Educational Policy and Governance
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Educational Policy and GovernanceThe Educational Policy and Governance Committee consists of seven faculty members plus two student members and the following non-voting ex officio members: the Registrar, the Director of Academic Programs, the Library Director, and the Dean of the Faculty. For four of the faculty positions, representation will come from the four divisions of the College, and the other three faculty representatives will be elected at-large. Election to EPAG is for a three-year term.
EPAG focuses on strategic planning and evaluation and refinement of the College’s education policy and shared governance structure. Primary duties include:
- Initiating or encouraging studies which will aid college leadership in the formulation of educational policies and long-range plans designed to promote the fuller realization of the objectives of the College
- Advising on the College calendar and class schedules
- Serving as the rules committee of the faculty, interpreting the Constitution and By-Laws to the faculty, and bringing revisions in these documents to the faculty for action
- Advising the Provost and the Dean of the Faculty concerning requests for the allocation of tenure track faculty positions
2026-2027 MEMBERS
Faculty:
Alicia Muñoz, Spanish and Portuguese, at-large, Chair
Jess Pearson, History, Humanities
Serdar Yalçin, Art and Art History, Fine Arts
Xin Yang, Asian Languages and Cultures, at-large
Will Mitchell, Biology, Natural Sciences/Mathematics
Patrick Schmidt, Political Science, Social Sciences
Getiria Onsongo, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, at-large
Student Members:
Gabby Bui
Jona Marinus Ragogna
Ex Officio (non-voting):
Tom Halverson, Dean of the Faculty
Angi Faiks, Library Director
Katie Kelly, Assistant Dean for Advising and Academic Programs
Brittany Wideman, Registrar
Meeting Minutes
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Fall Semester, 2026 - September 10, 2026
- September 17, 2026
- September 24, 2026
- October 1, 2026
- October 8, 2026
- October 22, 2026
- October 29, 2026
- November, 5, 2026
- November, 12, 2026
- November, 19, 2026
- December 3, 2026
- December 10, 2026
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Spring Semester, 2027 - January 28, 2027
- February 4, 2027
- February 11, 2027
- February 18, 2027
- February 25, 2027
- March 4, 2027
- March 11, 2027
- March 25, 2027
- April 1, 2027
- April 8, 2027
- April 15, 2027
- April 22, 2027
- April 29, 2027