COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES POST OFFICE BOX 8142 STATESBORO, GEORGIA 30460-8142 TELEPHONE (912) 478-2527 FAX (912) 478-5346
OFFICE OF THE DEAN
Policy 100 College Organization A. Organization 1. Departments and Institute for Public and Nonprofit Studies The College is comprised of twelve academic units: eleven academic departments and one institute (the Institute for Public and Nonprofit Studies), which functions as a department. Each unit has its own budget and is responsible for the development of unit policies regarding faculty governance within the unit, faculty evaluation, program requirements and curriculum, and others as needed. The chair/director reports directly to the dean of the College. 2. Interdisciplinary Programs The College contains a number of interdisciplinary programs with a director who reports to the dean of the College or his or her designee. These units may have an independent budget or may be funded by the College. An organizational chart of the College is attached to this policy.
B. Standing Boards and Committees 1.
Advisory Council
The dean’s advisory council consists of all current chairs and associate deans in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. The assistant to the dean serves as secretary and reporter for the advisory council. The advisory council serves as the dean’s cabinet and chief advisory board on all matters related to the academic governance of the college. These matters may include, but need not be limited to, the following: • Strategic, tactical, and long-range planning • Budgetary matters • Policy development • Promotion and tenure, as appropriate • Personnel issues Meetings of the dean’s advisory council generally occur 1-2 times per month. Policy 100 College Organization v. 7-15-2016
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES POST OFFICE BOX 8142 STATESBORO, GEORGIA 30460-8142 TELEPHONE (912) 478-2527 FAX (912) 478-5346
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Faculty Governance Committee
In the spirit of shared governance, the faculty governance committee provides faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences with a conduit for discussing with the dean ideas, initiatives, or issues of concern in the college. Although the faculty governance committee is not a decision-making body, it may act in an advisory capacity to the dean on new programs or policies in the College. The faculty governance committee is comprised of one elected member from each department in the College. Eligible members include tenure-track faculty and lecturers. Departmental elections are held annually in the spring for the upcoming year, and elected members serve for two academic years. The faculty governance committee typically meets with the dean once per month during the academic year. 3.
Curriculum Committee
The curriculum committee is comprised of one faculty representative selected by each department in the College and the coordinator of CLASS advising convened by an associate dean. The curriculum committee reviews and approves all curricular matters in the College, including curriculum revisions, new course proposals, catalog changes, and course deletions, among others. Terms of service of committee members are determined by department policies. 4.
Technology Committee
The technology committee is comprised of one faculty representative selected by each department in the College. The primary responsibilities of the technology committee are to research technology-related needs in the College and among its departments and to make recommendations to the dean for the allocation of student technology fees in the College as part of the university process for student technology fee allocation. Members of the technology committee serve staggered terms of 3 years and meet as needed or when called upon by the dean. 5.
Personnel Review Committee
The purpose of the college personnel review committee is to review the dossiers of and make recommendations to the dean regarding candidates for tenure and/or promotion and faculty undergoing post-tenure review. The committee will consist of one elected representative from each department in the College. Terms of service on the committee will be two years, with staggered expiration of terms when possible. Policy 100 College Organization v. 7-15-2016
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES POST OFFICE BOX 8142 STATESBORO, GEORGIA 30460-8142 TELEPHONE (912) 478-2527 FAX (912) 478-5346
OFFICE OF THE DEAN
Elected representatives must be tenured and hold the rank of professor. Faculty may not serve as committee members during their post-tenure review year. In the event that no faculty member from a department meets these criteria, the department may elect a tenured associate professor to serve on the committee. During years when lecturers are reviewed, a senior lecturer (if available) will serve on the committee for those reviews. 6.
Student Advisory Board
The student advisory board of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is committed to supporting the CLASS mission statement by emphasizing excellence, innovation, and the pursuit of knowledge. In concert with the dean, the board reports to an associate dean and acts as a liaison between the department and the dean’s office. The board focuses on recruitment, retention, progression, and advisement and supports the CLASS Undergraduate Research Symposium, held each spring semester. The board is made up of CLASS undergraduate majors from the departments and graduate majors from the Institute, with no more than two representatives per department. Members are chosen by their respective department chairs/director, by the dean, or by the associate dean. Undergraduate students may begin service as sophomores and remain on the board until graduation. The officers include a president and a president-elect. The student advisory board typically meets once a month during the academic year.
Policy 100 College Organization v. 7-15-2016
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES POST OFFICE BOX 8142 STATESBORO, GEORGIA 30460-8142 TELEPHONE (912) 478-2527 FAX (912) 478-5346
OFFICE OF THE DEAN
Dean Associate Deans •Office of Pre-Law Advising •Coordinator CLASS Advisement Center • Advisors and Center Staff
Dean's Office Staff
Departments and Institute •Art •Communication Arts •Criminal Justice & Criminology •Foreign Languages •History •Literature & Philosphy •Music •Political Science & International Studies •Psychology •Rural Health Research Institute •Psychology Clinic •Regents Center for Learning Disorders •Public & Nonprofit Studies •Sociology & Anthropology •Writing & Linguistics •University Writing Center
Interdisciplinary Programs •B.G.S. Interdisciplinary Studies •Africana Studies •Irish Research & Teaching •Latin American Studies •Social Gerontology •Women's & Gender Studies
Policy 100 College Organization v. 7-15-2016
