{"id":34,"date":"2019-09-05T16:47:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T16:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2025-10-07T17:31:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:31:26","slug":"university-governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"University Governance (Committee Bylaws)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Western Connecticut State University embraces a commitment to shared governance to support open dialogue, input from all parties, and adequate deliberation of all decisions affecting the University.<span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0Members of AAUP, SUOAF, and WCSU Administration endorse the description offered in the CSU-AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Collegiality in academic governance\u2026can best be accomplished through Senates selected by representatives of the appropriate university constituencies in accordance with each institution&#8217;s constitution and tradition. Matters of concern to the Senate include: (a) curriculum policy and curricular structure, (b) requirements for degrees and granting of degrees, (c) policies for recruitment, admission and retention of students, (d) academic policies relating to students, and (e) other matters of campus concern.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In support of these goals, a robust set of Senate committees contribute to decision-making processes at WCSU.\u00a0 The bylaws to all such committees are included in this section.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to all committees that flow from the University Senate, school-level committee bylaws are included here for convenience and as a comprehensive record of all university governance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Senate Approval October 16, 2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 70%\"><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/western-connecticut-state-university-senate-constitution\/\"><strong>Western Connecticut State University Senate Constitution<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/university-senate-bylaws\/\">University Senate Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/nomination-and-elections-committee-bylaws\/\">Nomination and Elections Committee Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/ombudsman\/\">Ombudsman<\/a><br \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 70%\"><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/university-senate-standing-committees\/\"><strong>University Senate Standing Committees<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/academic-leave-committee-bylaws-sabbaticals\/\">Academic Leave Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/assessment-committee-bylaws\/\">Assessment Committe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/faculty-development-and-recognition-committee-bylaws\/\">Faculty Development and Recognition Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/general-education-bylaws-committee-on\/\">General Education, Committee on (Gen-Ed)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/graduate-council-bylaws\/\">Graduate Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Library and Information Technology Committee (bylaws forthcoming)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/distance-education-bylaws-committee-on\/\">Teaching and Learning, Committee on<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/physical-working-conditions-bylaws-committee-on\/\">Physical Working Conditions, Committee on<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/promotion-and-tenure-committee-bylaws\/\">Promotion and Tenure Committee (P&amp;T)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/research-and-development-committee-bylaws\/\">Reassigned Time for Research or Creative Activity Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/student-life-committee-bylaws\/\">Student Life Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/undergraduate-curriculum-and-academic-standards-bylaws-committee-on-cucas\/\">Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Standards, Committee on (CUCAS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/university-planning-and-budgeting-committee-bylaws\/\">University Planning and Budgeting Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 70%\"><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/centers-and-institutes\/\"><strong>Centers and Institutes<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/centers-and-institutes\/center-for-excellence-in-learning-and-teaching\/\">Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/the-jane-goodall-institute-bylaws\/\">The Jane Goodall Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/centers-and-institutes\/western-international-center\/\">Western International Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 70%\"><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/other-required-committees\/\"><strong>Other Required Committees<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/other-required-committees\/\">University Diversity Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/other-required-committees\/\">Parking Appeals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/university-governance\/university-honors-council\/\">University Honors Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/faculty-handbook\/other-required-committees\/\">Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/other-required-committees\/institutional-review-board-irb\/\">Institutional Review Board (IRB)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 70%\"><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/strategic-planning-process\/\"><strong>Strategic Planning Process<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 70%\"><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/standing-committees-of-schools\/\"><strong>Standing Committees of Schools<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/standing-committees-of-schools\/ancell-school-of-business-undergraduate-program-review-committee-bylaws\/\">Ancell School of Business Undergraduate Program Review Committee Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/standing-committees-of-schools\/ancell-graduate-planning-curriculum-committee-bylaws\/\">Ancell Graduate Planning and Curriculum Committee Bylaws (GPCC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/standing-committees-of-schools\/macricostas-arts-sciences-program-review-committee-by-laws\/\">Maricostas Arts &amp; Sciences Program Review Committee By-Laws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/standing-committees-of-schools\/macricostas-school-of-arts-sciences-nomination-and-elections-committee-bylaws\/\">Maricostas School of Arts &amp; Sciences Nomination and Elections Committee Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/standing-committees-of-schools\/school-of-professional-studies-program-review-committee-by-laws\/\">School of Professional Studies Program Review Committee Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/standing-committees-of-schools\/school-of-professional-studies-education-review-committee-bylaws\/\">School of Professional Studies Education Review Committee Bylaws (ERC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/standing-committees-of-schools\/school-of-professional-studies-assessment-accreditation-committee\/\">School of Professional Studies Assessment and Accreditation Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-handbook\/standing-committees-of-schools\/school-of-visual-and-performing-arts-program-review-committee-bylaws\/\">School of Visual, Performing &amp; Communication Arts Program Review Committee Bylaws<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Western Connecticut State University embraces a commitment to shared governance to support open dialogue, input from all parties, and adequate deliberation of all decisions affecting the University.\u00a0Members of AAUP, SUOAF, and WCSU Administration endorse the description offered in the CSU-AAUP 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