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
Committee Roster
Faculty
Benjamin Bates
batesb@ohio.edu
Professor, Health Communication
Mohammed Khurrum Bhutta
bhutta@ohio.edu
Operational Management
Sherleena Buchman
buchmans@ohio.edu
Assistant Professor, Nursing
Shea Bruden
burdens@ohio.edu
Assistant Professor, Accounting
Jim Dyer
dyer@ohio.edu
Geography
Kristine Ensign
ensign@ohio.edu
Applied Health Sciences and Wellness
Timothy Goheen
goheen@ohio.edu
Visual Communication
Katherine Hartman
hartmank@ohio.edu
Marketing
Sara Hartman
hartmans@ohio.edu
Education
Bayyinah Jeffries
jeffrieb@ohio.edu
African American Studies
Chair, Honorary Degree Committee
2021
Dr. Pramod Kanwar
kanwar@ohio.edu
Professor of Mathematics
Zaki Kuruppalil
kuruppal@ohio.edu
Engineering
Yang Li
liy1@ohio.edu
Neuroscience
Ruth Palmer
palmerr@ohio.edu
Classics & World Religions
Andrew Pueschel
pueschel@ohio.edu
Management
Beth Quitslund
quitslun@ohio.edu
English
Nukhet Sandal
sandal@ohio.edu
Political Science
Director, War and Peace Studies
Jennifer Smith
smithj33@ohio.edu
Fine Arts
Barbel Such
such@ohio.edu
Modern Languages
Lijing Yang
yangl@ohio.edu
Counseling and Higher Education
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
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
David Koonce
koonce@ohio.edu
Associate Vice President for Research and Associate Dean of the Graduate College
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
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
Salome Aluso
sa858515@ohio.edu
Devin Sudman
ds099711@ohio.edu
Undergraduate Students
Ian Carter
ic195615@ohio.edu
President, Student Senate
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.