Charge

The Committee on Teaching and Academic Programs is responsible for advising the provost on multi-school curricula and on undergraduate curricular issues and policies arising from recommendations from the Undergraduate Studies Committee (UGSC); on unit requirements, residency requirements, and broad-based policies and issues related to the academic appeals process under the purview of the Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures (CAPP); on student conduct matters under the purview of the Office of Student Affairs; on policies and programs related to the Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET), including the improvement of faculty teaching or training for classroom technology; on setting priorities and launching initiatives in support of interdisciplinary teaching; and on policies and initiatives recommended by the Graduation and Retention Committee (GRC). The committee also advises the provost on strategic issues that fall under the purview of the Coupling Implementation Committee, the University Writing Committee, the Provost’s Oversight Committee on Athletic Academic Affairs (OCAAA) and the Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid Committee (UAFAC).

Meetings: Contact committee chair for the date/locations of the committee meetings.

Chair

• Ruth Chung – rchung@usc.edu

Committee members

• Robert Adler, robadler@usc.edu, Dramatic Arts
• Jeb Barnes, barnesj@usc.edu, Dornsife College
• Devon Brooks, devon.brooks@usc.edu, Social Work
• Frank Corsetti, fcorsett@usc.edu, Social Work
• Ruth Chung, rchung@usc.edu, Rossier School
• Ginger Clark, ginger.clark@usc.edu, Rossier School
• Kimberly Hirabayashi, hirabaya@usc.edu, Rossier School
• Linda Lam, bellelu@yahoo.com,  Keck School
• Marion Philadelphia, philadel@marshall.usc.edu, Marshall School
• Gale Sinatra, gsinatra@usc.edu, Rossier School
• Michael Thom, michaedt@usc.edu, Sol Price School of Public Policy
• Michaela Ullmann, ullmann@usc.edu, USC Libraries

Reports

• Committee on Academic Programs and Teaching 2016-2017
  • Final_Report
  • Executive_Summary
  • Peer_Evaluation_Protocol_CET
  • Peer_Evaluation_Protocol_Rossier
  • Peer_Observation_Article _Carroll(2014)
  • Peer_observation_article_Peel(2006)
  • Peer_Observation_Library
  • Peer_Observation_Marshall(combined)
  • Peer_Observation_Rossier
  • Peer_Observation_Viterbi(CS)
• Committee on Academic Programs and Teaching 2015-2016 Final_Report
• Committee on Academic Programs and Teaching 2014-2015_Final_Report
• Committee on Academic Programs and Teaching 2013-2014 Draft Final Report
• Committee on Academic Programs and Teaching 2012-2013 Draft Final Report
• Committee on Academic Programs and Teaching 2011-2012 Final Report
• Committee on Academic Programs and Teaching 2008-2009 Final Report