"This committee shall consist of eleven members: eight members elected by the Senate, two members appointed by the President of the University, one student appointed by the Associated Students Senate. The committee shall have no more than two faculty members from any one College or the library. This committee shall study policy areas and make recommendations affecting undergraduate curriculum, general education and undergraduate academic standards."
Faculty Senate Bylaws (.pdf)
Educational Policies Committee
Mission
Members
Vartenie Aramali
Civil Engineering and Construction Management
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Elected by the Senate
vartenie.aramali@csun.edu
Term Expires 2027
Lawrence Becker (On Leave Fall 2024)
Political Science
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Elected by the Senate
lawrence.becker@csun.edu
Term Expires 2025
Aimee Glocke
Africana Studies
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Elected by the Senate
aimee.glocke@csun.edu
Term Expires 2027
Kandice Grote
Child and Adolescent Development
College of Health and Human Development
Elected by the Senate
kandice.grote@csun.edu
Term Expires 2026
Omar Jwainat
Appointed by Associated Students
Term Expires 2025
A.J. McCaffrey
Music
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication
Appointed by the President
arthur.mccaffrey@csun.edu
Term Expires 2025
Yoko Mimura
Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Health and Human Development
Elected by the Senate
yoko.mimura@csun.edu
Term Expires 2025
Theresa Montaño
Chicana and Chicano Studies
College of Humanities
Elected by the Senate
theresa.montano@csun.edu
Term Expires 2027
Laura Ruth-Hirrel
Linguistics/TESL
College of Humanities
Elected by the Senate
laura.hirrel@csun.edu
Term Expires 2026
Zhaleh Semnani Azad
Management
David Nazarian College of Business and Economics
Appointed by the President
zhaleh.semnaniazad@csun.edu
Term Expires 2025
Dan Weingarten • EPC Chair (2024-2025)
Theatre
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication
Elected by the Senate
daniel.weingarten@csun.edu
Term Expires 2026
Paul Lazarony • Executive Secretary (non-voting)
Associate Vice President, Undergraduate Studies
paul.j.lazarony@csun.edu
Jill Mejia (non-voting)
Director, Undergraduate Studies
jmejia@csun.edu
Rachel Guerra (non-voting)
Articulation Officer, Undergraduate Studies
rachel.guerra@csun.edu
Julie Hunter • Recording Secretary (non-voting)
Curriculum Specialist/Catalog Editor, Undergraduate Studies
julie.hunter@csun.edu