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Undergraduate Advisory Council (UGAC)

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Overview

Established in 1996, the Undergraduate Advisory Council serves as the main faculty advisory body for the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE). The council plays a vital role in guiding the efforts of the VPUE to shape undergraduate education at Stanford.

2024-25 Committee Membership

Ad Hoc Members

  • Mary Beth Mudgett, Senior Associate Dean for the Natural Sciences and Susan B. Ford Professor, Biology
  • Michael Bernstein, Associate Professor of Computer Science
  • Ken Schultz, William Bennett Munro Professor of Political Science
  • Matt Snipp, Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Diversity and Engagement and Burnet C. and Mildred Finley Wohlford Professor, Sociology
  • Jesse Rodin, Osgood Hooker Professor of Fine Arts, Music
  • Fiona Griffiths, Bella Mabury and Eloise Mabury Knapp Professor of Humanities, History Department
  • Rodolfo Dirzo, Associate Dean for Integrative Initiatives in Environmental Justice, Biology

Positional Members

  • Jay Hamilton, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
  • Michele Rasmussen, Vice Provost for Student Affairs
  • Lynn Hildemann, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; Senior Associate Dean for Education, DOERR School 
  • Elaine Treharne, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, English
  • Chiara Sabatti, C-USP chair, Stats
  • Tom Kenny, Senior Associate Dean of the School of Engineering 
  • Shari Palmer, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
  • Hideo Mabuchi, Chair, Breadth Governance Board Chair, Applied Physics 
  • Debra Satz, Dean, School of Humanities & Sciences, Philosophy
  • Rob Dunbar, C-RUM Chair, Oceans
  • Cassandra Volpe Horii, Associate Vice Provost for Education, Director of CTL 
  • Johanna Metzgar, Associate Vice Provost for Student and Academic Services; University Registrar