Undergraduate Council Agenda (11.18.2025)

  1. Call to order 

  2. Approval of the meeting minutes from October

  1. Reports

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

    2. Arizona Online Report – John Kramkowski, Director, Learning Programs  

    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  

  1. 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)
       

  2. Discussion items 

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

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

      1. Eller's memo and presentation 

      2. Explanation of rejections of Eller's request from UWGEC and Curriculum & Policies Subcommittee 

    3. Artificial Intelligence & Data Science 

  3. Notification only items

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

  4. Meeting adjournment