Committees

Executive Committee

Purpose: The Executive Committee consists of the Faculty Council Chair and elected Chairs of the four standing committees (Academic Community and Diversity, Grievance, Personnel, and Undergraduate Curriculum). The chair of the CMCI Faculty Council chairs the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is authorized to meet and make decisions during times of immediate crisis during the academic year and when Faculty Council is not in session (i.e., the summer).

Members:

  • Lecia Barker, Assoc. Prof., INFO (FC Chair)
  • (FC Vice Chair, General Council)
  • Andrew Young, Asst. Prof., DCMP (UC Chair)
  • Nathan Schneider, Asst. Prof., MDST (ACAD Chair)
  • Matt Koschmann, Assoc. Prof., COMM (Grievance, not chair)

Standing Committees

Purpose: The Academic Community and Diversity Committee considers issues of academic community and retention, and promotes diversity at all levels of the College.

Members:

  • Nathan Schneider, Asst. Prof., MDST (chair)
  • Ricarose Roque, Asst. Prof., INFO
  • Eric Coombs, Asst. Prof., DCMP
  • Morgan Young, Asst. Teaching Prof., APRD
  • Ruth Hickerson, Assoc. Teaching Prof., COMM

Purpose: The Grievance Committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Dean of the College on grievances and appeals of individual faculty members, students, groups or primary units, provided that at least one of the parties in the dispute is a member of the College faculty. The Grievance Committee establishes procedures for addressing appeals (i.e., requests to overturn a decision made by a unit-level administrator of committee) and grievances (i.e., allegations that a decision made by a unit-level administrator or committee violated a policy or established practice or was arbitrary or capricious). 

Members:

  • Erin Willis, Assoc. Prof., APRD (chair)
  • Matt Koschmann, Assoc. Prof., COMM FC member
  • Teri Rueb, Prof., DCMP

Purpose: The Personnel Committee advises the Dean of the College on matters of reappointment, tenure, promotion, and evaluation of the faculty of the College.

Members:

  • Mike McDevitt, Prof., JRNL (chair)
  • Harsha Ganga, Prof., APRD
  • Toby Hopp, Assoc. Prof., APRD
  • Polly McLean, Assoc. Prof., MDST
  • Thorsten Trimpop, Assoc. Prof., DCMP
  • Lecia Barker, Assoc. Prof., INFO  FC member
  • Joelle Cruz, Assoc. Prof., COMM

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Purpose: The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee oversees the College’s undergraduate curriculum. The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee has the authority to review and approve proposals for new undergraduate courses and to propose changes to the College’s undergraduate core curriculum. The CMCI Faculty Council has the authority to review and approve proposed changes to the College’s undergraduate core curriculum.

Members:

  • Andrew Young, Asst. Prof, DCMP (Chair)
  • Jody Jahn, Assoc. Prof., COMM
  • Jolene Fisher, Assoc. Prof., APRD
  • Jason Zietz, Asst. Teaching Prof., INFO
  • Angie Chuang, Assoc. Prof., JRNL
  • Rick Stevens, Assoc. Dean, Assoc. Prof., MDST ex officio

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