Departmental Reviews
Recently Concluded CLAS Reviews
After a review report is submitted, the department or program is invited to respond to the review recommendations. The review concludes with the response of the Dean of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the Dean of the Graduate College to the review recommendations, prepared in consultation with the CLAS Executive Committee. After the Deans' response has been transmitted to the department or program, the review materials are public documents.
| Department or Program | Review Visit | Review Committee (Internal & External) |
Status of Review |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Art History |
February 28-29, 2008 | Waltraud Maierhofer, German |
Concluded May 2009 |
| Journalism & Mass Communication |
February 28-29, 2008 | Doug Baynton, History/ASL |
Concluded June 2008 |
| Political Science |
September 24-25, 2007 | David Bennett, Geography |
Concluded March 2008 |
| Women's Studies |
November 1-2, 2006 | Carolyn Brown, Communication Sciences and Disorders |
Concluded May 2007 |
| Cinema & Comparative Literature |
March 30-31, 2006 | John Beldon Scott, Art & Art History |
Concluded March 2007 |
| Classics |
March 29-30, 2006 | Christine Getz, Music |
Concluded January 2007 |
| BA program in Literature, Science, & the Arts |
February 27-28, 2006 | Daniel Balderston, Spanish & Portuguese |
Concluded September 2006 |
| Health & Sport Studies |
October 20-21, 2005 | Sarah Larsen, Chemistry |
Concluded September 2006 |
| Geoscience |
January 23-24, 2006 | Thomas Boggess, Physics & Astronomy |
Concluded August 2006 |
| Rhetoric |
April 18-19, 2005 | Craig Gibson, Classics |
Concluded February 2006 |
| History |
September 13-14, 2004 | Jane Desmond, American Studies Charles Shipan, Political Science Frederick Hoxie, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bonnie Smith, Rutgers University |
Concluded October 2005 |
| Statistics & Actuarial Science |
November 4-5, 2004 | Timothy Ansley, College of Education Suely Oliveira, Computer Science Mary Ellen Bock, Purdue University James Daniel, University of Texas at Austin |
Concluded October 2005 |
| Department of Biology |
September 23-24, 2004 | Peter Greenberg, Microbiology Alan Kim Johnson, Psychology/Pharmacology Michael Freeling, University of California, Berkeley W. James Nelson, Stanford University Rudolf Raff, Indiana University |
Concluded October 2005 |
| Exercise Science |
March 23-24, 2004 | John Freeman, Psychology Lihe Wang, Mathematics Russell Moore, University of Colorado Beverly Ulrich, University of Michigan |
Concluded October 2004 |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders |
October 9-10, 2003 | Kenneth Gayley, Physics & Astronomy Graznya Kochanska, Psychology Louis Messerle, Chemistry Arlene Carney, University of Minnesota Larry Humes, Indiana University |
Concluded October 2004 |
| American Studies |
September 25-26, 2003 | James Giblin, History John D. Peters, Communication Studies Michael Denning, Yale University June Howard, University of Michigan |
Concluded October 2004 |
| Honors Program |
October 27-28, 2003 | Frauke Bleher, Mathematics Thomas Williams, Philosophy Paul Windschitl, Psychology Ronald Fisher, Michigan State University Cyrena N. Pondrom, University of Wisconsin--Madison |
Concluded July 2004 |
| Geography | October 2-3, 2003 | Herbert Hethcote, Mathematics Heather MacDonald, Urban & Regional Planning Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina Amy Glasmeier, Pennsylvania State University |
Concluded May 2004 |
| Social Work | April 7-8, 2003 | Karen Heimer, Sociology |
Concluded May 2004 |
| Communication Studies |
September 23-24, 2002 | Celesta Albonetti, Sociology Raymond Mentzer, Religious Studies James Carey, Columbia University Julia Wood, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Concluded November 2003 |
| Computer Science |
March 13-14, 2003 | William Ballard, Biological Sciences Weimin Han, Mathematics David Dewitt, University of Wisconsin-Madison Sartaj Sahni, University of Florida |
Concluded November 2003 |
| Sociology |
September 30- October 1, 2002 | Rusell Lenth, Statistics & Actuarial Science John Nelson, Political Science Candace Kruttschnitt (University of Minnesota) Linda Molm (University of Arizona). |
Concluded November 2003 |
| Mathematics | April 25-26, 2002 | Vicki Grassian, Chemistry John Knutson, Psychology John Menninger, Biological Sciences Patrick M. Fitzpatrick, University of Maryland Avner Friedman, Ohio State University |
Concluded February 2003 |
| Linguistics | April 18-19, 2002 | Maria Paola Bonacina, Computer Science Claire Sponsler, English Nina Hyams, UCLA William E. Rutherford, USC |
Concluded February 2003 |
| Iowa Social Science Institute | April 11-12, 2002 | Mark Arnold, Chemistry Daniel Berkowitz, Journalism & Mass Comm. Timothy Johnson, University of Illinois |
Concluded May 2002 |
| Religious Studies (formerly Religion) | Nov. 1-2, 2001 | Charles Frohman, Mathematics Carin Green, Classics Harry Y. Gamble, Jr., University of Virginia Gilya Schmidt, University of Tennessee |
Concluded April 2002 |
| English | Oct. 30-31, 2001 | Steven Duck, Communication Studies Linda Kerber, History Judith Liskin-Gasparro, Spanish & Portuguese Don Bialostosky, Pennsylvania State University Karen Lawrence, University of California-Irvine |
Concluded April 2002 |
| Philosophy | Oct. 8-9, 2001 | Michael Lovaglia, Sociology Susan Lutgendorf, Psychology Daniel M. Farrell, The Ohio State University Paul Vincent Spade, Indiana University |
Concluded April 2002 |
| Anthropology | Oct. 25-26, 2001 | Mark Blumberg, Psychology Diane Jeske, Philosophy Mark Reagan, Geoscience Jane Buikstra, University of New Mexico Richard Wilk, Indiana University |
Concluded March 2002 |
| Physics & Astronomy | Feb. 21-22, 2001 | C. Thomas Foster, Geoscience Philip Kutzko, Mathematics Vasu Nair, Chemistry Howard Grotch, University of Kentucky Frank De Lucia, Ohio State University |
Concluded February 2002 |
| Psychology | Mar. 21-23, 2001 | Diana Cates, Religion Warren Darling, Exercise Science Nick Colangelo, College of Education Peter Ornstein, University of North Carolina G. Terence Wilson, Rutgers University |
Concluded November 2001 |
| Chemistry | Nov.18-19, 2000 | Usha Mallik, Physics & Astronomy Madeline Shea, Biochemistry David Soll, Department of Biology Gary Christian, University of Washington Barbara Garrison, Penn State |
Concluded December 2000 |
| Center for the Book | Nov. 2-3, 2000 | Ab Gratama, Art & Art History Dee Morris, English James L. W. West III, Penn State |
Concluded August 2001 |
| Modern Foreign Language and Literature Units: Asian Languages & Lit. French & Italian German Russian Spanish & Portuguese Language Media Center |
March 1-2, 2000 | William Davies, Linguistics Steven Dunbar, College of Education John Raeburn, American Studies/English Ralph Hexter, UC-Berkeley Jesse G. Delia, University of Illinois Wendy Wilkins, Michigan State University |
Concluded November 2000 |