XIII.B   Governing Committees

The School of Music is governed by the following committees:

1. The Executive Committee is appointed by the President and is chaired, alternately for one-year terms, by the Dean of the School of Music and the Chair of the Department of Music of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Members are appointed to the committee by the President upon recommendation from the Dean and Chair. Membership includes the Chair of the Department of Music, the Dean of the School of Music, a faculty member of the Department of Music, a faculty member of the School of Music, the Director of the Institute of Sacred Music, and one member-at-large. This committee considers major policy questions concerning all areas of music at Yale and coordinates the activities of the Institute, the Department, and the School. The committee meets monthly or more often if issues warrant.

2. The Faculty Steering Committee, consisting of the coordinators of the performance programs of the School of Music, advises the Dean on matters of policy and on promotion in the junior ranks. This committee also serves as the Curriculum Committee.

3. The Governing Board is charged with making recommendations for appointment to senior ranks of members of the faculty promoted from within or recruited from outside. The membership consists of the Dean, tenured faculty, and professors in the practice.

4. Other Committees, including the Performance Committee, the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree Committee, the Academic Affairs Committee, the Master of Musical Arts Committee, the Admissions Committee, and the Dean's Student Advisory Committee, are appointed by the Dean and meet as frequently as their individual charges dictate.

The School of Music is governed by the following committees:

1. The Executive Committee is appointed by the President and is chaired, alternately for one-year terms, by the Dean of the School of Music and the Chair of the Department of Music of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Members are appointed to the committee by the President upon recommendation from the Dean and Chair. Membership includes the Chair of the Department of Music, the Dean of the School of Music, a faculty member of the Department of Music, a faculty member of the School of Music, the Director of the Institute of Sacred Music, and one member-at-large. This committee considers major policy questions concerning all areas of music at Yale and coordinates the activities of the Institute, the Department, and the School. The committee meets monthly or more often if issues warrant.

2. The Faculty Steering Committee, consisting of the coordinators of the performance programs of the School of Music, advises the Dean on matters of policy and on promotion in the junior ranks. This committee also serves as the Curriculum Committee.

3. The Governing Board is charged with making recommendations for appointment to senior ranks of members of the faculty promoted from within or recruited from outside. The membership consists of the Dean, tenured faculty, and professors in the practice.

4. Other Committees, including the Performance Committee, the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree Committee, the Academic Affairs Committee, the Master of Musical Arts Committee, the Admissions Committee, and the Dean's Student Advisory Committee, are appointed by the Dean and meet as frequently as their individual charges dictate.