University Academic Committees and Councils
Purpose and Responsibilities.
The purpose of the External Awards Committee is to oversee the selection of nominees for external awards.
The External Awards Committee has the responsibility to:
- establish criteria and procedures for the selection processes of external awards; and
- conduct the selection processes in a timely manner. To avoid the potential appearance of conflicts of interest, faculty who serve on this Council and are nominated or apply for any award under this committee shall inform the Committee Chair and recuse himself or herself from all committee activities or meetings related to that particular award.
Chair: TBD
College | Department | Current Member | Title | Term Date |
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Arturo Vasquez | Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Engineering & Computer Sciences | Mechanical Engineering | Maysam Pournik | Assistant Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Education & P16 Integration | Organizational & School Leadership | Hilda Silva | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Fine Arts | School of Art & Design | Romeo Di Loreto | Assistant Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Liberal Arts | VACANT | August 31, 2026 | ||
College of Health Professions | Physician Assistant Studies | Juliann Garza Castillo | Clinical Associate Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Science | VACANT | August 31, 2026 | ||
School of Medicine | Human Genetics | John Blangero | Professor of Medicine | August 31, 2025 |
School of Nursing | School of Nursing | VACANT | August 31, 2025 | |
School of Social Work | School of Social Work | Romeo Escobar | Assistant Professor | August 31, 2025 |
University College | University College | Jaime Mancha | Lecturer III | August 31, 2024 |
University Library | ||||
Office of the Provost | EX-OFFICIO |
Purpose and Responsibilities.
The purpose of the Faculty Development Council is to recommend policies, programs and grant awards related to faculty development.
The Faculty Development Council has the responsibility to:
- recommend policies and guidelines in the area of faculty development;
- review the applications for faculty development leave and make recommendations to that;
- review and recommend grants awards for faculty development in teaching, professional achievement and service. To avoid the potential appearance of conflicts of interest, faculty who serve on this Council and intend to apply for funding through this program shall inform the Council Chair and recuse himself or herself from all Council activities or meetings during that particular award cycle.
Chair: TBD
College | Department | Current Member | Title | Term Date |
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship | Management | Pingshu Li | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Engineering & Computer Sciences | Electrical & Computer Engineer | Mounir Ben Ghalia | Professor | August 31, 2026 |
College of Education & P16 Integration | Bilingual & Literacy Studies | Sandra Musanti | Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Fine Arts | VACANT | August 31, 2026 | ||
College of Liberal Arts | Psychological Science | Ruby Charak | Associate Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Health Professions | Health & Biomedical Sciences | Sue Ann Chew | Associate Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Science | VACANT | August 31, 2026 | ||
School of Medicine | Human Genetics | Sarah Williams-Blangero | Professor of Medicine | August 31, 2025 |
School of Nursing | School of Nursing | Pauline Jojo | Clinical Assistant Professor | August 31, 2025 |
School of Social Work | School of Social Work | Leyla Feize | Associate Professor | August 31,2025 |
University College | University College | VACANT | August 31, 2026 | |
University Library | University Library | VACANT | August 31, 2025 | |
Office of Provost | EX-OFFICIO |
Purpose
College | Department | Current Member | Title | Term Date |
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship | Management | Sibin Wu | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Engineering & Computer Sciences | VACANT | August 31, 2025 | ||
College of Education & P16 Integration | Bilingual & Literacy Studies | Michael Guerreo | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Fine Arts | School of Music | Susan Hurley-Glowa | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Liberal Arts | Philosophy | Alex Stehn | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Health Professions | Physician Assistant | Nathalie Chacon de Alvarez | Clinical Assistant Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Science | School of Mathematicial & Statistical Sciences | Baofeng Feng | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
School of Medicine | Immunology and Microbiology | Subhash Chauhan | Professor of Medicine | August 31, 2025 |
School of Nursing | School of Nursing | Linda Eanes | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
School of Podiatric Medicine | School of Podiatric Medicine | Claudia Biguetti | Assistant Professor of Medicine | August 31, 2025 |
School of Social Work | School of Social Work | Sudershan Pasupuleti | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
Office of Research & Graduate College | Can (John) Saygin | EX-OFFICIO |
Purpose and Responsibilities.
The purpose of the General Education Committee shall be to review and make recommendations on matters of importance to the general education requirements for undergraduate students.
The General Education Committee shall review and make recommendations on the curriculum, assessment, and other matters of importance to the general education requirements. Committee recommendations will be forwarded through the Dean of the University College to the Office of the Provost for appropriate administrative review and action.
Chair: TBD
College | Department | Current Member | Title | Term Date |
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship | School of Accountancy | Andrew Anabila | Associate Professor | August 31, 2026 |
College of Engineering & Computer Sciences | Mechanical Engineering | Isaac Choutapalli | Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Education & p16 Integration | Counseling | James Whittenberg | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Fine Arts | School of Music | Brendan Kinsella | Associate Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Liberal Arts | Criminal Justice | Michael Steinmetz | Lecturer I | August 31, 2025 |
College of Liberal Arts | History | Tamer Balci | Associate Professor | August 31, 2026 |
College of Health Professions | Health & Biomedical Sciences | Upal Roy | Assistant Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Science | Physics and Astronomy | Mkhitar Hobosyan | Lecturer I | August 31, 2025 |
School of Nursing | School of Nursing | Susamma Thomas | Clinical Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
School of Social Work | School of Social Work | Sonja Arredondo | Lecturer III | August 31, 2025 |
University Library | University Library | August 31,2026 | ||
University College | University College | VACANT | August 31, 2026 | |
Student Academic Success | Jonikka Charlton | Associate Provost SS/ Dean | EX-OFFICIO |
Purpose and Responsibilities.
The purpose of the Graduate Committee shall be to review and make recommendations on matters of importance to graduate education.
The Graduate Committee shall review and make recommendations on graduate academic policies and standards related to curriculum, admissions, fellowships and assistantships and other matters of importance to graduate education. Committee recommendations will be forwarded through the Dean of the Graduate College to the Office of the Provost for appropriate administrative review and action.
Chair: Dr. Nancy Razo
College | Department | Current Member | Title | Term Date |
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship | Management | Wanrong Hou | Associate Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Engineering & Computer Sciences | Mechanical Engineering | Dumitru Caruntu | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Education & P16 Integration | Organizational & School Leadership | Michelle Abrego | Assistant Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Fine Arts | School of Music | Katrina Roush | Assistant Professor | August 31, 2026 |
College of Liberal Arts | Communication | Kimberly Selber | Associate Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Health Professions | Health & Biomedical Sciences | Lisa Salinas | Clinical Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
COS | Chemistry | Wei Lin | Professor | August 31, 2024 |
SOM | Population Health and Biostatistics | Candace Robledo | Assistant Professor of Medicine | August 31, 2025 |
SON | School of Nursing | Rebecca Hernandez | Clinical Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
SSW | School of Social Work | Denise Longoria | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
University Library | University Library | August 31, 2026 | ||
Office of Curriculum & Institutional Assessment | Laura Saenz | Associate VP Academic Institutional Executive | EX-OFFICIO | |
Office of Research & Graduate College | Can (John) Saygin | Sr. VP for Research & Grade College | EX-OFFICIO |
Purpose and Responsibilities.
The purpose of the Undergraduate Committee shall be to review and make recommendations on matters of importance to undergraduate education.
The Undergraduate Committee shall review and make recommendations on undergraduate academic policies and standards related to curriculum, admissions, retention, graduation and other matters of importance to undergraduate education. Committee recommendations will be forwarded through the Deputy Provost to the Office of the Provost for appropriate administrative review and action.
Chair: TBD
College | Department | Current Member | Title | Term Date |
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship | Management | Jennifer Welbourne | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Engineering & Computer Sciences | Electrical & Computer Engineer | VACANT | August 31, 2026 | |
College of Education & P16 Integration | Bilingual & Literacy Studies | Miryam Espinosa-Dulanto | Associate Professor | August 31, 2026 |
College of Fine Arts | School of Art & Design | Robert Gilbert | Associate Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Liberal Arts | Writing & Language Studies | Marcela Hebbard | Senior Lecturer | August 31, 2025 |
College of Health Professions | School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling | Fidencio Mercado | Clinical Associate Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Science | School of Mathematicial & Statistical Sciences | Tatiyana Altecor | Lecturer III | August 31, 2025 |
School of Nursing | School of Nursing | Dalia Paul | Clinical Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
School of Social Work | School of Social Work | Noelia Alonzo | Lecturer II | August 31, 2025 |
University College | University College | Marilyn Hagerty | Lecturer II | August 31, 2024 |
University Library | University Library | Justin White | Scholarly Communications Librarian | August 31, 2024 |
Office of Curriculum & Institutional Assessment | Laura Saenz | Associate VP Academic Institutional Executive | EX-OFFICIO |
Purpose and Responsibilities.
The primary purpose of the Library Committee is to advise the University Librarian on matters of general library policy and development of library resources.
The Library Committee has the responsibility to:
- advise the University Librarian on policies of the University Library;
- provide input on allocation of resources for the departmental requests for new resources; and
- advise on services to support students, faculty, staff, and other Library patrons.
Chair: Mr. Jorge Canchola
College | Department | Current Member | Title | Term Date |
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship | Finance | Bruno Arthur | Senior Lecturer | August 31, 2025 |
College of Engineering & Computer Science | Informatics & Engineering System | Jose Taha Tijerina | Assistant Professor of Practice | August 31, 2025 |
College of Education & P16 Integration | Counseling | Diana Ruiz | Associate Professor of Practice | August 31, 2025 |
College of Fine Arts | School of Music | Andres Amado | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Liberal Arts | Communication | Young Lim | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Health Professions | Health & Human Performance | Yu Lun Tai | Assistant Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Science | School of Mathematicial & Statistical Sciences | Dambaru Bhatta | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
School of Nursing | School of Nursing | Juanita Acebedo | Assistant Professor | August 31, 2025 |
School of Social Work | School of Social Work | Heather Vitek | Lecturer II | August 31, 2025 |
University College | University College | VACANT | August 31, 2025 | |
University Library | Paul Sharpe | Dean of Libraries | EX-OFFICIO |
Purpose and Responsibilities.
The purpose of the University Tenure and Promotion Committee shall be to review all applications for tenure and promotion and provide an independent review or assessment of the candidate’s professional record and achievements.
The University Tenure and Promotion Committee shall
- evaluate the candidates’ dossiers,
- assess the candidates’ performance including the strengths and weaknesses in the areas of teaching, research and service;
- use the department’s discipline-specific criteria for tenure or promotion as the basis upon which to evaluate a faculty member;
- provide a recommendation on whether or not to promote or tenure.
Chair: TBD
College | Department | Current Member | Title | Term Date |
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship | Management | Michael Abebe | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
RCV College of Business & Entrepreneurship | Management | Joo Jung | Professor | August 31,2026 |
College of Engineering & Computer Sciences | Mechanical Engineering | Yingcheng Yang | Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Engineering & Computer Sciences | Civil Engineering | Mohamed Abdel Raheem | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Education & P16 Integration | VACANT | August 31,2026 | ||
College of Education & P16 Integration | Teaching & Learning | Zhidong Zhang | Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Fine Arts | School of Music | Justin Writer | Professor | August 31, 2024 |
College of Fine Arts | VACANT | August 31, 2026 | ||
College of Liberal Arts | Communication | Louis Falk | Professor | August 31, 2026 |
College of Liberal Arts | Criminal Justice | Rachel Rayburn | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Liberal Arts | VACANT | August 31, 2025 | ||
College of Health Professions | Rehab Services & Counseling | Eva Miller | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Health Professions | Health & Biomedical Sciences | Chun Xu | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Science | Biology | Kathryn Perez | Associate Professor | August 31, 2025 |
College of Science | VACANT | August 31, 2026 | ||
School of Medicine | Human Genetics | Michael Manhaney | Professor of Medicine | August 31, 2024 |
School of Medicine | Human Genetics | John VandeBerg | Professor of Medicine | August 31, 2025 |
School of Nursing | School of Nursing | Sharon Radzyminski | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
School of Nursing | School of Nursing | Maria Carolina Huerta | Professor | August 31, 2025 |
School of Social Work | School of Social Work | Susy Villegas | Associate Professor | August 31, 2024 |
Office of the Provost (Designee, Non-Voting) | EX-OFFICIO |