Principles for the Development of the Academic Calendar
FUNCTION: To make recommendations to the Faculty Council and to the president concerning the University academic calendar. The University Academic Calendar Committee will review the Principles for the Development of the Academic Calendar each year. If changes are needed, the committee will submit a recommendation to the Faculty Council in time for consideration at the Council’s April meeting. If no changes are needed, the committee will confirm in its annual report that it reviewed the principles and recommended no changes.
COMPOSITION: Four voting members of the General Faculty for three-year staggered terms, and two staff members for two-year staggered terms. Three student members shall be appointed by the President, one each from panels of names submitted by Student Government, the Senate of College Councils, and the Graduate Student Assembly. In addition, every year the Chair of the Faculty Council shall appoint two voting faculty members of the Faculty Council for one-year terms. Each year, the committee shall elect its own Chair and Vice Chair who shall be voting faculty members of the committee. A representative of the Office of the Registrar shall serve as administrative advisor without vote.
Member E-mail Address Book (comma delimited)
Member E-mail Address Book (semi-colon delimited)
2018-2019 Membership
2018-2019 Committee Chair
Marjorie C. Woods, Professor, English
Email: marjoriewoods@austin.utexas.edu
Vice Chair & Chair Elect
Stuart A. Reichler, Associate Professor of Practice, Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science
Email: sreichler@mail.utexas.edu
2016-2019
Hannah Lewis, Assistant Professor, Music
Bradford R. Love, Associate Professor, Advertising and Public Relations
2017-2020
Marjorie C. Woods, Professor, English
2018-2021
Paul A. Bonin, Associate Professor, Theater and Dance
2018-2019 Faculty Council Representatives
Phillip J. Barrish, Professor, English
Stuart A. Reichler, Associate Professor of Practice, Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science
Staff Members
2017-2019
Sandra Catlett, Academic Program Coordinator, Department of Astronomy
2018-2019
Susan E. Buckenmeyer, Director of Student Activities, Office of the Dean of Students
Student Members
2018-2019
John P. Reppeto, Student Government Representative
Vinit Shah, Senate of College Councils Representative
To be determined, Graduate Student Assembly Representative
Administrative Advisers without Vote
2018-2019
Bethany D. Bell, Office of the Registrar Representative