Academic Affairs
Purpose: The Academic Affairs UPC works with the Provost and Deans to improve teaching, learning, and research and to enhance the overall quality of academic programs. This UPC serves as the locus of dialogue in the formulation of University wide policies, procedures and guidelines that relate to academic affairs.
Charge: 1) Stimulates continuous improvement of academic programs, university libraries and other academic infrastructure, teaching, research, learning, scholarship, and the intellectual and cultural life of the University community; 2) reviews and evaluates proposals pertaining to the University’s academic infrastructure, University academic requirements, regulations, and programs to ensure their academic rigor and contribution to the overall goals and mission of Loyola; 3) reviews and evaluates proposals for the substantive restructuring of academic organizations, programs (including the core curriculum), departments, or schools; 4) reviews and evaluates proposals for substantive changes in the academic calendar; 5) reviews and assesses the quality and effectiveness of academic requirements and programs with regard to improving student learning; 6) oversees the work of those committees and task forces charged with responsibility for implementing policies within the purview of this UPC; 6) ensures appropriate consultation with students, faculty and staff in the committee's deliberation; 7) ensures regular communication among and between University Policy Committees as well as with elected representative bodies and councils, including Faculty Council.
Membership: The size of the UPC should not exceed thirteen members. Membership shall include: six faculty, one staff, two students (one undergraduate and one graduate), two deans, and two non-voting Resource People: the Provost’s designee and the Vice President for Health Sciences’ designee. Staff and faculty shall serve staggered three-year terms, renewable once; students shall serve staggered one-year terms.
UPC Chair: Elected by and among UPC membership.
Administrative Liaisons: The Provost and the Vice President for Health Sciences
UPC Staff Support: Office of Faculty Administration