According to the Department Charter:
"There shall be a standing First-Year Composition Committee, of which the director of first-year composition shall serve as chair. The committee shall consist of at least eight members, including the coordinator of communication skills, the coordinator of networked writing and research, the instructor of english 500, one member of the professorial faculty, and an undergraduate student member, who must be an english major who has completed the core requirements in first-year composition, all members to be appointed by the chair with the approval of the council. The committee shall advise the council on all aspects of the first-year composition program, including
The committee shall recommend such policy and personnel decisions as it considers necessary for the advancement of the program. The committee shall keep minutes of its meetings, which shall be posted in the department office, along with times and agendas of upcoming meetings. The committee shall appoint such subcommittees as are required for the effective discharge of its responsibilities."