University Council
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.
Committee Structure and Voting Members
The chair of University Council is the UHCL president. Voting members of the council are:
President:
Richard Walker – Chair
Senior VP, Academic Affairs and Provost:
Christopher Maynard
Interim VP, Administration and Finance:
Marty Baylor
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs:
Kathryn Matthew
AVP, Student Success & Initiatives:
Tim Richardson
Vice President, Student Affairs:
Tina Powellson
Vice President, University Advancement:
Joseph Staley
Interim Vice President, Strategic Enrollment Management:
Scott Sawyer
AVP, Human Resources:
Yolanda Nicole Edmond
AVP, Business Operations:
Sherry Hawn
AVP, Facilities Management and Construction:
Douglas Wells
AVP, Marketing & Communications:
Daniel Ramirez
Executive Director, Neumann Library:
Lee Hilyer
CIO/AVP, Information Technology:
LeeBrian Gaskins
AVP/COO, UHCL at Pearland:
Beth Lewis
Interim Dean of Students:
Matthew Perry
Academic Deans (4):
- Jennifer Irvin (CSE)
- Joan Pedro (COE)
- Glenn Sanford (HSH)
- Edward Waller (BUS)
Faculty Senate Executive Committee (8):
- Stephen Cotten
- Christine Walther
- Renee Lastrapes
- Ivelina Pavlova-Stout
- Sheila Baker
- Neal Dugre
- Daniel Imrecke
- Kathleen Garland
Shared Governance Committee Chairs:
- Nelson Carter (Parking)
- Rebecca Huss-Keeler (FSSC)
- Anne Gessler (ULC)
- Nick Kelling (PBC)
- Lin Yi (SAUS)
University Staff Association (USA) President:
Michelle Mirpuri
University Staff Association (USA) Vice President:
Daniela Valenzuela
Student Government Association President:
Zachary Sheriff
Non-Voting Member
- David Brittain, Title IX/Equal Opportunity Officer
- Allison Gillespie, Chief of Staff/Strategy Officer
- Yolanda Nimmer-Williams, Director, University Compliance
- Natalie Pecknold, Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships
- Daniel Ramirez, Associate VP, Marketing & Communications
- Georgeann Smith, Interim Director, Planning and Budget
- Kanch Weerasinghe, Alumni Association, Executive Council
- Brice Yates, Executive Director, HSI/MSI Strat. Init
Contact Information
Chair:
Dr. Richard Walker
Staff Support:
April Harris, Executive Assistant to the President
Meeting Schedule
Meetings are held once a month on the fourth Thursday of the month 2-3:30 p.m. Virtual/Forest Room. No meetings in December, June, July, and August.
Meeting Minutes
University Council (UC)
2023-2024
- September 7, 2023
- September 28, 2023
- October 26, 2023
- November 23, 2023
- December 2023
- January 25, 2024
- February 29, 2024
- March 2024
- April 2024
- May 2024
2022-2023
- September 8, 2022
- October 13, 2022
- November 10, 2022
- December 8, 2022
- February 9, 2023
- March 9, 2023
- April 13, 2023
- May 11, 2023
2021-2022
- September 2021
- October 2021*
- November 2021
- December 2021*
- February 2022
- March 2022
- April 2022
- May 2022
2020-2021
- September 2020
- October 2020
- November 2020
- December 2020
- February 2021
- March 2021
- April 2021
- May 2021
2019-2020
- September 2019
- October 2019*
- November 2019
- December 2019
- February 2020
- March 2020*
- April 2020
- May 2019
2018-2019
- September 2018*
- October 2018
- November 2018
- December 2018
- February 2019
- March 2019
- April 11, 2019
- May 2019*
* = no meeting held