University Curriculum Council
Charge and Membership
The University Curriculum Council is the final organization in a system of committees composed of departmental curriculum committees, college curriculum committees, and the University Curriculum Council itself. The function of the University Curriculum Council is to make recommendations concerning:
- addition and deletion of academic programs;
- after formal review, the quality and priority of existing academic programs;
- addition, deletion, and changes in courses; and
- academic requirements.
The Curriculum Council is the final recommending voice in curricular matters. Its recommendations go through the Provost to the President for final approval.
The University Curriculum Council is organized into four standing committees: Program, Review, Individual Course, and General Education. The Program Committee is concerned with addition, deletion, and first follow-up of new programs. The Review Committee is concerned with cyclic review and evaluation of existing programs. The Individual Course Committee is concerned with coordination at the university level of addition, deletion, and changes in all course offerings. The General Education Committee is concerned with addition, deletion, and changes in all general education course offerings and with review and revision of general education structure and policies. If they cannot be assigned to a standing committee, issues concerning educational and program requirements will be reviewed by a special committee appointed by the chairperson. When dealing with graduate programs, the Curriculum Council and its committees work with the Graduate Council.
Composition
Faculty
30 Voting (1 Vice Chair of Faculty Senate, Serves as UCC Chair; 16 At Large; 12 EPSA Members; 1 Chair of Graduate Council)
Students
7 Voting (2 Graduate Students, 2 Alternate Graduate Students; 5 Undergraduate Students, 5 Alternate Undergraduate Students)
Administrative
14 Voting (10 College Deans/Dean Equivalent; 1 Assoc. Provost for International Studies; 1 Assoc. Provost for Graduate Studies; 1 Regional Campus Dean, chosen by Reg. Campus Deans; 1 Professional Staff of Alden Library) 1 Non-Voting, Ex-Officio: EVPP Rep.
Total
52 (1 Non-Voting Ex-Officio)
Committee Roster
Faculty
Benjamin Bates
batesb@ohio.edu
Professor, Health Communication
Mohammed Khurrum Bhutta
bhutta@ohio.edu
Operational Management
David Brown
brownd16@ohio.edu
Management
Sherleena Buchman
buchmans@ohio.edu
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Shea Bruden
burdens@ohio.edu
Assistant Professor, Accounting
Gang Chen
cheng3@ohio.edu
Physics and Astronomy
Jim Dyer
dyer@ohio.edu
Geography
Todd Eisworth
eiisworth@ohio.edu
Associate Professor, Math
Ellen Gordon
gordone@ohio.edu
Assistant Professor, Analytics & Information Systems Department
Allyson Hallman-Thrasher
hallman@ohio.edu
Teacher Education
Daniel Harper
harperd1@ohio.edu
Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture
Sara Hartman
hartmans@ohio.edu
Education
Molly Johnson
johnsom4@ohio.edu
Associate Professor Nursing / Nursing Assessment and Evaluation Coordinator
Dr. Pramod Kanwar
kanwar@ohio.edu
Professor of Mathematics
Alan Kenny
kenny@ohio.edu
Assistant Professor & Head of Musical Theater
Jennie Klein
kleinj1@ohio.edu
Professor, Art History
Robert Klein
kleinr@ohio.edu
Professor Mathematics
Zaki Kuruppalil
kuruppal@ohio.edu
Engineering
Yang Li
liy1@ohio.edu
Neuroscience
Jim McKean
mckean@ohio.edu
Assistant Professor, Law Enforcement
Sean Parsons
parsons1@ohio.edu
Associate Professor
Talinn Phillips
tiller@ohio.edu
Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Writing & Research Center
Tracy Pritchard
pritchar@ohio.edu
Professor of Social Work Instruction
Kate Raney
raneyk@ohio.edu
Media Arts
Nukhet Sandal
sandal@ohio.edu
War and Peace Studies, Political Science
Jennifer Smith
smithj33@ohio.edu
Fine Arts
Barbel Such
such@ohio.edu
Modern Languages
Sarah Webb
webbs2@ohio.edu
Social Work
Lijing Yang
yangl@ohio.edu
Counseling and Higher Education
Yuquiu You
youy@ohio.edu
Engineering
Administrators
Gordon Brooks
brooksg@ohio.edu
Education Studies, Graduate Program
Kelly Broughton
broughtk@ohio.edu
Assistant Dean, University Libraries
Carey Busch
buschc@ohio.edu
Accessibility
Cindy Cogswell
cogswell@ohio.edu
Director of Strategic Planning and Assessment
Catherine Cutcher
cutcher@ohio.edu
Assistant Director for Global Studies Programs
Chris Hayes
hayesc1@ohio.edu
Associate Dean, Fine Arts
Sara Helfrich
helfrich@ohio.edu
Assistant Dean, Education
Mari Hopper
mkhopper@ohio.edu
Associate Dean for Preclinical Education
David Juedes
juedes@ohio.edu
Associate Dean for Academics, Professor Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Director of Avionics
Jody Lamb
lambj@ohio.edu
Fine Arts
April Loudner-Maffin
loudnera@ohio.edu
Heritage College of Medicine Curriculum Coordinator
Sally Marinellie
marinels@ohio.edu
Health Sciences and Professions
Deborah McAvoy
mcavoy@ohio.edu
Associate Dean, Civil Engineering
Beth Novak
novakb@ohio.edu
Associate Dean
Director of Studies, HTC Media Arts and Studies
Connie Patterson
patterc1@ohio.edu
Associate Dean, Education
Nicole Pennington
penningj@ohio.edu
Executive Dean for Regional Higher Education and Dean of the Southern Campus
Sarah Poggione
poggione@ohio.edu
Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences
Beth Quitslund
quitslun@ohio.edu
English
Loralyn Taylor
taylorl4@ohio.edu
Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness & Analytics
Edna Wangui
wangui@ohio.edu
Director of Global Studies Program
Associate Professor, Geography
Graduate Students
William Bimpong
wb076516@ohio.edu
Shauna Torrington
st836513@ohio.edu
Graduate Assistant - International Student Orientation
Undergraduate Students
Rhyan Goodman
rg592819@ohio.edu
"Eliza" Becky Ivan
bi853216@ohio.edu
Student Senate President
All University committees follow the academic-year calendar.
All students serve one-year terms. Faculty, administrators, and staff generally serve three-year terms. Ex-Officio appointments have voting privileges unless otherwise noted.