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Leadership Areas

Academic Planning Advisory Committee (APAC)

The Academic Planning Advisory Committee (APAC) was created on the recommendation of the College Park Senate, to advise the Chief Academic Officer concerning academic issues with a significant resource implication. APAC has been involved in various initiatives over the years, including creation/elimination of academic units or programs, strategic planning, major revisions of the undergraduate curriculum, resource reallocation, and the distribution of enhancement and research initiative funds.

APAC is appointed by the Provost, in consultation with the Senate Executive Committee. The 1988 Senate legislation states that "a majority of the members shall be full-time tenured faculty members who do not hold  a position at the level of department chair or higher."  A 1992 amendment states that "the Provost shall appoint a staff member from the Division of Academic Affairs." While members of APAC are chosen with a balance of academic areas in mind, they act as individuals, and rather than representatives of a particular constituency, they are chosen to represent the best of us. As stated in the Senate task force report, "they should be chosen for their judgment, commitment to the campus, scholarship, and teaching accomplishments and should represent a diversity of disciplines, experience, and perspectives."

Description Updated August 6, 2015

Senate Documents explaining the history and establishment of APAC

2023-2024 APAC Committee Information

FALL MEETING SCHEDULE 2023

Date Location Time
Date

Wed, Oct 04, 2023

Location

Provost's Conference Room (0118 Main Administration Building)

Time

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Date

Wed, Nov 08, 2023

Location

Provost's Conference Room (0118 Main Administration Building)

Time

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Date

Wed, Dec 06, 2023

Location

Provost's Conference Room (0118 Main Administration Building)

Time

3:30 - 5:00 pm

A table showing the fall meeting schedule of APAC. 

* Meetings will be held in 0118 Miller Administration Building unless otherwise indicated. In person participation is strongly encouraged, but if you require remote participation, please contact Will Reed.

SPRING MEETING SCHEDULE 2024

Date Location Time
Date

Wed, Feb 24, 2024

Location

Provost's Conference Room (0118 Main Administration Building)

Time

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Date

Thu, Mar 28, 2024

Location

Provost's Conference Room (0118 Main Administration Building)

Time

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Date

Tue, Apr 30, 2024

Location

Provost's Conference Room (0118 Main Administration Building)

Time

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Date

Thu, May 23, 2024

Location

Provost's Conference Room (0118 Main Administration Building)

Time

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Spring 2024 APAC Meeting Schedule

* Meetings will be held in 0118 Miller Administration Building unless otherwise indicated. In person participation is strongly encouraged, but if you require remote participation, please contact Will Reed.

CURRENT APAC COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Amelia Arria

Professor, Behavioral and Community Health

Elizabeth Beise

Senior Associate Provost

Senior Associate Provost

John Bertot

Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Faculty Affairs

Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Don DeVoe

Wilson H. Elkins Professor and Associate Chair of Research & Administration, Mechanical Engineering

Sharon Fries-Britt

Professor, Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education

Chris Gekker

Distinguished University Professor, Music

Rebecca Hann

Assistant Dean of Doctoral Programs / Dean’s Professor of Accounting / KPMG Term Professor

Clara Irazabal-Zurita

Professor of Urban Planning and Director of Urban Planning and Studies

Ginger Jin

Professor, Economics / ADVANCE Professor

Dawn Myers

Assistant Dean for Finance & Personnel, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Sarah Oates

Professor, Journalism

Susan Parker

Professor, Public Policy, and Senior Fellow, Center for International and Security Studies

Will Reed

Assistant Provost for Academic Planning

Assistant Provost for Academic Planning

Jennifer King Rice

Senior Vice President and Provost

Senior Vice President and Provost (Chair)

Efrain E. Rodriguez

Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Jason Rudy

Professor, English

Jordan Sly

Senate Chair-Elect (Librarian)