule Review Committee
A.
What is the purpose of the committee?
It reviews semester schedules before they are completed to correct possible conflicts and errors in room, time and course assignments.
B.
What is its purview?
It strives for effective and accurate scheduling of classes. It has no actual authority. It is probably a “committee” more in name than in function. It might be more accurate to give it a name such as “schedule review board” to distinguish it from true, deliberative committees.
C.
What matters under the committee’s purview
should be decided definitively by the committee and merely reported to the
department?
In truth, the committee makes no final decisions. The Chair completes the final schedule with our input.
D.
Who may originate proposals that the committee
handles?
Traditionally, the committee does not handle proposals.
E.
What is the procedure for origination and
handling of proposals?
Traditionally, the committee does not handle proposals.
III.
Curriculum Committee
A.
What is the purpose of the committee?
Evaluates proposed curriculum changes to be submitted to the department faculty for approval/disapproval; assists department chairs in preparing and presenting curriculum documents for presentations to dean, college curriculum committee. [EFLJ web page]
B.
What is its purview?
Curriculum has the authority to vet curriculum proposals thoroughly. It reports its vote to the department as a recommendation to accept or reject the proposal.
C.
What matters under the committee’s purview
should be decided definitively by the committee and merely reported to the
department?
Only changes to procedure (see #5) are decided definitively by the committee and reported to the department.
D.
Who may originate proposals that the committee
handles?
Any Member of the Department may originate a proposal to the committee; however Members are encouraged to take individual proposals to the relevant committee prior to submission.
The English Education committee has oversight of English education proposals; the Professional Writing committee has oversight of writing, journalism, public relations and technical writing proposals; the Literary Studies committee has oversight of proposals affecting the literary curriculum; the Foreign Language committee will serve the foreign language area; and the Composition committee will oversee the composition curriculum.
1) The committee will meet during the first month of the fall semester to set the calendar and deadlines for the year. The calendar and deadlines will be posted to on the web site and sent to the department.
2) During the first week of the second semester, the committee will meet to elect a chair for the following year (see #6).
3) During the spring semester, the curriculum committee will schedule two meetings at least two weeks apart. These meetings must take place prior to spring break and no sooner than one week after the deadline for submission of curricular proposals as agreed on at the fall meeting.
4) No curricular proposals received after the stated deadline will be considered by the committee.
5) No incomplete proposals will be considered by the committee.
a. A complete proposal will consist of a completed FORM A of the College Curriculum Committee (including justification and changes in catalog copy).
b. Form B and C are not necessarily for consideration by the Department Curriculum Committee.
6) All curricular proposal Form A’s must be in the hands of the chair of the committee one week prior to the committee’s first meeting in the spring, so that hard copies can be made and distributed to all members of the committee prior to the first meeting.
7) At the first meeting, the committee will discuss proposals and assign oversight, but no votes on proposals will be conducted. Intermediate meetings may be scheduled during this two week period at the committee’s discretion.
8) Votes will be taken by use of written ballot.
9) The committee will report to the department at its April meeting. The chair will give committee votes and summarize discussion. The Department will discuss (but not vote) on proposals.
10) The committee may have additional meetings between this meeting and the May meeting if advisable.
11) At the department’s May meeting, proposals will be ratified or rejected by the department.
12) Curricular proposals that have not been through the above procedures will not be introduced to or voted on by the department; however, if a Member (or Members) wishes to re-present a rejected proposal to the Department, he or she may do so if the Department agrees to hear the proposal.
Curriculum’s chair will be elected at the first meeting of the winter semester to serve a year-long term. This change is made necessary by the school Curriculum calendar. Materials which pass through the Department procedures in the spring of the year come before the College in the fall of the next year. The chair of the Curriculum committee shares with the Chair the responsibility of appearing before the college committee and being able to speak to the proposals. If the chair of the committee has been elected the month prior, this becomes difficult.