The Faculty Senate establishes a Writing and Reading Subcommittee of the Curriculum Policies Committee, with the following membership and charge:

1. Charge - The charge to the Subcommittee for Writing and Reading, a subcommittee of the Faculty Senate's Curriculum Policies Committee, shall be to: 
   i) Advise departments and programs on means of meeting the Writing and Reading in the Majors policy; 
   ii) Advise departments and programs on the development of possible pilot projects; 
   iii) Advise Academic Affairs and the Center for Teaching and Learning on any matter related to the implementation of the policy; 
   iv) Advise the Curriculum Policies Committee on any proposed modification of the policy; and 
   v) Evaluate self-study descriptions of current writing and reading requirements and assessment measures, and any changes planned to implement the Writing and Reading policy.
   
2. Membership* - The membership of the Writing and Reading Subcommittee shall comprise one member from the English department and one member from each college serving three-year, overlapping terms, and the Coordinator of the Writing Program or designee, the Learning Skills Program Director or designee, and the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, ex officio.

Carried unanimously. (11/14/96)