The Academic Senate is the principal representative body in the faculty governance system of The University of Texas at Dallas. It consists of not less than twenty-three nor more than fifty-one voting members of the General Faculty, elected annually. It has primary responsibility in matters related to the curriculum and general academic policy, and it works closely with the administration in other areas of university life.
The Academic Senate is a representative body, formed from the General Faculty of The University of Texas at Dallas, in which faculty develop their concerns and proposals in exercising their major roles in faculty governance. The Academic Senate is aided in its work by the Academic Council, a smaller body formed from the Academic Senate which meets regularly with the President and Chief Academic Officer and by the Faculty Committees. As the regular primary faculty governance body, the Academic Senate is expected to coordinate faculty exercise of faculty governance responsibilities in the interests of academic excellence at The University of Texas at Dallas.
Speaker of the Faculty
Ravi Prakash (ECS)
- 972-883-2289
Secretary of the Faculty
Bill Hefley (JSOM)
- 972-883-5006
Vice Speakers of the Faculty
Murray J. Leaf (EPPS)
- 972-883-2732
Richard Scotch (EPPS)
- 972-883-2922
Academic Governance Secretary
- 972-883-4791
Senate Members
Members of the Academic Senate are selected each year by the voting members of the General Faculty.
Council Members
Each spring the new Senate elects no more than one-third of its members to serve on the Academic Council, which sets the agenda for the Senate. The Academic Council meets the first Wednesday of every month.
Committees
There are Committees reporting to the Academic Senate and University Wide Committees.
Senate Committees
University Wide Committees
Meeting Agenda
Minutes
UT Dallas Strategic Plan
Bylaws of Schools
Cover Letter for Guidelines for School Bylaws
Guidelines for School Bylaws
AH School Bylaws
ATEC School Bylaws
BBS School Bylaws
ECS School Bylaws
EPPS School Bylaws
IS School Bylaws
NSM School Bylaws
JSOM School Bylaws
Strategic Plans of Schools
ATEC Strategic Plan
Updated: February 5, 2019