Undergraduate Council Agenda (11.18.2025)

Call to order 

Approval of the meeting minutes from October

Reports

1. Academic Affairs Report – Greg Heileman, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs 

2. Arizona Online Report – Caleb Simmons, Vice Provost for Arizona Online  

3. Office of the Registrar Report – Alex Underwood, University Registrar 

4. Academic Advising Report – Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Advising  

5. University-Wide General Education Committee Report – Jeremy Vetter, UWGEC Chair 

6. Subcommittees 

   1. Academic Programs Subcommittee – Christopher Domin, APS Chair 

   2. Curriculum & Policies Subcommittee – Allyson Roof, CPS Chair 

7. Undergraduate Council Report – Joost van Haren, UGC Chair  

Consent agenda items 

1. New Major: B.S. in Agricultural and Applied Economics (CALES)
2. New Emphasis: Bachelor of Arts in Applied Humanities, Human Animal Interaction emphasis (Humanities)
3. New Emphasis: Bachelor of Arts in Applied Humanities, Astrobiology emphasis (Humanities)
    

Discussion items 

1. New Minor: Personal Brand and Money Management (CALES)

2. Request from Eller College for exception from General Education Second Language policy (similar to the College of Engineering) 

   1. Eller's memo and presentation 

   2. Eller's exception request: Shared Governance responses

3. Office of the Chief AI Officer Update with Rudy Salcido, Program Manager, Data Science Institute 

   1. Responsible Artificial Intelligence: AI Insights Virtual Series

   2. AI Hardware Design League (AIHDL)

Notification only items

1. Disestablish: Minor in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (SBS)

Meeting adjournment