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 25-26 Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes

2025-2026 Membership

Current Members:

Susan Varnot, Chair, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, UCEP Representative
Catherine Keske, Vice Chair, School of Engineering
François Blanchette, School of Natural Sciences
Santosh Chandrasekhar, School of Engineering
Lindsay Crawford, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Fan Jia, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Safeeq Khan, School of Engineering
Jason Lee, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Aurora Pribram-Jones, School of Natural Sciences
TBD, 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)
Amy Aldous Bergerson, Vice Provost and Dean, Undergraduate Education
TBD, Undergraduate Student Representative