CVPA Faculty Assembly Bylaw Change Proposal
DATE:
August 23, 2002
TO:
Members of the CVPA Faculty Assembly
FROM:
Jeannie Woods, Associate Dean, CVPA
RE:
Proposed changes in CVPA By-Laws
The Office of the Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts proposes two changes
in the CVPA By-Laws.
Current Guidelines:
In Section 3 of Article VI – Constituent Committees, the Assistant/Associate Dean serves
as chair of the (CVPA) Petitions Committee without a vote.
In Section 2 of Article VIII – Graduate Committee, the Assistant/Associate Dean serves as
chair of the (CVPA) Graduate Committee without a vote.
Proposed Changes:
Change the chair of the Petitions Committee to the CVPA Student Services Coordinator.
Change the chair of the Graduate Committee to the CVPA Director of Graduate Studies.
Rationale for Changes:
When the By-Laws were established, the Assistant/Associate Dean handled petitions and
graduate curriculum and petitions. With changes in staffing, petitions are now handled by
the CVPA Student Services Coordinator and graduate matters are handled by the Director
of Graduate Studies. Changing the chairs of those committees will make CVPA’s structure
consistent with that of other colleges at Winthrop.
Voting on Changes:
These proposed changes will be presented for discussion and approval at the CVPA
Faculty Meeting on Friday, August 30th at 2:00 p.m.