Activities Council

The Scholarly and Creative Activities Council is an advisory committee that reports to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs-Engaged Learning. With representatives from each of the university’s colleges and schools, the council works to guide, support, facilitate, and advocate for research and scholarly activities across campus.

There is a substantial number of faculty who are actively involved in scholarly activities and student-oriented research which enhance teaching and learning in their classrooms. The Scholarly and Creative Activities Council is central to supporting these efforts and expanding undergraduate research and creative activity at Utah Valley University.

There are several activities that the council oversees and coordinates. A sample of these activities are the Presidential Award for Faculty Scholarly Activities, the Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research (UCUR) for students, the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) for students, and the approval of students summer research projects.

Membership

Richard Tafalla, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs- Scholarship & Faculty Development


Kat Brown, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs-Administration


Lars Eggertsen, chair, Faculty Development Committee


Moh El-Saidi, Director for the Office of Academic Research Support

Anton Tolman, Director for the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence


Andrew Creer, chair, Institutional Research Board


Sue Womack, Assistant Professor of Education


Nathan Gorelick, Assistant Professor of English

 

Jacques D'Emal, Services, UVU Library


Daniel Fairbanks, Associate Dean, College of Science and Health


Olga Kopp, Associate Professor of Biologyv Daniel McDonald, Assistant Professor, Information Systems


Lori Santos, Assistant Professor of Art & Visual Communication


Maritza Sotomayor, Assistant Professor of Finance & Economics


Sheri Rysdam, Assistant Professor, Basic Composition