Fiscal Year 2018
Effective Date of Establishment: The group became ADAC about 2002. Previously, it was the Deans Advisory Council.
Authorizing Body or Official: Regents Policy Manual (RPM)
Scope of Impact: System
Type of Board: Standing
Contact Information: Monica Torres mftorres@nmsu.edu
Chair: Monica Torres mftorres@nmsu.edu
University function/office responsible: The office of the ADAC chair provides the administrative support.
Voting Members:
Interim Dean Jerry Hawkes
Associate Dean Beth Pollack
Associate Dean Kathy Brook
Associate Dean Enedina Vazquez
Associate Dean Sonya Cooper
Associate Dean Kopera-Frye
Associate Dean Tim Ketelaar
Assistant Dean Denise Esquibel
Interim President Alamogordo Mark Cal
Vice President for Academic Affairs (DACC) Monica Torres
VPAA Grants Harry Sheski
Associate Dean Katherine Terpis
Faculty Senate Vice Chair Rolfe Saawenfeld
NMSU VPAA Carlsbad Andrew Nwanne
Ex-officio Non-voting Members
ASNMSU President Kevin Prieto
ASNMSU Deputy Provost Greg Fant
Executive Director Shelly Stovall
Registrar, Student Records Office Dacia Sedillo
Chief Information Officer Norma Grijalva
Director of Assessment David Smith
Catalog Editor Kori Plank
Academic Advising Council Jennifer Hodges
Director International Student and Scholar Services Michael Schmelzle
Process for selecting a chair:
Position appointment description:
Membership is tied to positions: associate deans on the Las Cruces campus (voting members), vicepresidents for academic affairs at the community college campuses (voting members), and representatives from other offices involved in academic issues including the provost's office, the registrar's, and ICT (non voting members).
Requirements for number of annual meetings: Meetings are generally held the second and fourth Mondays of each month.
Members are appointed by: position
Purpose:
The Associate Deans Academic Council (ADAC) serves in an advisory capacity regarding academic matters to the Academic Deans Council and other university officials. ADAC assists in the development, review and approval of academic rules and procedures; reviews and approves curriculum changes (course deletions, additions and course changes); proposes and reviews changes to scheduling and registration processes and university catalogs; and reviews and recommends new academic programs and changes to existing programs.
Authority:
ADAC advises the Academic Deans Council and other university officials on academic matters. It makes final decisions on changes to courses including additions and deletions.
Major Accomplishments:
-approved numerous changes to courses and existing programs
-made positive recommendations on proposals for new degrees
-commented on proposed changes to administrative rules and procedures as well as NM administrative
codes
-proposed several changes to administrative rules and procedures (including development of a
scheduling policy)
-made major and minor edits to the academic catalog