Undergraduate Council
Purpose/Function: The purpose of the Undergraduate Council is to consider matters relating to undergraduate programs at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) – including the core curriculum – and to recommend practices and policies that enhance the quality of TAMU-CC undergraduate programs.
The Undergraduate Council reviews proposed revisions to general academic policies and regulations for the undergraduate catalog. The Council also reviews and advises on proposed course additions, updates, or removals within the undergraduate core curriculum, as well as substantive revisions to programs that support or involve undergraduate students across academic colleges. Two voting members of the Undergraduate Council will be elected each year to serve as members of the University Curriculum Committee (UCC). These representatives will communicate endorsements and concerns from the Undergraduate Council to the UCC.
The Undergraduate Council also considers strategic directions that the University should pursue regarding undergraduate education including curriculum, academic standards, grading policies and practices, delivery modes, and other issues relating specifically to undergraduate education.
Membership: The following representatives will be elected by their units to serve staggered two-year terms as voting members: two (2) full-time (tenured/tenure track or fixed-term) undergraduate faculty members from each academic college/school and one (1) representative from the Mary and Jeff Bell Library. Non-voting members from the following areas will be appointed by their supervisors to serve two-year terms: one (1) representative from Enrollment Management, one (1) representative from Student Engagement and Success, one (1) representative from College Readiness and Academic Support, and one (1) representative from Academic Advising. The chair of the Faculty Advisory Council's Academic Affairs Committee (who will liaise between Undergraduate Council and the University Curriculum Committee), Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs-University Registrar, and Associate Provost will serve as non-voting ex-officio members of the council.
Chair: Elected by the Undergraduate Council each year.
Responsible University Official: Associate Provost
| Name | Unit Represented | Term End |
|---|---|---|
|
Susan Wolff Murphy |
Associate Provost (ex-officio) (Chair) |
N/A |
|
Vacant |
College of Business |
May 31, 2028 |
|
Christopher Wertheim |
College of Business |
May 31, 2027 |
|
Vacant |
College of Education & Human Development |
May 31, 2028 |
|
Ashley Voggt |
College of Education & Human Development |
May 31, 2027 |
|
Matthew Johnson |
College of Liberal Arts |
May 31, 2027 |
|
Vacant |
College of Liberal Arts |
May 31, 2028 |
|
Amy McClure |
College of Nursing & Health Sciences |
May 31, 2027 |
|
Ashley Dominguez |
College of Nursing & Health Sciences |
May 31, 2028 |
| Mark Olson |
College of Science |
May 31, 2027 |
|
Brandi Kutil |
College of Science |
May 31, 2028 |
|
Mahboobeh Haghparast |
College of Engineering and Computer Science |
May 31, 2028 |
|
Zhaorui Li |
College of Engineering and Computer Science |
May 31, 2028 |
|
Matt Tedrow |
School of Arts, Media, & Communication |
May 31, 2028 |
|
Jessica Spafford |
School of Arts, Media, & Communication |
May 31, 2027 |
|
Vacant |
Mary & Jeff Bell Library |
May 31, 2028 |
|
Crystal Ridgley |
Enrollment Management (non-voting) |
May 31, 2028 |
|
Lisa Perez |
Student Engagement & Success (non-voting) |
May 31, 2027 |
|
Rita Sperry |
College Readiness and Academic Support (non-voting) |
May 31, 2027 |
|
Martha Simcik |
Academic Advising (non-voting) |
May 31, 2028 |
|
Judy Metcalf |
Faculty Advisory Council's Academic Affairs Committee Chair (ex-officio) |
May 31, 2027 |
|
Melissa Chapa |
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs-University Registrar (ex-officio) |
N/A |
Last Updated: 06/23/2026