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=Major Extramural Professional Service=
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==== President of Professional Society ====
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* B. Goffinet (International Association of Bryologists)
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* L. Lewis (Northeast Algal Society)
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* 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>
 
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===AAUP EEB Faculty Representative===
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*Members(s):
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*Summary: meet with AAUP representatives and AAUP department representatives to discuss relevant issues
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*Effort: meets several times per semester
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===CLAS Data Science Cirtificate/Masters ===
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*Members(s): R. Bagchi and J. Wegrzyn
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*Summary:
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===CLAS Committee on Curricula and Courses===
 
===CLAS Committee on Curricula and Courses===
 
*Members(s): P. Lewis
 
*Members(s): P. Lewis
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*Effort: meets 2 hours twice per month in fall semesters and once per month in spring semesters
 
*Effort: meets 2 hours twice per month in fall semesters and once per month in spring semesters
  
===Environmental Literacy===
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===CLAS C&C BS Subcommittee===
*Member(s): Wagner, Urban, Willig, Schultz
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*Members(s):  
*Summary: Establish environmental literacy requirements on campus
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*Summary:  
*Effort: Multiple times per semester
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*Effort:
  
===Environmetal Policy Advisory Council===
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===CLAS Academic Advisory Board ===
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*Members(s):
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*Summary: assess and discuss potential educational and research opportunities in areas related to big data.
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*Effort: Meets about twice a semsester.
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===CLAS Council on Diversity & Equity ===
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*Members(s):
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*Effort: Variable, depending on initiative involvment
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===CLAS Dean's PTR Advisory Council ===
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*Members(s): M. Rubega
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*Effort: Variable, depending on initiative involvment
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===CLAS Computational Biology PSM Committee ===
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*Members(s): J. Wegrzyn
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===Computational Biology Core Advisory Committee ===
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*Members(s): J. Wegrzyn, P. Lewis
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===Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Executive Committee ===
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*Member(s): D. Wagner (Co-Chair), N. Munro (Co-Chair)
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*Summary: Oversight of Museum activities; serve as liaison between Museum Board and staff
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*Effort: Meets several times/semester; strategic planning, staff goal setting, budget and space matters, set Board agendas, etc.
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===delta Gen Ed Working Group===
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*Member(s): E. Schultz (past chair, now member)
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*Summary: Responsible for planning changes to University-wide curriculum
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*Effort: Meets biweekly over academic year and irregularly during summer; 30 hours per year
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===Environmental Policy Advisory Council===
 
*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): C. Elphick
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*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)
  
 
===Graduate School Faculty Council===
 
===Graduate School Faculty Council===
*Member(s): L. Lewis, M. Urban, A. Bush (for GSCI)
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*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): L. Lewis, C. Simon, A. Bush, M. Urban, M. Tingley, E. Jockusch
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*Member(s): R. Bagchi, L. Lewis, C. Garcia-Robledo, E. Schultz, C. Simon,Y. Yuan
*Summary: Advise multiple honors students  
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*Summary: Advise multiple honors students and represent EEB for Biology honors functions
*Effort:one or more times per semester
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*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.
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===Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)===
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*Member(s): Y. Yuan
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*Summary: Review IBC registrations
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*Effort: about 10 meetings per year
  
 
===Kasowitz Colloquium committee===
 
===Kasowitz Colloquium committee===
*Member(s): C. Elphick
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*Member(s):  
 
*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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*Summary: Choose and advise applicants for Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell Fellowships
 
*Summary: Choose and advise applicants for Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell Fellowships
 
*Effort: Multiple times per year
 
*Effort: Multiple times per year
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===SURF Review Committee===
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*Member(s):
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*Summary: Review Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) proposals and panel discussion
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*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===
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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===
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*Member(s): J. Wegrzyn
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*Summary: University-wide
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*Effort: Multiple times per semester
  
 
===Udall fellowship selection committee===
 
===Udall fellowship selection committee===
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*Summary: Choose and advise University applications to Morris K. Udall fellowship  
 
*Summary: Choose and advise University applications to Morris K. Udall fellowship  
 
*Effort: Multiple times per year
 
*Effort: Multiple times per year
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===University parking citation appeals review committee===
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*Member(s):
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*Summary: Review parking citation appeals!
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*Effort: variable (not yet in FY18!)
  
 
===University Senate===
 
===University Senate===
*Member(s): L. Lewis, E. Jockusch
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*Member(s): E. Jockusch, E. Schultz, D. Wagner, M. Rubega
 
*Summary: conduct University business
 
*Summary: conduct University business
*Effort: meet monthly
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*Effort: meet monthly, fifteen hours over academic year
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===University Senate Curricula and Courses Committee===
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*Member(s): E. Schultz (Chair)
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*Summary: Review course proposals; review and propose University policies relevant to curriculum
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*Effort: meet 1.5 hours/twice per month, 20 hours over academic year
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===University Senate Growth and Development Committee===
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*Member(s):
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*Summary: Review actual and prospective changes of the University over time from the University Senate's perspective.
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*Effort: meet 1.5 hours/per month
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===University Senate Scholastic Standards Committee===
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*Member(s): D. Wagner
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*Summary: Review and propose University policies relevant to scholastic standards
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*Effort: meet 1.5 hours/twice per month
  
 
===University Senate Faculty Standards Committee===
 
===University Senate Faculty Standards Committee===
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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)===
*Member(s): E. Jockusch
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*Member(s):
 
*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
  
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===University Senate Diversity Committee===
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*Member(s): M. Rubega (Chair)
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*Summary: review and propose University policies relevant to diversity and inclusion; attend Subcommittee Meetings
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*Effort: meet 2 hours per month (Committee) + 2 hours per month (subcommittee)
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===University Senate Enrollment Committee===
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*Member(s): M. Davis, D. Wagner
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*Summary: review and University enrollment stats and issues
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*Effort: meet 2 hours per month
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===University Senate Executive Committee===
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*Member(s): E. Schultz (beginning Spring 2020)
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*Summary: Organizes and coordinates the business of the Senate and its committees.
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*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): L. Lewis, C. Elphick, E. Jockusch
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*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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===All-Biology and EEB Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Committee===
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*Member(s): Eric Schultz (both all-biology and EEB 2017; EEB only 2018)
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*Summary: Organize the EEB departmental and All-Biology (three departments) Annual Undergraduate Research Symposia
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*Effort: Two intense weeks in the Spring semester; 10-20 h per year
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===Biodiversity Research Collections Committee===
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*Member(s): J. Caira, B. Goffinet (chair), C. Jones, E. Schultz
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*Summary: assess activities and strategies for the collection; chair report annually to EEB head
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*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, C. Simon, C. Elphick
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*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 as needed
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*Effort: Five hours per year for interviews, chair devotes 15 hours per year to program administration
  
=== Center for Conservation and Biodiversity===
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===CONN Herbarium===
*Member(s): Tingley, Elphick
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*Member(s): vacant (Director)
*Summary: Advisory board; CCB awards
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*Summary:  
* Effort: as needed
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* Effort:Les
  
 
===Courses and Curriculum Committee===
 
===Courses and Curriculum Committee===
*Member(s): Adams, P. Lewis
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*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.
  
===EEB Fundraising Committee===
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===Course Scheduling Committee===
*Member(s): Caira, Urban, Schlichting
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*Member(s): C. Jones, C. Elphick.
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*Summary: Determine faculty course assignments and teaching schedules.
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===Departmental Climate Study Commitee ===
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*Member(s): M. Rubega (chair), D. Bolnick, R. Colby (grad student), E. Barbeau (staff)
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*Summary: effort initiated in 2019 to develop and administer a survey-based study of the working climate in EEB
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*Effort: 2 hours weekly
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===Fundraising Committee===
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*Member(s): J. Caira, Urban, Schlichting
 
*Summary: Raise outside funds
 
*Summary: Raise outside funds
 
*Effort: Multiple times per semester
 
*Effort: Multiple times per semester
 
===EEB Graduate Student Handbook===
 
*Member(s): E. Jockusch, C. Elphick
 
*Summary: Update graduate student handbook
 
*Effort: Update fully once/year
 
 
===EEB Shared Molecular Facilities===
 
*Member(s): E. Jockusch
 
*Summary: Oversee equipment, training for departmental molecular facilities
 
*Effort: variable
 
 
===EEB Seminar Committee===
 
*Member(s): Tingley
 
*Summary: Invite speakers, organize weekly seminars
 
*Effort: Weekly
 
  
 
===Gant Building Planning Committee===
 
===Gant Building Planning Committee===
*Member(s): E. Jockusch
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*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
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*Effort: Variable; weekly at times
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===Gant Lab design Committee===
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*Member(s): K. Schwenk, S. Herrick, L. Lewis
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*Summary: Meet with architects, Department to plan new EEB teaching space in Gant
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*Effort: Variable; weekly at times
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===Gant Move===
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*Member(s): C. Schlichting, J. Seeman, N. Boston
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*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)===
*Member(s):  
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*Members in 2019: B. Goffinet, J. Seemann, Y. Yuan
*Summary: Distribute summer awards
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*Summary: Review research proposals from EEB students and make award recommendations
*Effort: Several times, spring semester
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*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)===
*Member(s): Tingley
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*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): Wagner, Jockusch, Urban, Goffinet, Elphick
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*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; weekly during crunch times
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*Effort: Variable; nearly weekly spring semester
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Ends of terms
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2020: Jockusch; 2021: Goffinet; 2022: Urban; 2023: Elphick; 2024: Yuan 2025
  
=== Organization for Tropical Studies Representative===
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===Graduate Teaching Awards===
*Member(s): D.Wagner, C. Simon
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*Member(s): E. Schultz (Chair), D. Les, M. Rubega
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*Summary: Reviews nominations and applications for EEB Excellence in Student Teaching Award
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*Effort: 5 hrs/year
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===Greenhouse Committee===
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*Member(s): B. Goffinet, J. Seemann, Y. Yuan
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*Summary: Oversee greenhouse
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*Effort: variable
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===Greenhouse Building Planning Committee===
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*Member(s): C. Jones, B. Goffinet, C. Schlichting, J. Seemann
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*Summary: Oversee design of new greenhouses, meet with architects
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*Effort: variable
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===Introductory Biology Teaching Award===
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*Member(s): D. Wagner
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*Summary: Solicitation and review nominations, write award letters, etc.
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*Effort: 5+ hrs/year
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=== Organization for Tropical Studies Delegate===
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*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
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*Effort: as needed (at least one full-day meeting per year)
  
 
===PTR (Promote, Tenure, and Reappointment)===
 
===PTR (Promote, Tenure, and Reappointment)===
*Member(s): L. Lewis, C. Simon, M. Urban
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*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
  
===Search Committee (2016-2017) ===
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===PTR - Non-Tenure Track===
*Member(s): Jockusch, Urban, Elphick, Willig, Bagchi
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*Members 2019-20: C. Jones (chair), M. Finiguerra, S. Herrick, J. Cooley
*Summary: Run job search
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*Summary: Ensure that packets for non-tenure-track faculty are complete and letters are secured for those coming up for reappointment/promotion
*Effort: Meets often
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*Effort): Several times per semester
  
===Vertebrate Collections Committee ===
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===Search Committee===
*Member(s): E. Jockusch
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*Member(s): R. Bagchi, D. Bolnick, E. Jockusch. S. Knutie, C. Schlichting
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*Summary: Oversee equipment, training and billing for departmental molecular facilities
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*Effort: variable
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===Seminar Committee===
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*Member(s): Garcia-Robledo
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*Summary: Invite speakers, organize weekly seminars
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*Effort: Weekly
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===Shared Molecular Facilities===
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*Member(s): E. Jockusch. B. Goffinet
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*Summary: Oversee equipment, training and billing for departmental molecular facilities
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*Effort: variable
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===Space ===
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*Czar: E. Schultz
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*Summary: track office and lab space assignments
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*Effort: ongoing
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===Vertebrate Research Collections Committee ===
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*Member(s): E. Jockusch, M. Willig, M. Rubega, E. Schultz (chair)
 
*Summary: Oversee vertebrate collections
 
*Summary: Oversee vertebrate collections
*Effort: Meets monthly at most
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*Effort: two hours per year
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=== Undergraduate Committee===
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*Member(s): C. Jones (chair), M. Davis, M. Finiguerra, J. Seemann
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*Summary: Enhance EEB undergrad experience
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*Effort: 1-2 hours/week normally, more for special events
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=== Undergraduate Lab Safety Working Group===
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*Member(s): S. Herrick
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*Summary:
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*Effort:
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===EEB Rep for UConn Open Houses===
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*Member(s): K. Schwenk, S. Herrick
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*Summary: Help to recruit undergraduates to UConn biology program; give two public presentations per Open House
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*Effort: Two Sundays per academic year, plus prep work
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=== Website Advisory Committee===
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*Member(s): J. Wegrzyn, M. Rubega, B. Goffinet
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*Summary: Advises the EEB webmaster on the most effective way to portray EEB via its web site
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*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
 
=== Geoscience Committees ===
 
*Member(s): A. Bush
 
*I'm just going to list all this in one place since it doesn't affect the rest of EEB but counts towards my service
 
*Graduate Committee Chair: organize graduate admissions, revise graduate student policies, various other issues. Effort: a lot.
 
*Undergraduate Curriculum Committee member: revise undergraduate course requirements and policies. Effort: approx. monthly
 
*Awards Committee member: coordinate Center awards; nominate faculty for awards. Effort: as needed
 
*Space Committee member: assist in planning space usage. Effort: as needed.
 

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EEB Committees
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Contents

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

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