Here it depends on whether or not the committee is in the "faculty governance" structure (curriculum, tenure/promotion, and like that). If so, it would be out of bounds for a Dean to chair a committee -- but there might be a dean or two _ex officio_ (usually with voice but without vote) on other sorts of committees.
m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:01 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Chairs of committees > > I was wondering what the opinion would be in TIPS with regard > to having administration as the chair of a committee > (typically the academic dean). > > Should the academic dean be the chair of any committee? > Why or why not? > > Or perhaps the academic dean should be chair of a only > certain committees What would those be? > Would they be ex-officio non-voting? > > What is the practice at your institution? > > -- > -- Mike > > For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn. > (Hemingway) > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72 > a2d17c90e1&n=T&l=tips&o=8171 > or send a blank email to > [email protected] > tburg.edu > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=8172 or send a blank email to leave-8172-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
