Undergraduate Council (UGC)

Duties

Undergraduate Council (UGC) establishes policy for undergraduate education on the Merced campus and advises the Chancellor or Chancellor’s designee on all matters pertaining to undergraduate education. UGC reviews, coordinates, and takes final action on all matters relating to courses of undergraduate instruction and approves or declines to approve, the establishment, discontinuation, or modification of undergraduate programs, majors, minors, courses, and certificates. UGC maintains liaison with the following systemwide committees:

University Committee on Education Policy (UCEP)

University Committee on International Education (UCIE)

University Committee on Preparatory Education (UCOPE)

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

AY 24-25 Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes

2024-2025 Membership

Current Members:

Jay Sharping, Chair, School of Natural Sciences, UCEP Representative
Alejandro Gutiérrez, Vice-Chair, School of Engineering
Santosh Chandrasekhar, School of Engineering
Lindsay Crawford, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Catherine Keske, School of Engineering
Bin Liu, School of Natural Sciences (Spring 2025)
Haiyan Liu, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Aurora Pribram-Jones, School of Natural Sciences
Susan Varnot, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Greg Wright, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, UCIE Representative
Maria-Elena Zogbhi, School of Natural Sciences

Ex-Officio (non-voting):

Kevin Mitchell, Senate Chair, School of Natural Sciences
Courtenay Monroe, Senate Vice-Chair, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Tonantzín Oseguera, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Engagement (alternate: Heather French, Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students, Student Affairs)
Brian O'Bruba, Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (Fall 2024)
Amy Aldous Bergerson, Vice Provost and Dean, Undergraduate Education
Sarine Yeghiayan, Undergraduate Student Representative