Faculty and Academic Administration Working Group
Committee Description: This committee will review a variety of issues related to the faculty at UT Dallas including demonstrating that it had an adequate faculty as well as a faculty that had members qualified to teach in the areas they were assigned. As a part of this review process, this committee will review the University's credentialing process, which includes the verification of foreign credentials. Additionally, the transcripts of every faculty member who received a graduate degree at an institution outside the United States will be reviewed by an outside agency to ensure the credentials were equivalent to similar credentials earned at accredited universities in the U.S.
Faculty and Academic Administration Working Group Members
| Stephen Spiro (Committee Co-Chair) | Vice President for Faculty Affairs, Academic Affairs and Provost |
| Mary Jo Venetis (Committee Co-Chair) | Senior Director, Academic Affairs and Provost |
| Mehrdad Nourani | Senior Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs and Provost |
| Alejandro Lazos | Assistant Director, Academic Affairs and Provost |
| Sean J. Cotter | Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs and Provost |
| Eric Van Leeuwen | Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs and Provost |
| Lev Gelb | Chair, Committee on Educational Policy |
| Muhammad McIntee-Masud | Manager of Information Technology, Office of Information Technology |
| Christopher Wendt | Director of Institutional Research and Analytics, Institutional Success and Decision Support |
| Vicky Morris-Dueer | Director of Regulatory Policy and Reporting, Institutional Success and Decision Support |
Principles
- 5.4: Qualified administrative/academic officers
- 6.1: Full-time faculty
- 6.2.a: Faculty qualifications
- 6.2.b: Program faculty
- 6.2.c: Program coordination
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Agendas
- 2028 SACSCOC Faculty and Academic Administration Working Group Meeting Agenda 05-19-2026
- 2028 SACSCOC Faculty and Academic Administration Working Group Meeting PowerPoint 05-19-2026
- 2028 SACSCOC Faculty and Academic Administration Working Group Meeting Agenda 06-08-2026
- 2028 SACSCOC Faculty and Academic Administration Working Group Meeting Agenda 08-31-2026