Student Affairs and Campus Life Advisory Committee – 05/12/2026
Action Items
No action items associated with the 05-12-2026 Meeting
Minutes
College Faculty Council – Student Affairs Subcommittee (UFC Student Affairs & Campus Life Advisory Committee)
Meeting Minutes – May 12, 2026
Committee Members Present
- Ashe Laughlin (Chair; Assistant Professor of Painting & Drawing)
- Antonia Delgado-Poust (Associate Professor, Modern Languages & Literatures; Co-Secretary)
- Sarah Morealli (Senior Lecturer, Earth and Environmental Sciences; Co-Secretary)
- Randall Reif (Associate Professor, Chemistry & Physics)
- Sushma Subramanian (Associate Professor, Communication & Digital Studies)
- Melissa Jones (Dean of Students / Associate VP for Student Affairs, ex officio)
- Mike Walsh (Vice President for Student Affairs, ex officio)
New Committee Members Present
- Emily Crosby (Associate Professor of Communications & Digital Studies)
- Sidney Mullis (Assistant Professor of Art)
- Desmond Villalba (Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Physics)
Meeting Business
- Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 9:02am
- Introductions
Current and new members of the Committee introduced themselves. Three current members will be rotating off the committee: Ashe Laughlin, Randall Reif, and Sushma Subramanian. The Committee welcomes three new members: Emily Crosby, Desmond Villabla, and Sidney Mullis.
- Committee Leadership Transition
The committee needs to elect a chair and secretary for the 2026-2027 Academic year.
Chair Duties and Election: The SACL chair will create and distribute meeting agendas, work closely with Mike Walsh and Melissa Jones to determine the committee’s goals and direction, and invite relevant guest speakers to SACL meetings.
Antonia Delgado-Poust was elected to serve as chair.
Secretary Duties and Election:The SACL secretary will take meeting minutes, post approved minutes to the SALC website. Of note: all digital meeting minutes must be presented in an accessible format.
Sarah Morealli and Sidney Mullis were elected to serve as co-secretaries.
- Planning for Fall 2026
The direction of the SACL Committee will be defined by the UMW’s strategic plan. Within the Strategic Plan, there are 5 priorities. This Committee’s work will correspond to Priority 3: Cultivating Community, Engagement, Belonging, and School Sprit.
Each Priority is associated with several action items; overall, there are 24 separate action items. Faculty and administrators can vote on which three action items they would like to be funded. Voting is open until May 15th.
Based upon the results of the vote, Student Affairs will develop their own strategic plan, which will help determine the SACL Committee’s direction. If a Priority 3 item does not receive funding, the Committee could be instrumental in developing alternative ways to implement the action items. The newly-elected chair will work with Mike Walsh to determine agenda items and special guests related to Priority 3.
- Final Remarks
The Committee thanks Ashe for his service as committee chair for the last two years. Additionally, the Committee thanks Randy and Shushma for their service and valuable input during their terms.
- Adjournment