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 |
| Vice Provost | Richard Besel | Academic Affairs |
| Vice Provost | Beverly McCreary | AA/Faculty Success |
| Dean of ETM | Nesli Alp | Academic Affairs |
| Dean of HAS | Jackie Zhang | Academic Affairs |
| Associate Dean of HAS | Michelle Preston | Academic Affairs |
| 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 | Dawn Bailey | Behavioral Sciences |
| Department Chair 2 | CJ Riley | Civil Engineering |
| Department Chair 3 | Amber Lancaster (Int.) | Communication |
| Department Chair 4 | KC Santosh | Computer Systems Eng. Tech. |
| Department Chair 5 | Krista Beaty | Dental Hygiene |
| Department Chair 6 | Naga Korivi | Elec. Eng./Renewable Energy |
| Department Chair 7 | Ahmed Elaksher | Applied Computing/Geomatics |
| Department Chair 8 | Kyle Chapman | Humanities/Social Sciences |
| Department Chair 9 | Andria Fultz (Int.) | Integrated Clinical Sciences |
| Department Chair 10 | Daniel Ngugi | Business Management |
| Department Chair 11 | Shawn Duan | Manuf./Mech. Eng. Tech. |
| Department Chair 12 | Kenneth Davis | Applied Mathematics |
| Department Chair 13 | Leah Jolly (Int.) | Medical Imaging Technology |
| Department Chair 14 | Kamal Gandhi (Int.) | Natural Sciences |
| Department Chair 15 | Marybeth Grant Beuttler (Int.) | Dept. of Physical Therapy |
| Exec. Admin. Associate, ex off. | Dierdre Harlan | Academic Affairs |
| Admin. Support, ex officio | Brittany Williams | Academic Affairs |
2026-27 Meeting Schedule Forthcoming
All meetings at 2:00 PM unless otherwise listed
Academic Council Administrative Support