Introduction

  • This election is for CAPC College of Arts and Sciences Representative. The rules for this election are listed below.
  • The nominees for the CAPC College of Arts and Sciences Representative election are listed to the right. The list to the right is not a ballot.
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The nominees for CAPC College of Arts and Sciences Representative are:

Valerian DeSousa
Judith Greenamyer
Wayne Hanley
Lisa C. Ruchti

Nominations close Apr 11, 2011.
Regular Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences may be nominated.

Rules for the Election

    • Each department can have at most two representatives on CAPC.
    • The election is decided by a plurality of those casting votes unless such results violate the previous rule or the number of candidates does not exceed the number of positions to fill. In the later case, each candidate will be voted on by an approve/disapprove ballot.
    • Vacant seats will be filled one at a time with the current vacant seat filled by the candidate with the highest vote count. As each seat is filled, the candidate filling that seat and any other candidates from the same department as the candidate filling that seat will be disqualified. Votes cast for disqualified candidates, as just defined, will not be considered in filling remaining vacant seats.
    • Each candidate selected counts as a cast vote.
    • Members elected to at-large seats cannot be nominated for school representative seats.
    • Seats with longer terms will be filled first. In the case of an approve/disapprove ballot, candidates will be ranked according to number of approve votes.

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Valerian DeSousa


Department: Anthropology and Sociology

I am committed to curriculum development in ways that enhance student learning from a global perspective, and that develops an awareness of diversity both nationally and internationally. As Director of the Institute for International Development, member of the Ethnic Studies Steering Committee, and member of the Executive Committee of the Frederick Douglass Institute, I believe I can forward the development of academic programs that meet the goals of the University.


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Judith Greenamyer


Department: Biology

I am running for an seat on CAPC, as a representative of CAS. I have served CAPC in several capacities over the years. I believe that my experience on the CAPC Policies Committee, plus my experience as a Department Chair, a Graduate Coordinator, and most recently a member of the Middle States self study group, give me a broad view of the problems that we face regarding the impact of assessment and BOG policy dictates.


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Wayne Hanley


Department: History

I have an abiding interest in maintaining the high quality of our academic programs and curricula, especially our General Education program. Having served on the CAPC Gen. Ed. committee for the past three years, I would welcome the opportunity to continue in that capacity, representing the College of Arts and Sciences.


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Lisa C. Ruchti


Department: Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology

I am excited to offer my name for consideration for this next term on CAPC. I am an interdisciplinary-trained teacher-scholar with a M.A. in Women’s Studies and a Ph.D. in Sociology. All of my courses and research reflect my commitment to diversity (nationality, ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, ability, socio-economic class, etc.). I like to approach curricular issues with a critical lens in order to think about when and how curricular change is a good idea, and when it should be resisted. I have experience teaching general education courses and I think I could contribute meaningfully to the conversations that focus on the learning of our students in these courses.

Since my appointment to WCU in 2007, I have been thinking about the relationship between “I”, “J”, and “W” designations and the goals of our Gen. Ed. Program. I have taught two to three sections of WOS 225 each semester. I have gained a clear sense on how to teach the general education designations “I”, “J”, and “W” in ways that meet the needs of students and keep their interest. In addition to consistently teaching and revising these general education courses, I have designed a new course, Gender, Labor, and Globalization, which was approved by CAPC. I revised an existing course, Sociology of Sexuality in Sociology for cross-listing in Women’s and Gender Studies. I also participated in a grant-funded project last summer which had Women’s and Gender Studies thinking about how we might develop and offer a distant education course. This team produced a course which is offered for the first time this summer.

As the first and only full-time faculty member in Women’s and Gender Studies (an interdisciplinary program) and a departmental faculty member in Anthropology/Sociology, I bring a fresh and focused voice to CAPC. I offer a perspective that is grounded in knowledge, engagement, and experience with teaching and assessing general education courses. I would be honored to serve on CAPC and ask for your support. Thank you.


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