BMS Governance Document 

Department of Biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Revised November, 2008

This document establishes the procedures for governance of the Department of Biomedical Sciences. This document is supplementary and subordinate to the rules and practices of the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Graduate College, the University administration, and actions of the State Board of Regents. Other documents that pertain to departmental governance include the ISU Office Procedure Guide, the ISU Faculty Handbook, the ISU Graduate Faculty Handbook, and the ISU Information Handbook.

This document is based on the Department Mission, which is: To follow a steady continuous path of improvement, learning, and investigation that leads to knowledge in the Biomedical Sciences and the spread of that knowledge to those in human and animal health supporting the mission of Iowa State University and the College of Veterinary Medicine.