SECTION 4 - PROGRAM GOVERNANCE AND PROCEDURES

Standing Committees

Faculty Membership Committee

The Faculty Membership Committee is composed of the Executive Officer, the Deputy Executive Officer, the Director of the Italian Specialization, two faculty members, and one student member. The student member shall have a voice but no vote. The faculty members shall be appointed every two years. The student representative shall be elected every two years by the students of the Program.

The Faculty Membership Committee is required to nominate candidates for membership on the Program's faculty (as provided by Section 6.1 of the GSUC's Governance document), with a view toward including in the doctoral program faculty newly appointed at the colleges. The Committee is to maintain a roster of potential doctoral faculty appointments, to record annually the status of those faculty members currently designated, and to review all other actions taken in regard to membership on the doctoral faculty.

A roster of doctoral faculty shall be prepared by the Committee at the start of each academic year for review by the Provost. The reasons for inclusion of each individual in the doctoral faculty shall be explicitly stated.

Curriculum and Examination Committee

The Curriculum and Examination Committee shall review the curriculum and submit curriculum recommendations to the Executive Committee and shall recommend procedures and standards for the conduct of examinations. The Committee shall consist of the Executive Officer, Director of the Italian Specialization, three Program faculty members appointed by the Executive Officer for a three-year term. Two nonvoting students shall be chosen annually by the Executive Officer.

Admissions and Awards Committee

The Admissions and Awards Committee is composed of the Executive Officer, the Deputy Executive Officer, the Director of the Italian Specialization, and at least one additional faculty member, appointed each year. A student representative shall be elected by the students annually by mail.

The Admissions and Awards Committee recommends procedures and standards for the program and administers the procedures.

Elections Committee

The Elections Committee which will be charged with running elections of faculty and students to the Executive Committee, and of student to the four standing committees of the Program, will consist of the Executive Officer, three faculty chosen by the Executive Committee from among its own members annually, and the three student members of the Executive Committee.