CHARGE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Undergraduate Council shall be responsible for reviewing, evaluating and enhancing the quality of the University's academic program. The Council's charge includes:

1) Review and promote the objectives and purposes of undergraduate education and assure that all policies and procedures, curricula, personnel and teaching decisions that affect undergraduate education are consistent and defensible with the institution's undergraduate education mission as defined in the University's Mission Statement and Statement of Philosophy, Undergraduate Education;

2) Participate, on behalf of the University faculty, in planning the development and improvement of the undergraduate instructional program of the institution, in consultation with the University President, officers of administration and with relevant department heads and program directors;

3) Monitor and respond to general academic policies, especially those which have and interactive impact on undergraduate programs across the University;

4) Identify, develop and advocate new and revised baccalaureate degree policies as appropriate;

5) Establish criteria and outcomes to determine the success of the overall undergraduate program and review the program and its various components in light of these criteria and outcomes; and,

6) Monitor the academic coherence, quality, and standards of the undergraduate academic program to assure that the quality and rigor of instruction and evaluation are consistent across the curriculum.

MEMBERSHIP:
Membership of the Undergraduate Council is fixed and consists of the following: 10 elected faculty representing the School of Architecture and Allied Arts (1), College of Business (1), College of Education (1), School of Journalism and Communication (1), School of Music (1) and the College of Arts and Sciences (5 total, no 2 from the same department; 1 each from Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences and 2 at-large representatives); Chair of the Committee on Courses; Chair of the Academic Requirements Committee; Chair of the Scholastic Review Committee; Chair of the CAS Curriculum Committee; 4 students (no more than 2 from the same school or college); Registrar (ex officio, non-voting); representative from the Office of Academic Affairs (ex officio, non-voting); representative from the Office of Academic advising (ex officio, non-voting); representative from the Library (ex officio, non-voting). All elected members shall serve staggered, 3-year terms, except for students, who shall serve 1-year terms.

REPORTING:
The Undergraduate Council shall report to the University Senate. At a minimum this report shall be in the form of an annual written report submitted by the Committee Chair to the Secretary of the University Senate no later than the final University Senate meeting in May. The committee shall also make additional written or oral reports to the Senate as necessary.

• 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003,
• 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007,
• 29Nov06, 08Jan07, 22Jan07, 05Feb07, 19Feb07,
• 05Mar07, 09Apr07, 23Apr07, 07May07, 21May07
• 04Jun07, 04Oct07, 18Oct07, 01Nov07, 15Nov07,
• 29Nov07, 14Jan08, 11Feb08, 25Feb08, 10Apr08.

• Terms expire June 1999: Henry Alley, Pamela Birrell, Maurice Holland, RobertHurwitz, John Nicols, Jack Watson, Bob Zimmerman
• Terms expire June 2000: Jim Long, Kate Nickolson, Megan Partch, Stephen Ponder, Dan Pope
• Terms expire June 2001: Mary Gleason-Ricker, Dick Koch,
• Terms expire June 2002: Marian Smith, Scott Pratt, Robert Zimmerman
• Terms expire June 2003: Craig Hickman, Wendy Mitchell, John Nicols, KJPark, Steve Ponder, Kathy Roberts
• Term expires June 2004: John Postlethwaite (Biology)
• Terms expiring June 2005: Anne Laskaya (English),  Steven Pologe (Music), Deborah Baumgold (Political Science Chair Winter/Spring 2005)
• Terms expiring in June 2006: Deborah Exton (Chemistry), Julianne Newton (Journalism & Communication), Kathy Roberts (C D S), Ronald N Severson Chair Fall 2004 Business), Mark Thoma (Economics), Laura Vandenburgh (Art)
• Term expiring in June 2007: Peter Gilkey (Mathematics) [resigned].
• 2007-2008: Anne Laskaya (English), Steve Pologe (Music/Dance), Kathleen Wagle (Art), Malcolm Wilson (Classics); Dean Livelybrooks (Sciences - Physics), Ian McNeely (History) [resigned],  Kathleen Roberts (Education), Bill Ryan (Journalism/Communication), Ron Severson (Business), Arkady Vaintrob (CAS) [at large]; Karen Sprague, Vice Provost Undergraduate Student, Andrew Bonamici, Herb Cherek, Hilary Gerdes, Mike Eyster
• 2008-2009: Dean Livelybrooks (Sciences - Physics), Ian McNeely (History) [resigned], Kathleen Roberts (Education), Bill Ryan (Journalism/Communication), Ron Severson (Business), Arkady Vaintrob (CAS) [at large]; Amy Goeser Kolb (Music Theory), Tom Wheeler (Journalism), 4 TBA; Karen Sprague, Vice Provost Undergraduate Student, Andrew Bonamici, Herb Cherek, Hilary Gerdes, Mike Eyster,