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Educational Affairs Committee

Chair:  Philip Evers (pevers@umd.edu)

Coordinator: Melanie Anderson (mander38@umd.edu)

About This Committee

The Educational Affairs Committee reviews and crafts policies and procedures to strengthen the educational system of the campus. The committee achieves its goal by carefully considering the ideas, recommendations, and plans for educational innovations from members of the campus community. The Educational Affairs Committee closely examines the conditions in the different colleges, schools, and other academic units in order to propose measures to increase the effectiveness of available resources for the campus in all of its academic endeavors.

The Educational Affairs Committee is also charged with broad oversight of the General Education Program at the University. The committee reviews issues concerning the General Education program requirements, vision, learning outcomes, and balance of courses, and makes recommendations to the Senate and the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean for Undergraduate Studies. The committee receives an annual report on the status of the program from the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean for Undergraduate Studies.

The committee consists of an appointed presiding officer; ten faculty members, of whom at least two must be tenured/tenure-track faculty and at least two must be professional track faculty; two staff members; two undergraduate students and one graduate student; the President or a representative of the Student Government Association; the President or a representative of the Graduate Student Government; the Associate Dean for General Education; a representative of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean for Undergraduate Studies; and the following persons or a representative of each: the Senior Vice President and Provost, the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School, and the Vice President of Information Technology and CIO.

2024 Fall Semester Meetings

Date Time Location Agenda
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Zoom Agenda
Thursday, October 17, 2024 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Zoom **Agenda**
Friday, November 15, 2024 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Zoom Agenda
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 1:00 PM-2:30 PM Zoom Agenda

 

2025 Spring Semester Meetings

Date Time Location Agenda
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Zoom* Agenda
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Zoom* Agenda
Monday, March 24, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Zoom* Agenda
Friday, May 2, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Zoom* Agenda

 

*Please contact the committee coordinator if you would like the link to attend the meeting.

**Meeting canceled**

Senate
Doc No
Name Current Status Under Review By
24-25-25 Resolution for Graduate Student Workers to Obtain Collective Bargaining Rights Under Review Educational Affairs Committee
24-25-12 Review of the Alleged Arbitrary and Capricious Grading Policy Under Review Educational Affairs Committee
Name Seat College Email Term
Gotwalt, Elizabeth Staff EDUC egotwalt@umd.edu 2026
Hirschauer, Sonia Faculty CMNS shirscha@umd.edu 2026
McClanahan, Pamela Faculty LIBR pmcclana@umd.edu 2026
Sidman, Daniel Faculty ARHU dsidman@umd.edu 2026
Wilder, Sara Faculty ARHU swilder@umd.edu 2026
Woodman, Taylor Faculty EDUC tcwood@umd.edu 2026
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