UMD Shared Governance Membership
University Coordinating Council
The ex-officio membership of the University Coordinating Council will be composed of the chairs of
UMD Student Association (UMDSA), Faculty Council, Staff Council, Teaching & Learning, Student
Educational Experiences, Athletics, and Strategic Planning & Budget. Additional seats would be added as
needed.
Wendy Larrivy (staff support appointed by Chancellor)
Kimberly Newton (UMD Student Association President/UMDSA)
John Hamlin (Faculty Council Chair)
Jeni Eltink, Vice Chair (Staff Council Chair)
Carmen Latterel (Teaching & Learning co-Chair)
Janelle Wilson (Teaching & Learning co-Chair)
Ross Cody Burns (Student Educational Experiences Chair)
Dan Eaton, Chair (Athletics Chair)
Jennifer Schultz (Strategic Planning & Budget Chair)
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Staff Council
The Staff Council will be composed of 12 elected voting members: 3 members from each P&A (without
faculty rank), Civil Service (non-bargaining), and Civil Service (bargaining, one of the three from
AFSCME and one from Teamsters); 3 at-large
Staff Support: Betty Greene
12 Elected Voting Members:
Jeni Eltink, Chair (P&A) 2013-2016
Jason Davis, Vice Chair (P&A) 2013-2015
Jeff Romano (P&A) 2013-2014
Lisa Hansen (CS non-bargaining) 2013-2016
Jean Conner (CS non-bargaining) 2013-2015
Linda Olcott (CS non-bargaining) 2013-2014
Nancy Damberg (CS bargaining/AFSCME) 2013-2016
Loretta Kragness (CS bargaining/Teamsters) 2013-2015
Kathleen Abrahamson (CS bargaining/AFSCME) 2013-2014
Tracey Bolen (At large) 2013-2014
Stacy Crawford (At large) 2013-2015
Joel Youngbloom (At large) 2013-2016
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Faculty Council
The Faculty Council will be composed of 10 elected voting members: 2 faculty members from each
college, 4 ex-officio voting members (chairs of Curriculum, Graduate Council, Research & Scholarship,
UEA President).
10 Elected Voting Members:
Bob Lloyd (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2016
Jean Stevenson (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2015
John Hamlin, Chair (CLA Faculty) 2013-2014
Steve Matthews, Vice Chair (CLA Faculty) 2013-2016
Chris McIntosh (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2015
Al Roline (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2014
Rich Maclin (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2014
Bruce Peckham (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2016
Rudy Perrault (SFA Faculty) 2013-2015
Jennifer Webb (SFA Faculty) 2013-2016
4 Ex-officio Voting Members:
Sheryl Grana (Curriculum Chair)
Dalibor Froncek (Graduate Council Chair)
Matt Andrews (Research & Scholarship Chair)
Michael Pfau (UEA President)
Faculty Council Subcommittees
Research & Scholarship Subcommittee
The Research & Scholarship subcommittee has 10 elected voting members (1 faculty member from each
collegiate unit, 2 faculty from the Graduate Council, 3 representatives from research institutes and
centers) and 3 ex-officio non-voting members (2 EVCAA appointments, 1 each from Library and ITSS,
and the Associate VC for Grad Education & Research).
Steve Frickstad (staff support appointed by Graduate Education & Research)
10 Elected Voting Members:
Aydin Durgunoglu, Vice Chair (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2016
Jill Doerfler (CLA Faculty) 2013-2016
Jon Pierce (LSBE Faculty) – 2014- 2016
Matt Andrews, Chair (SCSE Faculty) 2012-2016
Adam Booker (SFA Faculty) 2013-2015
David Beard (Graduate Council faculty member (Appointed by Graduate Council)
Jay Austin (Graduate Council faculty member (Appointed by Graduate Council) 2013-2014
Evan Reavie, NRRI (Appointed by EVCAA) 2013-2016
Erik Brown, LLO (Appointed by EVCAA) 2013-2016
Valerie Brady, Minnesota Sea Grant (Appointed by EVCAA) 2013-2016
3 Ex-officio Non-voting Members:
Shixing Wen (Library EVCAA appointee)
Kevin Wu (ITSS EVCAA appointee)
Tim Holst (Assoc VC for Graduate Education & Research)
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Curriculum Subcommittee
The subcommittee on Curriculum has 6 ex-officio voting members (chairs of each collegiate unit
curriculum committee and the chair of the Liberal Education Committee) and 2 ex-officio non-voting
members (Associate VC for Undergraduate Education and the Associate VC for Outreach and Online.
Nancy Burley (staff support)
6 Ex-officio Voting Members:
Georgia Keeney (Chair of CEHSP Curriculum Committee)
Sheryl Grana, Chair (Chair of CLA Curriculum Committee)
Dahui Li (Chair of LSBE Curriculum Committee)
David Schimpf (Chair of SCSE Curriculum Committee)
Arden Weaver (Chair of SFA Curriculum Committee)
Krista Twu (co-chair of Lib Ed Committee)
Amy Versnik Nowak (co-chair of Lib Ed Committee)
2 Ex-officio Non-voting Members:
Jerry Pepper (Assoc VC for Undergraduate Education)
Kim Riordan (Assoc VC for Outreach and Online)
Graduate Council
The Graduate Council has 3 elected members: 3 graduate students; 26 ex-officio voting members:
Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) from each graduate program; and 1 e-officio non-voting member:
Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Research.
Steve Frickstad (staff support appointed by Graduate Education & Research)
3 Elected Voting Members:
Henriquo Brandao (Student)
Kyrstyn Haapala (Student)
Messias Macuiane (Student)
26 Ex-officio Voting Members: DGS from each graduate program
Linda Krug (Advocacy and Political Leadership)
Dalibor Froncek, Chair (Applied & Computational Mathematics)
Janice Kmetz (Art)
Rajiv Vaidyanathan (MBA)
Steven Berry (Chemistry)
Eshan Dave (Civil Engineering)
Faith Loven (Communication Sciences & Disorders)
Richard Maclin (Computer Science)
Mary Ann Marchel (Education – Teaching and Learning)
Stanley Burns (Electrical Engineering)
Hongyi Chen (Engineering Management)
Craig Stroupe (English)
Julia Williams (Education)
Richard Davis (Professional Engineering)
Julie Ernst (Environmental Education)
Robert Feyen (Environmental Health and Safety)
Nigel Wattrus (Geological Sciences)
Clay Carter (Integrated Biosciences)
David Beard (Liberal Studies)
Mark Whitlock (Music)
Jay Austin (Physics)
Alexandra Luong (Psychological Sciences)
Melanie Shepard (Social Work)
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Tadd Johnson (Tribal Administration and Governance)
Randall Hicks (Water Resources Science)
1 Ex-officio Non-voting Member:
Tim Holst, Associate VC for Graduate Education and Research
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Primary Standing Committees/Subcommittees
Athletics Committee
The Athletics Committee has 10 elected voting members: 3 students, 1 faculty member from each
collegiate unit, 2 staff; and 3 ex-officio non-voting members: Athletic Director, Faculty Athletic
Representative, 1 EVCAA appointment from enrollment services area.
Staff Support: Kristina D’Allaird
10 Elected Voting Members:
Jim Knapp (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2015
Rob Weidner (CLA Faculty) 2013-2015
Rodger Brannan (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2016
Doug Dunham (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2014
Dan Eaton, Chair (SFA Faculty) 2013-2016
Mia Johnson (Student)
Ava Heinrich (Student)
Michael Stocke (Student)
Stacey Pearson (staff) 2013-2015
Leigh Neys (staff) 2013-2014
3 Ex-officio Non-voting Members:
Josh Berlo (Athletic Director)
Al Mensinger (Faculty Rep)
One appointee from EVCAA (enrollment services area)
Student Educational Experiences (SEE)
The Student Educational Experiences Committee has 15 elected voting members: 9 students, 3 faculty
members, 3 staff; and 3 ex-officio non-voting members: VCSL appointment, EVCAA appointment,
VCFO appointment.
Laura Haffield (staff support appointed by VCSL)
15 Elected Voting Members:
Ross Cody Burns, Chair (Student)
Brittany Nystrom (Student)
Matt Blake (Student)
Sarah Stark, Vice Chair (Student)
Shelby Petsinger (Student)
Anthony Greene (Student)
Dan Hoff (Student)
LaShaunda Newson (Student)
Brian Robertson (Student)
Jill Jensen (appointed by Faculty Council) 2013-2015
Michael Mullins (appointed by Faculty Council) 2013-2014
Mary Ann Marchel (appointed by Faculty Council) 2013-2016
Christopher Davila (Staff) 2013-2016
Bryan French (Staff) 2013-2015
Chris Haidos (Staff) 2013-2014
3 Ex-officio Non-voting Members:
Josh Buck (VCSL Appointee)
Matt Rosendahl (EVCAA Appointee)
Scott Drewlo (VCFO Appointee)
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Strategic Planning & Budget Committee
The Strategic Planning & Budget Committee will be composed of 18 elected voting members: 2 faculty
from each college, 2 students, 3 staff, 1 library rep, 1 ITSS rep, 2 NRRI rep; and 18 ex-officio voting
members: Chancellor, EVCAA, VCSL, VCFO, Faculty Fellow for Strategic Planning, 1 each from
VCSL, VCFO, EVCAA and Chancellor’s units, 4 from EVCAA units (1 from each Assoc VC Area),
chairs of Strategic Enrollment Management (2 co-chairs) and Facilities committees, Director of
Assessment, 1 Council of Deans rep.
Betty Greene and Lucy Kragness (staff support appointed by the Chancellor)
18 Elected Voting Members:
Chris Johnson (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2016
Morris Levy, Vice Chair (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2016
Dan Martin (CLA Faculty) 2013-2014
Mike Sunnafrank (CLA Faculty) 2013-2015
Grace Kang (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2014
Jen Schultz, Chair (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2016
Zhuangyi Liu (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2015
Dan Pope (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2014
Rebecca Katz-Harwood (SFA Faculty) 2013-2016
Jim Klueg (SFA Faculty) 2013-2015
Chelsea Cansino (Student)
Ben Dufault (Student)
Linda Deneen (Staff) 2013-2014
Wendy Larrivy (Staff) 2013-2016
Mick McComber (Staff) 2013-2015
Heather McLean (Library Rep)
Chuck Bosell (ITSS Rep)
Lucinda Johnson (NRRI Rep) 2013-2015
18 Ex-officio Voting Members:
Lendley C. Black (Chancellor)
Andrea Schokker (Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs)
Lisa Erwin (Vice Chancellor for Student Life & Dean of Students)
Mike Seymour (Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations)
John Arthur (Faculty Fellow for Strategic Planning)
Cheryl Tillman (VCSL Rep)
Tim Caskey (VCFO Rep)
Josh Berlo (Chancellor Unit Rep)
Jerry Pepper (Assoc VC Area Rep)
Monica Bruning (Assoc VC Area Rep)
Tim Holst (Assoc VC Area Rep)
Kim Riordan (Assoc VC Area Rep)
Mary Keenan (co-chair of Strategic Enrollment Management)
Paul Kiprof (co-chair of Strategic Enrollment Management)
Patrick Keenan (Chair of Facilities Committee)
Jenn Fuchs (Director of Assessment)
Mary Allen (EVCAA Rep)
Amy Hietapelto (Council of Deans Rep)
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Strategic Planning & Budget (SP&B) Subcommittees:
Facilities Subcommittee
The Strategic Planning & Budget Facilities Subcommittee has 10 elected voting members: 1 faculty
member from each collegiate unit, 2 students, 3 staff; and 5 ex-officio non-voting members: Director of
Facilities Management, Space Faculty Fellow, VCSL appointment, College of Medicine (Duluth)
representative, and College of Pharmacy (Duluth) representative.
BreAnn Graber (staff support appointed by VCFO)
10 Elected Voting Members:
Mark Nierengarten (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2016
William Salmon (CLA Faculty) 2013-2015
Randy Skalberg (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2014
Harlan Stech (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2014
Steve Bardolph (SFA Faculty) 2013-2015
Hannah Osterheim (Student)
Hannah Keil (Student)
Patrick Keenan, Chair (Staff)
Laura Lott (Staff)
Mindy Granley (Staff)
5 ex-officio non-voting members:
John King (Director of Facilities Management)
Rebecca Teasley, Vice Chair (Faculty Fellow for Space)
David Worley (VCSL appointee)
Jane Hovland (Medical School Duluth)
Laurie Fosnacht (College of Pharmacy)
Strategic Enrollment Management
The Strategic Planning & Budget Strategic Enrollment Management Subcommittee has 14 ex-officio
voting members: Director of Strategic Enrollment Management standing co-chair, Director of
Admissions, Director of Financial Aid, Faculty Fellow for Intercultural Initiatives, EVCAA appointed rep
from each collegiate unit including a combination of associate deans and faculty members (1 serving as
co-chair), 1 appointed VCFO rep, 1 VCSL appointed rep, 1 Chancellor appointed rep for marketing,
Associate Vice Chancellor for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, and Associate Vice Chancellor
for Graduate Education and Research.
Staff Support: Lisa Klassen
14 ex-officio voting members:
Mary Keenan, standing co-chair (Director of Strategic Enrollment Management)
Director of Admissions
Brenda Herzig (Director of Financial Aid)
Olaf Kuhlke (CLA appointed) 2013-2015
Fay Maas (CEHSP appointed rep) 2012-2014
Jannifer David (LSBE appointed rep) 2013-2015
James Klueg (SFA appointed rep) 2013-2015
Paul Kiprof, co-chair (SCSE appointed rep) 2012-2014
Susana Pelayo Woodward (VCSL appointee)
Sue Kerry (VCFO appointee)
Gina Katzmark (Chancellor’s appointed rep for marketing)
Paula Pedersen (Faculty Fellow for Intercultural Initiatives)
Monica Bruning (Assoc VC for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness)
Tim Holst (Assoc VC for Graduate Education and Research)
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Teaching and Learning Committee
The Teaching and Learning Committee will be composed of 17 elected voting members: 2 faculty
members from each college, 3 staff, 4 students, 4 ex-officio voting members (chairs of Grad Council,
IT/Library, Liberal Education, Curriculum; 3 ex-officio non-voting members (Director of Assessment, 1
appointed from EVCAA and 1 appointed from VCSL).
Vickery French (staff support appointed by EVCAA)
17 Elected Voting Members:
Lynn Brice (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2014
Lara LaCaille (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2015
Hilary Kowino (CLA Faculty) 2013-2016
Janelle Wilson, co-Chair (CLA Faculty) 2013-2014
John Kratz (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2015
Junhua Wang (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2016
Paul Kiprof (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2015
Carmen Latterell, co-Chair (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2014
Ann Bergeron (SFA Faculty) 2013-2015
David Edmund (SFA Faculty) 2013-2016
Jessi Eaton (Staff) 2013-2016
Amanda Evans (Staff) 2013-2015
Michele Hargrave (Staff) 2013-2014
Brandon Breuer (Student)
Mackenzie Liebl (Student)
Nathan Ernst (Student)
Alex McDonald (Student)
4 Ex-officio Voting Members:
Dalibor Froncek (Graduate Council Chair)
Terrie Shannon, co-Chair (CEHSP Faculty) IT/Library Chair
John Hatcher, co-Chair (CLA Faculty) IT/Library Chair
Jennifer Mencl (Liberal Education Rep)
Sheryl Grana (Curriculum Chair)
3 Ex-officio Non-voting Members:
Jenn Fuchs (Director of Assessment)
Jerry Pepper (EVCAA appointee)
Janet Pribyl (VCSL appointee)
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Teaching & Learning Subcommittees:
Assessment Subcommittee
The Student Learning Assessment Subcommittee has 16 elected voting members: 2 faculty from each
collegiate unit, 2 students, 2 staff from academic units, 2 staff from student life units; and 3 ex-officio
non-voting members: Director Assessment, 1 EVCAA appointee and 1 VCSL appointee.
16 Elected Voting Members:
Joan Kwako (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2015
Julia Williams (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2016
Eve Browning (CLA Faculty) 2013-2014
Rebecca deSouza (CLA Faculty) 2013-2016
Manjeet Dhatt (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2015
Jill Klingner (LSBE Faculty) Chair 2013-2015
Mohammed Hasan (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2014
Howard Mooers (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2016
Jian-Jun Chen Edmund (SFA Faculty) 2013-2015
Tom Isbell (SFA Faculty) 2013-2016
Jordan Schnaidt (Student) 2013-2014
Mollie Van Arsdale (Student) 2013-2015
Susan Darge Lombardo (Staff from academic unit) 2013-2016
Katie Lassi (Staff from academic unit) 2013-2014
Christina Geissler (Staff from Student Life) 2013-2015
Emily Norenberg (Staff from Student Life) 2013-2016
3 Ex-officio Non-voting Members:
Jenn Fuchs (Director of Assessment)
Monica Bruning (EVCAA appointee)
Tim Chambers (appointee from VCSL)
Liberal Education Subcommittee
The Student Learning Liberal Education Subcommittee has 12 elected voting members: 2 faculty
members from each collegiate unit, 1 staff and 1 student; and 2 ex-officio non-voting members: 1
academic advisor from one of the five colleges and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate
Education.
Staff Support: Nancy Burley
12 Elected Voting Members:
Karen Marsh (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2016
Amy Versnik Nowak, co-chair (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2015
Kristen Hylenski (CLA Faculty) 2013-2016
Krista Twu, co-chair (CLA Faculty)2013-2015
Jim Lyttle (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2014
Jennifer Mencl (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2016
Ann Hinderliter (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2014
Michael Rother (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2015
Alison Aune-Hinkel (SFA Faculty) 2013-2015
Brian Buckstead (SFA Faculty) 2013-2016
Gail Mentzel (Staff) 2013-2016
Angelina Costrino (Student)
2 Ex-officio Non-voting Members:
Janny Walker (1 academic advisor from one of the five colleges)
Jerry Pepper (Assoc VC for Undergraduate Education)
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IT & Library (IT&L) Subcommittee
The Student Learning Information Technology and the Library Subcommittee has 11 elected voting
members (1 faculty from each collegiate unit, 3 staff members, 1 faculty from the Graduate Council, 1
library representative, 1 ITSS representative) and 3 ex-officio non-voting members (Director of ITSS,
Director of the Library and Associate Vice Chancellor for Outreach & Online).
11 Elected Voting Members:
Terrie Shannon, co-Chair (CEHSP Faculty) 2013-2014
John Hatcher, co-Chair (CLA Faculty) 2013-2016
Seung Lee (LSBE Faculty) 2013-2015
Nigel Wattrus (SCSE Faculty) 2013-2016
Robyn Roslak (SFA Faculty) 2013-2014
Darlene Morris (Staff) 2013-2015
Daniel Lackore (Staff) 2013-2016
Todd Roe (Staff) 2013-2014
Rich Maclin (Faculty from Graduate Council)
Paul Hanson (Library Rep)
Sally Bradt (ITSS Rep)
3 ex-officio non-voting members:
Linda Deneen (Director of ITSS)
Matthew Rosendahl (Director of Library)
Kim Riordan (Assoc VC for Outreach & Online)
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