Committees and Councils

Provost's Council

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
Kirby, Robert Chair	Interim Provost and VP-Academic Affairs
Abdelsamad, Moustafa	Dean, College of Business
Billeaux, David	Associate VP for Academic Affairs
Cook, Linda	Provost designee (Women’s Center)
Gigliotti, Richard	Dean, College of A&H
Guerra, Veronica	Provost designee (Title V/TRIO)
Hamilton, Mary Jane	Dean, College of N&HS
Huerta, Carlos	Co-director of University Core Curriculum Program
Hopkins, Dee	Dean, College of Ed
Ivy, Diana	Faculty Senate Speaker
Johnston, Claudia	Associate VP for Special Projects
Knull, Harvey	Dean of Graduate Studies & Associate VP for Research & Scholarly Activity
Lujan, Manuel	Associate VP for Enrollment Management
Needham, Jim	Dean, Community Outreach
Marinez, Diana	Dean, College of S&T
Shupala, Christine	Director, Mary & Jeff Bell Library
Smith-Engle, Jennifer	Interim Dean, College of S&T
Tunnell, Wes	Provost designee (Harte Research Institute)
Wiedermann, Robert	Provost designee (Student Info Systems)