Undergraduate Council

Charge

  1. To review and recommend to the Council of Deans new undergraduate curricula and programs proposed by the various departments and colleges;
  2. To review existing undergraduate offerings and make appropriate recommendations to the Council of Deans; and
  3. To initiate and recommend policies and procedures relevant to baccalaureate and associate degree requirements, grading and credit policies, academic standards, and related matters.

Membership

  1. One department chair from each of the academic colleges will be appointed by the senate. No other department chair may serve on the council.
  2. One faculty member from each academic college holding the rank of assistant professor or above will be appointed by the senate.
  3. One faculty member from the Honors College will be appointed by the senate.
  4. One faculty member from each academic college will be appointed, according to the procedure for appointing college committees.
  5. Three students are invited to serve as members, representing the following organizations: Student Government Association, Alpha Chi, Gamma Beta Phi.

The associate provost as designated by the provost serves as chair of the Undergraduate Council. The council selects its secretary. The provost, registrar, director of advising, and director of the library are ex officio, non-voting members. Each council member serves four years on a rotating basis for each of the first three categories. Students serve one-year terms.

Members

Kurt A. Boniecki, Chair
Associate Provost
Permanent

Ed Powers
Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair CAHSS
2025

Kathryn Carroll
Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair  CHBS
2025

Joe McGarrity
Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair COB
2028

Sunny Styles-Foster
Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair COE
2028

Carl Frederickson
Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair COSE
2025

Leslie Macklin-Rice 
Faculty Senate Appointment CAHSS
2027

Susan Gatto
Faculty Senate Appointment  CHBS
2028

Alex Chen
Faculty Senate Appointment  COB
2028

Jessica Herring-Watson
Faculty Senate Appointment  COE
2028

Benjamin Rowley
Faculty Senate Appointment COSE
2027

Ellen Hostetter 
Faculty Senate Appointment Honors
2027

Brent Shires 
College Appointment CAHSS
2025

Shawn Charlton 
College Appointment  CHBS
2027

Shannon Johnson 
College Appointment  COE
2026

Charles Wu
College Appointment  COB
2025

Ling Zhang
College Appointment COSE
2028

VACANT
Gamma Beta Phi

Chance Stewart
SGA Appointment

VACANT
Alpha Chi

Michael Hargis
Provost, ex officio, non-voting
Permanent

Vicky Summers
Registrar, ex officio, non-voting
Permanent

Leigh Ann DenHartog
Advising, ex officio, non-voting
Permanent

Rodney Lippard
Library Director, ex officio, non-voting
Permanent

Meetings

X-period the first Thursday of each month. On call other times as needed.

See more at: https://uca.edu/academicaffairs/undergraduate-council/

Reports to

Provost

UGC Annual Report 2014-15

Page last updated: June 10, 2022