Committee on Curriculum and Instruction 2009-2010

Function of CCI | Membership/Qualifications | Roster

Function of CCI

A committee of the Academic Council, CCI has an important role in the Academic Structure of Wellesley College.

The Functions of The Committee on Curriculum and Instruction are to:

  • Recommend to Academic Council policy concerning curriculum and instruction
  • Review department curriculum plans with a view to assuring a reasonable, standardization of educational practice and requirements among the departments of the College
  • Initiate and assist departments initiating new educational policy or practices
  • Examine questions of long-range educational policy and report thereon to Academic Council
  • Oversee the Honors Program
  • Consider and make recommendations concerning any issues that may arise concerning the Wellesley College Bookstore
  • Consider and make recommendations concerning any issues of library policy which may arise

Membership: Faculty (6), Administration (2), Students (2)

Qualifications:

Three years:
Faculty: Two faculty representatives are appointed by the Agenda Committee from each of the three groups of departments.
Administration: President or President's designee; Dean of the College or Dean of the College's designee.

Two years:
Students: One representative each from the junior and senior classes.

Roster:

Robin Akert (2007-10) Professor of Psychology
Victoria-Diane Allison Class of 2010 Student Representative
Joanne Berger-Sweeney Black Task Force Representative (2009-12), Associate Dean of the College and Professor, Biological Sciences
Laura Bey Acting Registrar
Debra DeMeis Dean of Students
Eileen Hardy Director, Information Resources
David Hawkins (2009-12) Associate Professor, Geosciences
Jennifer Lewis Assistant to the Committee
Irene Mata (2008-11) Assistant Professor, Women's Studies
John O'Keefe Class Dean
   
Joy Renjilian-Burgy (2008-11) Associate Professor, Spanish
Andy Shennan Dean of the College and Professor, History
Randy Shull (2006-10)* Professor of Computer Science
Mingwei Song (2008-11) Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Adele Wolfson, Chair Associate Dean of the College and Professor, Chemistry


*   = includes 1-year leave