Academic Council

Charge

The Academic Council for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso serves in an advisory capacity to the provost regarding academic policies, procedures, and priorities. The Academic Council considers requests from our schools and leadership needed for degree and certificate programs; recommended course additions, changes and deletions; institutional academic catalog content and revisions; academic calendar concerns; and academic policies, publications and matters with institutional impact. For more information regarding the Academic Council, please refer to HSCEP OP 10.06.

Membership

Chairperson

The Academic Council is chaired by the provost.

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Paul E. Ogden, M.D., FACP

Provost
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

paul.ogden@ttuhsc.edu

Voting Members

Voting members include one dean, associate dean for academic affairs, or equivalent from each school; one faculty-at-large representative from each school; and one SGA representative.

Stephanie Woods
Stephanie L. Woods, Ph.D., R.N.

Dean, GGHSON

stephanie.woods@ttuhsc.edu

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Lizette Villanueva, Ph.D., R.N.

GGHSON Faculty Representative

lizette.villanueva@ttuhsc.edu

Place Holder
Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy, Ph.D.

Dean, GSBS

rajkumar.lakshmanaswamy@ttuhsc.edu

Place Holder
Huanyu Dou, M.D.

GSBS Faculty Representative

huanyu.dou@ttuhsc.edu

Dr. Thwe Htay
Thwe Htay, M.D.

PLFSOM Faculty Representative

thwe.htay@ttuhsc.edu

Charmaine Martin
Charmaine A. Martin, M.D.

PLFSOM Faculty Representative

charmaine.martin@ttuhsc.edu

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Richard C. Black, D.D.S., M.S.

Dean, WLHSDM

richard.black@ttuhsc.edu

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Wendy Woodall, D.D.S., MAGD

WLHSDM Faculty Representative

wendy.woodall@ttuhsc.edu

Albert Romero
Albert Romero

SGA Representative

a.romero@ttuhsc.edu

Ex-officio Members

Non-voting members include representatives from institutional academic support and compliance offices.

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Clarissa Silva, Ph.D., R.N.

Faculty Senate President Elect

 clarissa.silva@ttuhsc.edu

Valerie Paton PhD
Valerie Osland Paton, Ph.D.

Office of the Provost Representative

valerie.paton@ttuhsc.edu

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Christopher Vejil

Director, Student Affairs and Wellness

christopher.vejil@ttuhsc.edu

Diana Andrade
Diana Andrade, M.Ed.

Registrar

diana.andrade@ttuhsc.edu

Ron Williams
Ron Williams

Director, Financial Aid

ron.williams@ttuhsc.edu

Cynthia Flores
Cynthia Flores

Sr. Director, Student Business Services

cynthia.flores@ttuhsc.edu

Christiane Herber-Valdez, EdD
Christiane Herber-Valdez, Ed.D.

Managing Director, OIRE

christiane.herber-valdez@ttuhsc.edu

Lisa A. Beinhoff
Lisa A. Beinhoff, M.L.S., Ph.D.

Managing Dir., TTUHSC EP Libraries

lisa.beinhoff@ttuhsc.edu