Academic Affairs Board (AAB)

Charge to the Committee

The board’s responsibilities include long-range academic planning, the curriculum, the definition of academic integrity, academic advising, registration, academic calendars, graduation requirements, the granting of credits, and other matters directly related to the academic functions of the university. Policies regarding academic integrity are the joint responsibility of the Academic Affairs Board and the Student Affairs Board.

The membership of the Academic Affairs Board is as follows:

Dean of the Faculty (chair)
8 Faculty
5 Division Directors (1/2 vote each)
4 students
University Librarian (1/2 vote)
President of the Student Association (1/2 vote)
Associate Dean of the Faculty (ex officio, nonvoting)
Registrar (ex officio, nonvoting)
Dean of the College (ex officio, nonvoting)

Meeting Times

Every other Wednesday during the semesters, 4:15–5:30 p.m.

Resources

Information for board members (password protected)

Approved Meeting Minutes

Members

Chair: Tracey Hucks, Provost & Dean of the Faculty
SGA President (1/2 vote): Derek Baker
Associate Dean of the Faculty (ex officio, nonvoting): Nicole Simpson
Dean of the College Representative (ex officio, nonvoting): Marrlee Burgess

Faculty (8):

PERA: Yariv Amir
NASC: Geoff Holm
SOSC: Ed Fogarty
AHUM: Elizabeth Marlowe
At large: Mark Stern
At large: Doug Johnson
At large: Tom Balonek
At large: Hélène Julien

Division directors (5, 1/2 vote each):

AHUM: David McCabe
SOSC: Adam Burnett
NASC: Ernie Nolen
UNST: Nancy Ries
PERA: Vicky Chun

Students (4):

Gavin Gao
Laura Mucha
TBD
TBD

Functions

Legislative:
The board proposes legislation to the faculty, which has the power to approve, reject, or amend such proposals. Amendments by the faculty deemed substantive by the chair are referred back to the Academic Affairs Board. The board may accept the faculty amendment(s) to the original legislation. The legislation becomes policy upon majority approval by the faculty. Alternatively, the board may ask the faculty to reconsider, suggesting any revisions the board wishes, which would require another majority faculty vote on the amendment(s) and main motion before the legislation became policy. All legislative action taken by the board is reported to the faculty for action at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

Advisory:
The board also acts in an advisory capacity to the Provost and Dean of the Faculty on academic matters.

A faculty member, chosen by the elected faculty members of the board, reports to the faculty on a regular basis and conveys sense-of-the-faculty resolutions and agenda items to the Academic Affairs Board. A student, chosen by the student members of the Board, reports to the student senate on a regular basis and conveys sense-of-the-senate resolutions and suggested agenda items to the board.