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:

• Elects steering committee composed of faculty chair, one administrator, and one faculty.
• Considers issues and recommendations from the Outcomes Assessment Committee.
• Considers issues and recommendations from the Learning Communities Steering Panel.
• Reviews all curriculum procedures and recommends updates to Vice President of Academic Affairs.
• Identifies important issues related to teaching and learning and makes recommendations to the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
• Creates ad-hoc charter groups to explore key issues or focus on strategic initiatives related to teaching and learning.
• Serves as advisory group to the President's Cabinet.

Reports to: Dave Ho, Vice President of Academic Affairs

Chair: Faculty member elected annually by Academic Council membership - Bob Gronstal

Membership:

Four administrators:

• Daryl Hansen - Business
• Bill Owen - Applied Technology
• Stacey Ocander - Health and Public Services
• Tom McDonnell - Languages and Visual Arts

Representatives from each academic area:

• Applied Technology - David Lueders
• Business - Bob Gronstal (chair)
• Communications and Humanities - Helen Fountain
• Culinary Arts - Janet Mar
• Health and Public Services - Bobby Polk
• Information Technology & E-Learning - Alan Reinarz
• Languages and Visual Arts - Alle Hitchcock
• Learning Design and Support - Kathy Rieken-Thurber
• Math and Natural Sciences - Alan Wasmoen
• Social Sciences - Tom Angle
• Curriculum Design Studio - Cindy Catherwood
• Adjunct Faculty - Charles Tichy

Steering Committee comprised of Council chair, one faculty member, and one administrator.

Academic Council Meeting Minutes

Academic Council Annual Summaries