Committees and Councils

Purpose or Function: Provost’s Council, with guidance from the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, initiates recommendations and advises on appropriate University issues. The Council advises on academic and fiscal matters and space needs, as well as issues involving academic support services, enrollment services, research, public service, community outreach, and the interface of athletics with the academic program. The Provost’s Council proposes and reviews certain University rules, participates in strategic planning, and performs other functions as designated by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Membership:  Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; the College Deans; Faculty Senate Speaker; Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Vice President for Research and Scholarly Activity; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; representatives from the Bell Library, the Core Curriculum Program, Community Outreach, and Enrollment Management; and others who may be appointed by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Chair: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Name	Reason for Membership	Term, if applicable
Babbili, Anantha       Chair	Provost and VP-Academic Affairs
Abdelsamad, Moustafa	Dean, College of Bus
Billeaux, David	Associate VP for Academic Affairs
Dechant, Margaret	Associate VP for Enrollment Management
Gigliotti, Richard	Dean, College of LA
Guerra, Veronica	Provost designee (Title V/TRIO)
Hamilton, Mary Jane	Dean, College of N&HS
Lucero, Margaret	Faculty Senate Speaker
Huerta, Juan Carlos	Co-director of University Core Curriculum Program
Guffy, Ted	Interim Dean, College of Ed
McDonald, Claudia	Associate VP for Special Projects
Knull, Harvey	Dean of Graduate Studies & Assoc VP-Research & Scholarly Activity
Needham, Jim	Dean, Community Outreach
Nelsen, Robert	Int. Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Pezold, Frank	Dean, College of S&T
Shupala, Christine	Director, Mary & Jeff Bell Library
Sterba-Boatwright, Blair	Chair, Academic Chairs’ Council
Tunnell, Wes	Provost designee (Harte Research Institute)
	Assistant to the Provost – ex-officio
Chenaux, Eliot	Vice President for Student Affairs