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Academic Affairs Committee

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Per Regents' Rules and Regulations, Rule 10402, the Academic Affairs Committee shall:

  • Report to the Board on the instructional, research, and professional service programs and activities of the general academic institutions.
  • Report to the Board on policies relating to soliciting and securing gifts for the University's general academic institutions.
  • Consider and report to the Board on matters affecting the libraries of the general academic institutions.
  • Review proposed substantive changes in the doctoral degree program inventory and the academic administrative structure and recommend to the Board approval or disapproval of such changes.
  • Report and recommend to the Board approval of matters related to education in the general academic institutions.
  • Recommend appropriate Board action with respect to any recommendations by the Chancellor related to the appointment, promotion, and dismissal of such institutional officers as may be appropriate in the general academic institutions.
  • Consider and report to the Board on matters relating to the research, training, and community service activities at the general academic institutions.
  • Make recommendations concerning capital improvement priorities related to the approved missions of the general academic institutions.
  • Review proposed changes to academic institution mission statements and make recommendations to the Board for approval.

Committee Chairman

Jodie Lee Jiles

Committee Regents

Christina Melton Crain
Robert P. Gauntt
Janiece Longoria
Nolan Perez, M.D.
Stuart W. Stedman