Faculty Senate

Information for the Faculty of the University of Louisville.

Academic Programs Committee 2024-2025

Academic Programs Committee (APC) 2024-2025
Committee Description: To develop and to recommend to the Faculty Senate criteria for the evaluation of proposals for academic programs based upon approved Faculty Senate guidelines; To receive academic programs proposed by academic units, and to review these in relation to existing programs, support services, and the stated University mission. Financial aspects of the proposed program will be reviewed with the assistance of the Chair of the Budget, Finance and Economic Welfare Committee (Planning and Budget);To review any academic program being proposed for elimination, or those for major alterations in structure; To report to and recommend to the Faculty Senate action to be taken on all proposed programs and program elimination; To monitor any academic programs as directed by the Faculty Senate.

MembershipThere shall be nine voting members, at least five of whom must be Faculty Senators. The nine elected members shall include at least one member from each of the following units: Arts and Sciences, Speed School, Education, Business, and Medicine. No more than two members shall represent any unit. The Executive Vice President and Provost, or designee, shall serve as an ex officio non-voting member. The Student and Staff Senates shall each have one ex officio non-voting member.

Terms: All elected members shall serve staggered three-year terms.

Chair: 
Elected: (9) At Large/Voting
Name Committee Term Academic Unit
Erin Gerber, Non-Senator  2022-2025 Speed School of Engineering
Kathleen Gosser 2022-2025 College of Business
Karen Hadley 2022-2025 Arts & Sciences
Patrick Harris 2022-2025 School of Medicine
James Harrison, XC Liaison 2024-2027 School of Dentistry
Ann Herd 2024-2027 College of Education & Human Development
Tiffany McPheeters, DEI Representative 2023-2026 School of Dentistry
Rachel Neal 2024-2027 Arts & Sciences
Chin Ng, Non-Senator, Committee Chair 2024-2027 School of Medicine
Ex Officio: Non-Voting
Faculty Senate Chair Eugene Mueller Arts & Sciences
Provost Designee Cherie Dawson Faculty Affairs
Staff Senate Representative Laura Edwins
Student Government Representative
UPDATED: 9.18.2024