Catalog Subcommittee

Composition

  • Voting Members:
    • Nine faculty who are actively involved in teaching courses and chosen to represent different academic areas. No fewer than two of these should be members of the Graduate Faculty.
  • Ex-officio Non-voting Members:
    • One member of the Academic Affairs Committee, chosen by that committee.
    • One member of the Graduate Studies Committee, chosen by that committee.
    • One member of the Professional Health Sciences Committee, chosen by that committee.
    • One member of the UCORE Committee, chosen by that committee.
    • Registrar, or designee, serving as secretary.
    • Provost and Executive Vice President, or designee.
    • Executive Vice President for Statewide campuses, or designee.

Function

  • Studies and evaluates catalog material referred to it by the Editor of the Catalog (Registrar) for conformity to the educational standards, policies, and regulations of the institution.
  • Makes recommendations to the Academic Affairs Committee, the Professional Health Sciences Committee, and the Graduate Studies Committee concerning all major changes in catalog material.
  • Makes recommendations to the Academic Affairs Committee regarding policies affecting the publication of the catalog.
  • Advises the Editor on editorial policies pertaining to the catalog.
  • Presents time schedules for the revision of the catalog to the Academic Affairs Committee for its recommendation to the Faculty Senate.
  • Reviews and recommends approval of temporary course petitions.
  • Makes recommendations to the Academic Affairs Committee concerning the academic calendar.
  • Reports to the Academic Affairs Committee, the Professional Health Sciences Committee, or Graduate Studies Committee on each matter referred to it.

Workload

  • The Catalogue Subcommittee meets every Thursday from 1:40 pm – 3:00 pm.

Workload Committee Chair

  • Approximately 4.5 hours per week

Workload Committee Member

  • Approximately 3 hours/week, including item review, correspondence with departments or committee members, weekly meeting.

Additional notes

  • Chair elected by the Subcommittee.
  • Responsible to: Academic Affairs Committee, Graduate Studies Committee, and Professional Health Sciences Committee
  • Reports to: Academic Affairs Committee, Graduate Studies Committee, and Professional Health Sciences Committee.
Name Rank CollegeLocation Term Start Term End
Chair: Troy Bennefield
2027 Rotation
Jean Dodson-Peterson Associate ProfessorCAHNRSTri-Cities20242027
Christy Jacobs Assistant Professor CAS Pullman 20212027
Dee Posey Scholarly ProfessorCASPullman20242027
2028 Rotation
Troy Bennefield Associate ProfessorCASPullman20222028
Hasan Monowar Assistant ProfessorVCEAPullman 20252028
Xichang Wang Assistant ProfessorCCBPullman 20252028
2029 Rotation
Yueqi Hu Scholarly Assistant ProfessorVCEAEverett20262029
Chelsea LeachmanLibrarian 4LibrariesPullman20262029
Ashley Wright Associate ProfessorCASPullman20262029
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members
TBD Representative, Academic Affairs Committee
TBD Representative, Graduate Studies Committee
Andrew StorferRepresentative, Professional Health Sciences Committee
TBD Representative, UCORE Committee
Blaine Golden Representative, Registrar's Office
Bill Davis Designee, Provost's Office (Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Acheivement)
Kate McAteer Designee, Executive Vice President for Statewide Campuses