Committee Charge, Structure and Procedures
Charge
- Engage with faculty, students, College leadership, and others to review the College's curriculum and degree requirements.
- The committee may wish to consult with interested parties beyond the Weinberg College community, including faculty, students, and administrators in other Northwestern schools, as well as with alumni. Moreover, the committee may find it useful to examine the curricula and degree requirements at peer-institutions, particularly those that have undergone recent review.
- Develop a set of learning outcomes that capture the skill-set and mind-set that should characterize a Weinberg College graduate.
- The committee may wish to begin by examining the set of learning outcomes recommended by the University's Task Force on the Undergraduate Academic Experience.
- Closely examine the current Weinberg College curriculum and degree requirements, and recommend revisions that address curricular deficiencies or opportunities for strengthening that come to light as requirements are mapped to desired learning outcomes. Particularly close attention should be paid to the general education requirements and to the proposed social inequalities and diversities requirement.
- Submit a report of the committee’s findings and recommendations to the dean by the end of winter 2017.
Structure
Chair:
- Associate Dean for Academic Initiatives (Ann Bradlow)
Ex Officio:
- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs (Mary Finn)
- Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Assessment (Joan Linsenmeier, 2015-16; Laura Panko 2016-17)
- William Haarlow (Director, College-Admission Relations; Senior Lecturer, American Studies)
Members: 9-12 faculty members, plus 2-3 students, selected to include the following:
- All three college divisions (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities);
- Both tenure-line and teaching-track faculty, including at least one college advisor; and
- A healthy distribution of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
Procedures
- The committee will report directly to Dean Adrian Randolph.
- While the committee will work independently of the Weinberg College Curriculum Policies Committee (CPC), the committee’s recommendations will ultimately be brought before the CPC for consideration.
- With approval from the CPC and Dean Randolph, recommendations will be submitted for discussion and vote by the College faculty.
- Any changes approved by the College faculty will then be implemented in the following years.