A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. For the division of organizations into departments, see departmentalization.

In particular:

• A government department in the United States and Switzerland corresponds to a ministry in other systems:
  • Department (US government)
  • Department (Swiss government)
• Department (subnational entity)
• Part of an institution such as a commercial company (see departmentalization) or a non-profit organization such as a university.
  • Academic department
• A department store is a retail store that includes many specialized departments such as clothing or household items.
• In the US military:
  • "Department" is a term used by the U.S. Army, mostly prior to World War I.
  • A naval Department is a section devoted to one of several major tasks.
• Part of a state or municipal government:
  • Fire department
  • Police department
• Département ("department") is the name given to an administrative district of France and several other French-speaking countries.

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@dneighbors So you are measuring the quality of all of ASU, its departments and colleges based on one?
andrewryno (Andrew Ryno) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:15:26 -0000
@dneighbors So you are measuring the quality of all of ASU, its departments and colleges based on one?
I'm amazed that departments and colleges submit grant proposals to committees with typos galore. Holy cow...
maryjohalder (Mary Jo Halder) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:20:26 -0000
I'm amazed that departments and colleges submit grant proposals to committees with typos galore. Holy cow...
Then it could be a book, and become a New York Times best seller when colleges with theatre departments make their seniors read it.
JacobWidman (Jacob Widman) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:20:59 -0000
Then it could be a book, and become a New York Times best seller when colleges with theatre departments make their seniors read it.

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