At the Arts & Sciences Faculty meeting of September 28, 1984, the following resolution was passed:
A Committee on Academic Planning shall be added to the list of standing committees of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. The six members of this committee shall be appointed annually by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in consultation with the Faculty Council. The Dean or a member of the Committee shall regularly review with the Faculty Council the general nature of the matters under discussion by the committee.