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Academic Affairs Council

Charge

The Academic Affairs Council serves in an advisory capacity to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; provides a forum for the discussion of academic matters; serves as an academic policy review body as requested by the Provost and Senior Vice President; provides a forum for campus updates and discussions on student success initiatives and other issues relevant to academic affairs as requested by the Provost and Senior Vice President.

Composition

The membership consists of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (chair), Associate Vice President for Programming and Curriculum, Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development, Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning, Accreditation, and Assessment, Assistant Vice President for Advising and Student Progression, presiding officer of Faculty Council, associate presiding officer of Faculty Council, the four academic deans, one department chair, four faculty  members elected from Faculty Council membership, two student representatives chosen through Student Government Association procedures, two staff representatives chosen through Staff Council procedures, one alumni member, the vice president for human resources or his/her designee, the vice president for administration or his/her designee, and the vice president for student success and student life or his/her designee and the vice president for enrollment management or his/her designee. All members have voting privileges. The provost/senior vice president for academic affairs serves as the Academic Affairs Council's chair and votes only to break a tie. Elected and appointed members (faculty, staff, and students) will serve two-year staggered terms.

Membership

Member Role Member Name Term Ends

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (Interim)

Jonathan Davis, Chair Ex-Officio
AVP, Advising and Student Progression Michael Connelly Ex-Officio
AVP, Faculty Affairs & Faculty Development Judith Quander Ex-Officio
AVP, Programming & Curriculum David Ryden Ex-Officio
AVP, Strategic Planning, Accreditation, and Assessment Divya Bhati Ex-Officio
Dean, CHSS Wendy Burns-Ardolino Ex-Officio
Dean, CPS Jose Ricardo Osorio Ex-Officio
Dean, CST Akif Uzman Ex-Officio
Dean, MDCOB Jonathan Davis Ex-Officio
Department Chair Representative Joanna Kaftan August 31, 2027
Faculty Council Presiding Officer Paul Mandell August 31, 2026
Faculty Council Associate Presiding Officer Arpita Shroff August 31, 2026
Faculty Council Member, Position 1 Jingxin Hu August 31, 2027
Faculty Council Member, Position 2 Nell Sullivan August 31, 2027
Faculty Council Member, Position 3 Ashleigh Petts August 31, 2026
Faculty Council Member, Position 4 Nasser Hussein August 31, 2026
Staff Council Member, Position 1 to be appointed August 31, 2027
Staff Council Member, Position 2 to be appointed August 31, 2026
Student Representative 1 to be appointed August 31, 2026
Student Representative 2 to be appointed August 31, 2026
VP Administration & Finance Kim Thomas

Ex-Officio

VP Enrollment Management Long Huynh

Ex-Officio

VP Human Resources Carole Clerie Ex-Officio
VP Student Success and Student Life Dan Maxwell Ex-Officio