Committees
Committees
- Academic Affairs Advisory Committee (AAAC)
- Communications Advisory Committee (CAC)
- Development Advisory Committee (DAC)
- Financial Affairs Advisory Committee (FAAC)
- General Counsel’s Advisory Committee (GCAC)
- Government Relations Advisory Committee (GRAC)
- Information Technology Committee (ITC)
- Medical Affairs Advisory Committee (MAAC)
- Research Advisory Committee (RAC)
- Secretary of the University Advisory Committee (SAC)
- Student Relations Advisory Committee (SRAC)
- Administration Evaluation Committee (AEC)
- Committee on Anti-Racism (CAR)
- Committee on the Economic and Social Well-Being of the Faculty (CESWF)
- Committee for Fairness, Equity, and Inclusion (CFEI)
- Committee on Oversight of Administrative Action (COAA)
- Davis, Markert, and Nickerson Academic Freedom Lecture Committee (DMNC)
- Rules, Practices and Policies Committee (RPP)
- Other Committees
- Senate Assembly Nominations Committee
General Counsel’s Advisory Committee
Committee Description
The General Counsel’s Advisory Committee (GCAC) advises and consults with the Vice President and General Counsel concerning topics of interest related to University litigation and other legal matters of University concern.
Committee Leadership

J. Sybil Biermann
General Counsel’s Advisory Committee (GCAC) , Chair

Tim Lynch
Vice President and General Counsel
GCAC Committee Members
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J. Sybil Biermann, Chair
Medicine- Orthopaedic Surgery
2022-2025
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Nancy Allee
Taubman Health Sciences Library
2023-2026 -
Jason Fettig
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
2024-2027 -
Kirsten Herold
Public Health
2023-2026 -
Aric Knuth
LSA- English
2024-2027 -
Derek Peterson (SACUA Liaison)
LSA- History and African Studies
2024-2025 -
Yulia Sevryugina
University Library
2024-2027 -
Jamie Tappenden
LSA- Philosophy
2022-2025 -
Kentaro Toyama
School of Information
2024-2025 -
Christopher J. Walker
Law
2023-2026 -
Judith Walker
Disability and Accessibility Services-UM Dearborn
2022-2025 -
Silke-Maria Weineck
LSA
2022-2025 (On sabbatical Winter 2025)
GCAC Meeting Agendas and Minutes
January 17, 2025
November 15, 2024
September 27, 2024
April 3, 2024
January 19, 2024
November 10, 2023
September 22, 2023
April 7, 2023
February 3, 2023
December 9, 2022
October 21, 2022
April 6, 2022
March 17, 2022
November 11, 2021
October 1, 2021
April 5, 2021
February 4, 2021
November 9, 2020
October 7, 2020
February 12, 2020
November 5, 2019
October 2, 2019
April 16, 2019
March 19, 2019
November 28, 2018
October 23, 2018
September 24, 2018
March 1, 2018
January 24, 2018
November 17, 2017