UAC Chair’s Report
(2/22/23, updated 3/7/23)
UAC met last on 2/16 and meets next on 3/21 and again on 4/20 (on ZOOM)
Received word on 2/21 that the President signed the Revised General Education
Program into law, approved as a bill at the 2/8 Senate meeting. Thank you everyone!
UAC members e-voted to approve the proposed Credit for Prior Learning Courses (UUNI
252, 352) after 1/19 presentation from, discussion with AVP for Academic Innovation
Debra Gelinas
In the 2/16 meeting, following a week-long Curriculum and Honors e-discussion/vote,
UAC members present unanimously voted to approve 4 concentrations in the Physics
BSc, with standard program to become the concentration in General Physics, in addition
to 3 in Computational Physics, Astronomy and Particle Astrophysics, and Bio-Imaging
Record 600+ undergraduate student petitions reviewed and responded to by the
Committee on Academic Standing following the fall semester, ranging from petitions
appealing academic dismissal, and S/U and W dates, which is amazing, concerning, and
unsustainable; CAS meeting biweekly throughout the spring 2023 semester
UAC member Erin Baker serves on the Academic Affairs Working Group of the CNSE and
UAlbany Reunification and provided an update after participating in 2 meetings
Major Re-registration proposals from Social Welfare, East Asian Studies, Chinese
Studies, and Japanese Studies are the next to be reviewed on UAC teams
