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Undergraduate Education Council

Chair: Rajesh Bhatt, Co-Chair and Ernest May, Co-Chair

Membership List

Minutes

University of Maryland Online Education Information

Review of General Education (Sen. Doc. No. 01-035)

During the Fall 2009 semester, the Undergraduate Education Council will meet:
  Monday, September 28
  Monday, October 26
  Monday, November 30  

All meetings will be held from 12:30-2:00 p.m. in room 903 of the 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) Ten 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 Honors 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 Five Colleges Executive Director or a designee, serving ex officio;
(q) The Secretary of the Faculty Senate or a designee, serving ex officio, non-voting; and
(r) The Student Trustee or a designee.

From Chapter 5 Section 15 of the Faculty Senate Bylaws

 

Councils

Academic Matters
Academic Priorities
Athletic
General Education
Graduate
Health
International Studies
Program and Budget
Research
Research Library
Status of Diversity
Status of Women
Student Affairs and University Life
Undergraduate Education
University Relations and Advancement
University Service, Public Service and Outreach

Committees

Admissions and Records
Campus Physical Planning
Committee on Committees
Rules
Service Departments
University Computer and Electronic Communications
University Press
University Writing

Ad Hoc Committees

Certificates (ACERT)
Executive Advisory Council (EAC)
General Education Revision and Implementation (GERICO)
Impact and Implications of Digital Scholarship
Online Learning (ACOL)
Strategic Oversight (AHCSO)
Student Plagiarism (ACOSP)
System Performance and System Structure (ACOSS)

Capital Asset Task Force (CATF)
UMA 250 Task Force