College Committees

Committees appointed by the dean

Leadership Team

Name	Title
Paola Sztajn (Chair)	Interim Dean
John K. Lee	Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs
Anona Smith-Williams	Associate Dean for Student Success and Strategic Community Engagement
Karen Hollebrands	Interim Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
Hiller Spires	Associate Dean and Executive Director of the Friday Institute
Erin Thomas Horne	Assistant Dean for Assessment and Professional Education
Lilia Collazo	Assistant Dean for Business Affairs
Joy Gaston Gayles	Senior Advisor for Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Awards for Excellence Committee (2-year term, 1 department representative)

Name	Department/unit	When term ends
Michael Little	ELPHD	January 2023
Patricia Marshall	TELS	January 2023
Parks Newby	STEM	January 2023
Jonathan Barbee	Friday Institute	January 2023
Mark Williams	EHRA/2020 Awardee	January 203
Mandy Blackmon	SHRA/2020 Awardee	January 2023
Laura Fogle	EHRA/2021 Awardee	January 2024
Anita Adams	SHRA/2021 Awardee	January 2024
Mandy Blackmon	College HR office	ex officio
John Lee	Dean’s office	ex officio

Building, Equipment, Safety and Space Committee (3-year term, 1 department representative)

Name	Department/unit	When term ends
Steven Miller	STEM	May 2024
Adria Dunbar	ELPHD	May 2024
Angela Wiseman	TELS	May 2024
Jackie Relyea	TELS	May 2023
Daniel Gruehn	Psychology	May 2024
TBA	Grad Student Rep
Brian Matthews	Facilities Coordinator	ex officio
Rosina Rubes	Building Liaison	ex officio
Karen Hollebrands	Dean’s office	ex officio
Sarah Royce	Dean’s office	ex officio
Mark Williams	EdIT	ex officio

BESS 2021-2022 meetings: Second Tuesdays, Noon to 1 p.m. on Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 8, April 12 in Poe 500

Computer and Technology Committee (3-year term, 2 department representatives)

Name	Department/unit	When term ends
Parks Newby	STEM	May 2023
Kevin Sutton	STEM	May 2023
Barton Craig (chair)	Pyschology	May 2022
TBA	Psychology	May 2024
Adria Shipp Dunbar	ELPHD	May 2024
Lisa Bass	ELPHD	May 2024
Jill Grifenhagen	TELS	May 2022
Michelle Falter	TELS	May 2023
Michael Wilkenson	Grad student rep	May 2023
TBA	Undergrad student rep
Karen Hollebrands	Dean’s office	ex officio
Brian Matthews	Dean’s office	ex officio
Mark Williams*	EdIT	ex officio
Scott Lennon	EdIT	ex officio
Kerri Brown Parker	METRC	ex officio
Laura Fogle	METRC	ex officio

Computer and Technology Committee 2021-2022 meets third Tuesday of every month from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Poe 512: Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 21, Jan. 18, Feb. 15, March 15, April 19, May 17.
*Mark Williams is the college’s primary contact person for the committee.

Coordinator for the State Employees Combined Campaign (1-year term, rotated among departments)

TBA

Committee on Professional Education (3-year term, 2 department representatives)

Name	Department/unit	When term ends
Cyndi Edgington	STEM	May 2023
Matt Reynolds	STEM	May 2024
Paula McAvoy	MAT/TELS	May 2023
Keith Walkowiak	TELS	May 2024
Emily Sands	CHASS	May 2023
Marshall Baker	CALS	May 2024
Carrol Warren	ELPHD	May 2023
Lesley Wirt	ELPHD	May 2024
Laura Jacobs	Grad student rep
TBA	Undergrad student rep
TBA	Director of Professional Education
TBA	Assistant Director of Professional Education
Erin Horne	Dean’s office	ex officio
Amanda Beller	Student Success and Advising Center	ex officio
Paige Goos	Professional Education (Student Teacher Placement)	ex officio
Robin McWilliams	SAY Village	ex officio
Laura Fogle	METRC	ex officio
Sherri L. Morris	Wake County Public School System	ex officio
Kathleen Johnson	Johnston County Public Schools	ex officio
Regina Nickson	Durham County Schools	ex officio

Professional Education Committee meets the fourth Tuesday of every month from 1:10 to 3 p.m. in Poe 120: Aug. 24, Oct. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 23, Jan. 25, Feb. 22, March 22, and April 26.

Council on Multicultural Initiatives and Diversity (COMID) (3-year terms, 2 department representatives)

Name	Department/unit	When term ends
Lisa Bass (co-chair)	ELPHD	May 2022
Rolanda Mitchell (co-chair)	ELPHD	May 2022
Valerie Faulkner	TELS	May 2022
Joanna Koch	TELS	May 2022
Tamecia Jones	STEM	May 2023
Cameron Denson	STEM	May 2023
Marsha Bailey Curtis	Friday Institute	May 2022
TBA	Grad student rep	May 2022
TBA	Grad student rep	May 2022
TBA	Undergrad student rep	May 2022
TBA	Student Success	May 2022
John Lee	Dean’s office	ex officio
Anona Smith Williams	Dean’s office	ex officio
Mary Morris	Dean’s office	ex officio
Paola Sztajn	Interim Dean	ex officio
TBA	Diversity and Inclusion	ex officio

2021-2022 COMID meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month from 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom or Poe 512 for business meetings — Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Dec. 7, Feb. 1, March 1, and April 5 — and the fourth Tuesday of every month for Tuesdays Together — Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 23, Dec. 28, Feb. 22, March 22 and April 26.

Courses and Curricula Committee (3-year term, faculty chair to be elected, 1 department representative)

Name	Department/unit	When term ends
James Minogue	TELS	May 2024
Kevin Sutton	STEM	May 2023
Peter Hessling	ELPHD and UCCC rep	May 2024
Steven Miller	CUE rep
TBA	Undergrad student rep
John Lee	Dean’s office	ex officio
Amanda Beller	Student Success and Advising Center	ex officio
Mary Morris	Dean’s office	ex officio

2021-2022 Courses and Curricula Committee meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. in Poe 112: Aug. 17, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dec. 14, Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 8, April 12 and May 10.

Research Committee (3-yr term, faculty chair to be elected, 2 department representatives)

Name	Department/unit	When term ends
Meghan Manfra	TELS/UCR rep	May 2023
Jamie Pearson (co-chair)	TELS	May 2022
Gemma Mojica	Friday Institute	May 2023
Jayne Fleener	ELPHD	May 2022
Jenn Ayscue (co-chair)	ELPHD	May 2022
Cesar Delgado	STEM	May 2022
Gail Jones	STEM	May 2022
TBA	Grad student rep
Karen Hollebrands	Dean’s office	ex officio
Tish Attayek	Dean’s office	ex officio
Stephanie Jackson	Dean’s office	ex officio
Sarah Royce	Dean’s office	ex officio

2021-2022 Research Committee meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. in Poe 120: Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dec. 14, Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 8, April 12 and May 10.

Faculty Awards Committee (3-year term, faculty chair elected, 1 department representative)

Name	Department/unit	When term expires
Crystal Lee	TELS	May 2023
Lam Pham	ELPHD	May 2024
Carla Johnson (chair)	STEM	May 2023
	graduate student rep
John Lee	Dean’s office	ex officio
Mary Morris	Dean’s office	ex officio

2021-2022 Faculty Awards Committee that meets the fourth Tuesday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. in Poe 112: Aug. 24, Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 23, Dec. 7, Jan. 25, Feb. 22, March 22 and April 26.

Education Council

Name	Department/unit	When term expires
TBA
Robin McWilliams	Student Success and Strategic Community Engagement	ex officio

Undergraduate Scholarship Committee (3-year term, 2 department representatives)

Name	Department/unit	When term expires
Travis Park	CALS	May 2022
Carl Young	TELS	May 2022
Jonee Wilson	TELS	May 2023
KC Busch	STEM	May 2023
Marrisa Granzen	STEM	May 2023
Anona Smith Williams	Dean’s office	May 2023
Crystal Espey	Student Success and Advising Center	ex officio
Patricia FIelds	Dean’s office	ex officio
Jenn Hensley	Development office	ex officio

Graduate Studies Committee (Faculty chair to be elected, DGPs, ABGS rep)

Name	Department/unit	When term expires
Meg Blanchard (chair)	STEM	ex officio
Meghan Manfra	TELS	ex officio
Micha Jeffries	ELPHD	ex officio
Lance Fusarelli	ELPHD	ex officio
Raymond Ting	ELPHD	ex officio
Tamara Young	ELPHD	ex officio
TBA	graduate student rep
Alex Kappus	Student Success and Advising Center	ex officio
John Lee	Dean’s office	ex officio
Mary Morris	Dean’s office	ex officio

2021-2022 Graduate Studies Committee meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month from 1 to 3 pm. in Poe 112: Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 21, Jan. 18, Feb. 15, March 15, April 19 and May 17.

Faculty Senate Committees (College of Education faculty members)

604-607 Committee/Meditation (2-year term, elected: tenure and tenure-track faculty vote)

Name	Department/unit	When term expires
Cathy Crossland	TELS	2024
Sarah Carrier	TELS	2024

603 Committee/Faculty Hearings (4-year term, elected; tenured faculty vote)

Duane Akroyd	ELPHD	2022
TBA	TBA	2024

Faculty Senators (2-year term, tenure and tenure-track faculty vote)

Lisa Bass	ELPHD	May 2022
Sarah Carrier	TELS	May 2022

Faculty Officers (1-year term, Vice chair rotates to chair in second year, tenure and tenure-track faculty vote)

Meghan Manfra (Chair)	TELS	May 2022
KC Busch	STEM	May 2023

Coordinating Committee

Dennis Davis (past chair)	ex officio
Meghan Manfra (chair)	ex officio
KC Busch (vice chair)	ex officio
Lisa Bass, Faculty Senator	ex officio
Sarah Carrier, Faculty Senator	ex officio
Dean’s office rep	ex officio

KC Busch is the new vice chair. John Nietfeld is the CRPTC member for three-year term.

Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (3-year term, elected by tenured faculty through secret ballot; chair to be elected)

John Nietfeld (2021-22 co-chair)	TELS	2021-2024
Cathy Crossland (2021-22 co-chair)	TELS	2019-2022
Lance Fusarelli	ELPHD	2019-2022
Carla Johnson	STEM	2021-2022
Soonhye Park	STEM	2020-2023

Faculty Representative on ABGS (3-year term, faculty may serve 2 consecutive terms)

Tamara Young	June 2024
John Lee, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs	June 2023

Kappa Delta Pie

Drinda Benge

TELS

Program Coordinators

In addition to the members of the committees above, the College of Education has coordinators for the College of Education’s undergraduate and graduate programs and program areas of study. Coordinators for undergraduate programs meet the second Thursday every month from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Poe 512. Coordinators for graduate programs and program areas of study meet the second Thursday every month from 11 a.m. to noon in Poe 512.

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