Category I Proposals for the
February 2013 Faculty Senate Meeting
February 14, 2013
Proposal #84962:
Renaming Women Studies to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
February 14, 2013
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Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
February 14, 2013
Renaming Women Studies to
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Executive Summary:
This proposal seeks to rename the Program and its undergraduate major,
undergraduate minor, undergraduate certificate, graduate minor, and
graduate MA. This change reflects growth in the department and growth in
the coursework, as well as national trends in the field.
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
February 14, 2013
Renaming Women Studies to
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Rationale: This basically catches the name up with where the department
has been heading with new faculty hires and new coursework.
Impacts to Students: Nothing bad.
Budget Impacts: Insignificant.
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
February 14, 2013
Renaming Women Studies to
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
External Letters of Support:
• PSU
Internal Letters of Support:
• School of Public Policy
• Psychology Dept
• Design & Human Environment
• English Dept
• History Dept
• School of Arts and Communications
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
February 14, 2013
Renaming Women Studies to
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Issues:
1. The dean’s signature was originally missing on the Transmittal Sheet.
(This has been corrected.)
2. Some liaisoners wondered why the word “Women” was in the new title.
Answer: the department deliberately wanted to keep the issue of
“women” visible in its work and in its title.
CC Vote: The Curriculum Council approved this proposal, with no dissenting
votes.
Miscellaneous: A new course designator, WGSS, has also been approved.
Mike Bailey, OSU Curriculum Council
February 14, 2013