Academic Affairs

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE NEW SCHOOL PROPOSALS - GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION (TEMPLATE)

Membership:

Twelve members with four appointed by the Executive Council each year. The committee shall consist of four members selected from the College of Arts and Sciences and one member selected from each other School of the University. At the time of his or her selection, each member shall be a regular member of the Faculty Senate who does not hold a position as a dean, associate dean or assistant dean in any school. The chair of the committee is an ex-officio member of the Executive Council.

Ex officio:

Vice President and Provost

Term in office:

Staggered three-year terms

Functions:

At the beginning of each academic year, the committee will meet with the Provosts to review emerging academic issues, to discuss priorities for the agenda in the year ahead, and to plan for ad hoc assignments pertaining to academic affairs. The committee will be responsible for all issues pertaining to matters of curricular and academic program review and will be responsible for the Senate's role in the creation and elimination of academic programs. The committee will formulate policies affecting faculty in the performance of their duties; consider policies and offer advice pertaining to student admissions, graduation, and enrollment; and oversee work relating to student assessment and academic program evaluation. A member of the committee will be nominated to serve as the Senate representative on the University Teaching Award Committee. As necessary, the committee will ask the Executive Council to appoint ad hoc subcommittees to assist in the performance of its duties.

Standing Charges summarized:

Meet with Provosts at beginning of year to discuss priorities for year ahead.
Review curriculum and academic programs as issues emerge
Consider policies affecting faculty in the performance of their duties.
Offer advice pertaining to student admissions, graduation and enrollment.

Members

Name	Title	Term Ends	School	Phone
Name	Title	Term Ends	School	Phone
Robert S. Kemp, Chair	Professor	2010	Commerce	924-3482
Brandt R. Allen	James C. Wheat Professor	2010	Darden	924-4842
Daniel Bluestone	Associate Professor	2010	Architecture	924-6458
Carolyn Callahan	Professor	2011	Education	924-0791
Ted Chang	Professor	2012	Arts & Sciences	924-3096
Chris Ghaemmaghami	Associate Professor	2012	Medicine	982-1999
Mary Gibson	Assistant Professor	2012	Nursing	924-0130
David Herman	Associate Professor	2012	Arts & Sciences	924-6687
Stephen Patek	Associate Professor	2011	Engineering & Applied Science	982-5052
Larry Phillips	T.R. Johns Professor	2012	Medicine	924-5361
Lynda Phillips-Madson	Professor	2011	Continuing & Professional Studies	982-5207
Michael Puri	Assistant Professor	2012	Arts & Sciences	924-3052
Sarah Turner	Professor	2012	Arts & Sciences	982-2383
Laurens Walker	Professor	2012	Law	924-3834
Ann Hamric, ex officio	Chair, Faculty Senate		Nursing	924-0112
Gweneth West, ex officio	Chair-Elect, Faculty Senate		Arts & Sciences	924-8985
Arthur Garson, ex officio	Executive Vice President and Provost			924-8419