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Educational Policy and Governance

The 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

  • 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

  • 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