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−	'''Committees by Category (2013-2014)'''<br/>	+	'''EEB Committees'''<br/>
−	By December 17, please fill in your membership, a one sentence summary of the purpose of the committee, and an estimate of the workload or effort.	+	Please add your name (<span style="color:red">and your name only!</span>) 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!).
−	Please work in your committee to prepare a formal document of your committee's procedures, and send these to Kathy Tebo by Feb. 1, 2014.	+
		+	<p>&nbsp;</p>
−	=University and College=	+	=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)
−	===Academic Computing Committee (Provost’s)===	+	=University-level and College-level Committees=
−	*Members: Henry	+	<font color="#FF3300">Please alphabetize within sections!</font>
−	*Summary: No longer in existence; Harry Frank used to run it, but it was discontinued at least 3 years ago.	+	===AAUP EEB Faculty Representative===
−	*Effort: N/A (it used to meet bimonthly)	+	*Members(s):
−	*Procedures: N/A	+	*Summary: meet with AAUP representatives and AAUP department representatives to discuss relevant issues
		+	*Effort: meets several times per semester
−		+	===CLAS Data Science Cirtificate/Masters ===
−	===Academic Misconduct Hearing Officer===	+	*Members(s): R. Bagchi and J. Wegrzyn
−	*Member(s): Colwell	+
	*Summary:		*Summary:
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.
		+	===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
−	===Academic Planning Committee (CLAS) ===	+	===CLAS C&C BS Subcommittee===
−	*Member(s): Bush	+	*Members(s):
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary:
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort:
−	*Procedures: Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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.
−	===Admissions Liaison (undergrads)===	+	===CLAS Council on Diversity & Equity ===
−	*Member(s): Upson	+	*Members(s):
−	*Summary:	+	*Effort: Variable, depending on initiative involvment
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures: Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===CLAS Dean's PTR Advisory Council ===
		+	*Members(s): M. Rubega
		+	*Effort: Variable, depending on initiative involvment
−	===Animal Care and Handling===	+	===CLAS Computational Biology PSM Committee ===
−	*Member(s): Rubega	+	*Members(s): J. Wegrzyn
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===Computational Biology Core Advisory Committee ===
		+	*Members(s): J. Wegrzyn, P. Lewis
−	===Arboretum Committee===	+	===Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Executive Committee ===
−	*Member(s): Anderson (co-organizer), Morse, Henry	+	*Member(s): D. Wagner (Co-Chair), N. Munro (Co-Chair)
−	*Summary: Considers and responds to University initiatives that potentially impact campus plantings. This is an advisory body.	+	*Summary: Oversight of Museum activities; serve as liaison between Museum Board and staff
−	*Effort: Meets several times per year, as necessary; convened by co-organizers.	+	*Effort: Meets several times/semester; strategic planning, staff goal setting, budget and space matters, set Board agendas, etc.
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−	===Bioinformatics Facility (Biotechnology/Bioservices Center) ===	+	===delta Gen Ed Working Group===
−	*Member(s): P. Lewis (co-facility head)	+	*Member(s): E. Schultz (past chair, now member)
−	*Summary: oversee facility and its operations, enhance research and educational missions of facility	+	*Summary: Responsible for planning changes to University-wide curriculum
−	*Effort: Biweekly meetings with Co-facility-head Peter Gogarten, System Administrator Jeff Lary, and Bioinformatics Scientist Jill Wegrzyn	+	*Effort: Meets biweekly over academic year and irregularly during summer; 30 hours per year
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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
−	===Biotechnology Center Faculty Advisory Board===	+	===Environmental Science program oversight committee===
−	*Member(s): Les, Rubega, Simon	+	*Member(s):
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Oversee Environmental Science program's curriculum, advise students
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: Meet 1-2 times per semester; advise 15-20 students (including honor's students)
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Building Committee, Torrey Replacement===	+
−	*Member(s): Caira, Goffinet,  Jockusch	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Climate Impact, Mitigation, Adaptation (CIMA) Organizing Committee===	+
−	*Member(s): Anderson, Likens, Urban	+
−	*Summary: organize events associated with an annual ‘environment month’ (=April) set of activities, speakers, panels, campus events	+
−	*Effort : at least once a month during academic year, often more regularly	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
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−		+
−	===CT Junior Science and Humanities Symposium===	+
−	*Member(s): Upson	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
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−		+
−	===CT State Museum of Natural History, Board of Directors===	+
−	*Member(s): Wagner	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Courses and Curriculum (CLAS)===	+
−	*Member(s): Adams	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Graduate School Executive Committee===	+
−	*Member(s): Schultz	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
	===Graduate School Faculty Council===		===Graduate School Faculty Council===
−	*Member(s): L. Lewis, Urban (alternate Schwenk)	+	*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
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−	===Latin American Studies Coord. Comm.===	+	===Honors Advising===
−	*Member(s): Chazdon	+	*Member(s): R. Bagchi, L. Lewis, C. Garcia-Robledo, E. Schultz, C. Simon,Y. Yuan
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Advise multiple honors students and represent EEB for Biology honors functions
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*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.
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)===
		+	*Member(s): Y. Yuan
		+	*Summary: Review IBC registrations
		+	*Effort: about 10 meetings per year
−	===Library Committee===	+	===Kasowitz Colloquium committee===
−	*Member(s): Colwell	+	*Member(s):
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Design and (ultimately) oversee new colloquium series focused on environmental issue
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: Multiple times per year
−	*Procedures: Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===McNair Scholars Advisory Board===
		+	*Member(s): E. Jockusch
		+	*Summary: Provide feedback to McNair program and interact with McNair students
		+	*Effort: Multiple times per year
−	===Library Liaison===	+	===Rhodes/Marshall/Mitchell Fellowship Nomination Committee===
−	*Member(s): Wells	+	*Member(s): E. Jockusch
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Choose and advise applicants for Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell Fellowships
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: Multiple times per year
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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
−	===McNair Advisory Board===	+	===Teale Lecture Series organizing committee===
−	*Member(s): Chazdon, Jockusch	+	*Member(s): C. Elphick
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Plan lecture series, host speakers
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: Multiple times per year
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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
−	===National Scholarships Nomination Committees===	+	===UConn Forest Outreach Group===
−	*Member(s): Jockusch, Schultz	+	*Member(s): J. Wegrzyn
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: University-wide
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: Multiple times per semester
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===Udall fellowship selection committee===
		+	*Member(s): M. Urban
		+	*Summary: Choose and advise University applications to Morris K. Udall fellowship
		+	*Effort: Multiple times per year
−	===Ornithologist, State===	+	===University parking citation appeals review committee===
−	*Member(s): Rubega	+	*Member(s):
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Review parking citation appeals!
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: variable (not yet in FY18!)
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===University Senate===
		+	*Member(s): E. Jockusch, E. Schultz, D. Wagner, M. Rubega
		+	*Summary: conduct University business
		+	*Effort: meet monthly, fifteen hours over academic year
−	===OTS Board of Directors===	+	===University Senate Curricula and Courses Committee===
−	*Member(s): Colwell, Wagner	+	*Member(s): E. Schultz (Chair)
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Review course proposals; review and propose University policies relevant to curriculum
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: meet 1.5 hours/twice per month, 20 hours over academic year
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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
−	===Research Council===	+	===University Senate Scholastic Standards Committee===
−	*Member(s): Caira	+	*Member(s): D. Wagner
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Review and propose University policies relevant to scholastic standards
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: meet 1.5 hours/twice per month
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===University Senate Faculty Standards Committee===
		+	*Member(s): E. Jockusch
		+	*Summary: Review and propose University policies relevant to the faculty
		+	*Effort: meet 2 hours/month
−	===Research Foundation Life Science Area Comm.===	+	===University Senate Representative to the Board of Trustees (Buildings, Grounds, Environment Subcommittee)===
−	*Member(s): Simon	+	*Member(s):
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: attend Board of Trustees meetings and BoT Building/Grounds/Environment Subcommittee Meetings
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: 1-2x per month
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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)
−	===Safety Committee Representative===	+	===University Senate Enrollment Committee===
−	*Member(s): L. Lewis	+	*Member(s): M. Davis, D. Wagner
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: review and University enrollment stats and issues
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: meet 2 hours per month
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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
−	===Senate (University) ===	+	<p>&nbsp;</p>
−	*Member(s): Caira, Chazdon, Jockusch, Schultz	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+	=Department-level Committees=
−	===Senate Curriculum Committee===	+	<font color="#FF3300">Please alphabetize within sections!</font>
−	*Member(s): Schultz (chair)	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Senate Scholastic Standards Committee===	+
−	*Member(s): Chazdon	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Senate University Budget Committee===	+
−	*Member(s): Caira, Jockusch	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
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−		+
−	===Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Review Committee ===	+
−	*Member(s): Caira, L. Lewis, Schlichting	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−	===Teale Organizing Committee ===	+
−	*Member(s): Anderson, Holsinger	+
−	*Summary: planning, organizing, inviting, hosting, linking with donors, linking with other supporting units across the university	+
−	*Effort: 1-2 times/ yr formally, but work ~every week throughout the academic year	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
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−		+
−	===University-level Search Committee ===	+
−	*Member(s): Anderson	+
−	*Summary:  Search for University Master Planner, Head of Landscape Design in Architecture and Engineering Services	+
−	*Effort: irregular, as needed	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
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−		+
−	=Departmental=	+
	===Advisory Committee to Head===		===Advisory Committee to Head===
−	*Member(s): Caira, Goffinet, Jockusch, Jones, Schultz, Willig	+	*Member(s): J. Caira, C. Elphick, M. Finiguerra, E. Jockusch, C. Jones, C. Schlichting
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Advises head on departmental matters
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: Meets several times a semester and conducts other business via email
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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
−	===Awards, Graduate Research Grants ===	+	===Biodiversity Research Collections Committee===
−	*Member(s): Henry, Caira, Bush (invertebrates); others?	+	*Member(s): J. Caira, B. Goffinet (chair), C. Jones, E. Schultz
−	*Summary: Solicits graduate student applications for funding from several EEB funding sources; recommends whether to fund and dollar amounts to award to these research proposals.	+	*Summary: assess activities and strategies for the collection; chair report annually to EEB head
−	*Effort: Yearly competition.  Committee work is done primarily through e-mail.  Estimated 20 hours per year per member.	+	*Effort: 1-2 h a semester; Schultz is also acting vertebrate collections manager, 40+ h a year
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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
−	===Awards, Outstanding Grad TA in EEB===	+	===CONN Herbarium===
−	*Member(s): Henry, L. Lewis, Schultz (chair)	+	*Member(s): vacant (Director)
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary:
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	* Effort:Les
−	*Procedures: Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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.
−	===Awards, Undergraduate===	+	===Course Scheduling Committee===
−	*Member(s): Caira, Taigen, Jockusch, Simon, Bush	+	*Member(s): C. Jones, C. Elphick.
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Determine faculty course assignments and teaching schedules.
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−	===BS/MS Committee (EEB)===	+	===Departmental Climate Study Commitee ===
−	*Member(s): Colwell, Elphick (chair), Jockusch, Rubega, Schultz, Silander	+	*Member(s): M. Rubega (chair), D. Bolnick, R. Colby (grad student), E. Barbeau (staff)
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: effort initiated in 2019 to develop and administer a survey-based study of the working climate in EEB
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: 2 hours weekly
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===Fundraising Committee===
		+	*Member(s): J. Caira, Urban, Schlichting
		+	*Summary: Raise outside funds
		+	*Effort: Multiple times per semester
−	===Center for Conservation and Biodiversity===	+	===Gant Building Planning Committee===
−	*Member(s):Chazdon, Elphick, Holsinger, O'Donnell, Rubega, Silander, Wagner, Schlichting (ex officio), P. Anderson (staff)	+	*Member(s): E. Jockusch, B. Goffinet, C. Schlichting (Chair)
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Meet with architects, Department to plan new EEB space in Gant
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: Variable; weekly at times
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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
−	===Chemical Hygiene and Safety Officer===	+	===Gant Move===
−	*Member(s): L. Lewis	+	*Member(s): C. Schlichting, J. Seeman, N. Boston
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Meet with architects, Department to plan new EEB teaching space in Gant
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: Variable; weekly at times
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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
−	===Collections Committee===	+	===Grad Research Awards (Zoology)===
−	*Member(s): Caira, Coe, Goffinet (director), Holsinger, Jockusch, Jones, Les, Rubega, Schultz, Wagner, Willig	+	*Members 2019: Schwenk, D. Bolnick, A. Bush
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Distribute summer awards
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: Several times, spring semester
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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
−	===Computer Committee===	+	===Graduate Teaching Awards===
−	*Member(s): Henry (chair), Holsinger, P. Lewis	+	*Member(s): E. Schultz (Chair), D. Les, M. Rubega
−	*Summary: Considers computer issues associated with the McCarthy EEB Computer Room in TLS, as well as...	+	*Summary: Reviews nominations and applications for EEB Excellence in Student Teaching Award
−	*Effort: Meets as necessary, usually only a few times per year	+	*Effort: 5 hrs/year
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===Greenhouse Committee===
		+	*Member(s): B. Goffinet, J. Seemann, Y. Yuan
		+	*Summary: Oversee greenhouse
		+	*Effort: variable
−	===Courses and Curriculum Committee - EEB===	+	===Greenhouse Building Planning Committee===
−	*Member(s): Adams, P. Lewis, Henry	+	*Member(s): C. Jones, B. Goffinet, C. Schlichting, J. Seemann
−	*Summary: advise faculty in preparing course proposals, bring new course proposals to EEB faculty vote, transmit course proposals to CLAS CCC	+	*Summary: Oversee design of new greenhouses, meet with architects
−	*Effort: meets several times/semester on as-needed basis	+	*Effort: variable
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===Introductory Biology Teaching Award===
		+	*Member(s): D. Wagner
		+	*Summary: Solicitation and review nominations, write award letters, etc.
		+	*Effort: 5+ hrs/year
−	===Courses and Curriculum - 1000s (interdept.)===	+	=== Organization for Tropical Studies Delegate===
−	*Member(s): Jones (chair), Fry, Herrick	+	*Delegate(s): E. Kuprewicz, C. Garcia-Robledo
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: pass on information from OTS to UCONN, assist students in applications
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly): Bi-annual scheduled meetings, scattered e-mail discussions throughout the year.	+	*Effort: as needed (at least one full-day meeting per year)
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−	===Curriculum Review Committee, Undergraduate===	+	===PTR (Promote, Tenure, and Reappointment)===
−	*Member(s): Adams, Diggle, L. Lewis, Schultz	+	*Members 2020-2021: M. Urban (chair), D. Bolnick, L. Lewis, C. Simon
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Ensure that packets are complete and letters are secured for those coming up for tenure/promotion
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort): Several times per semester
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===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
−	===Curriculum Review Committee, Graduate===	+	===Search Committee===
−	*Member(s): Elphick, Jockusch, Yuan	+	*Member(s): R. Bagchi, D. Bolnick, E. Jockusch. S. Knutie, C. Schlichting
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Oversee equipment, training and billing for departmental molecular facilities
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: variable
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===Seminar Committee===
		+	*Member(s): Garcia-Robledo
		+	*Summary: Invite speakers, organize weekly seminars
		+	*Effort: Weekly
−	===Faculty Mentors===	+	===Shared Molecular Facilities===
−	*Member(s): Bush, Urban, Jockusch	+	*Member(s): E. Jockusch. B. Goffinet
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Oversee equipment, training and billing for departmental molecular facilities
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: variable
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	===Space ===
		+	*Czar: E. Schultz
		+	*Summary: track office and lab space assignments
		+	*Effort: ongoing
−	===Faculty Search Committee (Plant Ecology position) ===	+	===Vertebrate Research Collections Committee ===
−	*Member(s): Adams, Elphick, Jones, L. Lewis, Schultz (chair), Urban	+	*Member(s): E. Jockusch, M. Willig, M. Rubega, E. Schultz (chair)
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary: Oversee vertebrate collections
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort: two hours per year
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	=== 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
−	===Faculty Search Committee (Director of Center for Integrative Geosciences) ===	+	=== Undergraduate Lab Safety Working Group===
−	*Member(s): Bush	+	*Member(s): S. Herrick
−	*Summary:	+	*Summary:
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+	*Effort:
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Fall/Spring Open House===	+
−	*Member(s): Upson, Schwenk	+
−	*Summary:  Attend fall and spring open houses to represent EEB and its programs to interested high school students and their parents	+
−	*Effort: Open house is twice per year and lasts 3-4 hours each time	+
−	*Procedures:  Show up, answer questions, have informational handouts/pamphlets available, provide advice about appropriate majors, promote EEB	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Graduate Admissions/Awards Committee===	+
−	*Member(s): Goffinet, Jockusch, Urban, Wagner (Chair), Tebo (Staff)	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Graduate Admissions/Awards Committee (Geosciences)===	+
−	*Member(s): Bush (Chair)	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Greenhouse Committee ===	+
−	*Member(s): Jones (Chair), Les, Morse (Staff) Schlichting	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Honors Advising===	+
−	*Member(s): Bush, Holsinger, Jockusch, Simon	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===PTR in EEB (2013-14) ===	+
−	*Member(s): Adams, Jockusch, L. Lewis, Schultz, Willig (Chair)	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Radiation Safety===	+
−	*Member(s): Les	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Seminar Organizer===	+
−	*Member(s): Urban, Yuan	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Space Advisor===	+
−	*Member(s): Schultz	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Teaching Awards - 1000s===	+
−	*Member(s): Wagner (chair), with Giardina	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−	===Teaching Awards - upper division===	+
−	*Member(s): Schultz	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−		+
−	===Undergraduate Studies, Director of===	+
−	*Member(s): Jones	+
−	*Summary:	+
−	*Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):	+
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
−		+
−	=== EEB Web Content Committee ===	+	===EEB Rep for UConn Open Houses===
−	*Member(s): P. Lewis, Tebo (staff), Upson (staff)	+	*Member(s): K. Schwenk, S. Herrick
−	*Summary: keep the (MySQL) database of people, courses and events (seminars) displayed on the EEB web site up-to-date	+	*Summary: Help to recruit undergraduates to UConn biology program; give two public presentations per Open House
−	*Effort: as needed	+	*Effort: Two Sundays per academic year, plus prep work
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.	+
		+	=== 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
−	=== EEB Webmaster===	+	=== Webmaster===
	*Member(s): P. Lewis		*Member(s): P. Lewis
−	*Summary: maintain web site software and administer operating system on server (www.eeb.uconn.edu)	+	*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
−	*Procedures:  Please draft your procedures, to be distributed at a future date.

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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!).

 

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

Shared Molecular Facilities

• 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