VCAA Leadership Council
Charter
Vision, Mission, & Values
Within the context of UW Bothell’s vision, mission, values, and strategic plan, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs’ Leadership Council (VLC) provides significant advice and recommendations to the VCAA on core academic matters that cut across schools and other academic units. Core academic matters include academic policy and initiatives, curricular and co-curricular activities across the entirety of the undergraduate and graduate experience, and faculty and academic staff development.
Membership
VLC is comprised of the VCAA, the Deans of the five UW Bothell schools, the Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Success, the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Success, the Executive Director for the Office of Connected Learning, the Associate Dean of University Libraries of the UWB/CC Library, and the Director of Finance and Academic Operations. These leaders are responsible for the various academic units at the University of Washington Bothell.
Operations
- VLC is chaired by the VCAA
- If a Dean is unable to serve on VLC on an ongoing basis during the year, with the VCAA’s approval, that School’s Associate Dean or equivalent will assume the role on VLC.
- At the beginning of the academic year, VLC will inform the campus of the group’s priorities for the year.
- Members of VLC serve on key campus-wide committees where academic leadership is important.
- Staff support for VLC is provided through the Office of the VCAA (e.g. website support, scheduling).
- Meetings (2 hours in length) are held three times per month during the academic year (October through June) and less frequently during the summer term. VLC may also engage in additional meetings and retreats as needed.
- Those interested in being part of the formal agenda for a VLC meeting should contact the VCAA’s executive assistant for a request form that will allow optimal scheduling and preparation for the type of engagement expected.
VLC Visit Request
To bring a topic to the VCAA’s Leadership Council, please fill out the VLC Visit Request Form and send to Kathryn Rich at kathryn8@uw.edu.
Current members of the council
Academic Affairs
Council Chair, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Sharon Jones
sjones23@uw.edu
425-352-2575
Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Kathryn Rich
kathryn8@uw.edu
425-352-3276
Associate Vice Chancellor of Faculty Success, Wadiya Udell
wau2@uw.edu
425-352-3672
Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Student Academic Success, Cinnamon Hillyard
ch7@uw.edu
425-352-3169
Executive Director for the Office of Connected Learning, Carolyn Brennan
carolyn1@uw.edu
425-352-5355
Director of Finance and Academic Operations, Sarah Kerrigan
425-352-3272
School of Business
Interim Chief Operating Officer, Rajib Sanyal
rajibs@uw.edu
425-352-5229
School of Educational Studies
Dean, Wayne Au
wayneau@uw.edu
School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
Dean, Brinda Sarathy
bsarathy@uw.edu
425-352-5350
School of Nursing and Health Studies
Dean, Vanessa Lopez-Littleton
vlittlet@uw.edu
425-352-5376
School of STEM
Interim Dean, Jennifer McLoud-Mann
jmcloud@uw.edu
425-352-3475
UWB/CC Library
Associate Dean of Libraries, Richard Lewis
rlewis88@uw.edu
425-352-5387