Divisional Council (DivCo)

Duties

Divisional Council (DivCo) is the administrative arm of the Merced Division of the Academic Senate. It acts on behalf of the Division on non-legislative matters. It advises the Chancellor or the Chancellor’s designee on the establishment of academic and research units and facilitates consultations between Administration and appropriate committees of the Division. Occasionally, DivCo establishes special committees to study and report to the Divisional Assembly on concerns that are not within the jurisdiction of existing committees. DivCo maintains liaison with the Academic Council.

For a complete description of DivCo’s duties please see the committee’s bylaws.

AY 25-26 Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes

2025-2026 Membership

Current Members:

Kevin Mitchell, Senate Chair, and Academic Council Representative, School of Natural Sciences
Courtenay Monroe, Senate Vice Chair and PROC Co-Chair, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Irenee Beattie, GC Chair, CCGA Representative, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Mike Beman, CAPRA Chair UCPB Representative, School of Natural Sciences
Sidra Goldman-Mellor, At-Large (year 1 of a 2-year term), School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts [Assembly Representative during Fall 2025]
Ajay Gopinathan, CAP Chair, UCAP Representative, School of Natural Sciences
Shilpa Khatri, At-Large (year 2 of a 2-year term), School of Natural Sciences [Sabbatical during Fall 2025]
Sean Malloy, EDI Chair, UCAADE Representative, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
David Rouff, CFW Chair, UCFW Representative, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Ramen Saha, COR Chair, UCORP Representative, School of Natural Sciences
Joel Spencer, AFAC Chair, BOARS Representative, School of Engineering
Susan Varnot, UGC Chair, UCEP Representative, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Stephanie Woo, At-Large (1 year), School of Natural Sciences
Jeffrey Yoshimi*, CRE Chair, Secretary/Parliamentarian, School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts
TBD, COC Chair, UCOC Representative