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− | *Member(s): L. Lewis, A. Bush (for GSCI) | + | *Member(s): L. Lewis, M. Urban, A. Bush (for GSCI) |
*Summary: University-wide council setting policies for graduate students | *Summary: University-wide council setting policies for graduate students | ||
*Effort: Meets monthly | *Effort: Meets monthly |
Revision as of 20:03, 12 September 2016
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!).
University-level and College-level Committees
University Senate
- Member(s): L. Lewis
- Summary:
- Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):
Graduate School Faculty Council
- Member(s): L. Lewis, M. Urban, A. Bush (for GSCI)
- Summary: University-wide council setting policies for graduate students
- Effort: Meets monthly
Environmetal 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
Honors Advising
- Member(s): L. Lewis, C. Simon, A. Bush
- Summary: Advise multiple honors students one or more times per semester
- Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):
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
Department-level Committees
Advisory Committee to Head
- Member(s): L. Lewis
- Summary:
- Effort (e.g., meets once/year, monthly, weekly):
PTR (Promote, Tenure, and Reappointment)
- Member(s): L. Lewis, C. Simon
- 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): Several times per semester
Courses and Curriculum Committee
- Member(s): Adams, P. Lewis
- 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.
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
BS/MS Steering Committee
- Member(s): E. Schultz, C. Simon
- Summary: Interview students for BS/MS degrees, advise on matters relating to BS/MS program
- Effort as needed
Organization for Tropical Studies Representative
- Member(s): D.Wagner, C. Simon
- Summary: pass on information from OTS to UCONN, assist students in applications
- Effort: as needed
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.