2.12.01 The Organization of the University

2.12.01.010	Purpose
	The purpose of this statute is to identify the principal divisions of the University, and to define the elements of University organization that can only be changed by the Board of Governors, while also stating the President's full executive authority to make operational decisions not reserved to the Board.
2.12.01.020	Board of Governors
	Article 8, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan establishes the Board of Governors to have general supervision of Wayne State University. The Constitution further provides that the Board of Governors shall elect the President, who shall be the chief executive officer of the University.
2.12.01.030	President
	The administration of the University is vested in the President, who is responsible for the organization of the University and for carrying out the policies established by the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors has retained a certain authority in this statute, and in other statutes, for the organization of the University; in areas not retained by the Board of Governors, the President is authorized to establish and reorganize the administration and to change the reporting lines of academic and nonacademic units of the University.
2.12.01.040	Principal Divisions (33)
	The principal divisions of the University are Executive Office of the President, Academic Affairs, Finance and Business Operations, Research, and Development and Alumni Affairs.
2.12.01.050	Executive Office of the President
	This division shall be composed of areas of responsibility designated by the President, that report directly to the President, and shall include the following executive officers: executive vice president and chief of staff, vice president of economic development, and secretary to the Board of Governors.
2.12.01.060	Academic Affairs
	The primary officer shall be a provost and senior vice president. The division is responsible for academic, faculty and student affairs and other appropriate areas that may be designated by the President.
2.12.01.070	Administrative Operations
	The primary officer shall be an executive vice president or vice president. The division is responsible for appropriate areas that may be designated by the President.
2.12.01.071	Marketing and Communications
	The primary officer shall be a vice president. The division is responsible for appropriate areas that may be designated by the President.
2.12.01.075	Finance and Business Operations
	The primary officer shall be a vice president. The division is responsible for appropriate areas that may be designated by the President.
2.12.01.076	General Counsel
	The primary officere shall be a vice president. The division is responsible for appropriate areas that may be designated by the President.
2.12.01.077	Research
	The primary officer shall be a vice president. The division is responsible for appropriate areas that may be designated by the President.
2.12.01.078	Government and Community Affairs
	The primary officer shall be a vice president. The division is responsible for appropriate areas that may be designated by the President.
2.12.01.080	Development and Alumni Affairs
	The primary officer shall be a vice president. The division is responsible for appropriate areas that may be designated by the President.
2.12.01.090	Schools, Colleges, and other Academic Units
	Schools, colleges, and other academic units are organized within the Division of Academic Affairs. It is through the schools and colleges and, in certain cases, through divisions, programs, centers, and institutes and other special entities, that the research and instruction mission of the University, defined in its Mission Statement is carried out. Except as it may expressly delegate, the Board of Governors reserves solely to itself the authority to create, terminate, and reorganize colleges, schools, divisions, programs, academic departments, institutes and centers.
2.12.01.100
	Each school and college (including Libraries and the Graduate School) shall have a dean, who shall be the chief officer of the unit.
2.12.01.110	Sub-Units
	Schools and colleges may be organized into sub-units such as academic departments or divisions, each of which shall be administered by a chairperson, director, or similar administrator, the titles to be determined by the President or `his/her designee.
2.12.01.120	Schools and Colleges
	The schools and colleges, in order of their founding dates, and their academic departments or equivalent divisions, as approved by the Board of Governors, are as follows:
2.12.01.130	SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - 1868
	Sub-units of the School are as follows: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Department of Anesthesiology Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology(19) Department of Dermatology Department of Emergency Medicine(5) Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences(36) Department of Immunology and Microbiology Department of Internal Medicine Department of Neurological Surgery(26) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Oncology (43) Department of Ophthalmology Department of Orthopedic Surgery Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery(10) Department of Pathology Department of Pediatrics Department of Pharmacology Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation DMC (43) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Oakwood (43) Department of Physiology Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences(21) Department of Radiation Oncology Department of Radiation Therapy Technology(10,24) Department of Radiology Department of Surgery Department of Urology
2.12.01.140	COLLEGE OF EDUCATION - 1881
	Sub-units of the College are as follows: Division of Administrative and Organizational Studies Division of Teacher Education Division of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations Division of Kinesiology, Health, and Sports Studies(30
2.12.01.150	EUGENE L. APPLEBAUM COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES(27,29) - 1924
	Sub-units of the College are as follows: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Pharmacy Practice Department of Health Care Sciences(32) Nurse Anesthesia Program(30) Occupational Therapy Program Physical Therapy Program Physician Assistant Studies(17) Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences(32) Clinical Laboratory Science(14) Mortuary Science Occupational and Environmental Health Program
2.12.01.160	LAW SCHOOL - 1927

2.12.01.170	GRADUATE SCHOOL - 1930
	The Graduate School is charged with responsibility for the graduate programs of the University, pursuant to WSUCA section 2.22.01 and such other delegations of authority as the Board of Governors or President may make.
2.12.01.180	COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE S(11,33) - 1933
	Sub-units of the College are as follows: Department of Africana Studies(4) Department of Anthropology Department of Biological Sciences Department of Chemistry Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders(17) Department of Computer Science Department of Criminal Justice(16) Department of Economics Department of English Department of Urban Studies and Planning (8, 35, 42) Department of Geology Department of History Department of Mathematics Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures(1,13,20,37) Department of Nutrition and Food Science Department of Philosophy Department of Physics and Astronomy Department of Political Science Department of Psychology Department of Sociology
2.12.01.190	COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - 1933
	Sub-units of the College are as follows: Department of Biomedical Engineering(31) Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science(6,16) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering(10) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering(3, 136)) Department of Mechanical Engineering Division of Engineering Technology
2.12.01.200	SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK - 1935

2.12.01.210	COLLEGE OF NURSING - 1945

2.12.01.220	MIKE ILITCH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - 1946
	Sub-units of the School are as follows: Department of Accounting Department of Finance Department of Global Supply Chain Management Department of Technology, Information Systems and Analytics Department of Management Department of Marketing
2.12.01.230	LIBRARIES AND SCHOOL OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE - 1984, 2008 (40)
	Subunits are as follows: Library and Information Science Program Walter P. Reuther Library Shiffman Medical Library Neef Law Library Science and Engineering Library Purdy/Kresge Library Complex David Adamany Undergraduate Library(22)
2.12.01.240	COLLEGE OF FINE, PERFORMING, AND COMMUNICATION ARTS(2) - 1985
	Sub-units of the College are as follows: James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History (41) Maggie Allesee Department of Dance (25) Department of Music Department of Theatre Department of Communication
2.12.01.250	IRVIN D. REID HONORS COLLEGE 2008 (38)

2.12.01.260	Organization Chart
	A chart on the organization of the University shall be distributed annually to the University community.

Legislative History

Adopted 7-0; Official Proceedings 33:4453 (14 April 1989) Amended(1,2); Official Proceedings (OP) 33:4456 (14 April 1989) Amended(3); Official Proceedings 33:4486 (14 July 1989) Amended(4); Official Proceedings 33:4500 (29 September 1989) Amended(5); Official Proceedings 34:4531 (9 February 1990) Amended(6); Official Proceedings 34:4532 (9 February 1990) Amended(7); Official Proceedings 34:4566 (8 June 1990) Amended(8); Official Proceedings 34:4566 (8 June 1990) Amended(9); Official Proceedings 36:4783 (14 February 1992) Amended(10); Official Proceedings 36:4788 (1 May 1992) Amended(11); Official Proceedings 36:4823 (17 July 1992) Amended(12); Official Proceedings 37:4936 (4 June 1993) Amended(13); Official Proceedings 37:4945 (16 July 1993) Amended(14); Official Proceedings 38:5012 (4 February 1994) Amended(15); Official Proceedings 38:5057 (3 June 1994) Amended(16); Official Proceedings 38:5094-95 (30 September 1994) Amended(17); Official Proceedings 39:5150 (21 April 1995); OP 50:____ (8 March 2006) Amended(18); Official Proceedings 39:5164 (9 June 1995) Amended(19); Official Proceedings 40:5216 (10 November 1995) Amended(20); Official Proceedings 40:5264 (26 April 1996) Amended(21); Official Proceedings 41:5390 (21 March 1997) Amended(22); Official Proceedings 41:5504 (12 September 1997) Amended(23); Official Proceedings 43:5690 (15 July 1999) Amended(24); Official Proceedings 44:5726 (4 November 1999) Amended(25); Official Proceedings 44:5745 (27 January 2000) Amended(26); Official Proceedings 44:5758 (9 March 2000) Amended(27); Official Proceedings 45:5824 (29 November 2000) Amended(28); Official Proceedings 45:5848 (28 March 2001) Amended(29); Official Proceedings 45:5894 (5 September 2001) Amended(30); Official Proceedings 46:5936 (1 May 2002) Amended(31); Official Proceedings 46:5942(19 June 2002) Amended(32); Official Proceedings 47:6041 (30 July 2003) Amended(33); Official Proceedings 48:____ (4 February 2004) Amended(34); Official Proceedings 48:____ (21 July 2004) Amended(35); Official Proceedings 49:____ (8 June 2005) Amended(36) OP 50:____ (26 July 2006); Amended(37) OP 51:____ (26 September 2007); Amended(38) OP 52:____, ____ (30 January 2008, 30 April 2008); Amended(39) OP 52:____ (3 December 2008); Amended(40) OP 52:____ (3 December 2008); Amended(41) OP 53:____ (22 January 2009); Amended(42) OP 54:____ (1 July 2009); Amended(43) OP 55:____ (24 March 2010);