Educational Policy

Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) (7-4-6)

The Committee on Educational Policy evaluates and implements changes in the curriculum of the College, graduate and undergraduate. It recommends educational policy to the faculty and maintains College-wide oversight of the curriculum. All additions or deletions of courses, majors, and programs, all substantial changes in course descriptions, and all changes in major requirements are reviewed by the CEP before coming to the faculty for approval.

Six faculty members of the CEP (one tenured and one non-tenured from each division) are elected by the faculty; one member is selected by the President, who also names the faculty chair. The President, the Dean of the Faculty, the Dean of the College, and the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Registrar are non-voting ex officio members of the CEP.

Membership 2008-09

Monique Deveaux, Chair
Kerry Christensen
Will Dudley
Joan Edwards
Eiko Siniawer
Allison Pacelli
Kashia Pieprzak
Morton Owen Schapiro, The President
Karen Merrill, The Dean
William Wagner, Dean of the Faculty
Charles Toomajian, Registrar

Rules for election to the CEP

Assistant professors who have been granted tenure are eligible for election to tenured positions. The elected members ordinarily serve two-year terms. Should a member resign at the end of one year, the vacated position will revert to a two-year position. Should a member resign more than three months prior to the regular balloting time, the newly-elected member will serve out the year plus one additional year. The Faculty Steering Committee nominates two persons for each vacancy, after soliciting suggestions from the faculty, and the election normally occurs during the April faculty meeting.