Membership and Officers

Membership

14 Faculty: Membership consists of two from the College of Applied Science and Technology, two from the College of Business, two from the College of Education, two from the College of Fine Arts, four from the College of Arts and Sciences, one from Mennonite College of Nursing, and one from Milner Library. The Academic Senate appoints four or five new members each year for three-year terms. University Curriculum Committee members may not serve simultaneously on a college curriculum committee.
4 Students: the Student Government Association elects Student committee members annually for a one-year term. Members may not serve simultaneously on a college curriculum committee.
Executive Secretary: The Provost’s designee serves as the Executive Secretary.
It is recommended that members of the University Curriculum Committee not serve on other major committees at the university, college, or departmental/school level. Department chairs or school directors and College Curriculum Committee members are ineligible.
Given the seriousness of the charge, any member who has three unexcused absences will be asked to resign.
An updated University Curriculum Committee membership list may be obtained from the University Curriculum Committee Secretary.

Officers

Chairperson: The Chair is elected annually by the University Curriculum Committee from among the faculty members of the Committee, and serves as an ex-officio, non-voting member on the Council on General Education and the Council for Teacher Education.

Vice Chairperson: Elected annually by the University Curriculum Committee, the Vice Chair presides at meetings during the Chairperson’s absence, and serves as liaison with the Academic Affairs Committee of the Academic Senate.

Recording Secretary: Elected annually by the University Curriculum Committee to keep minutes of the meetings.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of the following University Curriculum Committee members:

University Curriculum Committee Chairperson
Vice Chairperson
Recording Secretary
Executive Secretary

Membership List

Faculty

Mary Elaine Califf

School of Information Technology/College of Applied Science and Technology
Term Ending: May 2023
Email: mecalif@ilstu.edu

Susan Chen

Department of Economics/College of Arts and Sciences
Term Ending: May 2025
Email: jchen4@ilstu.edu

Gina Hunter

Department of Sociology and Anthropology/College of Arts and Sciences
Term Ending: May 2023
Email: glhunt2@ilstu.edu

Thomas Howe

Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law/College of Business
Term Ending: May 2025
Email: tshowe@ilstu.edu

Elise Hurley

Department of English/College of Arts and Sciences
Term Ending: January 2023
Email: evhurle@ilstu.edu

Susan Kalter

Department of English/College of Arts and Sciences
Term Ending: May 2024
Email: smkalte@ilstu.edu

Allison Kroesch

Department of Special Education/College of Education
Term Ending: May 2023
Email: amkroes@ilstu.edu

Meghan Leonard

Department of Politics and Government/College of Arts and Sciences
Term Ending: May 2023
Email: mleonar@ilstu.edu

Joshua Newport

Milner Library
Term Ending: May 2023
Email: jcnewpo@ilstu.edu

Aaron Paolucci

Creative Technologies/Winsook Kim College of Fine Arts
Term Ending: May 2023
Email: ampaolu@ilstu.edu

Tonya Pierce

School of Information Technology/College of Applied Science and Technology
Term Ending: May 2024
Email: tspier1@ilstu.edu

Patricia Pence

Mennonite College of Nursing
Term Ending: May 2023
Email: plpence@ilstu.edu

Yi Ren

Department of Accounting/College of Business
Term Ending: May 2025
Email: yren3@ilstu.edu

Bert Stabler

School of Art/Winsook Kim College of Fine Arts
Term Ending: May 2025
Email: astable@ilstu.edu

Executive Secretary

Amy Hurd

Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Education
Email: arhurd@IllinoisState.edu

Student Membership

Micah Baum

Email: mkbaum@ilstu.edu

Julia Punke

Email: jlpunk1@ilstu.edu