Liberal Arts Council
University Councils
The Liberal Arts Council oversees the governance and continuous improvement of 帝王会所鈥檚 Liberal Arts Curriculum. We advocate for the value of liberal arts as the foundation of all undergraduate education and ensure that course content and competencies support meaningful, effective learning for every student.
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Mission Statement
The Liberal Arts Council (LAC) represents and acts on behalf of the faculty in the governance of the Liberal Arts Curriculum. The Council promotes the value of the study of the liberal arts as the foundation of learning for all 帝王会所 students, and works to ensure, through continuous assessment and improvements, that the course content and competency requirements continue to be met and that effective learning takes place across the curriculum.
A full description of the structure and duties of the Liberal Arts Council may be found in the Board of Trustees Policy Manual, 2-3-107(2).
The Council operates in accordance with the Bylaws of the Liberal Arts Council.
2026-2027 Officers
- Heidi Muller, Chair
- Angela Steele, Vice-Chair
Elected LAC Members
- Education & Behavioral Science
- Kristin Myers – 2025-2028
- Humanities & Social Sciences
- Kyle Nelson – 2026-2029
- Jordan Smith – 2024-2027
- Monfort College of Business
- Sara Hendrick – 2025-2028
- Natural & Health Sciences
- Nancy Geisendorfer – 2024-2027
- Vacant 2025-2028
- Performing & Visual Arts
- Vacant – P2026-2029
- University Libraries
- Rachel Dineen – UL, 2024-2027
Curriculum Category Committee Chairs
- Don Holman – Written Communication & World Languages
- Heidi Muller (Interim Chair) – History, Literature, & Humanities
- Brian Casey – Philosophy & the Arts
- Chris McMahan – Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Angela Steele – Mathematics & Natural Sciences
- Heidi Muller – International & Multicultural Studies
LAC Meeting Schedule
Campus Commons 2201
1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month
3:30 – 5:00PM.
- September 1, 2026
- September 15, 2026 – CANCELLED
- October 6, 2026
- October 20, 2026
- November 2, 2026
- November 17, 2026
- December 1, 2026
- February 2, 2027
- February 16, 2027
- March 2, 2027
- March 23, 2027 – 4th Tuesday
- April 6, 2027
- April 20, 2027 – Location TBD