Academic Affairs Council

Membership

MemberRepresentsTerm Expiration
Lynette CarlsonCommunication Sciences and DisordersJune 30, 2025
Jodie RiekEducationJune 30, 2024
Matti ErpestadApplied Human SciencesJune 30, 2024
Eric HesslerPsychologyJune 30, 2025
Erin WojciechowskiSocial WorkJune 30, 2025
Scott CarlsonDean's Office (Ex-Officio) 

The following schedule is set for Spring 2024; meetings will be cancelled if there is no curriculum or policy items for an agenda. All meetings will be held on Fridays at 10:00 a.m. (via Zoom) on the following dates:

January 26, 2024
February 9, 2024
February 23, 2024
March 22, 2024
April 5, 2024
April 19, 2024

Curriculum proposals should be submitted electronically to Lynn Velander by 3:30 p.m. the Friday (one week) prior to the meeting.

FAQ's regarding undergraduate course proposals

Bloom's Taxonomy for developing course learning outcomes

Reviewer form (for Academic Affairs Council members only)

Curriculum Guidelines

Important EVCAA deadlines

New Courses and Changes to Existing Courses

Changes MUST be received by the deadline date, requests made after the deadline date will be reviewed for the following semester.  If only one change to a current course is requested, or to request a previously approved special topics title to be taught again, a memo from the department head to the Dean or Associate Dean requesting the change may be forwarded on to Nancy Burley for Academic Affairs approval.

EffectiveEVCAA Deadline Dates
Spring 2024October 1, 2023
Summer 2024 (for new and special topics titles)October 1, 2023
Summer 2024 (for course changes)November 1, 2023
Fall 2024November 1, 2023

Program Changes (including changes to sample plans)

Changes MUST be received by the deadline date, requests made after the deadline date will be reviewed for the following fall semester as programs will ONLY be made with a fall effective date. 

EffectiveEVCAA Deadline Date
Fall 2024December 1, 2023
Fall 2025December 1, 2024

New Program Proposal

EffectiveEVCAA Deadline Date
Fall 2024December 1, 2023
Fall 2025December 1, 2024

Proposals received AFTER the deadline date will be reviewed for the next effective date.

Liberal Education Submission Deadlines

Effective SemesterEVCAA Deadline Date*
FallMarch 1
SpringOctober 1
SummerFebruary 1

*If the deadline date falls on a weekend, the proposal(s) are due the next following business day.