The Governance Committee provides a faculty body to:
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establish policy for the conduct of the Data Science major and Data Science minor,
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review and/or finalize initial requirements, course lists, qualification criteria, and evolution processes for the Data Science major and Data Science minor,
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consider changes to degree programs and faculty constituency of the Data Science major and Data Science minor,
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approve student petitions,
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define how specific committee responsibilities can be delegated to staff personnel, to faculty appointed in particular roles, or to subcommittees, and associated reporting,
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provide oversight on agreements and understandings established with other units of campus in connection with the Data Science major and Data Science minor,
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review annual reporting on composition and evolution of the Data Science major and Data Science minor,
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advise the CDSS Associate Provost and Dean and departments on matters relating to resourcing, developing, or otherwise supporting the Data Science major and Data Science minor and students engaged with them.
The Governance Committee includes representatives from:
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the faculty responsible for the Data Science Group Major (Academic Senate Reg. 810B), currently Statistics and EECS,
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the Human Contexts and Ethics area,
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the Domain Emphasis areas, and
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members at large to provide balance and additional perspective.
It currently includes:
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Associate Provost and Dean or delegate as chair,
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Chair of Statistics or delegate, and another faculty member of the department,
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Chair of EECS or delegate, and another faculty member of the department,
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Two members representing Human Contexts and Ethics, and
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Three members representing Domain Emphases or equivalent.
Current Membership for 2023-24:
John DeNero, Associate Dean, DSUS
Carl Boettiger, Environmental Science, Policy and Management
David Broockman, Political Science
Cathryn Carson, History
Paul Grigas, IEOR
Aditya Guntuboyina, Statistics
Haiyan Huang, Statistics
Claire Tomlin, EECS
Lisa Yan, EECS
Nasser Zakariya, Rhetoric
Resources for Faculty and Staff
Information about submitting courses to count toward the Data Science major or minor requirements, or proposing a new Domain Emphasis.