Undergraduate Education Council
Chair:
Richard Rogers
Membership List
Minutes
University of Maryland Online Education Information
Review of General Education (Sen. Doc. No. 01-035)
CHE article: "Anticipating Federal Report, Higher-Education Groups Suggest 'Next Steps' for Colleges"
During the Fall 2008 semester, the Undergraduate Education Council will meet:
Monday, September 29
Monday, October 27
Monday, November 24
All meetings will be held from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. in 805-809 Campus Center.
The Undergraduate Education Council shall serve as initiator and advocate for the quality of the
undergraduate educational experience on the Amherst campus. The Council shall review,
deliberate, and make recommendations to the Faculty Senate with respect to all areas of
undergraduate experience insofar as it relates to academics. The Council’s primary tasks shall be
to:
(a) Strengthen teaching excellence;
(b) Investigate curricular and programmatic resource problems that impact undergraduate
education;
(c) Monitor and make recommendations on both immediate and long-term challenges to the
quality of undergraduate education on the Amherst campus;
(d) Deliberate and make recommendations on any policy, programmatic, curricular, or resource
issues relating to undergraduate education brought forward by the campus administration;
and
(e) Help to coordinate the work of other Councils and Committees on undergraduate education.
Its membership shall be:
(a) Seven At-Large Members of the Faculty, from different Schools and Colleges;
(b) One Member from the Professional Library Staff;
(c) The Chairperson of the Rules Committee or a designee;
(d) The Chairperson of the Academic Matters Council or a designee;
(e) The Chairperson of the General Education Council or a designee;
(f) The Chairperson of the Program and Budget Council or a designee;
(g) The Chairperson of the Research Library Council or a designee;
(h) The Dean of Commonwealth College or a designee;
(i) The Associate Provost for Academic Planning and Assessment;
(j) The Associate Provost for Academic Technology;
(k) The Deputy Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education;
(l) The Provost or a designee;
(m) The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life or a designee;
(n) The Vice Provost for Outreach or a designee, serving ex officio;
(o) The Director of the Center for Teaching;
(p) The Secretary of the Faculty Senate or a designee, serving ex officio, non-voting; and
(q) The Student Trustee or a designee.
From Chapter 5 Section 15 of the Faculty Senate Bylaws
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