Academic Affairs Council

Membership

The following schedule is set for Spring 2026; 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 30, 2026
• February 13, 2026
• February 27, 2026
• March 27, 2026
• April 10, 2026
• April 24, 2026

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

Curriculum Guidelines

• Course proposal form
• Online Delivery Addendum form
• Program Proposal form
• Program Change form
• CEHSP Curriculum Process
• CEHSP Program Development Process
• CEHSP Program and Catalog Change Process

Important EVCAA deadlines

New Courses and Changes to Existing Courses

New Courses and Changes to Existing Courses for Spring and Summer 2026 MUST be received in the Dean's Office by September 18, 2025 (October 2, 2025 for Fall 2026) in order to be reviewed and approved through the Academic Affairs Council and meet the EVCAA Deadline below.  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 the EVCAA for Academic Affairs approval.

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. 

New Program Proposal

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

Liberal Education Submission Deadlines

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