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Charge of the Steering Committee

From the Department Bylaws:

ARTICLE IV - STEERING COMMITTEE

Section One - Membership of the Steering Committee
The Steering Committee membership shall be composed of the Head, The Associate Head, The Secretary, The Director of Graduate Studies and one member elected from and by each of the following categories of voting members:
  1. Full Professors
  2. Associate Professors
  3. Assistant Professors and Instructors
Section Two - Duties of the Steering Committee
The Steering Committee, as a representative of the Faculty to the Head, assists and advises the Department Head in setting Departmental policies. It advises the Department Head on appointments of Departmental officers, as indicated in these By-Laws; on the date of the Annual Meeting; and on other matters of Departmental business about which the Head seeks its advice.