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=Major Extramural Professional Service= | =Major Extramural Professional Service= | ||
==== President of Professional Society ==== | ==== President of Professional Society ==== | ||
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* B. Goffinet (International Association of Bryologists) | * B. Goffinet (International Association of Bryologists) | ||
* L. Lewis (Northeast Algal Society) | * L. Lewis (Northeast Algal Society) | ||
+ | * C. Jones (Botanical Society of America, President 2020-2021) | ||
=University-level and College-level Committees= | =University-level and College-level Committees= | ||
<font color="#FF3300">Please alphabetize within sections!</font> | <font color="#FF3300">Please alphabetize within sections!</font> | ||
===AAUP EEB Faculty Representative=== | ===AAUP EEB Faculty Representative=== | ||
− | *Members(s): | + | *Members(s): |
*Summary: meet with AAUP representatives and AAUP department representatives to discuss relevant issues | *Summary: meet with AAUP representatives and AAUP department representatives to discuss relevant issues | ||
*Effort: meets several times per semester | *Effort: meets several times per semester | ||
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+ | ===CLAS Data Science Cirtificate/Masters === | ||
+ | *Members(s): R. Bagchi and J. Wegrzyn | ||
+ | *Summary: | ||
===CLAS Committee on Curricula and Courses=== | ===CLAS Committee on Curricula and Courses=== | ||
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===CLAS C&C BS Subcommittee=== | ===CLAS C&C BS Subcommittee=== | ||
− | *Members(s): | + | *Members(s): |
*Summary: | *Summary: | ||
*Effort: | *Effort: | ||
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===CLAS Academic Advisory Board === | ===CLAS Academic Advisory Board === | ||
*Members(s): | *Members(s): | ||
− | *Summary: | + | *Summary: assess and discuss potential educational and research opportunities in areas related to big data. |
− | *Effort: | + | *Effort: Meets about twice a semsester. |
===CLAS Council on Diversity & Equity === | ===CLAS Council on Diversity & Equity === | ||
− | *Members(s): M. | + | *Members(s): |
+ | *Effort: Variable, depending on initiative involvment | ||
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+ | ===CLAS Dean's PTR Advisory Council === | ||
+ | *Members(s): M. Rubega | ||
*Effort: Variable, depending on initiative involvment | *Effort: Variable, depending on initiative involvment | ||
− | ===Computational Biology PSM Committee === | + | ===CLAS Computational Biology PSM Committee === |
*Members(s): J. Wegrzyn | *Members(s): J. Wegrzyn | ||
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===delta Gen Ed Working Group=== | ===delta Gen Ed Working Group=== | ||
− | *Member(s): E. Schultz (chair) | + | *Member(s): E. Schultz (past chair, now member) |
*Summary: Responsible for planning changes to University-wide curriculum | *Summary: Responsible for planning changes to University-wide curriculum | ||
*Effort: Meets biweekly over academic year and irregularly during summer; 30 hours per year | *Effort: Meets biweekly over academic year and irregularly during summer; 30 hours per year | ||
− | ===Environmental | + | ===Environmental Policy Advisory Council=== |
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*Member(s): C. Simon | *Member(s): C. Simon | ||
*Summary: University-wide council advising on policies for greening the university | *Summary: University-wide council advising on policies for greening the university | ||
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===Environmental Science program oversight committee=== | ===Environmental Science program oversight committee=== | ||
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): |
*Summary: Oversee Environmental Science program's curriculum, advise students | *Summary: Oversee Environmental Science program's curriculum, advise students | ||
*Effort: Meet 1-2 times per semester; advise 15-20 students (including honor's students) | *Effort: Meet 1-2 times per semester; advise 15-20 students (including honor's students) | ||
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===Graduate School Faculty Council=== | ===Graduate School Faculty Council=== | ||
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): L. Lewis |
*Summary: University-wide council setting policies for graduate students | *Summary: University-wide council setting policies for graduate students | ||
*Effort: Meets monthly | *Effort: Meets monthly | ||
===Honors Advising=== | ===Honors Advising=== | ||
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): R. Bagchi, L. Lewis, C. Garcia-Robledo, E. Schultz, C. Simon,Y. Yuan |
*Summary: Advise multiple honors students and represent EEB for Biology honors functions | *Summary: Advise multiple honors students and represent EEB for Biology honors functions | ||
− | *Effort: Meet with about 10 advisees each semester, 10 hours meeting time over academic year | + | *Effort: Meet with about 10 advisees each semester, 10 hours meeting time over academic year, serve as judge for honors awards/senior symposium, one every three years help with organization of honors symposium. |
===Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)=== | ===Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)=== | ||
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===Kasowitz Colloquium committee=== | ===Kasowitz Colloquium committee=== | ||
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*Summary: Design and (ultimately) oversee new colloquium series focused on environmental issue | *Summary: Design and (ultimately) oversee new colloquium series focused on environmental issue | ||
*Effort: Multiple times per year | *Effort: Multiple times per year | ||
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===SURF Review Committee=== | ===SURF Review Committee=== | ||
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*Summary: Review Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) proposals and panel discussion | *Summary: Review Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) proposals and panel discussion | ||
*Effort: Primary reviewer for ~10 proposals and general reviewer for ~30 additional proposals; one panel discussion | *Effort: Primary reviewer for ~10 proposals and general reviewer for ~30 additional proposals; one panel discussion | ||
===Teale Lecture Series organizing committee=== | ===Teale Lecture Series organizing committee=== | ||
− | *Member(s): C. Elphick | + | *Member(s): C. Elphick |
*Summary: Plan lecture series, host speakers | *Summary: Plan lecture series, host speakers | ||
*Effort: Multiple times per year | *Effort: Multiple times per year | ||
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*Summary: University-wide trip to UN climate change talks and outreach/projects on campus | *Summary: University-wide trip to UN climate change talks and outreach/projects on campus | ||
*Effort: Multiple times per semester plus week-long trip to talks | *Effort: Multiple times per semester plus week-long trip to talks | ||
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+ | ===UConn Forest Outreach Group=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): J. Wegrzyn | ||
+ | *Summary: University-wide | ||
+ | *Effort: Multiple times per semester | ||
===Udall fellowship selection committee=== | ===Udall fellowship selection committee=== | ||
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===University parking citation appeals review committee=== | ===University parking citation appeals review committee=== | ||
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): |
*Summary: Review parking citation appeals! | *Summary: Review parking citation appeals! | ||
*Effort: variable (not yet in FY18!) | *Effort: variable (not yet in FY18!) | ||
===University Senate=== | ===University Senate=== | ||
− | *Member(s): E. Jockusch | + | *Member(s): E. Jockusch, E. Schultz, D. Wagner, M. Rubega |
*Summary: conduct University business | *Summary: conduct University business | ||
*Effort: meet monthly, fifteen hours over academic year | *Effort: meet monthly, fifteen hours over academic year | ||
===University Senate Curricula and Courses Committee=== | ===University Senate Curricula and Courses Committee=== | ||
− | *Member(s): E. Schultz | + | *Member(s): E. Schultz (Chair) |
*Summary: Review course proposals; review and propose University policies relevant to curriculum | *Summary: Review course proposals; review and propose University policies relevant to curriculum | ||
*Effort: meet 1.5 hours/twice per month, 20 hours over academic year | *Effort: meet 1.5 hours/twice per month, 20 hours over academic year | ||
===University Senate Growth and Development Committee=== | ===University Senate Growth and Development Committee=== | ||
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*Summary: Review actual and prospective changes of the University over time from the University Senate's perspective. | *Summary: Review actual and prospective changes of the University over time from the University Senate's perspective. | ||
*Effort: meet 1.5 hours/per month | *Effort: meet 1.5 hours/per month | ||
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===University Senate Representative to the Board of Trustees (Buildings, Grounds, Environment Subcommittee)=== | ===University Senate Representative to the Board of Trustees (Buildings, Grounds, Environment Subcommittee)=== | ||
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*Summary: attend Board of Trustees meetings and BoT Building/Grounds/Environment Subcommittee Meetings | *Summary: attend Board of Trustees meetings and BoT Building/Grounds/Environment Subcommittee Meetings | ||
*Effort: 1-2x per month | *Effort: 1-2x per month | ||
− | ===University | + | ===University Senate Diversity Committee=== |
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): M. Rubega (Chair) |
− | *Summary: | + | *Summary: review and propose University policies relevant to diversity and inclusion; attend Subcommittee Meetings |
− | *Effort: | + | *Effort: meet 2 hours per month (Committee) + 2 hours per month (subcommittee) |
− | === | + | ===University Senate Enrollment Committee=== |
− | * | + | *Member(s): M. Davis, D. Wagner |
− | *Summary: | + | *Summary: review and University enrollment stats and issues |
− | *Effort: | + | *Effort: meet 2 hours per month |
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+ | ===University Senate Executive Committee=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): E. Schultz (beginning Spring 2020) | ||
+ | *Summary: Organizes and coordinates the business of the Senate and its committees. | ||
+ | *Effort: Meets biweekly during semester, 64 hours meeting time over academic year | ||
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===Advisory Committee to Head=== | ===Advisory Committee to Head=== | ||
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): J. Caira, C. Elphick, M. Finiguerra, E. Jockusch, C. Jones, C. Schlichting |
*Summary: Advises head on departmental matters | *Summary: Advises head on departmental matters | ||
*Effort: Meets several times a semester and conducts other business via email | *Effort: Meets several times a semester and conducts other business via email | ||
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===Biodiversity Research Collections Committee=== | ===Biodiversity Research Collections Committee=== | ||
− | *Member(s): J. Caira, B. Goffinet (chair), C. Jones | + | *Member(s): J. Caira, B. Goffinet (chair), C. Jones, E. Schultz |
*Summary: assess activities and strategies for the collection; chair report annually to EEB head | *Summary: assess activities and strategies for the collection; chair report annually to EEB head | ||
− | *Effort: 1-2 h a semester; Schultz is also acting vertebrate collections manager, 40 h a year | + | *Effort: 1-2 h a semester; Schultz is also acting vertebrate collections manager, 40+ h a year |
===BS/MS Steering Committee=== | ===BS/MS Steering Committee=== | ||
− | *Member(s): E. Schultz (Chair), C. Simon, C. Elphick | + | *Member(s): E. Schultz (Chair), C. Simon, C. Elphick, K. Schwenk, C. Garcia-Robledo |
*Summary: Interview students for BS/MS degrees, advise on matters relating to BS/MS program | *Summary: Interview students for BS/MS degrees, advise on matters relating to BS/MS program | ||
*Effort: Five hours per year for interviews, chair devotes 15 hours per year to program administration | *Effort: Five hours per year for interviews, chair devotes 15 hours per year to program administration | ||
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===CONN Herbarium=== | ===CONN Herbarium=== | ||
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): vacant (Director) |
*Summary: | *Summary: | ||
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===Courses and Curriculum Committee=== | ===Courses and Curriculum Committee=== | ||
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): P. Lewis (Chair), R. Bagchi, M. Finiguerra. |
*Summary: Advise faculty in preparing course proposals; bring new course proposals to EEB faculty vote; transmit course proposals to CLAS CCC; submit proposals to the Senate and GEOC | *Summary: Advise faculty in preparing course proposals; bring new course proposals to EEB faculty vote; transmit course proposals to CLAS CCC; submit proposals to the Senate and GEOC | ||
*Effort: Meets several times/semester on as-needed basis; preparation of proposals. | *Effort: Meets several times/semester on as-needed basis; preparation of proposals. | ||
− | === | + | ===Course Scheduling Committee=== |
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): C. Jones, C. Elphick. |
− | *Summary: | + | *Summary: Determine faculty course assignments and teaching schedules. |
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− | ===EEB Fundraising Committee=== | + | ===Departmental Climate Study Commitee === |
− | *Member(s): Caira, Urban, Schlichting | + | *Member(s): M. Rubega (chair), D. Bolnick, R. Colby (grad student), E. Barbeau (staff) |
+ | *Summary: effort initiated in 2019 to develop and administer a survey-based study of the working climate in EEB | ||
+ | *Effort: 2 hours weekly | ||
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+ | ===Fundraising Committee=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): J. Caira, Urban, Schlichting | ||
*Summary: Raise outside funds | *Summary: Raise outside funds | ||
*Effort: Multiple times per semester | *Effort: Multiple times per semester | ||
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===Gant Building Planning Committee=== | ===Gant Building Planning Committee=== | ||
− | *Member(s): E. Jockusch, B. Goffinet | + | *Member(s): E. Jockusch, B. Goffinet, C. Schlichting (Chair) |
*Summary: Meet with architects, Department to plan new EEB space in Gant | *Summary: Meet with architects, Department to plan new EEB space in Gant | ||
+ | *Effort: Variable; weekly at times | ||
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+ | ===Gant Lab design Committee=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): K. Schwenk, S. Herrick, L. Lewis | ||
+ | *Summary: Meet with architects, Department to plan new EEB teaching space in Gant | ||
+ | *Effort: Variable; weekly at times | ||
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+ | ===Gant Move=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): C. Schlichting, J. Seeman, N. Boston | ||
+ | *Summary: Meet with architects, Department to plan new EEB teaching space in Gant | ||
*Effort: Variable; weekly at times | *Effort: Variable; weekly at times | ||
===Grad Research Awards (Botany)=== | ===Grad Research Awards (Botany)=== | ||
− | * | + | *Members in 2019: B. Goffinet, J. Seemann, Y. Yuan |
*Summary: Review research proposals from EEB students and make award recommendations | *Summary: Review research proposals from EEB students and make award recommendations | ||
*Effort: One or two virtual meetings late in spring semester to spend endowed funds on student research | *Effort: One or two virtual meetings late in spring semester to spend endowed funds on student research | ||
===Grad Research Awards (Zoology)=== | ===Grad Research Awards (Zoology)=== | ||
− | * | + | *Members 2019: Schwenk, D. Bolnick, A. Bush |
*Summary: Distribute summer awards | *Summary: Distribute summer awards | ||
*Effort: Several times, spring semester | *Effort: Several times, spring semester | ||
===Graduate Admissions and Awards Committee AKA GAAC!=== | ===Graduate Admissions and Awards Committee AKA GAAC!=== | ||
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): C. Elphick (Chair), M. Urban, B. Goffinet, Y. Yuan |
*Summary: Admit students, administer summer funding, award demis, assign TAships, advocate for grads; all things graduate student | *Summary: Admit students, administer summer funding, award demis, assign TAships, advocate for grads; all things graduate student | ||
*Effort: Variable; nearly weekly spring semester | *Effort: Variable; nearly weekly spring semester | ||
+ | Ends of terms | ||
+ | 2020: Jockusch; 2021: Goffinet; 2022: Urban; 2023: Elphick; 2024: Yuan 2025 | ||
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+ | ===Graduate Teaching Awards=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): E. Schultz (Chair), D. Les, M. Rubega | ||
+ | *Summary: Reviews nominations and applications for EEB Excellence in Student Teaching Award | ||
+ | *Effort: 5 hrs/year | ||
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+ | ===Greenhouse Committee=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): B. Goffinet, J. Seemann, Y. Yuan | ||
+ | *Summary: Oversee greenhouse | ||
+ | *Effort: variable | ||
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+ | ===Greenhouse Building Planning Committee=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): C. Jones, B. Goffinet, C. Schlichting, J. Seemann | ||
+ | *Summary: Oversee design of new greenhouses, meet with architects | ||
+ | *Effort: variable | ||
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+ | ===Introductory Biology Teaching Award=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): D. Wagner | ||
+ | *Summary: Solicitation and review nominations, write award letters, etc. | ||
+ | *Effort: 5+ hrs/year | ||
− | === Organization for Tropical Studies | + | === Organization for Tropical Studies Delegate=== |
− | * | + | *Delegate(s): E. Kuprewicz, C. Garcia-Robledo |
*Summary: pass on information from OTS to UCONN, assist students in applications | *Summary: pass on information from OTS to UCONN, assist students in applications | ||
− | *Effort: as needed | + | *Effort: as needed (at least one full-day meeting per year) |
===PTR (Promote, Tenure, and Reappointment)=== | ===PTR (Promote, Tenure, and Reappointment)=== | ||
− | * | + | *Members 2020-2021: M. Urban (chair), D. Bolnick, L. Lewis, C. Simon |
*Summary: Ensure that packets are complete and letters are secured for those coming up for tenure/promotion | *Summary: Ensure that packets are complete and letters are secured for those coming up for tenure/promotion | ||
*Effort): Several times per semester | *Effort): Several times per semester | ||
− | === | + | ===PTR - Non-Tenure Track=== |
− | *Member(s): Jockusch, | + | *Members 2019-20: C. Jones (chair), M. Finiguerra, S. Herrick, J. Cooley |
− | *Summary: | + | *Summary: Ensure that packets for non-tenure-track faculty are complete and letters are secured for those coming up for reappointment/promotion |
− | *Effort: | + | *Effort): Several times per semester |
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+ | ===Search Committee=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): R. Bagchi, D. Bolnick, E. Jockusch. S. Knutie, C. Schlichting | ||
+ | *Summary: Oversee equipment, training and billing for departmental molecular facilities | ||
+ | *Effort: variable | ||
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+ | ===Seminar Committee=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): Garcia-Robledo | ||
+ | *Summary: Invite speakers, organize weekly seminars | ||
+ | *Effort: Weekly | ||
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+ | ===Shared Molecular Facilities=== | ||
+ | *Member(s): E. Jockusch. B. Goffinet | ||
+ | *Summary: Oversee equipment, training and billing for departmental molecular facilities | ||
+ | *Effort: variable | ||
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+ | ===Space === | ||
+ | *Czar: E. Schultz | ||
+ | *Summary: track office and lab space assignments | ||
+ | *Effort: ongoing | ||
===Vertebrate Research Collections Committee === | ===Vertebrate Research Collections Committee === | ||
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=== Undergraduate Committee=== | === Undergraduate Committee=== | ||
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): C. Jones (chair), M. Davis, M. Finiguerra, J. Seemann |
*Summary: Enhance EEB undergrad experience | *Summary: Enhance EEB undergrad experience | ||
*Effort: 1-2 hours/week normally, more for special events | *Effort: 1-2 hours/week normally, more for special events | ||
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===EEB Rep for UConn Open Houses=== | ===EEB Rep for UConn Open Houses=== | ||
− | *Member(s): K. Schwenk | + | *Member(s): K. Schwenk, S. Herrick |
*Summary: Help to recruit undergraduates to UConn biology program; give two public presentations per Open House | *Summary: Help to recruit undergraduates to UConn biology program; give two public presentations per Open House | ||
*Effort: Two Sundays per academic year, plus prep work | *Effort: Two Sundays per academic year, plus prep work | ||
=== Website Advisory Committee=== | === Website Advisory Committee=== | ||
− | *Member(s): | + | *Member(s): J. Wegrzyn, M. Rubega, B. Goffinet |
*Summary: Advises the EEB webmaster on the most effective way to portray EEB via its web site | *Summary: Advises the EEB webmaster on the most effective way to portray EEB via its web site | ||
− | *Effort: meets several times per semester | + | *Effort: meets several times per semester; Rubega and Wegrzyn also contribute ~ 1 hour per week all year in social media posts/management |
=== Webmaster=== | === Webmaster=== | ||
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*Summary: Maintain web site content for primary EEB web site (http://eeb.uconn.edu/), and administer server hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu to maintain EEBedia (http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Main_Page) | *Summary: Maintain web site content for primary EEB web site (http://eeb.uconn.edu/), and administer server hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu to maintain EEBedia (http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Main_Page) | ||
*Effort: 1-2 hours/week normally, much more at beginning of semester | *Effort: 1-2 hours/week normally, much more at beginning of semester | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:07, 22 September 2020
EEB Committees
Please add your name (and your name only!) to any committees you are on, and add entries for committees that do not yet have an entry here (feel free to copy/paste information about a committee from the now-obsolete Committees (2015) page, but of course please correct any inaccuracies after pasting!).
Contents
- 1 Major Extramural Professional Service
- 2 University-level and College-level Committees
- 2.1 AAUP EEB Faculty Representative
- 2.2 CLAS Data Science Cirtificate/Masters
- 2.3 CLAS Committee on Curricula and Courses
- 2.4 CLAS C&C BS Subcommittee
- 2.5 CLAS Academic Advisory Board
- 2.6 CLAS Council on Diversity & Equity
- 2.7 CLAS Dean's PTR Advisory Council
- 2.8 CLAS Computational Biology PSM Committee
- 2.9 Computational Biology Core Advisory Committee
- 2.10 Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Executive Committee
- 2.11 delta Gen Ed Working Group
- 2.12 Environmental Policy Advisory Council
- 2.13 Environmental Science program oversight committee
- 2.14 Graduate School Faculty Council
- 2.15 Honors Advising
- 2.16 Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- 2.17 Kasowitz Colloquium committee
- 2.18 McNair Scholars Advisory Board
- 2.19 Rhodes/Marshall/Mitchell Fellowship Nomination Committee
- 2.20 SURF Review Committee
- 2.21 Teale Lecture Series organizing committee
- 2.22 UConn@COPx
- 2.23 UConn Forest Outreach Group
- 2.24 Udall fellowship selection committee
- 2.25 University parking citation appeals review committee
- 2.26 University Senate
- 2.27 University Senate Curricula and Courses Committee
- 2.28 University Senate Growth and Development Committee
- 2.29 University Senate Scholastic Standards Committee
- 2.30 University Senate Faculty Standards Committee
- 2.31 University Senate Representative to the Board of Trustees (Buildings, Grounds, Environment Subcommittee)
- 2.32 University Senate Diversity Committee
- 2.33 University Senate Enrollment Committee
- 2.34 University Senate Executive Committee
- 3 Department-level Committees
- 3.1 Advisory Committee to Head
- 3.2 All-Biology and EEB Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Committee
- 3.3 Biodiversity Research Collections Committee
- 3.4 BS/MS Steering Committee
- 3.5 CONN Herbarium
- 3.6 Courses and Curriculum Committee
- 3.7 Course Scheduling Committee
- 3.8 Departmental Climate Study Commitee
- 3.9 Fundraising Committee
- 3.10 Gant Building Planning Committee
- 3.11 Gant Lab design Committee
- 3.12 Gant Move
- 3.13 Grad Research Awards (Botany)
- 3.14 Grad Research Awards (Zoology)
- 3.15 Graduate Admissions and Awards Committee AKA GAAC!
- 3.16 Graduate Teaching Awards
- 3.17 Greenhouse Committee
- 3.18 Greenhouse Building Planning Committee
- 3.19 Introductory Biology Teaching Award
- 3.20 Organization for Tropical Studies Delegate
- 3.21 PTR (Promote, Tenure, and Reappointment)
- 3.22 PTR - Non-Tenure Track
- 3.23 Search Committee
- 3.24 Seminar Committee
- 3.25 Shared Molecular Facilities
- 3.26 Space
- 3.27 Vertebrate Research Collections Committee
- 3.28 Undergraduate Committee
- 3.29 Undergraduate Lab Safety Working Group
- 3.30 EEB Rep for UConn Open Houses
- 3.31 Website Advisory Committee
- 3.32 Webmaster
Major Extramural Professional Service
President of Professional Society
- B. Goffinet (International Association of Bryologists)
- L. Lewis (Northeast Algal Society)
- C. Jones (Botanical Society of America, President 2020-2021)
University-level and College-level Committees
Please alphabetize within sections!
AAUP EEB Faculty Representative
- Members(s):
- Summary: meet with AAUP representatives and AAUP department representatives to discuss relevant issues
- Effort: meets several times per semester
CLAS Data Science Cirtificate/Masters
- Members(s): R. Bagchi and J. Wegrzyn
- Summary:
CLAS Committee on Curricula and Courses
- Members(s): P. Lewis
- Summary: meet with representatives of all departments within CLAS to approve course proposals at the College level
- Effort: meets 2 hours twice per month in fall semesters and once per month in spring semesters
CLAS C&C BS Subcommittee
- Members(s):
- Summary:
- Effort:
CLAS Academic Advisory Board
- Members(s):
- Summary: assess and discuss potential educational and research opportunities in areas related to big data.
- Effort: Meets about twice a semsester.
CLAS Council on Diversity & Equity
- Members(s):
- Effort: Variable, depending on initiative involvment
CLAS Dean's PTR Advisory Council
- Members(s): M. Rubega
- Effort: Variable, depending on initiative involvment
CLAS Computational Biology PSM Committee
- Members(s): J. Wegrzyn
Computational Biology Core Advisory Committee
- Members(s): J. Wegrzyn, P. Lewis
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Executive Committee
- Member(s): D. Wagner (Co-Chair), N. Munro (Co-Chair)
- Summary: Oversight of Museum activities; serve as liaison between Museum Board and staff
- Effort: Meets several times/semester; strategic planning, staff goal setting, budget and space matters, set Board agendas, etc.
delta Gen Ed Working Group
- Member(s): E. Schultz (past chair, now member)
- Summary: Responsible for planning changes to University-wide curriculum
- Effort: Meets biweekly over academic year and irregularly during summer; 30 hours per year
Environmental Policy Advisory Council
- Member(s): C. Simon
- Summary: University-wide council advising on policies for greening the university
- Effort: Meets once or twice per semester
Environmental Science program oversight committee
- Member(s):
- Summary: Oversee Environmental Science program's curriculum, advise students
- Effort: Meet 1-2 times per semester; advise 15-20 students (including honor's students)
Graduate School Faculty Council
- Member(s): L. Lewis
- Summary: University-wide council setting policies for graduate students
- Effort: Meets monthly
Honors Advising
- Member(s): R. Bagchi, L. Lewis, C. Garcia-Robledo, E. Schultz, C. Simon,Y. Yuan
- Summary: Advise multiple honors students and represent EEB for Biology honors functions
- Effort: Meet with about 10 advisees each semester, 10 hours meeting time over academic year, serve as judge for honors awards/senior symposium, one every three years help with organization of honors symposium.
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- Member(s): Y. Yuan
- Summary: Review IBC registrations
- Effort: about 10 meetings per year
Kasowitz Colloquium committee
- Member(s):
- Summary: Design and (ultimately) oversee new colloquium series focused on environmental issue
- Effort: Multiple times per year
McNair Scholars Advisory Board
- Member(s): E. Jockusch
- Summary: Provide feedback to McNair program and interact with McNair students
- Effort: Multiple times per year
Rhodes/Marshall/Mitchell Fellowship Nomination Committee
- Member(s): E. Jockusch
- Summary: Choose and advise applicants for Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell Fellowships
- Effort: Multiple times per year
SURF Review Committee
- Member(s):
- Summary: Review Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) proposals and panel discussion
- Effort: Primary reviewer for ~10 proposals and general reviewer for ~30 additional proposals; one panel discussion
Teale Lecture Series organizing committee
- Member(s): C. Elphick
- Summary: Plan lecture series, host speakers
- Effort: Multiple times per year
UConn@COPx
- Member(s): M. Urban
- Summary: University-wide trip to UN climate change talks and outreach/projects on campus
- Effort: Multiple times per semester plus week-long trip to talks
UConn Forest Outreach Group
- Member(s): J. Wegrzyn
- Summary: University-wide
- Effort: Multiple times per semester
Udall fellowship selection committee
- Member(s): M. Urban
- Summary: Choose and advise University applications to Morris K. Udall fellowship
- Effort: Multiple times per year
University parking citation appeals review committee
- Member(s):
- Summary: Review parking citation appeals!
- Effort: variable (not yet in FY18!)
University Senate
- Member(s): E. Jockusch, E. Schultz, D. Wagner, M. Rubega
- Summary: conduct University business
- Effort: meet monthly, fifteen hours over academic year
University Senate Curricula and Courses Committee
- Member(s): E. Schultz (Chair)
- Summary: Review course proposals; review and propose University policies relevant to curriculum
- Effort: meet 1.5 hours/twice per month, 20 hours over academic year
University Senate Growth and Development Committee
- Member(s):
- Summary: Review actual and prospective changes of the University over time from the University Senate's perspective.
- Effort: meet 1.5 hours/per month
University Senate Scholastic Standards Committee
- Member(s): D. Wagner
- Summary: Review and propose University policies relevant to scholastic standards
- Effort: meet 1.5 hours/twice per month
University Senate Faculty Standards Committee
- Member(s): E. Jockusch
- Summary: Review and propose University policies relevant to the faculty
- Effort: meet 2 hours/month
University Senate Representative to the Board of Trustees (Buildings, Grounds, Environment Subcommittee)
- Member(s):
- Summary: attend Board of Trustees meetings and BoT Building/Grounds/Environment Subcommittee Meetings
- Effort: 1-2x per month
University Senate Diversity Committee
- Member(s): M. Rubega (Chair)
- Summary: review and propose University policies relevant to diversity and inclusion; attend Subcommittee Meetings
- Effort: meet 2 hours per month (Committee) + 2 hours per month (subcommittee)
University Senate Enrollment Committee
- Member(s): M. Davis, D. Wagner
- Summary: review and University enrollment stats and issues
- Effort: meet 2 hours per month
University Senate Executive Committee
- Member(s): E. Schultz (beginning Spring 2020)
- Summary: Organizes and coordinates the business of the Senate and its committees.
- Effort: Meets biweekly during semester, 64 hours meeting time over academic year
Department-level Committees
Please alphabetize within sections!
Advisory Committee to Head
- Member(s): J. Caira, C. Elphick, M. Finiguerra, E. Jockusch, C. Jones, C. Schlichting
- Summary: Advises head on departmental matters
- Effort: Meets several times a semester and conducts other business via email
All-Biology and EEB Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Committee
- Member(s): Eric Schultz (both all-biology and EEB 2017; EEB only 2018)
- Summary: Organize the EEB departmental and All-Biology (three departments) Annual Undergraduate Research Symposia
- Effort: Two intense weeks in the Spring semester; 10-20 h per year
Biodiversity Research Collections Committee
- Member(s): J. Caira, B. Goffinet (chair), C. Jones, E. Schultz
- Summary: assess activities and strategies for the collection; chair report annually to EEB head
- Effort: 1-2 h a semester; Schultz is also acting vertebrate collections manager, 40+ h a year
BS/MS Steering Committee
- Member(s): E. Schultz (Chair), C. Simon, C. Elphick, K. Schwenk, C. Garcia-Robledo
- Summary: Interview students for BS/MS degrees, advise on matters relating to BS/MS program
- Effort: Five hours per year for interviews, chair devotes 15 hours per year to program administration
CONN Herbarium
- Member(s): vacant (Director)
- Summary:
- Effort:Les
Courses and Curriculum Committee
- Member(s): P. Lewis (Chair), R. Bagchi, M. Finiguerra.
- Summary: Advise faculty in preparing course proposals; bring new course proposals to EEB faculty vote; transmit course proposals to CLAS CCC; submit proposals to the Senate and GEOC
- Effort: Meets several times/semester on as-needed basis; preparation of proposals.
Course Scheduling Committee
- Member(s): C. Jones, C. Elphick.
- Summary: Determine faculty course assignments and teaching schedules.
Departmental Climate Study Commitee
- Member(s): M. Rubega (chair), D. Bolnick, R. Colby (grad student), E. Barbeau (staff)
- Summary: effort initiated in 2019 to develop and administer a survey-based study of the working climate in EEB
- Effort: 2 hours weekly
Fundraising Committee
- Member(s): J. Caira, Urban, Schlichting
- Summary: Raise outside funds
- Effort: Multiple times per semester
Gant Building Planning Committee
- Member(s): E. Jockusch, B. Goffinet, C. Schlichting (Chair)
- Summary: Meet with architects, Department to plan new EEB space in Gant
- Effort: Variable; weekly at times
Gant Lab design Committee
- Member(s): K. Schwenk, S. Herrick, L. Lewis
- Summary: Meet with architects, Department to plan new EEB teaching space in Gant
- Effort: Variable; weekly at times
Gant Move
- Member(s): C. Schlichting, J. Seeman, N. Boston
- Summary: Meet with architects, Department to plan new EEB teaching space in Gant
- Effort: Variable; weekly at times
Grad Research Awards (Botany)
- Members in 2019: B. Goffinet, J. Seemann, Y. Yuan
- Summary: Review research proposals from EEB students and make award recommendations
- Effort: One or two virtual meetings late in spring semester to spend endowed funds on student research
Grad Research Awards (Zoology)
- Members 2019: Schwenk, D. Bolnick, A. Bush
- Summary: Distribute summer awards
- Effort: Several times, spring semester
Graduate Admissions and Awards Committee AKA GAAC!
- Member(s): C. Elphick (Chair), M. Urban, B. Goffinet, Y. Yuan
- Summary: Admit students, administer summer funding, award demis, assign TAships, advocate for grads; all things graduate student
- Effort: Variable; nearly weekly spring semester
Ends of terms 2020: Jockusch; 2021: Goffinet; 2022: Urban; 2023: Elphick; 2024: Yuan 2025
Graduate Teaching Awards
- Member(s): E. Schultz (Chair), D. Les, M. Rubega
- Summary: Reviews nominations and applications for EEB Excellence in Student Teaching Award
- Effort: 5 hrs/year
Greenhouse Committee
- Member(s): B. Goffinet, J. Seemann, Y. Yuan
- Summary: Oversee greenhouse
- Effort: variable
Greenhouse Building Planning Committee
- Member(s): C. Jones, B. Goffinet, C. Schlichting, J. Seemann
- Summary: Oversee design of new greenhouses, meet with architects
- Effort: variable
Introductory Biology Teaching Award
- Member(s): D. Wagner
- Summary: Solicitation and review nominations, write award letters, etc.
- Effort: 5+ hrs/year
Organization for Tropical Studies Delegate
- Delegate(s): E. Kuprewicz, C. Garcia-Robledo
- Summary: pass on information from OTS to UCONN, assist students in applications
- Effort: as needed (at least one full-day meeting per year)
PTR (Promote, Tenure, and Reappointment)
- Members 2020-2021: M. Urban (chair), D. Bolnick, L. Lewis, C. Simon
- Summary: Ensure that packets are complete and letters are secured for those coming up for tenure/promotion
- Effort): Several times per semester
PTR - Non-Tenure Track
- Members 2019-20: C. Jones (chair), M. Finiguerra, S. Herrick, J. Cooley
- Summary: Ensure that packets for non-tenure-track faculty are complete and letters are secured for those coming up for reappointment/promotion
- Effort): Several times per semester
Search Committee
- Member(s): R. Bagchi, D. Bolnick, E. Jockusch. S. Knutie, C. Schlichting
- Summary: Oversee equipment, training and billing for departmental molecular facilities
- Effort: variable
Seminar Committee
- Member(s): Garcia-Robledo
- Summary: Invite speakers, organize weekly seminars
- Effort: Weekly
- Member(s): E. Jockusch. B. Goffinet
- Summary: Oversee equipment, training and billing for departmental molecular facilities
- Effort: variable
Space
- Czar: E. Schultz
- Summary: track office and lab space assignments
- Effort: ongoing
Vertebrate Research Collections Committee
- Member(s): E. Jockusch, M. Willig, M. Rubega, E. Schultz (chair)
- Summary: Oversee vertebrate collections
- Effort: two hours per year
Undergraduate Committee
- Member(s): C. Jones (chair), M. Davis, M. Finiguerra, J. Seemann
- Summary: Enhance EEB undergrad experience
- Effort: 1-2 hours/week normally, more for special events
Undergraduate Lab Safety Working Group
- Member(s): S. Herrick
- Summary:
- Effort:
EEB Rep for UConn Open Houses
- Member(s): K. Schwenk, S. Herrick
- Summary: Help to recruit undergraduates to UConn biology program; give two public presentations per Open House
- Effort: Two Sundays per academic year, plus prep work
Website Advisory Committee
- Member(s): J. Wegrzyn, M. Rubega, B. Goffinet
- Summary: Advises the EEB webmaster on the most effective way to portray EEB via its web site
- Effort: meets several times per semester; Rubega and Wegrzyn also contribute ~ 1 hour per week all year in social media posts/management
Webmaster
- Member(s): P. Lewis
- Summary: Maintain web site content for primary EEB web site (http://eeb.uconn.edu/), and administer server hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu to maintain EEBedia (http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Main_Page)
- Effort: 1-2 hours/week normally, much more at beginning of semester