College Advisory Council
The College Advisory Council (CAC) is the official input body for the College of Arts and Sciences. Through careful and thorough review of course and program proposals and budget information, CAC supports academic excellence in all its forms at Eastern Michigan University and is essential to the process of shared governance. The Council consists of 18 faculty representatives, each elected by their department or school to a two-year term.
Course and program proposals under review by CAC may be found in Curriculog under "Agendas."
CAC Members 2024-25
Africology & African American Studies: Caralee Jones-Obeng; alternate: Peter Blackmer
Art & Design: Tom Suchan; alternate:
Biology: Marianne Laporte; alternate: Katherine Greenwald
Chemistry: Heather Holmes; alternate: Gregg Wilmes
Communication, Media & Theatre Arts: Deron Overpeck; alternate:
Computer Science: Biswajit Panja; alternate:
Economics: Amanda Stype; alternate: Matt Schaffer
English: Steven Krause; alternate:
Environmental Science & Society: Katherine Greenwald; alternate:
Geography & Geology: Chris Gellasch; alternate: Steve LoDuca
History & Philosophy: John Koolage; alternate:
Mathematics & Statistics: Jason Gibson; alternate: John Curran
Music & Dance: Heather Shouldice; alternate: Terra Merrill
Physics & Astronomy: Jon Skuza; alternate:
Political Science: Barry Pyle; alternate:
Psychology: Joe Breza; alternate: Rusty McIntyre
Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology: Grigoris Argeros; alternate: Kevin Karpiak
Women’s & Gender Studies: Melissa Jones; alternate:
World Languages: Marisol Garrido; alternate: Wendy WangCAC Chair: Melissa Jones
Arts Committee Chair: Melissa Jones
Sciences Committee Chair: Heather Holmes
Arts Area Department Head: Julian Murchison (Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology)
Science Area Department Head: Harriet Lindsay (Chemistry)
Dean: Dana Heller
Associate Deans: Peter Higgins and James Egge2025-26 Meeting Schedule
Fall 2025
- September 4 CAC First Meeting AY26 3:30 p.m.
- [September 11 Personnel/Budget Subcommittee 3:30 p.m.]*
- September 18 Arts/Sciences Subcommittees 3:30 p.m.
- September 25 CAC 3:30 p.m.
- [October 02 Personnel/Budget Subcommittee 3:30 p.m.]
- October 09 Arts/Sciences Subcommittees 3:30 p.m.
- October 23 CAC 3:30 p.m.
- [October 30 Personnel/Budget Subcommittee 3:30 p.m.]
- November 6 Arts/Sciences Subcommittees 3:30 p.m.
- November 13 CAC 3:30 p.m.
- [November 20 Personnel/Budget Subcommittee 3:30 p.m.]
- December 4 Arts/Sciences Subcommittees 3:30 p.m.
- December 11 CAC 3:30 p.m.
- [December 18 Personnel/Budget Subcommittee 3:30 p.m.]
Winter 2026
- January 08 CAC 3:30 p.m.
- January 15 Arts/Sciences Subcommittees 3:30 p.m.
- January 22 CAC 3:30 p.m.
- [January 29 Personnel/Budget Subcommittee 3:30 p.m.]
- February 5 Arts/Sciences Subcommittees 3:30 p.m.
- February 19 CAC 3:30 p.m.
- [February 26 Personnel/Budget Subcommittee 3:30 p.m.]
- March 12 Arts/Sciences Subcommittees 3:30 p.m.
- March 19 CAC 3:30 p.m.
- [March 26 Personnel/Budget Subcommittee 3:30 pm]
- April 02 Arts/Sciences Subcommittees 3:30 p.m.
- April 09 CAC 3:30 p.m.
- April 16 CAC Final Meeting AY26 3:30 p.m.
* Personnel/Budget Committee dates are built into the schedule in order to reserve this
time for committee work, but not all dates will be utilized. Advanced notice will be sent
to confirm if the committee needs to meet on these dates.
Minutes
- CAS College Advisory Council (CAC) Published Minutes
- Log in to your emich.edu account to access this Google folder.