Academic Affairs Council

Membership

Member Represents Term Expiration
Lynette Carlson Communication Sciences and Disorders June 30, 2023
Jodie Riek Education June 30, 2024
Kelley Phillips Applied Human Sciences June 30, 2024
Eric Hessler Psychology June 30, 2023
Sandra van den Bosse Social Work June 30, 2023
Scott Carlson Dean's Office (Ex-Officio)  

The following schedule is set for Spring 2023; meetings will be cancelled if there is no curriculum or policy items for an agenda. All meetings will be held on Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. (via Zoom) on the following dates:

January 26, 2023
February 9, 2023
February 23, 2023
April 13, 2023
April 27, 2023

Curriculum proposals should be submitted electronically to Lynn Velander by 3:30 p.m. the Thursday (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.

Effective EVCAA Deadline Dates
Spring 2023 October 1, 2022
Summer 2023 (for new and special topics titles) October 1, 2022
Summer 2023 (for course changes) November 1, 2022
Fall 2023 November 1, 2022

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. 

Effective EVCAA Deadline Date
Fall 2023 December 1, 2022
Fall 2024 December 1, 2023

New Program Proposal

Effective EVCAA Deadline Date
Fall 2023 December 1, 2022
Spring 2024 May 1, 2023
Fall 2024 December 1, 2023

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

Liberal Education Submission Deadlines

Effective Semester EVCAA Deadline Date*
Fall March 1
Spring October 1
Summer February 1

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