About

The Academic Programs and Budget Council reviews all proposals for new academic programs and provides advice to the Administration on matters of academic planning and priority, as well as relating to the growth, stabilization, reduction, merger or closure of academic programs.

For a complete description of the council’s charge and membership parameters, please view the Academic Programs and Budget Council section in the Bylaws and Constitution of the UMass Amherst Faculty Senate.

Chair

College of Information & Computer Sciences

wilenden
wilenden
Membership

Faculty Members

Senator
Biology 

 

Francis
Francis

History of Art and Architecture

ho
ho

Isenberg School of Management

Eric Allen Holmes
Eric Allen Holmes

Psychological and Brain Sciences

Youngbin Kwak
Youngbin Kwak

Business Communication

lawrence
lawrence

Stockbridge School of Agriculture

Jianyu Li
Jianyu Li

Professor of Social Psychology / CHC Rep.

lickel
lickel

Biochemistry and Microbiology

Elizabeth Mearls
Elizabeth Mearls

Senator
English

 

patterson
patterson

Geology and Earth Systems

Steve Petsch
Steve Petsch

Senator
Hospitality & Tourism Management

 

Sheel
Sheel

Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences

Eve Vogel
Eve Vogel

College of Information & Computer Sciences

wilenden
wilenden

Ex-officio Members

VC Student Affairs/Campus Life or Designee

Margaret Curtiss
Margaret Curtiss

VC Admin & Finance/Designee

mangels
mangels

Campus Budget Officer/Designee

Lynn McKenna
Lynn McKenna

Secretary of the Faculty Senate

paik
paik

Provost's Designee

Sarah Poissant
Sarah Poissant

VC Research & Engagement/Designee

Lisa Wegiel
Lisa Wegiel
AMC Chair/Designee
butler
butler

Senator

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Jill Hoover
Jill Hoover

Ex-officio Students

GSG Appointee

Guy Jean Baptiste
Guy Jean Baptiste

Vacanies

Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant Faculty Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant Faculty Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant Faculty Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant Faculty Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant Ex-Officio Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Meetings

The Academic Programs and Budget Council will meet on the following dates during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Upcoming meetings will be displayed here. To see all meetings for the academic year, please see the official Faculty Senate Calendar here.

Spring Meetings

10
Feb
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
10
Mar
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
28
Apr
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm ET
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Documents

(Right click to open in new tab)

AQAD Procedures and Schedule (2015, please contact the Faculty Senate Office for access)

AQAD Summaries (1998-2016, please contact the Faculty Senate Office for access)

APBC Minutes 09.09.25

APBC Minutes for September 9 2025.docx

100725_APBC minutes.docx

APBC Meeting Minutes for Nov. 4 2025.docx

 

To access older documents, please visit our archive here.

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