SPCS Faculty Committees
The faculty committees listed below are SPCS Academic Council, which governs approval of changes to academic programs, and SPCS Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC), which serves as a liaison between the School and the adjunct faculty.
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SPCS Academic Council 2021-22
The SPCS Academic Council governs approval of additions and changes to the School’s academic programs.
Kristen Ball*
University RegistrarKate Cassada
Assistant Chair, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, SPCSLester Caudill (Arts & Sciences)
Professor, MathematicsGretchen Flynn Morris
Instructor of HRM; Director, Strategic Management for Academic & Student Services, SPCSLisa Hamiel*
Assessment Specialist, Office of Institutional EffectivenessAnn Hodges
Chair, Paralegal Studies, SPCSCrystal Hoyt (Leadership Studies)
Professor, Leadership Studies & PsychologyDana Jackson
Director of Clinical Practice, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, SPCSMelanie Jenkins*
Director, Office of Institutional EffectivenessDavid Kitchen
Associate Dean, Professional Education & Special Programs, SPCSLaura Kuti
Assistant Chair, Teacher Education, SPCSJeffrey Legro
Executive Vice President & ProvostRob McAdams
Director, Partners in the ArtsLionel Mew
Chair, Information Systems, SPCSDeborah Napoli (Arts & Science)
Director, Clinical Practice, EducationTracy Nicholson
Chair, Human Resource Management, SPCSErik Nielson
Assistant Chair, Liberal Arts & Chair, MLA, SPCSDan Roberts
Chair, Liberal Arts, SPCSAndrew Schoeneman
Chair, Nonprofit Studies, SPCSTom Shields
Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs & Chair, Graduate Education, SPCSJoyce van der Laan Smith (Business)
Associate Professor, AccountingBob Spires
Assistant Professor, Education, SPCSClark Williams (Law)
Professor of LawJamelle Wilson
Dean, SPCS* Ex-Officio Member (has no voting rights)
Attend as Observers
- Joel Hanel, Accreditation & Assessment Specialist, SPCS
Membership
Membership can vary from year to year. Voting members include all full-time SPCS faculty/program chairs, all SPCS deans, and representatives from the other schools as follows:
- 3 Representatives from the School of Arts and Sciences (2021-22 has 1 vacancy)
- 1 Representative from the E. Claiborne Robins School of Business
- 1 Representative from the Jepson School of Leadership Studies
- 1 Representative from the Richmond School of Law
Meetings
One meeting per semester is generally scheduled unless 1) no meeting is required in a given semester or 2) more than one meeting is required to address ongoing academic program changes. The Assistant to the Dean schedules meetings and coordinates agenda items in collaboration with Council members.
Minutes
Minutes of Academic Council meetings are made available to School faculty and staff upon request. Changes to academic programs and policies that are approved during Academic Council meetings are published in the upcoming academic year’s School catalog unless otherwise indicated.
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SPCS Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC) 2021-22
The SPCS Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC) serves as a liaison between the School and the adjunct faculty. Membership is distributed across the School’s degree program areas as noted below.
Education: Patricia Abrams
Human Resource Management: Lyle Evans
Information Systems: Lee Meeks
Liberal Arts: Bill Roberts
Nonprofit Studies: Jennifer Smith-Slabaugh
Paralegal Studies: Jana Leonard
SPCS Liaison: Tom Shields, Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs