Fiscal Year 2019
Point of Contact: Melody Munson-McGee
E-mail: mmunsonm@nmsu.edu
Board Website if Applicable:
Established Date: Before 1965
Office Providing Administrative Support: Provost's office
Authorizing Body or Offical: Regents Policy Manual (RPM)
Board Reports to: Executive Vice President and Provost
Type of Board: Standing
Scope of Impact: System
Process for Selecting Chair: No process. The chair belongs to the Provost.
Members appointed by:
From RPM 2.41-B:
Membership
The Academic Deans Council is composed of the Chancellor, the executive vice president and provost, the vice president for research, the academic deans, the dean of the university Library, the community colleges campus executive officers, and the chair of the Faculty Senate.
Chair: April Manson
E-mail: provost@nmsu.edu
Members:
Provost April Manson
Dean Rolando Flores
Dean Enrico Pontelli
Dean James Hoffman
Dean Lakshmi Reddi
Dean Elizabeth Titus
Dean Miriam Chaiken
Deputy Provost Greg Fant
Director Jennifer Hodges
Chief of Staff Melody Munson-McGee
Executive Director Shelly Stovall
Interim Associate Provost Rod McSherry
Interim Education Dean Susan Brown
Interim HSS Dean Sonya Cooper
Faculty Senate Chair Becky Corran
Dean Kathy Brook
Vice President Luis Cifuentes
Vice President Renay Scott
Vice President Natilie Kellner
Director David Smith
Assistant Vice President D'Anne Stuart
What are the requirements for the number of meetings to be held annually? No requirements number of meetings to be held annually.
Was the requirement for the number of meetings met? Yes
Purpose:
From Policy Manual (RPM 2.41)
- Provide an administrative vehicle for the dissemination of information, provide ready pooling of ideas, and provide a testing ground for the matters of concern to the administration of the university.
- Make recommendations and discuss with the Chancellor problems relating to improvement in the administration of the institution.
- Act as a sounding board and evaluation body for new ideas emanating from the staff or administration.
- Consider ways and means of improving the academic quality and other aspects of the institution, including proposals dealing with academic policies and programs.
- Coordinate efforts of the various deans and provide for desirable uniformity in carrying out institutional policy.
- Provide administration-level coordination between the various agencies, colleges, and schools of the university.
- Stimulate other official groups in the full development of action within respective areas.
- Establish, from time to time, special committees and groups to render specialized service in developing recommendations in given areas.
- Consider recommendations emanating from the NMSU Employee Council when appropriate.
Authority:
- Provide an administrative vehicle for the dissemination of information, provide ready pooling of ideas, and provide a testing ground for the matters of concern to the administration of the university.
- Make recommendations and discuss with the Chancellor problems relating to improvement in the administration of the institution.
- Act as a sounding board and evaluation body for new ideas emanating from the staff or administration.
- Consider ways and means of improving the academic quality and other aspects of the institution, including proposals dealing with academic policies and programs.
- Coordinate efforts of the various deans and provide for desirable uniformity in carrying out institutional policy.
- Provide administration-level coordination between the various agencies, colleges, and schools of the university.
- Stimulate other official groups in the full development of action within respective areas.
- Establish, from time to time, special committees and groups to render specialized service in developing recommendations in given areas.
- Consider recommendations emanating from the NMSU Employee Council when appropriate.
Major Accomplishment:
Academic programs approved, policies reviewed and discussed, issues brought to council for discussion that affect the academic mission of NMSU.