Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee
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 2025-2026
Chair:
- Claudia Sadowski-Smith, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Humanities, Tempe campus 2026
- Wendy Williams, Co-Chair, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Polytechnic campus 2026
Members:
- Barrett Honors College, Tempe campus 2026
- Elizabeth Buck, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Tempe campus 2026
- Jianguo Wu, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences, Tempe campus 2027
- Kendall Funk, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, West Valley Campus 2027
- Dave Keating, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Downtown Phoenix campus 2026
James Moore, W.P. Carey School of Business, Tempe campus 2026
Stephen Carradini, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Polytechnic campus 2026
- Kostalena Michelaki, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences, Tempe campus 2027
- Mary Jane Parmentier, College of Global Futures, Tempe campus 2026
- James Collofello, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Tempe campus 2027
- Diana Bowman, School of Technology for Public Health, Downtown Phoenix campus 2027
- Sophal Ear, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Downtown Phoenix campus 2026
- Amanda Boutot, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation, Tempe campus 2027
- Ashley Odebiyi, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Humanities, Tempe campus 2026
- Karen Sweazea, College of Health Solutions, Downtown Phoenix campus 2027
- Natasha Mendoza, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Downtown Phoenix Campus 2027
Brenda Morris, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Downtown Phoenix campus 2026
- Jeff Kingsbury, School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering, Tempe campus 2027
- Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Tempe campus 2026
Ex officio non-voting
- Elisa Kawam, University Senate President
- Elizabeth Wentz, Graduate College
- Janice Hermer, University Library