Academic Council
The Academic Council reports to the Provost.
Council responsibilities:
- Advisory body to the Provost.
- Bring issues that impact department chairs, directors, and other supervisory leadership to the larger group for discussion, deliberation, and ultimately recommendations on action. Refer to the Department Chair Roles and Responsibilities Guidelines for a summary of supervisory duties.
- At the Provost's request, provide recommendations on policies, procedures, and guidelines affecting Academic Affairs.
Council Membership
| POSITION | NAME | DEPARTMENT/DIVISION |
| Provost/ SVP AA/SEMR, Chair | Hesham El-Rewini | Academic Affairs |
| Senior Vice Provost | Abdy Afjeh | AA/Research & Grad. Studies |
| Associate Provost | Linus Yu | Academic Affairs |
| Vice Provost | Beverly McCreary | AA/Faculty Success |
| Dean of ETM | Nesli Alp | Academic Affairs |
| Dean of HAS | Denise Seabert (Int.) | Academic Affairs |
| Associate Dean of HAS | Michelle Preston | Academic Affairs |
| Spec. Asst. to HAS Dean | Andria Fultz | Communication |
| Executive Director | Christopher Syrnyk | Honors/Prestig. Scholarships |
| Director | Farooq Sultan | Institutional Research |
| University Librarian | Cate Guenther | Academic Affairs |
| University Registrar | Wendy Ivie | Academic Affairs |
| Manager, Acad. Budget & Oper. | Paul Titus | Academic Affairs |
| President | Kari Lundgren | OT-AAUP |
| Senate Vice President | Ashton Greer | Faculty Senate |
| Department Chair 1 | Roger Lindgren | Civil Engineering |
| Department Chair 2 | Franny Howes | Communication |
| Department Chair 3 | Calvin Caldwell (Int.) | Computer Systems Eng. Tech. |
| Department Chair 4 | Krista Beaty (Int.) | Dental Hygiene |
| Department Chair 5 | Naga Korivi | Elec. Eng./Renewable Energy |
| Department Chair 6 | Carmen Curtz (Int.) | Emergency Medical Services |
| Department Chair 7 | Gary Lomprey (Int.) | Applied Computing/Geomatics |
| Department Chair 8 | Kyle Chapman | Humanities/Social Sciences |
| Department Chair 9 | Nesli Alp (Int.) | Business Management |
| Department Chair 10 | Shawn Duan | Manuf./Mech. Eng. Tech. |
| Department Chair 11 | Kenneth Davis | Applied Mathematics |
| Department Chair 12 | Leah Jolly (Int.) | Medical Imaging Technology |
| Department Chair 13 | Caroline Doty | Medical Laboratory Science |
| Department Chair 14 | Nate Bickford | Natural Sciences |
| Department Chair 15 | Marybeth Grant Beuttler | Dept. of Physical Therapy |
| Department Chair 16 | Denise Seabert (Int.) | PHED, PSG, RCP |
| Exec. Admin. Associate, ex off. | Dierdre Harlan | Academic Affairs |
| Admin. Support, ex officio | Brittany Williams | Academic Affairs |
2025-26 Meeting Schedule
All meetings at 2:00 PM unless otherwise listed
October 14
November 13 (due to Nov. 11 holiday)
December 9
January 13
February 10
March 10
April 14
May 12
June 9