CLAE Shared Governance makes recommendations to the Dean of the College and the MFA regarding all areas of academic work, including issues related to program reorganizations that impact schools or colleges on the McNichols campus. Under the governance process, the CLAE Shared Governance has the collective authority and responsibility for academic matters in which faculty have primary responsibility, including such fundamental areas as curriculum, subject matter, methods of instruction, research, faculty status, promotion and tenure standards, academic freedom, and academic/program standards. MFA representatives are elected by votes of the full-time faculty within their respective school/college/libraries.
- Humanities includes: Communication Studies, English, History, Performing Arts, Philosophy, and religious Studies.
- Social Sciences includes: Computer & Information Systems, Counseling and Additional Studies, Criminal justice, Economics, Education, Political Science, Psychology, and Social Work.
