Academic Affairs Council

Membership

MemberRepresentsTerm Expiration
Lynette CarlsonCommunication Sciences and DisordersJune 30, 2025
Jodie RiekEducationJune 30, 2026
Matti ErpestadApplied Human SciencesJune 30, 2026
Eric HesslerPsychologyJune 30, 2025
Erin WojciechowskiSocial WorkJune 30, 2025
Scott CarlsonDean's Office (Ex-Officio) 

The following schedule is set for Fall 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:

September 6, 2024
September 20, 2024
October 4, 2024
October 18, 2024
November 1, 2024
November 15, 2024

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.

EffectiveEVCAA Deadline Dates
Spring 2025October 1, 2024
Summer 2025 (for new and special topics titles)October 1, 2024
Summer 2025 (for course changes)November 1, 2024
Fall 2025November 1, 2024

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 2025November 1, 2024
Fall 2026April 1, 2025 and November 1, 2025

New Program Proposal

EffectiveEVCAA Deadline Date
Fall 2025November 1, 2024
Fall 2026April 1, 2025 and November 1, 2025

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

Liberal Education Submission Deadlines

Effective SemesterEVCAA Review Period
Fall 2025November 1, 2024 thru February 1, 2025
Spring 2026November 1, 2024 thru February 1, 2025
Summer 2026November 1, 2024 thru February 1, 2025

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