Resolution for WOMS name change
WHEREAS, the Department of Women’s Studies has been granted departmental status in 2011
WHEREAS, the Department has grown significantly in number of faculty and student enrollment
WHEREAS, the Department added a minor in Sexualities and Gender Studies (SGST)
WHEREAS, the Department has and maintains a high level of majors and minors and recently added a new concentration focused on Domestic Violence Prevention and Services
WHEREAS, the Department has significantly modified and updated its curriculum to reflect emphasis on gender in transnational and theoretical contexts
WHEREAS, the faculty of the Department of Women’s Studies has voted unanimously to change our name to “Department of Women and Gender Studies,”
WHEREAS, the choice of name reflects the research activities, teaching, and mission of our Department, and
WHEREAS, many Departments and Programs of Women’s Studies in the United States have long opted for a more inclusive name
RESOLVED, that the Faculty Senate recommends that the name, Department of “Women’s Studies,” be changed to Department of “Women and Gender Studies.”