Meetings, Quorum & Voting

(Fuller details of these topics appear in the NWIC Curriculum Committee Handbook.)

Meetings are open to all although voting is restricted to members, as noted below.  Meeting times are set each quarter and will normally be twice a month during the school year.  Agendas should be circulated prior to Curriculum Committee meetings, and minutes will be recorded and distributed to members following meetings for review and corrections. The Curriculum Committee Chair will post final minutes online.

Six members of the standing committee are needed for a quorum at any meeting of the Curriculum Committee, which is required for voting purposes.

Decisions are made by a vote of members (or their designees) present.  Prior to voting, a motion is made and seconded with an opportunity for discussion.  Motions are approved unless there are two or more dissenting votes.  Voting may be accomplished outside of committee meetings via e-mail.  E-mail voting is normally used only when a decision is required before the next committee meeting. The Dean of Academics and Distance Learning, in consultation with the Chair of the Curriculum Committee, approves using e-mail voting for a proposed item.  E-mail voting must meet the same standards for approval as regular voting, as detailed above, although it does not require that the item be proposed and seconded.