Undergraduate Council 2008-09

The Undergraduate Council is a university-wide committee that participates in the shared governance process at the University of Arizona. The Undergraduate Council reviews all undergraduate curricular action items forwarded from its two subcommittees, the Academic Programs Subcommittee and the Curriculum & Policies Subcommittee.

Action items may be received from academic units, colleges, auxiliary units, the Office of Academic Affairs, the University-wide General Education Committee, any General Faculty Standing Committee or Senate Standing Committee or ad hoc committee. Action items requiring Faculty Senate approval are forwarded by the Undergraduate Council to the College Academic Administrators Council, Provost's Office and the Instruction and Curriculum Policy Committee for review prior to being sent to the Faculty Senate for final approval.

Member	Title	Term Ends	Represents	Phone	E-Mail	Subcommittee	Voting Member
Muniram Budhu	Professor, Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics	2011	Engineering	621-2145	budhu@email.arizona.edu	Academic Programs	Yes
Laura Berry	Associate Dean, Honors College	Ex-officio	University-wide General Education Committee	621-6901	berry@email.arizona.edu	N/A	No
Gail D. Burd	Vice Provost for Academic Affairs	Ex-officio	Office of Academic Affairs	626-0202	gburd@email.arizona.edu	N/A	No
William Conway	Associate Professor, Mathematics	2008	ICPC Chair	621-2181	wec@u.arizona.edu	Curriculum & Policies	Yes
Suzanne Cummins	Senior Lecturer, Management & Organizations	2009	Management	621-4193	scummins@email.arizona.edu	Curriculum & Policies	Yes
Glenn Duff	Associate Professor, Animal Sciences	2010	Agriculture and Life Sciences	626-5573	gduff@ag.arizona.edu	Chair, Academic Programs	Yes
Carol Evans	Associate Professor, Teaching & Teacher Education	Fall 2008	Education (Fall 2008)	621-1674	cevans@email.arizona.edu	Academic Programs	Yes
Juan Garcia	VP for Instruction / Dean, University College	Ex-officio	Office of Academic Affairs	621-5066	jugarcia@email.arizona.edu	Curriculum & Policies	No
George Gehrels	Distinguished Professor, Geosciences	2009	UGC Chair	349-4702	ggehrels@email.arizona.edu	Rotating	Yes *
Joe Gerald	Assistant Professor	Apr 2009 - 2012	Public Health		gerald@email.arizona.edu	Academic Programs	Yes
Peter Giacobbi	Assistant Professor, Public Heath	Fall 2008 - Mar 2009	Public Health	626-3158	giacobbi@email.arizona.edu	Academic Programs	Yes
Melissa Goldsmith	Instructor, Nursing	2009	Nursing	626-6256	melissag@nursing.arizona.edu	Curriculum & Policies	Yes
Jake Harwood	Professor, Communication	2011	Social & Behavioral Sciences	626-8681	jharwood@email.arizona.edu	Curriculum & Policies	Yes
Patti J. King	Senior Associate for Academic Affairs	Ex-officio	Office of Academic Affairs	621-4107	pattik@u.arizona.edu	Rotating	No
Steven Martinson	Professor, German Studies	2011	Humanities	621-1214	martinso@email.arizona.edu	Curriculum & Policies	Yes
Anne-Marie Nequette	Lecturer, Architecture	2011	Architecture & Landscape Architecture	621-6751	nequette@email.arizona.edu	Academic Programs	Yes
S. Scott Saavedra	Professor, Chemistry	2011	Science	621-9761	saavedra@email.arizona.edu	Curriculum & Policies	Yes
Claudia Stanescu	Lecturer, Physiology	2010	Physiology	621-2795	stanescu@email.arizona.edu	Curriculum & Policies	Yes
Janet Sturman	Professor, Music	2011	Honors College	621-1255	sturman@email.arizona.edu	Academic Programs	Yes
David Torres	Associate Professor, Commerce	2011	UA South		dltorres@email.arizona.edu	Academic Programs	Yes
Kevin Vinson	Associate Professor, Teaching & Teacher Education	Spring 2009	Education	626-7331	kvinson@u.arizona.edu	Academic Programs	Yes
Lisa Zdechlik	Assistant Professor, Music	2009	Fine Arts	626-9523	zdechlik@email.arizona.edu	Academic Programs	Yes
Gabriella Ziccarelli	ASUA Senator	2009	ASUA		gez434@email.arizona.edu	Academic Programs	Yes

    *  The UGC Chair votes only in the event of a tie.

Undergraduate Council Associates

Roxie Catts	Director, Advising Resource Center	Advising Resource Center	626-7988	catts@email.arizona.edu	Curriculum & Policies	No
Sylvia Mioduski	Director, Exploratory Studies	University College	621-9363	miodusks@email.arizona.edu	Curriculum & Policies	No
Celeste Pardee	Curriculum Associate	Office of Academic Affairs	621-5375	cpardee@u.arizona.edu	Curriculum & Policies	No

 Listserv Addresses

Undergraduate Council Listserv	ugc@listserv.arizona.edu
Academic Programs Listserv	ugc_programs@listserv.arizona.edu
Curriculum & Policies Listserv	ugc_policies@listserv.arizona.edu

Meeting Time:   3:30 - 5 p.m.

Location:   Student Union, Sabino Room (3rd Level)

Dates:

September 9, 2008 October 7, 2008 November 4, 2008 December 2, 2008 January - no meeting February 3, 2009 March 3, 2009 April 7, 2009 May 5, 2009 - canceled

Meeting minutes are not posted until approved; generally one month after each meeting.

September 9, 2008

October 7, 2008

November 4, 2008

December 2, 2008

January - no meeting

February 3, 2009

March 3, 2009

April 7, 2009

April 21, 2009

Undergraduate Council Chair

George Gehrels, Distinquished Professor, Geosciences – 349-4702 or ggehrels@email.arizona.edu

Office of Academic Affairs Administrative Support Staff

Patti J. King, Senior Associate, Academic Affairs – 621-4107 or pattik@u.arizona.edu Celeste Pardee, Curriculum Associate – 621-5375 or cpardee@u.arizona.edu

Undergraduate Council Activities in Progress, A.Y. 2008-09

Completed UGC Activities, A.Y. 2007-2008

Completed UGC Activities, A.Y. 2008-2009

College-level Curriculum Committees - Spring 2009.xls

Seat Availability Worksheet, December 3, 2008

Options to Increase Course Availability, December 3, 2008

DailyWildcat.com News Article, October 2, 2008 - UGC Chair George Gehrel's presentation to ASUA Senators regarding UGC's proposals to free up wasted class seats  

Fall 2008 Enrollment Highlights

UGC Options to Address Over-Enrolled Courses

Summary of Drop-Add Policies at Other Institutions

Impact of Proposed GRO Policy, submitted by Joe Gerald, 4-21-09

Policy Approval Process: Current and Proposed Flow Charts

[Academic Affairs Committee of the Arizona Board of Regents|UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL^Academic Affairs Commmittee materials.pdf]

Guiding Principles for Undergraduate Council & Subcommittee Membership