2.7.3 Distance and Blended Learning Committee

The committee consists of five appointed faculty members and the following non-voting ex officio members or their designees: the Chief Information Officer, the Vice President for Student Affairs, the University Librarian, the Director of Digital Learning Support, and the Director of the Center for Teaching. The committee’s duties are to:

  1. Maintain the quality and integrity of the curriculum for courses and programs offered in a majority online format;
  2. Establish procedures and criteria for approval, deletion, and alteration of courses and programs offered in a majority online format;
  3. Review and approve or reject proposals from the various departments for courses to be offered in a majority online format;
  4. Review and evaluate majority online courses on a scheduled and on-going basis to ensure that courses continue to represent the tradition of quality education at UMW, making suggestions for course revisions or removal from the curriculum as appropriate;
  5. Make information available regarding the procedures and deadlines for proposing courses to be offered in a majority online format; and
  6. Perform other duties consistent with its charge as assigned by the University Faculty Council.

Proposal Deadlines

  • 9/16/2026– Proposals due to the Committee for Spring 2025 semester delivery
  • 11/20/2026 – Proposals due to the Committee for Summer 2026 semester delivery
  • 1/18/2027 – Proposals due to the Committee for Fall 2026 semester delivery

Information on Majority Online Course or Program Proposals

Proposals should be submitted via UMW’s Curriculum Inventory Management System (CIM). Learn more about the curriculum approval process. Once submitted, the proposal is routed to your department chair for approval before it is sent to the committee. Allow 1-2 weeks for the proposal to be routed to the committee for review.

Committee Members

  • J.D. Swerzenski, 2027, Professor, CDS, CAS, Chair
  • Gonzalo Campos, 2029, Associate, MDLL, CAS, Secretary
  • Sayan Sarkar, 2029, Associate, COB
  • Samira Fallah, 2029, Assistant, COB

Ex-Officio Members

  • Jerry Slezak, Director of Digital Learning Technologies
  • Paul Boger, Representative appointed by the University Librarian
  • Hall Cheshire, Chief Information Officer
  • Juliette Landphair, Vice President for Student Affairs (or representative)
  • Elizabeth Johnson-Young, Associate Director of the Center for Teaching

Meeting Dates

  • Coming soon

Minutes & Action Items

Minutes and action items will appear when they have been uploaded and approved by committee representatives.