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)

1. 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.
2. Make recommendations and discuss with the Chancellor problems relating to improvement in the administration of the institution.
3. Act as a sounding board and evaluation body for new ideas emanating from the staff or administration.
4. Consider ways and means of improving the academic quality and other aspects of the institution, including proposals dealing with academic policies and programs.
5. Coordinate efforts of the various deans and provide for desirable uniformity in carrying out institutional policy.
6. Provide administration-level coordination between the various agencies, colleges, and schools of the university.
7. Stimulate other official groups in the full development of action within respective areas.
8. Establish, from time to time, special committees and groups to render specialized service in developing recommendations in given areas.
9. Consider recommendations emanating from the NMSU Employee Council when appropriate.

Authority:

1. 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.
2. Make recommendations and discuss with the Chancellor problems relating to improvement in the administration of the institution.
3. Act as a sounding board and evaluation body for new ideas emanating from the staff or administration.
4. Consider ways and means of improving the academic quality and other aspects of the institution, including proposals dealing with academic policies and programs.
5. Coordinate efforts of the various deans and provide for desirable uniformity in carrying out institutional policy.
6. Provide administration-level coordination between the various agencies, colleges, and schools of the university.
7. Stimulate other official groups in the full development of action within respective areas.
8. Establish, from time to time, special committees and groups to render specialized service in developing recommendations in given areas.
9. 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.