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 CMDI 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:

  • Erin Schauster, Assoc. Prof., APRD (FC Chair)
  • Joe Izaguirre (FC Vice Chair)
  • Josh Shepperd, Assoc. Prof., MDST (UCC Chair)
  • Stephen Voida, Assoc. Prof., INFO (GC Chair)
  • Jeremy Ehly, Assoc. Teach. Prof., ENVD (ACDC Chair)
  • Tim Kuhn, Assoc. Dean, Prof., COMM (PC 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:

  • Jeremy Ehly, Asst. Teach. Prof., ENVD (chair)
  • Chris Carruth, Asst. Teach. Prof., INFO
  • Loni Peterson, Asst. Teach. Prof., APRD

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:

  • Steve Voida, Assoc. Prof., INFO (chair)
  • Hun Shik Kim, Assoc. Prof., JRNL
  • Marianne Holbert, Teach. Prof., ENVD
  • Teri Rueb, Prof., DCMP
  • Sangwook Lee, Asst. Prof., APRD

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:

  • Tim Kuhn, Assoc. Dean, Prof., COMM (chair)
  • Ted Striphas, Assoc. Prof., MDST
  • Tara Knight, Prof., DCMP
  • Ross Taylor, Assoc. Prof., JRNL
  • Pat Ferrucci, Prof., JRNL Ad Hoc Member
  • Toby Hopp, Assoc. Prof., APRD
  • Kevin Krizek, Prof., ENVD
  • Robin Burke, Prof., INFO
  • Erin Schauster, Assoc. Prof., APRD

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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 CMDI Faculty Council has the authority to review and approve proposed changes to the College’s undergraduate core curriculum.

Members:

  • Josh Shepperd, Assoc. Prof., MDST
  • Roshanna Sylvester, Assoc. Prof., DCMP
  • Angie Chuang, Assoc. Prof., JRNL
  • Neal Evers, Assoc. Teaching Prof., ENVD
  • Evan Peck, Assoc. Prof., INFO
  • Jamie Skerski, Teach. Prof., COMM
  • Jolene Fisher, Assoc. Prof., APRD
  • Alea Richmond, Asst. Dean
  • Rick Stevens, Assoc. Dean, Assoc. Prof., MDST ex officio