Purpose
University Council (UC) shall be the Shared Governance committee that will make final
recommendations to the university president. Recommendations will come to the UC from
the provost or the other Shared Governance committees.
The UC may approve, amend or disapprove the recommendations it receives. Should a
recommendation be amended substantially or disapproved, it will be returned to the
referring committee for reconsideration. The committee may amend the recommendation
as requested or refer it back to UC with comments. All matters forwarded by UC constitute
recommendations to the president. All final decisions on any such changes remain within
the purview of the president.
Meetings are held monthly, usually on the second Thursday of the month.
Committee Structure and Voting Members
The chair of University Council is the UHCL president. Voting members of the council are:
President: Ira K. Blake – Chair
Provost: Steven J. Berberich
VP for Administration and Finance: Mark Denney
Interim Associate VP for Academic Affairs: Kathryn Matthew
Interim Associate VP for Student Success and Initiatives: Tim Richardson
Interim VP for Student Affairs: Daniel Maxwell
Acting VP for University Advancement: Dwayne Busby
Associate VP for Enrollment Management: Yvette Bendeck
Executive Director for Human Resources: Brad McGonagle
Associate VP for Finance: Usha Mathew
Associate VP for Facilities Management and Construction: Eric Herrera
Associate VP for Marketing & Communications: De'Awn Bunch
Executive Director for Strategic Partnerships: Dwayne Busby
Neumann Library Interim Executive Director: Chloris Yue
Academic Deans (4):
- Edward Waller (BUS)
- Rick Short (HSH)
- Ju Hyo Kim (CSE)
- Mark Shermis (COE)
Faculty Senate Executive Committee (8):
- Elizabeth Beavers
- Caroline Crawford
- Laura Guerrero
- Amanda Johnston
- Heather Kanenberg
- Nick Kelling
- Mike McMullen
- Brian Stephens
Shared Governance Committee Chairs:
- Chris Ward (FSSC)
- Timothy Michael (PBC)
- Lisa Gossett (ULC)
University Staff Association (USA) President: Marlene Richards
USA Vice President: Laura Wilder
Student Government Association President: Izuh Ikpeama
Non-Voting Member
- President of Alumni Association, ex officio: Randy Garcia
Contact Information
Chair: President Ira K. Blake
Staff Support: Executive Assistant to the President, Berenice Webster