Committees operate on an academic year calendar. The current year term is July 1, 2023- June 30, 2024.
(Committee members serve three-year terms unless otherwise indicated.)
Faculty Council Standing / Advisory Committee Memberships & Chairs
Committee Members
| Committee | Representing | Elected Members | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Committee | Agricultural Sciences | Jennifer Martin | 2024 |
| Executive Committee | Business | Rob Mitchell | 2024 |
| Executive Committee | Chair (Can serve up to 3 one-year elected terms) | Melinda Smith | 2024 |
| Executive Committee | Immediate Past Chair | Sue Doe | Ex officio |
| Executive Committee | Engineering | Sybil Sharvelle | 2024 |
| Executive Committee | Faculty Representative to Board of Governors (2 - one-year elected terms) | Andrew Norton | 2024 |
| Executive Committee | Health and Human Sciences | Sharon Anderson | 2024 |
| Executive Committee | Liberal Arts | Antonio Pedros-Gascon | 2024 |
| Executive Committee | Natural Resources | William Sanford (Fall 2023) | 2024 |
| Executive Committee | Natural Sciences | Michael Antolin | 2024 |
| Executive Committee | Interim Provost | Jan Nerger | Ex officio |
| Executive Committee | Staff Support - Executive Assistant to Faculty Council | Amy Barkley | Staff Support |
| Executive Committee | University Libraries | Christine Pawliuk | 2024 |
| Executive Committee | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Katriana Popichak | 2024 |
| Executive Committee | Vice-Chair (unlimited one-year elected terms) | Joseph DiVerdi | 2024 |
| Faculty Governance | Agricultural Sciences | Sastry Jayanty | 2026 |
| Faculty Governance | Business | Gina Slejko | 2025 |
| Faculty Governance | Chair, Faculty Council | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| Faculty Governance | Engineering | Steve Reising, Chair | 2025 |
| Faculty Governance | Health and Human Sciences | Brett Brown | 2026 |
| Faculty Governance | Liberal Arts | Leif Sorenson (subtituting for Doug Cloud, Fall 2023) | 2024 |
| Faculty Governance | Natural Resources | Troy Ocheltree | 2025 |
| Faculty Governance | Natural Sciences | Anne Cleary | 2026 |
| Faculty Governance | University Libraries | Michelle Wilde | 2024 |
| Faculty Governance | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Roxann Karkhoff-Schweizer (substituting for Claudia Gentry-Weeks, Fall 2023) | 2024 |
| Information Technology | Administrative Professional Council | Ross Madden | Ex officio |
| Information Technology | Agricultural Sciences | Ryan Brooks | 2025 |
| Information Technology | Associate Vice President for Research | Christa Johnson | Ex officio |
| Information Technology | Business | James Stekelberg | 2025 |
| Information Technology | Chair, Faculty Council | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| Information Technology | College IT Advisory Council (CITAC) | Richard Nelsen | Ex officio |
| Information Technology | Engineering | Sudeep Pasricha | 2025 |
| Information Technology | Health and Human Sciences | Tobin Lopes | 2025 |
| Information Technology | Liberal Arts | Leisl Carr Childers | 2025 |
| Information Technology | Natural Resources | Jerry Magloughlin | 2026 |
| Information Technology | Natural Sciences | Robert Paton | 2025 |
| Information Technology | Student Representative (Graduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| Information Technology | Student Representative (Undergraduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| Information Technology | The Institute for Learning and Teaching | Sue Doe | Ex officio |
| Information Technology | University Libraries | Lori Oling | 2025 |
| Information Technology | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Gregg Griffenhagen, Chair | 2025 |
| Information Technology | Vice President for Information Technology | Brandon Bernier | Ex officio |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Agricultural Sciences | Michael Wilkins | 2025 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Business | Hilla Skiba | 2026 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Chair, Faculty Council | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Director, Intercollegiate Athletics | Joe Parker | Ex officio |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Engineering | Azer Yalin | 2026 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Faculty Representative to Athletics | Kyle Saunders | Ex officio |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Health and Human Sciences | Raoul Reiser | 2025 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Liberal Arts | John Slater | 2025 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Natural Resources | Kevin Crooks | 2025 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Natural Sciences | Shane Kanatous, Chair | 2026 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Student Representative (Graduate) | TBD | 2026 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Student Representative (Undergraduate) | TBD | 2026 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | University Libraries | Richard Todd | 2026 |
| Intercollegiate Athletics | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Quint Winger | 2024 |
| Libraries | Agricultural Sciences | Franck Dayan | 2024 |
| Libraries | Assistant to the Dean of Libraries | Lani Williams | Staff Support |
| Libraries | Business | Jon Clark | 2026 |
| Libraries | Chair, Faculty Council | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| Libraries | Dean of Libraries | Karen Estlund | Ex officio |
| Libraries | Engineering | Marie Vans | 2025 |
| Libraries | Health and Human Sciences | Mohammed Mehany | 2026 |
| Libraries | Liberal Arts | Sasha Steensen | 2026 |
| Libraries | Natural Resources | Jerry Magloughlin, Chair | 2025 |
| Libraries | Natural Sciences | Michael Thomas | 2025 |
| Libraries | Student Representative (Graduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| Libraries | Student Representative (Undergraduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| Libraries | University Libraries | Randyn Heisserer-Miller | 2025 |
| Libraries | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Noreen Reist | 2024 |
| Libraries | Vice President for Research | David Paterson | Ex officio |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Agricultural Sciences | Ryan Brooks, Chair | 2025 |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Business | TBD | 2026 |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Chair, Faculty Council | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Engineering | Karen Thorset-Hill | 2026 |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Health and Human Sciences | Jennifer Reinke | 2025 |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Liberal Arts | Thomas Conway | 2024 |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Libraries | Scott Wiebensohn | 2025 |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Natural Resources | Sean Bryan | 2025 |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Natural Sciences | Ann Hess | 2025 |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Olivia Arnold | 2025 |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Student Representative (Graduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty | Student Representative (Undergraduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| Tenure Stream Faculty on CoNTTF | Liberal Arts | Mary Van Buren | 2026 |
| Tenure Stream Faculty on CoNTTF | TBD | TBD | 2023 |
| Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Agricultural Sciences | Jennifer Martin, Chair | 2024 |
| Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Business | Bharadwaj Kannan | 2026 |
| Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Chair, Faculty Council | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Engineering | Chris Weinberger | 2025 |
| Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Health and Human Sciences | Aga Burzynska (substituting for Gloria Luong, Fall 2023) | 2026 |
| Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Liberal Arts | Blythe LaGasse | 2025 |
| Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Natural Resources | Tony Cheng | 2026 |
| Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Natural Sciences | Richard Eykholt | 2026 |
| Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | University Libraries | Mark Shelstad | 2024 |
| Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Carolina Mehaffy | 2025 |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Agricultural Sciences | Pablo Pinedo | 2025 |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Assistant to Dean of Graduate School | Ludy Avalos | Staff Support |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Business | Rob Schonlau | 2026 |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Chair, Faculty Council | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Dean, Graduate School | Colleen Webb | Ex officio |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Engineering | Ryan Morrison (substituting for Todd Bandhauer) | 2026 |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Health and Human Sciences | Kimberly Cox-York | 2025 |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Liberal Arts | Dawn Grapes | 2024 |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Natural Resources | William Sanford, Chair | 2026 |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Natural Sciences | TBD | 2024 |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Student Representative (Graduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | University Libraries | Rachelle Ramer | 2025 |
| Scholarship, Research and Graduate Education | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Seonil Kim | 2024 |
| Scholastic Standards | Agricultural Sciences | Jason Ahola | 2025 |
| Scholastic Standards | Business | Paulo de Brito | 2026 |
| Scholastic Standards | Engineering | Steve Simske | 2024 |
| Scholastic Standards | Faculty Council, Chair | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| Scholastic Standards | Health and Human Sciences | Tobin Lopes | 2025 |
| Scholastic Standards | Liberal Arts | Eirik Lang Harris | 2026 |
| Scholastic Standards | Natural Resources | Sean Gallen | 2025 |
| Scholastic Standards | Natural Sciences | Alan Kennan, Chair | 2024 |
| Scholastic Standards | Office of the Provost | Sean Wernert-Eighmy | Ex officio |
| Scholastic Standards | University Libraries | Scott Wiebensohn | 2025 |
| Scholastic Standards | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Kristy Dowers | 2025 |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Administrative Professional Council Chair | Matt Klein | Ex officio Voting |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Agricultural Sciences | Geoff Morris | 2024 |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Associate Vice President for Finance | Angela Nielsen (representing Brendan Hanlon) | Ex officio |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Business | Rob Schwebach | 2024 |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Chair, Faculty Council | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Classified Personnel Council Chair | Jim Abraham | Ex officio Voting |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | College Dean Representative | Benjamin Withers | Ex officio |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Engineering | Edwin Chong | 2026 |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Health and Human Sciences | James E. Graham | 2025 |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Liberal Arts | Gamze Cavdar, Chair | 2024 |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Libraries | Jocelyn Boice | 2026 |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Natural Resources | Lina Xiong | 2026 |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Natural Sciences | TBD | 2025 |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Non-Tenure Track Faculty Representative | Ryan Brooks | Ex officio Voting |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Office of the Provost | Laura Jensen, Associate Provost | Ex officio |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Student Representative (Graduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Student Representative (Undergraduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| Strategic and Financial Planning | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Felix Duerr | 2025 |
| Teaching and Learning | Agricultural Sciences | Shawn Archibeque | 2025 |
| Teaching and Learning | Business | Lumina S. Albert, Chair | 2024 |
| Teaching and Learning | Chair, Faculty Council | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| Teaching and Learning | Engineering | Dan Baker | 2025 |
| Teaching and Learning | Health and Human Sciences | Matthew Moulton | 2026 |
| Teaching and Learning | Liberal Arts | Cayla Bellamy, Co-Chair | 2024 |
| Teaching and Learning | Natural Resources | Robin Rothfeder | 2025 |
| Teaching and Learning | Natural Sciences | Jess Ellis Hagman | 2025 |
| Teaching and Learning | Office of the Provost | Susan James, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs | Ex officio |
| Teaching and Learning | Office of the Registrar | Katie Risheill (representing D. Tobiassen Baitinger), Associate Registrar | Ex officio |
| Teaching and Learning | Student Representative (Graduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| Teaching and Learning | Student Representative (Undergraduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| Teaching and Learning | The Institute for Learning and Teaching | Sue Doe, Director, TILT | Ex officio |
| Teaching and Learning | University Libraries | Kristy Lueshen | 2025 |
| Teaching and Learning | Vice President for Student Affairs Office | Jody Donovan, Associate Dean for Students | Ex officio |
| Teaching and Learning | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | John Michael | 2026 |
| University Curriculum | Agricultural Sciences | Bradley Goetz, Chair | 2026 |
| University Curriculum | Business | Paulo de Brito | 2026 |
| University Curriculum | Chair, Faculty Council | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| University Curriculum | Engineering | Brad Reisfeld | 2024 |
| University Curriculum | Health and Human Sciences | Brian Tracy | 2024 |
| University Curriculum | Liberal Arts | Diane Margolf | 2026 |
| University Curriculum | Natural Resources | Seth Davis | 2025 |
| University Curriculum | Natural Sciences | Martin Gelfand | 2025 |
| University Curriculum | Office of the Provost | Andrea Duffy | Ex officio |
| University Curriculum | Office of the Registrar | Susan Horan (representing D. Tobiassen Baitinger) | Ex officio |
| University Curriculum | Staff Support - Curriculum Liaison Specialist | Shelly Ellerby & Erin Niswender | Staff Support |
| University Curriculum | Student Representative (Graduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| University Curriculum | Student Representative (Undergraduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| University Curriculum | University Libraries | Kristy Nowak | 2024 |
| University Curriculum | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Doreene Hyatt | 2026 |
| University Programs | Agricultural Sciences | Thomas Borch | 2024 |
| University Programs | Business | Tian Wang | 2024 |
| University Programs | Chair, Faculty Council | Melinda Smith | Ex officio |
| University Programs | Engineering | Peter Jan van Leeuwen | 2024 |
| University Programs | Health and Human Sciences | Laurie Carlson | 2024 |
| University Programs | Liberal Arts | Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala | 2026 |
| University Programs | Natural Resources | TBD | 2024 |
| University Programs | Natural Sciences | TBD | 2023 |
| University Programs | Office of the Vice President for Research | Dinaida Egan | Ex officio |
| University Programs | Staff Support | TBD | Staff Support |
| University Programs | Student Representative (Graduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| University Programs | Student Representative (Undergraduate) | TBD | 2024 |
| University Programs | University Libraries | Khaleedah Thomas | 2025 |
| University Programs | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | Sarah Raabis | 2025 |