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, 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
- TBD 2026
- Kendall Funk, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, West Valley Campus 2027
- TBD 2026
- James Moore, W.P. Carey School of Business, Tempe campus 2026
- TBD 2026
- TBD 2026
- Valerie Hoekstra, CLAS-School of Politics, and Global Studies, Tempe campus 2026
- Mary Jane Parmentier, College of Global Futures, Tempe campus 2026
- James Collofello, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, 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, Division of Advancing Education Policy, Practice, and Leadership, Tempe campus 2027
- TBD
- Karen Sweazea, College of Health Solutions, Downtown Phoenix campus 2027
- Natasha Mendoza, School of Social Work, Downtown Phoenix Campus 2027
Brenda Morris, Edson College, Downtown Phoenix campus 2026
- Jeff Kingsbury, School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering, Tempe campus 2027
Ex officio non-voting
- Elisa Kawam, University Senate President
- Elizabeth Wentz, Graduate College
- Janice Hermer, University Library