Committee assignments are made by the Chair each October.
Executive Committee
Makes decisions regarding routine departmental affairs and all temporary faculty.
Search Committees
Make recommendations regarding new permanent faculty.
Personnel Committee
Reviews certain academic personnel advancement cases, and in accordance with the English bylaws.
Ad Hoc Committees
Reviews academic personnel advancement cases, and in accordance with the English bylaws.
Undergraduate Committee
Reviews all matters related to the department’s undergraduate major and minor programs; reviews and makes recommendations on curricular changes within these programs.
Graduate Committee
Reviews graduate student applications; makes decisions on graduate admissions and awards (fellowships, travel/research stipends) for continuing and incoming students; and reviews graduate curriculum.
Library Committee
Makes recommendations regarding the English Reading Room book purchases.