Charge: The College Advisory Committee provides more communication and transparency to faculty, staff, and students and meets 2-3 times a semester. Specifically, the CAC advises the Dean in these ways:
advises on current policies and procedures and, if necessary, recommends changes and/or new policies and procedures
monitor and facilitate communication between the Dean and all constituencies in the college
assists the Dean in recommending, measuring, and/or implementing strategic planning goals for the college
recommends updates to the CoLA Board of Visitors on news relevant to them
Members, 2023-2026 (3-year term meeting 2-3 times a semester)
Joddy Murray (Dean)
Jennifer Smith (Associate Dean)
SAMS: Ted Cohen, T/TT, Third Year
SLL: Rachel Olsen, NTT, First Year
SHP: Lydia Pensel, GA, First Year
SCS: Todd Graham, T/TT, Third Year
SAPSS: Matthew Greer, T/TT, First Year
SLWDH: Scott McEathron, T/TT, First Year
Faculty Development Committee (FDC)
Charge: The committee on faculty development focuses on faculty excellence and success in both the tenure track and non-tenure track lines in the college. Specifically, the PDC advises the Dean in these areas:
review the current state of faculty development and recommend changes as needed
help faculty achieve excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement through input from faculty as well as national best-practices
reviews awards & incentive programs
assist in onboarding and facilitating a healthy set of mentoring programs for faculty
assist faculty in applying for, receiving, and/or managing external grants
recommend and/or initiate new programs and resources for faculty generally, but specifically with regard to inclusive excellence.
Members, 2023-2026 (3-year term meeting 2-3 times a semester)
Joddy Murray (Dean)
Ben Bricker (Associate Dean)
SAMS: Joe Smith (TT Asst)
SLL: Kim Berger (NTT)
SHP: Hale Yilmaz (TT Assoc)
SCS: Randy Auxier (TT Full)
SAPSS: Ulrich Reichard (TT Assoc)
SLWDH: Ryan Netzley (TT Full)
SHP: Matthew Brown (TT Full)
SCS: Todd Graham (TT Full)
SAPSS: Myla Burton (Grad Student)
SLWDH: Anne Chandler (TT Assoc)
Retention Committee (RC)
Charge: The goal of the committee on retention is to track, assess, and recommend methods and best practices to meet the retention goals for CoLA. 3 year term, meeting 2-3 times a semester. Specifically, the RC advises the Dean in these areas
help create, monitor, assess, and improve the first-year seminar for new CoLA students
review current retention and graduation rates, drilling down to each program
recommend best practices for improving student retention
engage and interact with student RSOs relevant to the college
recommend new programming or events that will help retain students
coordinate and facilitate any community engagement to help with retention