Academic Council

University Governance

Reports to:

Provost

Charge:

Take action on curricular proposals emerging from Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Graduate Council, and GEAC;

Take action on University-wide admission and retention policies;

Consider (and take action when warranted) on proposals to create new entities or pursue new or revised major academic initiatives/agendas/ policies (e.g., Summer School, Continuing Studies, Research, etc.);

Process information, advise, and take action (when warranted) regarding proposals involving distance education, online education, cohort students, extended campus initiatives, student retention and persistence to graduation;

Advise, consider, and take action (when warranted) regarding academic issues brought forth for consideration by the Provost or by any member of the Council; and

Advise, consider, and take action (when warranted) regarding matters impacting academic standards, academic honors, and assessment of academic effectiveness.

Status	Membership Structure	Name
Voting all terms are Indefinite	Provost CHAIR	Kimberly D. McCorkle
	Executive Vice Provost Vice Chair of Academic Council	Robert Pack
Deans
	Arts and Sciences	Joe Bidwell
	Business and Technology	Tony Pittarese
	Health Sciences	Jeff Snodgrass
	Clemmer College of Education & Human Development	Janna Scarborough
	Gatton College of Pharmacy	Debbie Byrd
	Graduate and Continuing Studies	Sharon McGee
	Honors College	Christopher Keller
	Nursing	Dena Evans
	Public Health	Randy Wykoff
	Quillen College of Medicine	Bill Block
	University Libraries	David Atkins
Governance Representatives
	President of Faculty Senate	Alan Stevens
	Vice President of Faculty Senate	Kate Beatty
	Past President of Faculty Senate	Ginni Blackhart
	Chair, Council of Academic Chairs	Sarah Thomason
	Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee	Chelsie Dubay
	Chair, Graduate Council	Brian Johnston
	Chair, General Education Advisory Council	Bill Flora
	President of Student Government Association	Shelby Koerten
	President, Graduate and Professional Student Association	Kailee Havrda
Provost Office Voting Members
	Vice Provost for Decision Support	Mike Hoff
	Vice Provost for Research and Sponsored Programs	Nick Hagemeier
	Associate Provost for Curriculum	Bill Flora
	Associate Provost for Faculty	Karin Keith
	Assistant Vice Provost for Distance Campuses	Brandi Huskey
	Vice Provost for Community Engagement & Director of Quality Enhancement Plan	Susan McCracken
Student Life and Enrollment Voting Members
	Assistant Vice President and Executive Director Admissions	Heather Levesque
	Executive Director of Advisement
Status	Non-Voting Institutional Representatives
Non-Voting all terms are Indefinite	Registrar	Tom Donohoe
	Vice President for Equity and Inclusion	Keith Johnson
	Director, Curriculum Innovation Center	Evelyn Roach
	Assistant Vice Provost for Interprofessional Education	Brian Cross
	Director of Institutional Effectiveness and SACS Liaison	Cheri Clavier
	Director, Center for Teching Excellence	Alison Barton
	Liaison from Academic Technology Services	Myra Jones
	Associate Vice President Student Life and Enrollment	Sam Mayhew
	Director, Financial Aid	Catherine Morgan
	President's Chief of Staff	Adam Green
	Associate University Counsel and Policy Counsel	Kay Lennon-McGrew

Staff Support	Office of the Provost	Vicki Casteel

Updated 29 July 2025