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Molecular Biology Program Committees:

Steering Committee meets monthly during the academic year. This is the principal governing body of the Program.

Admissions Committee meets once a week from mid January to the end of March. This committee reviews applications and selects the students who will be invited for interviews and accepted to the Program.

Advising Committee committee members meet throughout the year with first year students to assist them with their rotations, policies on behavior, and any problems that may occur. Student advisors organize 2 luncheons during the year to discuss any issues the first-year students may have.

Curriculum Committee meets at the end of each year to evaluate the first year curriculum and plan journal clubs, electives, and core courses for next academic year. This committee is run jointly with the Biological Chemistry Program, with co-chairs from each of the two Programs.

Recruiting Committee meets throughout the year and reviews past recruiting projects, i.e., brochures, web pages and new recruiting ideas. This committee is run jointly with the Biological Chemistry Program, usually with the chair participating in both Programs.

Academic Standards Committee meets as required to review cases of alleged misconduct. Unlike other committees, the chair of the academic standards committee does not serve on the steering committee. This committee operates jointly with the Biological Chemistry Program. It is therefore essential that committee members fairly represent both programs. Unlike other joint committees (curriculum and recruiting), the academic standards committee has a sole chair rather than co-chairs.

Guidelines for Forming Molecular Biology Program Committees

The committee members are chosen by the committee chair. The selection of committee members will be based on their suitability to the task at hand, as well as with regard to keeping a balance of workload between Program members and an equal representation of participating departments. Committees should include experienced members who can provide historical perspective, new members who can provide fresh insight, and members who are well qualified to serve as a future committee chair.

Students of the Molecular Biology Program select representatives with full voting rights on each of the committees.

 

updated 9/12/05