Primary function: Serve as the primary council body in the College’s Employee Involvement System to consider issues related to teaching and learning.

Specific functions:

• Identifies important issues related to teaching and learning.
• Reviews curriculum procedures and changes to curriculum procedures.
• Considers issues and recommendations including but not limited to those raised by the Outcomes Assessment Committee, Learning-Community Steering Panels, and the Faculty Ex Officio Member of the Board of Governors.
• Creates ad-hoc charter groups to explore key issues related to teaching and learning.
• Makes recommendations to Vice President for Academic Affairs.
• Reports Council activities to constituents.

Reports to: Dave Ho, Vice President for Academic Affairs

Chair: Faculty member elected annually by Council membership - Darlene Hatcher

Membership:

Two administrators:

• Ken Jones - Foundations for Academic Success & Community Services
• Tom Pensabene - Information Technology and e-Learning

Representatives from each of the following areas:

• Applied Technology - Richard Hart
• Business - John Miller
• Communications and Humanities - Jan McCarthy
• Culinary, Hospitality, and Horticulture - Steve Bell
• Foundations for Academic Success & Community Service - Naomi Mardock
• Health and Public Services - Diane Sjuts
• Information Technology & E-Learning - Ed Bohlman
• Languages and Visual Arts - Sheila Talbitzer
• Math and Natural Sciences - Darlene Hatcher (chair)
• Social Sciences - Ryan Newton
• Curriculum Design Studio - Cindy Catherwood
• Adjunct Faculty - John Mangini
• Adjunct Faculty - Jeffrey Boots

Steering Committee comprised of Council chair, one full-time faculty member, and one administrators.

Academic Council Meeting Minutes

Academic Council Charter

Academic Council Annual Summaries