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 2023-2024
Chair:
- Claudia Sadowski-Smith, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences-Social Sciences, Tempe campus 2024
Members:
- Wendy Williams, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Polytechnic campus 2024
- Elizabeth Buck, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Tempe campus 2024
- Frances Matera, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Downtown Phoenix campus 2024
- Andrew Carter, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Downtown Phoenix campus 2024
- James Moore, W.P. Carey School of Business, Tempe campus 2024
- Emil Volek, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences-Humanities, Tempe campus 2024
- Mohamed Moustaoui, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tempe campus 2024
- Michelle McGibbney, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tempe campus 2024
- Mary Jane Parmentier, College of Global Futures, Tempe campus 2024
- Jeffery Kennedy, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, West campus 2024
- Joshua Ault, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Downtown Phoenix campus 2024
- Lauren Harris, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Tempe campus 2025
- Chris Kyselka, The Polytechnic School, Polytechnic campus, 2025
- Kathy Dixon, College of Health Solutions, Downtown Phoenix campus, 2025
Ex officio non-voting
- Greg Stone, University Senate President
- Elizabeth Wentz, Graduate College
- Janice Hermer, University Library