Faculty & Staff Committee Assignments
2020-2021 Committee assignments and service roles
Associate Chair - Internal Relations
Focuses on strategic decision-making related to activities inside the department.
- Jennifer Turns
Associate chair - External Relations
Focuses on strategic decision-making related to activities external to the department.
- Beth Kolko
- Brock Craft
- Tyler Fox
- Sean Munson
CoE College Council
Attend meetings and contribute to the projects of the council.
- Gary Hsieh
CoE Promotion & Tenure
Review P&T cases, attend meetings to discuss the cases, participate in votes.
- Mark Zachry
CoE Council on Educational Policy
Review materials submitted in advance; Participate in discussions during meetings about what has been proposed and in the final votes; Represent the HCDE department on behalf of HCDE materials and also represent the department's perspective during discussions of issues that impact HCDE.
- Andrew Davidson
Merit Review Chair
Coordinates the timeline for the annual merit review; Reviews the peer teaching evaluation policy at the beginning of the year to see if it needs updating; Runs the annual merit review sessions.
- Mark Haselkorn
Chair's Executive Committee
Deputized by the faculty to support the chair with appointments of LPTT's.
- Cecilia Aragon
- Gary Hsieh
Alumni Leadership Board Faculty Liason
- Beth Kolko
BS Program Committee
Supports admissions, oversees curriculum, helps problem solve emergent issues.
- Chair: Brock Craft
Members:- Cindy Atman
- Sarah Coppola
- Leah Findlater
- Dianne Hendricks
- Irini Spyridakis
- Mark Zachry
- Alex Llapitan
- Kathleen Rascon
- Alanna Robins Daniels
MS/UCD Program Committee
Supports admissions, oversees curriculum, helps problem solve emergent issues.
- Chair: Tyler Fox
Members:- Andrew Davidson
- Kristin Dew
- Mark Haselkorn
- Gary Hsieh
- Charlotte Lee
- Mark Zachry
- Kathleen Rascon
- Alanna Robins Daniels
PhD Program Committee
Supports admissions, oversees curriculum, helps problem solve emergent issues.
- Chair: Sean Munson
Members:- Cecilia Aragon
- Sucheta Ghoshal
- Nadya Peek
- David Ribes
- Daniela Rosner
- Kate Starbird
- Kathleen Rascon
- Alanna Robins Daniels
Curriculum Committee
Oversees cross-cutting strategic curriculum decision-making.
- Chair: Jennifer Turns
Members:- Brock Craft
- Tyler Fox
- Sucheta Ghoshal
- Sean Munson
- Linda Wagner
- Alex Llapitan
- Kathleen Rascon
- Alanna Robins Daniels
BS Admissions Committee
Reviews applications for the BS program.
- Cindy Atman
- Sarah Coppola
- Brock Craft
- Andrew Davidson
- Leah Findlater
- Tyler Fox
- Dianne Hendricks
- Beth Kolko
- Irini Spyridakis
- Kate Starbird
MS Admissions Committee
Reviews applications for the MS program.
- Sarah Coppola
- Brock Craft
- Andrew Davidson
- Kristin Dew
- Tyler Fox
- Mark Haselkorn
- Gary Hsieh
- Julie Kientz
- Charlotte Lee
- Nadya Peek
- David Ribes
- Daniela Rosner
- Irini Spyridakis
- Jennifer Turns
- Linda Wagner
- Mark Zachry
PhD Admissions Committee
Reviews applications for the PhD program.
- Cecilia Aragon
- Cindy Atman
- Leah Findlater
- Sucheta Ghoshal
- Mark Haselkorn
- Gary Hsieh
- Julie Kientz
- Beth Kolko
- Charlotte Lee
- Sean Munson
- Nadya Peek
- David Ribes
- Daniela Rosner
- Kate Starbird
- Jennifer Turns
- Mark Zachry
Financial Advisory Committee
Learns the department budget in detail and advises the chair in financial decision-making.
- Chair: Julie Kientz
Members:- Andrew Davidson
- Beth Kolko
- Kate Starbird
- Jennifer Turns
- HCDE Administrator
ABET Task Force
Researching process and preparing HCDE's application for ABET accreditation.
- Chair: Brock Craft
Members:- Cindy Atman
- Julie Kientz
- Sean Munson
- Stacia Green
- Alex Llapitan
- HCDE Administrator
Research Task Force
Executing research-related activities in accordance with our strategic plan.
- Chair: Charlotte Lee
Members:- Kristin Dew
- Sucheta Ghoshal
- Mark Haselkorn
- Gary Hsieh
- Beth Kolko
- David Ribes
- Susan Carpenter-Brandt
Workload Task Force (Winter/Spring)
Brainstorming ideas for reducing faculty and staff workload and executing on 1-2 major ideas.
- Chair: Kate Starbird
Members:- Kristin Dew
- David Ribes
- Jennifer Turns
Capstone Task Force (Fall only)
Revising ideas for making changes to HCDE's capstone experience.
- Chair: Tyler Fox
Members:- Sarah Coppola
- Jennifer Turns
- Mark Zachry
- Melissa Ewing
Space Committee
Monitoring and occasional updating of the space policy; In years where there are significant space projects, the committee collects data and explores concepts.
- Chair: Cecilia Aragon
Members:- Cindy Atman
- Julie Kientz
- Charlotte Lee
- Irini Spyridakis
- Jane Skau
- HCDE Administrator
Diversity Committee
Monitors diversity statistics in the department; Monitors departmental culture; Engages in projects to support student, faculty, and staff diversity.
- Chair: Leah Findlater
Members:- Sarah Coppola
- Mark Haselkorn
- Dianne Hendricks
- Daniela Rosner
- Melissa Ewing
- Kathleen Rascon
Awards & Mentorship Committee
Keeps track of awards that HCDE affiliated individuals can get; Coordinates the nominations of individuals for awards. Organizes and keeps us accountable for faculty mentoring.
- Chair: Cindy Atman
Members:- Andrew Davidson
- Julie Kientz
- David Ribes
- Stacia Green
Technology & Makerspace Committee
Advisory on technology designs and technology maintenance in the department and management of makerspaces for research and teaching.
- Chair: Nadya Peek
Members:- Brock Craft
- Leah Findlater
- Beth Kolko
- Scott Rivers
- HCDE Administrator
Outreach Committee
Plan and host HCDE outreach activities, including Engineering Discovery Days
- Chair: Daniela Rosner
Members:- Andrew Davidson
- Dianne Hendricks
- Gary Hsieh
- Kate Starbird
- Melissa Ewing
- Leah Pistorius
MHCI+D Steering Committee + Admissions
Review materials in advance; Participate in discussions and represent the HCDE perspective; Contribute to admissions.
- Kristin Dew
- Sean Munson
MS Data Science Steering Committee + Admissions
Review materials in advance; Participate in discussions and represent the HCDE perspective; Contribute to admissions.
- Cecilia Aragon
- Brock Craft
GIX Steering Committee + Admissions
Review materials in advance; Participate in discussions and represent the HCDE perspective; Contribute to admissions.
- Beth Kolko
- Linda Wagner