Purpose and Functions
To serve in a policy-forming and advising capacity in matters concerning:
- Proposed establishment or disestablishments of academic units, such as colleges, schools, and divisions
- Academic programs, including degrees, certificates, minors, and concentrations
- Academic policies affecting more than one college or school, including changes in existing programs.
To review and make recommendations concerning:
- Honorary degree policies and criteria
- Proposed curriculum changes ranging from specific to programs
- General Studies program
- Graduate programs
- Research proposals affecting curriculum
- Extended education
- Graduation requirements
Membership Guidelines
- Elected: each college shall have one member. Elected members must be a tenured/tenure-track faculty member, contract faculty member with a MY or RMY status, or an academic professional with continuing status, and may not hold an administrative position of director or higher
- Ex officio nonvoting members: the university president, the provost of the university, vice provost for Graduate Education, university librarian, and the chair of the UAC, or their designees
- The term of the elected members shall be two years. One-half of the elected members shall be replaced each year
Roster 2024-2025
Chair:
- Claudia Sadowski-Smith, CLAS-Humanities, Tempe campus 2026
- Wendy Williams, Co-Chair, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Polytechnic campus 2026
Members:
- Abby Loebenberg, Barrett Honors, Tempe campus 2026
- Elizabeth Buck, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Tempe campus 2026
- Abby Zufelt, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Downtown Phoenix campus 2026
- Judy Krysik, School of Social Work, Downtown Phoenix campus 2025
- Kimberly Holst, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Downtown Phoenix campus 2026
- James Moore, W.P. Carey School of Business, Tempe campus 2026
- Heather Hoyt, CLAS-Humanities, Tempe campus 2026
- Ramon Arrowsmith, CLAS-Natural Sciences, Tempe campus 2026
- Valerie Mueller, CLAS-Social Sciences, Tempe campus 2026
- Mary Jane Parmentier, College of Global Futures, Tempe campus 2026
- Matt Simonton, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, West Valley campus 2026
- Sophal Ear, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Downtown Phoenix campus 2026
- Lauren Harris, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, West Valley campus 2026
- Chris Kyselka, The Polytechnic School, Polytechnic campus 2025
- Kathy Dixon, College of Health Solutions, Downtown Phoenix campus 2025
- Brenda Morris, Edson College, Downtown Phoenix campus 2026
- Michael Gifford, School of Applied Sciences and Arts, Polytechnic campus 2026
Ex officio non-voting
- Elisa Kawam, University Senate President
- Elizabeth Wentz, Graduate College
- Janice Hermer, University Library