University Curriculum Committee
Membership: 23 members
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3 members from among the Vice Presidents, Deans and Directors (or comparable positions) shall be appointed by the Provost, for terms of three years each with one term expiring each year.
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7 elected by the full-time faculty from among tenured teaching faculty (including Department Chairpersons), for terms of three years each with at least two terms to expire each year.
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1 elected from the current membership of the Faculty Senate with term of service for one year.
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2 Undergraduate Students to serve a term of one year, which must have been in residence for three of the four preceding terms.
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1 Graduate Student for a term of one year.
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3 members shall be appointed by the President from among the full-time tenured teaching faculty (including Department Chairs) with terms of three years each with one expiring each year.
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Appointee from College of Graduate Studies/Graduate Academic Council.
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The Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs shall be a permanent member.
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University College Representative
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Assistant Provost and University Registrar, Senior Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Chair of the General Education Standing Committee shall serve as non-voting ex officio members.
Description: The committee receives proposed changes in curriculum and makes final recommendations to the President of the University. The Committee may initiate studies of academic and/or curricular concern and make resultant recommendations to the President of the University. It may deliberate and make recommendations relative to curricular and/or academic proposals submitted to it through usual academic offices or by faculty organizations. In addition, the Committee advises on matters which the President may submit to the Committee for its consideration. The General Education Standing Committee shall report to the Provost or the University Curriculum Committee. When either the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs or the University Curriculum Committee desires review of CORE courses or CORE issues, this standing committee will be available for this purpose. This committee may convene during the first week of the fall semester and, on rare occasions, may convene electronically during the summer.
Please Note, this committee may meet during the summer.
(Approver: Provost)
2025-2026 Membership:
Name | Area | Department | Service Term* |
Buzz Hoon | Dean | College of Arts and Letters | 2025-2028 |
Dlynn Williams | Dean | College of Behavioral and Health Sciences | 2023-2026 |
Loretta Griffy | Dean | University College | 2024-2027 |
William Rayburn | Faculty, CoBHS | Leadership | 2025-2028 |
Tracy Nichols | Faculty, CoAL | Communication | 2024-2027 |
Tim Self | Faculty, CoB | Management and Marketing | 2023-2026 |
Jessica Morris | Faculty, CoAL | Communication | 2025-2028 |
Talon Beeson | Faculty, CoAL | Theatre and Dance | 2024-2027 |
Kristen Hershey | Faculty, CoBHS | Nursing | 2025-2028 |
Roxanne Gerbrandt | Faculty, CoBHS | Sociology and Community Development | 2023-2026 |
Michael Shen | Faculty, CoB | Management and Marketing | 2024-2027 |
Joanne Philhower | Faculty, CoE | Teaching and Learning | 2024-2027 |
Meagan Mann | Faculty, CoSTEM | Chemistry | 2025-2028 |
Leslie Binford | Faculty Senate Representative | Nursing | 2025-2026 |
Wes Atkinson | Faculty, CoAL | Graduate Academic Council Representative | 2025-2026 |
Felicia Nagel | Assistant Provost and University Registrar | Office of the Registrar | Permanent ex officio |
TBD | Senior Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs | Academic Affairs | Permanent ex officio
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TBD | Student (Undergraduate) |
Student Affairs | 2025-2026 |
TBD | Student (Undergraduate) |
Student Affairs | 2025-2026 |
TBD | Student (Graduate) |
Student Affairs | 2025-2026 |
Amanda Wornhoff | Assistant Provost Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment | General Education Standing Committee Representative | ex officio |
Whitney Milliken | Student Success Director (University College Representative) |
Student Success | Permanent |
Mitchell Cordova, Chair | Provost | Academic Affairs | Permanent |