CAP Committees

The CAPCC is a standing committee of the Academic Policies Committee of the Academic Senate with the following responsibilities:

  • Review proposals for courses and experiences that will form the components of the CAP
  • Approve courses that meet CAP requirements
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration among faculty proposing courses
  • Generate an annual list of approved courses
  • Monitor and evaluate CAP courses


The CAPL team has the following responsibilities:

  • Promote faculty understanding and participation in CAP
  • Serve as liaisons within their respective units
  • Implement CAP innovations awards

Common Academic Program and Competencies Committee (CAPCC) membership

Sawyer Hunley (Assistant Provost for CAP) Don Pair (Associate Dean, CAS)
Becki Lawhorn (Associate Registrar) Juan Santamarina (CAS, Humanities)
Leno Pedrotti (CAS, Sciences) Scott Schneider (Engineering)
Keri Brown Kirschman (CAS, Social Sciences) Joan Giglierano (Libraries)
Jim Dunne (Business) John White (SOEAP)
Emily Kaylor (SGA) Ashley Bohr (SGA)
Margie Pinnell (Ex-officio, Assistant Dean, Engineering) Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch (Ex-officio, Assistant Dean, SOEAP)
Fred Jenkins (Ex-officio, Associate Dean, Libraries) Elizabeth Gustafson (Ex-officio, Associate Dean, Business)

Common Academic Program Leadership Team (CAPL) membership

John Clarke (CAS, Arts) Mary Kay Kelly (SOEAP)
Malcolm Daniels (Engineering) Nancy Mohan (Business)
Karolyn Hansen (CAS, Sciences) Don Pair (Associate Dean, CAS)
Sawyer Hunley (Assistant Provost for CAP) Christine Schramm (Assistant Vice President for
Student Development)
Art Jipson (CAS, Social Sciences) Teri Thompson (CAS, Humanities)