How do I propose a change to an educational unit?

To submit a request for a change to an educational unit, proposers must submit the SAOSC Cover Sheet; and SAOSC Guidelines.

1. Fill out the Guidelines and Cover Sheet required by the Senate Academic Organization and Structure Committee (SAOSC). Organizational and structural changes of a department (or college) require consider the unit to follow its own rules for such discussions.
2. Upon review, the department will submit the proposal to the college faculty for review.
3. After approval at the college level, the college sends the proposal to the Senate Council, which will determine if a review by an academic council is necessary. Proposals regarding academic or organizational structure changes are typically sent to the Senate's Academic Organization and Structure Committee (SAOSC).
4. SC staff will send the proposal to the SAOSC. The contact person for the proposal, as well as a college contact person, will be informed of the submission of the proposal to the SAOSC. The SAOSC chair or other members may ask the proposer questions about the proposal. The SAOSC chair may also ask questions of the faculty who will be affected by the change.
5. When the SAOSC is satisfied with the proposal, its committee chair will let SC staff know it is ready for review by the SC and Senate during regular meetings.
6. SC staff will email the contact person(s) to schedule a date when the contact person can attend a SC meeting. (SC meets most Mondays during the academic year, usually from 3 – 5 pm in 103 Main Building. SC does not meet on the second Monday of the month, when the full Senate meets.) The SAOSC chair will present the proposal to the SC and the contact person is there to answer any questions that the SAOSC chair cannot answer. SC may approve the proposal as is or request revisions.
7. When the SC approves the proposal, it will be scheduled for the agenda of the next monthly University Senate meeting. Like the SC meeting, the SAOSC chair will present the proposal to the Senate and the contact person is there to answer any questions that the SAOSC chair cannot answer. Senate may approve the proposal as is or request revisions.
8. Upon Senate approval, SC staff will send the proposal to the Provost’s office, which is responsible for ensuring review by the Board of Trustees.