Academic Planning Committee (APC)

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Academic Planning Committee Reports

  • Serve as the major faculty agency for discussion, review and development of:
    • Recommendations regarding letters of intent to plan new academic programs and degrees (Intent to Plan Guidelines);
    • Academic long range planning (mission statements, five year plans, strategic plans and similar major plans, and the reorganization of any academic unit); and
    • Academic programs needs assessments
  • Work directly with the University President and Faculty Senate Executive Committee as requested and appropriate;
  • Make recommendations about new academic programs and priorities in relation to available resources;
  • Receive Departmental Program Review documents;
  • Make recommendations concerning the level of action to be recommended by the institution to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the Marshall University Institutional Board of Governors;
  • Respond when appropriate to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the Marshall University Institutional Board of Governors and/or the University President concerning policies relating to academic planning; and
  • Cooperate with administrative officials, university Deans, and the University President on matters relating to academic planning. When appropriate, the Academic Planning Committee may seek external review teams for evaluation purposes for new program proposals.
MEMBER DEPARTMENT COLLEGE TERM ENDS TERM #
Daniel O’Malley Liaison FS
Sandra Reed Art & Design CAM 2025 1
Isaac Wait Weisberg Division of Engineering CECS 2025 1
Mindy Allenger (Recording Secretary) Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundations COEPD 2027 2
Gretchen Prather Physical Therapy COHP 2026 1
Damien Arthur Political Science COLA 2027 1
Stephen Young Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensic Science COS 2028 1
Marc Sollosy Management & Health Care Administration COB 2026 1
Alip Borthakur Clinical and Translational Science SOM 2027 1
Michael Hambuchen Pharmaceutical Science SOP 2028 2
Stephen Tipler (Chair) University Libraries ULIB 2025 2

Appointed Students, Nonvoting Members

Reagan Clagg SGA Representative Student
TO BE APPOINTED SGA Representative Grad Student

 

Ex-Officio, Nonvoting Members

Avinandan Mukherjee Provost and Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs
Bill Noe Chief Aviation Officer
Maria Gindhart CAM Dean
David Dampier CECS Dean
Ben Eng COB Dean
Teresa Eagle COEPD Dean
Michael Prewitt COHP Dean
Robert Bookwalter COLA Dean
Wesley Stites COS Dean
Brian Hoey Honors College Dean
David Gozal SOM Dean
Eric R. Blough SOP Dean
Monica Brooks ULIB Dean
Brian Morgan Vice President of Institutional Research
Mary Beth Reynolds Director, Assessment & Program Review

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Contact

Old Main 310
Marshall University
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
304-696-4376
senate@marshall.edu

Officers:

Shawn Schulenberg - Chair
Mindy Varney - Assistant Chair
Kelli Johnson - Recording Secretary

Advisors:

Zelideth Rivas - Parliamentarian
Andrew Morelock - Backup Parliamentarian

Staff:

Hailey Bibbee - Office Administrator