Call for Nominations: College Council, Academic Council & University Committee on Libraries

Author: Kellye Mitros

Please send nominations for the open positions to Kellye Mitros by Thursday, August 7, at 5:00 pm.  All nominees will be contacted to confirm their willingness to stand for election.

Please feel free to nominate yourself as well as others. We encourage self-nominations from members of underrepresented groups at the University.

College Council

4 at-large regular faculty members and 2 TPAC faculty members, elected by regular faculty for a 3 year term.

Academic Article V/Section 4/College Councils: The College Councils review the policies, practices, and procedures of the Colleges and recommend to the Dean of the relevant College the establishment or discontinuance of any undergraduate program of study housed in the College.

Frequency of Meetings: At least once per semester.

Academic Council

1 seat for AY 25-26 only, elected by T/TT faculty.

Determines general academic policies and regulations of the University; approves major changes in the requirements for admission to or graduation from the Colleges and Schools, and in the programs of study offered by Colleges, Schools, and Departments; authorizes the establishment, major modification, or discontinuance of any academic unit or degree program of the University; and provides for review, amendment, and final interpretation of the academic articles, without prejudice to article VI. 

Frequency of Meetings: At least once per semester.

University Committee on Libraries

1 seat for Fall 2025 only.

As stipulated by Academic Article V:3(e), the University Committee on Libraries (UCL) reviews policies and practices relating to library resources and services. It constitutes a principal interface among the campus units responsible for providing information resources and services, and also serves as a communications link between the libraries and the University community. The committee annually appoints a chair from among its elected members. It meets at least twice each semester, publishes its approved minutes, and reports annually to the Academic Council.