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, and two (2) academic advisors (one (1) representing Islander Advising Center/first-year advising and one (1) representing the other undergraduates). The chair of the Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee (who will liaise between Undergraduate Council and the University Curriculum Committee), 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

Undergraduate Council Members
Name Unit Represented Term End

Susan Wolff Murphy

Associate Provost (ex-officio) (Chair)

N/A

Jason Heavlin

College of Business

May 31, 2026

Ginger DeLatte

College of Business

May 31, 2025

Tina Ybarra

College of Education & Human Development

May 31, 2026

Ashley Voggt

College of Education & Human Development

May 31, 2025

Brandi Kutil

College of Liberal Arts

May 31, 2025

Kevin Concannon

College of Liberal Arts

May 31, 2026

Amy McClure

College of Nursing & Health Sciences

May 31, 2025

Dee Evans

College of Nursing & Health Sciences

May 31, 2026

Ping Jung (Charlene) Tintera

College of Science

May 31, 2025

Celil Ekici

College of Science

May 31, 2026

Aref Mazloum

College of Engineering and Computer Science

May 31, 2026

Taoran Ji

College of Engineering and Computer Science

May 31, 2026

Caleb Pickering

School of Arts, Media, & Communication

May 31, 2026

Lorin Friley

School of Arts, Media, & Communication

May 31, 2025

Aida Almanzo-Ferro

Mary & Jeff Bell Library

May 31, 2026

Brenda Harms

Enrollment Management (non-voting)

May 31, 2026

Lisa Perez

Student Engagement & Success (non-voting)

May 31, 2025

Martha Simcik

Academic Advising (IAC) (non-voting)

May 31, 2026

Jessica Litz

Academic Advising (undergraduate) (non-voting)

May 31, 2026

Robin Pizzitola

Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee Chair (ex-officio)

N/A

Melissa Chapa

University Registrar (ex-officio)

N/A

Last Updated: 10/02/2024