ANNOUNCEMENTS
Academic Year 2023-24
Spring 2024
Academic Year 2022-23
Spring 2023
2023 College FEC Election Results
Fall 2022
Memo from FEC Chair Allowing P/NP for Major/Minor Requirement Satisfaction in Summer 2022 and Fall 2022 due to COVID-19 Disruption
Academic Year 2021-22
Winter 2022 and Spring 2022
Memo from FEC Chair – Extension of Satisfaction of Undergraduate College Requirements with P/NP through Winter 2022 and Spring 2022
Fall 2021
Memo from FEC Chair – Extension of Satisfaction of Undergraduate College Requirements with P/NP through Fall 2021
Academic Year 2020-21
Spring/Summer 2021
College FEC Election Results 2021
Memo from FEC Chair – Changing Undergraduate Course Grading Options & Allowing P/NP for Major/Minor Requirement Satisfaction in Spring and Summer 2021 due to COVID-19 Disruption
Winter 2021
Memo from FEC Chair – Changing Undergraduate Course Grading Options & Allowing P/NP for
Major/Minor Requirement Satisfaction in Winter 2021 due to COVID-19
Disruption
Memo from FEC Chair – College FEC Response to Curtailment Program
Fall 2020
Memo from FEC Chair – Extension of Satisfaction of Undergraduate College Requirements with P/NP through Fall 2020
Memo from FEC Chair – Changing UG Course Grading Options & Allowing P/NP for Major/Minor Requirement Satisfaction during Fall 2020
2020 Elections – Results
Academic Year 2019-20
Spring/Summer 2020
Memo from FEC Chair – Transfer Courses to Satisfy Undergraduate College Requirements with P/NP for Courses taken during Spring and Summer 2020 due to COVID-19
Memo from FEC Chair – Extension of P/NP for Satisfaction of College Requirements through Summer 2020
Memo from FEC Chair – Extension of P/NP for Satisfaction of Major and Minor Requirements through Summer 2020
Memo from FEC Chair – UG College Requirements Satisfaction with P/NP for Spring 2020
Memo from FEC Chair – Changing Undergraduate Course Grading Options and Requirements for Spring 2020 due to COVID-19 Disruption
Memo from FEC Chair – Procedure for moving summer 2020 classes online
Winter 2020
Memo from FEC Chair – How to administer your winter final exam remotely
WHAT IS THE FEC?
The Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) is elected by the faculty and conducts the governance of the College. In particular, the FEC:
- Provides general oversight of the academic programs in the College
- Serves as an advisory body on matters concerning the welfare of students in the College.
- Reviews and approves requirements for College majors, minors, honors programs, and other curricular requirements of the College.
- Reviews and proposes changes to College regulations.
- Consults with concerned faculty members and members of the administration and makes recommendations to the Deans based on established Senate policies about the College’s allocation of educational resources, academic priorities, and planning and budget issues.
Who we are
FEC members are elected for two-year terms. The Chair and Vice-Chair are elected by all faculty in the College. One member is elected by each of the following twelve academic units [Am 14 Mar 2023]:
| Group I: | English, Art History, Classics |
| Group II: | Spanish and Portuguese; Near Eastern Languages and Cultures; Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures; Asian Languages and Cultures |
| Group III: | Comparative Literature; European Languages and Transcultural Studies; Linguistics; Philosophy; faculty with humanities division appointments w/o dept assignment |
| Group IV: | Psychology |
| Group V: | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics; faculty with Life Sciences Division appointments (w/o departmental assignment) |
| Group VI: | Society and Genetics; Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology; Integrative Biology and Physiology |
| Group VII: | Chemistry and Biochemistry; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Environment and Sustainability |
| Group VIII: | Physics and Astronomy; Statistics and Data Science; faculty with Physical Sciences Division appointments (w/o departmental assignment) |
| Group IX: | Mathematics; Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences |
| Group X: | African American Studies; Asian American Studies; Chicana/o and Central American Studies; Communication; Anthropology |
| Group XI: | Economics; Political Science; Geography; faculty with Social Sciences Division appointments |
| Group XII: | Sociology; Gender Studies; History |
The Deans and Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education serve as ex officio members of the FEC. The Undergraduate Student Association (USA) and the Graduate Student Association (GSA) each appoint representatives to the FEC. Although these members do not formally vote, they participate fully in the discussions, providing valuable input into matters pending before the Committee.
The College Faculty Executive Committee acknowledges our presence on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples.