About

The Undergraduate Education Council at UMass Amherst serves as initiator and advocate for the quality of the undergraduate educational experience on the Amherst campus; reviews, deliberates and makes recommendations to the Faculty Senate with respect to all areas of undergraduate experience insofar as it relates to academics.

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

Chair

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

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rost
Membership

Faculty Members

Music & Dance

auerbach
auerbach

Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Katie Beltaire
Katie Beltaire

Senator
Civic Engagement & Service Learning

 

Correa
Correa

Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences

Jamie Davila
Jamie Davila

German and Scandinavian Studies

julia
julia

Department of Philosophy

Zinhle Mncube
Zinhle Mncube

History of Art and Architecture

noble
noble

Department of Biology

Jessica Rocheleau
Jessica Rocheleau

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

rost
rost

UMass Amherst Writing Program

Aaron Tilman
Aaron Tilman

Department of Chemical Engineering

Dandan Xu
Dandan Xu

Ex-officio Members

Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students, Deputy Title IX Coordinator

The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life or a designee

Patricia Cardoso-Erase
Patricia Cardoso-Erase

Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education

Hajir
Hajir

Associate Dean for Academic Oversight and Faculty Development

Associate Dean of the Commonwealth Honors College

 

Healey
Healey

Secretary of the Faculty Senate

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paik

Associate Provost Assess & Educ. Effectiveness

alicia
alicia

Five Colleges Ex Dir or designee

Raymond Rennard
Raymond Rennard

Senior Assistant Provost of Learning Resources and Undergraduate Research

Lin Tang
Lin Tang

Director  of Disability Services

AnnMarie Thorpe
AnnMarie Thorpe

Senior Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion or Designee

Provost or Designee

Webley
Webley

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Strategic Outreach & Engagement

Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion or Designee
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advocacy, Inclusion, and Support Programs or a designee

Linda Ziegenbein
Linda Ziegenbein
Chair GEC/Designee
Jeff Beaulieu
Jeff Beaulieu
Chair AMC/Designee
Assoc Prov/Dir of Ctr for Teaching & Learning
lisi
lisi

Senator | Rules Committee Member
Computer Science

 

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Ex-officio Student

SGA Senator

SGA Appointee

Ben Baker
Ben Baker

SGA Senator

SGA Appointee

Abibatou Dieng
Abibatou Dieng

Chair of the Academic Oversight Committee

SGA Appointee

Cass Melo
Cass Melo

Vacancies

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 Student Trustee Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Meetings

The Undergraduate Education Council will meet on the following dates during the 2026-2027 academic year. All meetings will begin at 1:30 p.m. and held on Zoom, unless otherwise noted.  Contact the council chair for the Zoom link.

Fall 2025 Meetings

28
Sep
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm ET
Monday, September 28th, 2026
26
Oct
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ET
Monday, October 26th, 2026
30
Nov
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm ET
Monday, November 30th, 2026

Spring 2026 Meetings

25
Jan
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm ET
Monday, January 25th, 2027
22
Feb
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm ET
Monday, February 22nd, 2027
29
Mar
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm ET
Monday, March 29th, 2027
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