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Wayne State University Statutes
| 2.12.01 | The Organization of the University |
| 2.12.01.010 | Purpose |
The purpose of this statute is to identify the principal divisions of the University, and to define the elements of University organization that can only be changed by the Board of Governors, while also stating the President's full executive authority to make operational decisions not reserved to the Board. |
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| 2.12.01.020 | Board of Governors |
| Article 8, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan establishes the Board of Governors to have general supervision of Wayne State University. The Constitution further provides that the Board of Governors shall elect the President, who shall be the chief executive officer of the University. | |
| 2.12.01.030 | President |
| The administration of the University is vested in the President, who is responsible for the organization of the University and for carrying out the policies established by the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors has retained a certain authority in this statute, and in other statutes, for the organization of the University; in areas not retained by the Board of Governors, the President is authorized to establish and reorganize the administration and to change the reporting lines of academic and nonacademic units of the University. | |
| 2.12.01.040 | Principal Divisions (33) |
| The principal divisions of the University are Executive Office of the President, Academic Affairs, Administrative Operations, Finance and Facilities Management, Research, and Development and Alumni Affairs. | |
| 2.12.01.050 | Executive Office of the President |
| This division shall be composed of areas of responsibility designated by the President, that report directly to the President, and shall include the following executive officers: executive vice president and chief of staff, vice president and general counsel, vice president of governmental affairs, and secretary to the Board of Governors. | |
| 2.12.01.060 | Academic Affairs |
| The primary officer shall be a provost and senior vice president. The division is responsible for academic, faculty and student affairs and other appropriate areas that may be designated by the President. | |
| 2.12.01.070 | Administrative Operations |
| The primary officer shall be an executive vice president or vice president. The division is responsible for appropriate areas that may be designated by the President. | |
| 2.12.01.075 | Finance and Facilities Management |
| The primary officer shall be a vice president. The division is responsible for appropriate areas that may be designated by the President. | |
| 2.12.01.077 | Research |
| The primary officer shall be a vice president. The division is responsible for appropriate areas that may be designated by the President. | |
| 2.12.01.080 | Development and Alumni Affairs |
| The primary officer shall be a vice president. The division is responsible for appropriate areas that may be designated by the President. | |
| 2.12.01.090 | Schools, Colleges, and other Academic Units |
| Schools, colleges, and other academic units are organized within the Division of Academic Affairs. It is through the schools and colleges and, in certain cases, through divisions, programs, centers, and institutes and other special entities, that the research and instruction mission of the University, defined in its Mission Statement is carried out. Except as it may expressly delegate, the Board of Governors reserves solely to itself the authority to create, terminate, and reorganize colleges, schools, divisions, programs, academic departments, institutes and centers. | |
| 2.12.01.100 | Each school and college (including Libraries and the Graduate School) shall have a dean, who shall be the chief officer of the unit. |
| 2.12.01.110 | Sub-Units |
| Schools and colleges may be organized into sub-units such as academic departments or divisions, each of which shall be administered by a chairperson, director, or similar administrator, the titles to be determined by the President or `his/her designee. | |
| 2.12.01.120 | Schools and Colleges |
| The schools and colleges, in order of their founding dates, and their academic departments or equivalent divisions, as approved by the Board of Governors, are as follows: | |
| 2.12.01.130 | SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - 1868 |
| Sub-units of the School are as follows: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Department of Anesthesiology Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology(19) Department of Community Medicine Department of Dermatology Department of Emergency Medicine(5) Department of Family Medicine Department of Immunology and Microbiology Department of Internal Medicine Department of Neurological Surgery(26) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Ophthalmology Department of Orthopedic Surgery Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery(10) Department of Pathology Department of Pediatrics Department of Pharmacology Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Physiology Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences(21) Department of Radiation Oncology Department of Radiation Therapy Technology(10,24) Department of Radiology Department of Surgery Department of Urology |
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| 2.12.01.140 | COLLEGE OF EDUCATION - 1881 |
| Sub-units of the College are as follows: Division of Administrative and Organizational Studies Division of Teacher Education Division of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations Division of Kinesiology, Health, and Sports Studies(30 |
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| 2.12.01.150 | EUGENE L. APPLEBAUM COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES(27,29) - 1924 |
| Sub-units of the College are as follows: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Pharmacy Practice Department of Health Care Sciences(32) Nurse Anesthesia Program(30) Occupational Therapy Program Physical Therapy Program Physician Assistant Studies(17) Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences(32) Clinical Laboratory Science(14) Mortuary Science Occupational and Environmental Health Program |
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| 2.12.01.160 | LAW SCHOOL - 1927 |
| 2.12.01.170 | GRADUATE SCHOOL - 1930 |
| The Graduate School is charged with responsibility for the graduate programs of the University, pursuant to WSUCA section 2.22.01 and such other delegations of authority as the Board of Governors or President may make. | |
| 2.12.01.180 | COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES(11,33) - 1933 |
| Sub-units of the College are as follows: Department of Africana Studies(4) Department of Anthropology Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology(17) Department of Biological Sciences Department of Chemistry Department of Classics, Greek and Latin(20) Department of Computer Science Department of Criminal Justice(16) Department of Economics Department of English Department of Geography and Urban Planning (8, 35) Department of Geology Department of German and Slavic Studies(1,13) Department of History Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (35) Department of Mathematics Department of Near Eastern and Asian Languages and Literatures Department of Nutrition and Food Science Department of Philosophy Department of Physics and Astronomy Department of Political Science Department of Psychology Department of Romance Languages and Literature(1) Department of Sociology |
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| 2.12.01.190 | COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - 1933 |
| Sub-units of the College are as follows: Department of Biomedical Engineering(31) Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science(6,16) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering(10) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering(3) Department of Mechanical Engineering Division of Engineering Technology |
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| 2.12.01.200 | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK - 1935 |
| 2.12.01.210 | COLLEGE OF NURSING - 1945 |
| 2.12.01.220 | SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - 1946 |
| Sub-units of the School are as follows: Department of Accounting Department of Business(34) Finance Program (28)
Information Systems and Manufacturing Program (23) Management Program (28) Marketing Program |
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| 2.12.01.230 | LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SCIENCE - 1984 |
| Subunits are as follows: Library and Information Science Program - Degrees are granted through the Graduate School. Shiffman Medical Library Neef Law Library Science and Engineering Library Purdy/Kresge Library Complex David Adamany Undergraduate Library(22) |
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| 2.12.01.240 | COLLEGE OF FINE, PERFORMING, AND COMMUNICATION ARTS(2) - 1985 |
| Sub-units of the College are as follows: Department of Art and Art History Maggie Allesee Department of Dance (25) Department of Music Department of Theatre Department of Communication |
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| 2.12.01.250 | Organization Chart |
| A chart on the organization of the University shall be distributed annually to the University community. | |
Legislative History
Adopted 7-0; Official Proceedings 33:4453 (14 April 1989)
Amended(1,2) 7-0; Official Proceedings 33:4456 (14 April 1989)
Amended(3) 6-0; Official Proceedings 33:4486 (14 July 1989)
Amended(4) 7-0; Official Proceedings 33:4500 (29 September 1989)
Amended(5) 6-0; Official Proceedings 34:4531 (9 February 1990)
Amended(6) 6-0; Official Proceedings 34:4532 (9 February 1990)
Amended(7) 5-0; Official Proceedings 34:4566 (8 June 1990)
Amended(8) 5-0; Official Proceedings 34:4566 (8 June 1990)
Amended(9) 7-0; Official Proceedings 36:4783 (14 February 1992)
Amended(10) 6-0; Official Proceedings 36:4788 (1 May 1992)
Amended(11) 7-1; Official Proceedings 36:4823 (17 July 1992)
Amended(12) 6-0; Official Proceedings 37:4936 (4 June 1993)
Amended(13) 6-0; Official Proceedings 37:4945 (16 July 1993)
Amended(14) 5-0; Official Proceedings 38:5012 (4 February 1994)
Amended(15) 6-0; Official Proceedings 38:5057 (3 June 1994)
Amended(16) 6-0; Official Proceedings 38:5094-95 (30 September 1994)
Amended(17) 7-0; Official Proceedings 39:5150 (21 April 1995)
Amended(18) 5-0; Official Proceedings 39:5164 (9 June 1995)
Amended(19) 5-0; Official Proceedings 40:5216 (10 November 1995)
Amended(20) 7-0; Official Proceedings 40:5264 (26 April 1996)
Amended(21) 7-0; Official Proceedings 41:5390 (21 March 1997)
Amended(22) 6-0; Official Proceedings 41:5504 (12 September 1997)
Amended(23) 6-0; Official Proceedings 43:5690 (15 July 1999)
Amended(24) 5-0; Official Proceedings 44:5726 (4 November 1999)
Amended(25) 6-0; Official Proceedings 44:5745 (27 January 2000)
Amended(26) 5-0; Official Proceedings 44:5758 (9 March 2000)
Amended(27) 7-0; Official Proceedings 45:5824 (29 November 2000)
Amended(28) 6-0; Official Proceedings 45:5848 (28 March 2001)
Amended(29) 6-0; Official Proceedings 45:5894 (5 September 2001)
Amended(30) 6-0; Official Proceedings 46:5936 (1 May 2002)
Amended(31) 7-0; Official Proceedings 46:5942(19 June 2002)
Amended(32) 8-0; Official Proceedings 47:6041 (30 July 2003)
Amended(33) 7-0; Official Proceedings 48:____ (4 February 2004)
Amended(34) 8-0; Official Proceedings 48:____ (21 July 2004)
Amended(35) 8-0; Official Proceedings 49:____ (8 June 2005)
