Committee on Curriculum and Instruction 2007-2008

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
Joanne Berger-Sweeney	Black Task Force Representative (2007-10), Associate Dean of the College and Professor, Biological Sciences
Kim Bottomly	President of Wellesley College
Christopher Candland (2003-08)	Associate Professor, Political Science
Victoria Charoonratana	Class of 2009 Student Representative
Margaret Echelbarger	Class of 2008 Student Representative
Ann Hamilton	Registrar
Eileen Hardy	Director, Information Resources
Yue Hu (2006-09)	Associate Professor, Physics
Michelle Lepore	Interim Dean of Students
Jennifer Lewis	Assistant to the Committee
Joy Playter	Dean of the Class of 2009
Michele Respaut (2003-08)	Professor, French
Raul Rubio (2007-10)	Assistant Professor of Spanish
Andy Shennan	Dean of the College and Professor, History
Ismar Volic (2007-08)	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Adele Wolfson, Chair	Associate Dean of the College and Professor, Chemistry