Educational Policy (CEP)

Description: The Committee on Educational Policy considers and reports upon matters of educational policy which may be referred to it by the president, the chancellor, the division, or by any committee of the division.

Committee Analyst:

Beth Beatty
beth.beatty@ucr.edu

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Committee Membership

Educational Policy membership for 2026-2027
Name Affiliation Role Representative
Jennifer Najera Ethnic Studies, CHASS Chair
Naveen Reddy Physics and Astronomy, CNAS Vice Chair
Gene Brewer Psychology, CHASS Member UCEP, Educational Policy
Matthew Casselman Chemistry, CNAS Member
Alexander B. Haskell History, CHASS Member
Ruhi Khan Media and Cultural Studies, CHASS Member
Suneal Kolluri School of Education, SoE Member
Declan F. McCole Biomedical Sciences, SoM Member
Jeffrey Meyer Mathematics, CNAS Member
Dawn Hekina Nagel Botany and Plant Sciences, CNAS Member
Alexandra Mary Newton Philosophy, CHASS Member
Worku Nida Anthropology, CHASS Member
Adem Orsdemir Area of Operations and Supply Chain Management, BUS Member
Vassilis Tsotras Computer Science and Engineering, BCoE Member
Shana Welles Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, CNAS Member
Bala Balachander Ex Officio Courses Rep, Courses Representative
ASUCR Representative ASUCR Representative
To be Determined GSA Representative GSA, GSA Representative

Meetings

Currently, no meeting dates have been posted.



Bylaws

8.12

Educational Policy

8.12.1

This committee consists of fifteen members including a Chair and vice Chair. The membership shall include a representative from each of the Colleges. The Committee on Committees will make every attempt also to include representation from each of the Professional Schools. A member from the Committee on Courses designated by the Committee on Committees will serve as an ex officio member. One member of the committee shall serve on the University Committee on Educational Policy. (Am 22 May 86)(Am 10 Jun 91)(Am 30 May 06)(Am 26 Nov 13)(Am 24 May 16)(Am 27 Feb 24)

8.12.2

It is the duty of the committee to consider and report upon such matters of educational policy which may be referred to it by the President, the Chancellor, the Division, or by any committee of the Division. The committee has power to review the educational policy and curricula of all colleges, schools, and University Extension. It is authorized to initiate such studies and to make such reports to the President, the Chancellor, the Division, or University committees as it deems appropriate upon the establishment and disestablishment of curricula, colleges, schools, institutes, departments, bureaus, and the like, and upon legislation or administrative policies of a fundamental character involving questions of educational policy.

8.12.3

The Committee will develop policies for the implementation of campus graduation requirements, including specification of courses or other methods by which requirements may be satisfied. The committee will report such policies to the Division. (En 29 Nov 79)

8.12.4

The committee may take the initiative in recommending innovative programs to the administration and the Division. (En 5 Jun 75)

8.12.5

The committee will establish the procedures for and the sequence of undergraduate program reviews. (En 10 Jun 91)

8.12.6

The committee will periodically initiate reviews of broader undergraduate issues such as freshmen experience, advising, size of classes, seminars, and other critical features related to excellence in undergraduate education at UCR. (En 10 Jun 91)