Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Faculty of Education. Professional Programs Committee
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1969 -
History
The establishment of the Professional Development Committee was approved at the Faculty of Education Faculty Meeting in November 1968, and the committee was operational by early 1969. It was renamed the Professional Programs Committee with the reorganization of the faculty in 1972 and continues as an activity committee as of this writing (July 2008). Its mandate is to review and make recommendations on all matters relating to the professional courses and programs of the faculty, and with respect to these courses and programs it has the responsibilities of departmental and faculty undergraduate studies committees.
The committee's composition has varied over time. Originally membership comprised the Dean plus one faculty member and one student from each of the faculty's various departments. With the restructuring of the faculty in 1972, composition was changed to consist of the Director of Professional Programs, Dean (non-voting), and elected faculty members, coordinators, faculty associates, and students (with exact numbers changing over the years).