Academic Council

Purpose or Function: The Academic Council meets quarterly. The group discusses pressing university issues that are related to the academic program. The Academic Council is a vehicle for bringing issues to the Provost's attention that can be designated to the appropriate academic or administrative group for review and consideration.

Membership: Provost's Council, direct reports to Provost's Council, including academic department chairs, and assistant deans, Assistant to the Provost, and the Deputy Speaker of the Faculty Senate.

Chair: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

	Name	Reason for Membership	Term, if applicable
	Harper, Sandra                   Chair	Provost and VP-Academic Affairs
	Bazan, Leticia	Coordinator of New Student Programs
	Benavides, Adolfo	Assistant Dean, College of Bus
	Billeaux, David	Dept. Chair, Social Sciences, College of A&H
	Blount, Grady	Dept. Chair, Physical & Life Sciences, College of S&T
	Bonnette, Randy	Dept. Chair, Kinesiology, College of Ed
	Cassidy, Jack	Assistant Dean, College of Ed
	Cox, Catherine	Assistant Dean, College of A&H
	Dechant, Margaret	Director of Admissions and Records
	De Los Santos, Leonor	Director, Professional & Community Development
	Dube, Leon	Dept. Chair, Management & Marketing, College of Bus
	Hamilton, Mary Jane	Director, School of Nursing, College of S&T
	Huerta, Carlos	Co-Director, Core Curriculum
	Ibanez, Herminio	Director, Upward Bound
	Ivy, Diana	Faculty Senate Deputy Speaker
	Kownslar, Ed	Int. Assoc. Library Director, Public Services
	Kowalski, Chris	Director of Family Life
	Kreneck, Tom	Associate Director, Special Collections & Archives
	Leo, David	Dept. Chair, Special Services, College of Ed
	Lucido, Frank	Dept. Chair, Teacher Ed, College of Ed
	Luna, J. Don	Dept. Chair, Communication & Theatre, College of A&H
	Maroney, Bob	Assistant Dean, College of Ed
	Marroquin, Christine	Dept. Chair, Early Childhood Develop. Ctr
	Mermann-Jozwiak, Elisabeth	Dept. Chair, English, College of A&H
	Needham, Jim	Director of Extension Programs
	Pearce, Dan	Dept. Chair, Curriculum & Instruction, College of Ed
	Peterson, Carole	Director, Workforce Development
	Piker, Andy	Dept. Chair, Humanities, College of A&H
	Rennier, James	Dept. Chair, Music, College of A&H
	Rote, Carey	Dept. Chair, Art, College of A&H
	Seidel, Steve	Dept. Chair, Psychology, College of A&H
	Shupala, Christine	Director, Library
	Smith, Robert	Dept. Chair, Counseling & Educational Psychology, College of Ed
	Smith-Engle, Jennifer	Assistant Dean, College of S&T
	Steidley, Carl	Dept. Chair, Computing & Mathematical Sciences, College of S&T
	Tillinger, Janet	Dept. Chair, Accounting & Business Law, College of Bus
	Torres, Lucy	Director, Student Support Services
	Vokurka, Robert	Dept. Chair, Finance, Economics & Decision Sciences, College of Bus
	Winston, Kathy	Provost's designee
	Zeriali, Dolly	Director of Student Financial Assistance