Memo from Doug Martin and Annette Chappell to the CLA Council Members, 1989

Towson State University College of Liberal Arts Date: April 17, 1989 From: Doug Martin, Chair, CLA Council, and Annette Chappell, Dean, College of Liberal Arts Subject: Item for consideration -- phone ballot needed Attached is a prospectus for changing Women's Studies from a concentration within the General Studies major to a major on its own. Due to problems of timing, we are asking that the CLA Council vote on this item by phone ballot. Prospectuses go through the following approval route: Campus: department/program curriculum committee college council [followed by notification to college and university curriculum committees] University Senate UMSystem: Academic Affairs Advisory Committee Chancellor's Council Educational Policy Committee of the Board of Regents full Board of Regents Md. Higher Ed. Coordinating Commission: Educational Policies Committee of MHEC full MHEC Then we must prepare a proposal (which differs from a prospectus), which goes through the following approval route: Campus: department/program curriculum committee college/school curriculum committee [followed by notification to college council] University Curriculum Committee University Senate UMSystem: same four steps as for prospectus Md. Higher Ed. Coordinating Commission: same two steps as for prospectus As you can see, the process is very lengthy, and the choice before us was to get on the May University Senate agenda or to wait till the October University Senate agenda. In the interests of saving five months in this long process, we decided to aim for the May agenda, which necessitates this mail ballot, since Senate meets on May 1 and CLA Council not until May 2. Therefore, please read the prospectus and call your vote in to Dorothy Kluth (x2128) by Friday, April 28. You may vote _ to approve without discussion at CLA Council or _ to withhold approval pending discussion at CLA Council. Thank you. G 1 \88-89\CLACWMST. BAL