Reviews course content to ensure outcome objectives of department are fulfilled. Reviews departmental budget and recommends future needs. Provides departmental oversight, comprised of committee chairs. To study faculty contributions to the goals of the department and to make recommendations on principles for rewarding these contributions.
Reviews graduate program quality, graduate recruitment, and graduate departmental assistantships.
Serves as a liaison between the department and its industrial and professional partners. Facilitates the effective operation of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Professional Advisory Committee. Reviews and recommneds on faculty promotion and tenure and on fundamental policy not addressed by other standing committees. Provides a forum for students to make their needs and concerns known to the faculty.