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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

Saadia Lawton
CAHSS, Faculty Senate Appointment
2027

Shawn Charlton
CHBS, College Appointment
2027

Benjamin Rowley
COSE, Faculty Senate Appointment
2027

Ellen Hostetter
Honors College, Faculty Senate Appointment
2027

Susan Gatto
CHBS, Faculty Senate Appointment
2028

Joe McGarrity 
COB, Faculty Senate Appointment
2028

Sunny Styles-Foster
COE, Faculty Senate Appointment
2028

Alex Chen
COB, Faculty Senate Appointment
2028

Jessica Herring-Watson
COE, Faculty Senate Appointment
2028

Ling Zhang
COSE, College Appointment
2028

Brent Shires 
CAHSS, College Appointment
2029

Kathryn Carroll 
CHBS, Faculty Senate Appointment
2029

Joe Thomas 
COB, College Appointment
2029

Kristin Dooley
COSE, Faculty Senate Appointment
2029

Robert Habimana
COE, College Appointment
2029

Jazmine Burton
SGA Appointment

VACANT
SGA Appointment

VACANT
SGA Appointment

Michael Hargis
Provost (non-voting)
Permanent

Vicky Summers
Registrar (non-voting)
Permanent

Leigh Ann DenHartog
Advising (non-voting)
Permanent

Rodney Lippard
Library Director (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

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