STANDING COMMITTEES
Revised January 5, 2007
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FACULTY REAPPOINTMENT, TENURE AND PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE
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| Reviews faculty credentials/greensheets; makes recommendations to the Chair on faculty reappointment, tenure and promotions |
John Burke (appointed), Chair
Sylvie Doublié (elected)
Greg Gilmartin (appointed)
Douglas Johnson (elected)
David Pederson(elected)
Gary Ward (appointed)
Susan Wallace, ex officio |
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT CLUSTER (M, MG, BioSci)
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| Undergraduate Program Director - Douglas Johnson, Co-Director - Brenda Tessmann |
Subcommittee on Undergraduate Affairs |
| Advises majors; coordinates honors projects, registration, parent visits, open houses, etc. |
| Doug Johnson, Chair
Brenda Tessmann, Co-Chair
Gregory Gilmartin
Joyce Heckman
Mariana Matrajt
Stephanie Phelps
Cedric Wesley
(undergraduate student)
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| Subcommittee on Undergraduate Curriculum |
| Annual or Biannual review of course offerings (including syllabus and teaching evaluations, appropriateness to undergraduate curriculum), addition and deletion of courses, course scheduling and coordination with other departments. |
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Brenda Tessmann, Chair
Gregory Gilmartin
Douglas Johnson
Stephanie Phelps
(undergraduate student)
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| BIOCHEMISTRY PROGRAM
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| Biochemistry Program Co-Director CALS - John Burke |
MMG Biochemistry Committee |
| Advising, etc. |
| John Burke, Chair
Erik Bateman
Sylvie Doublié
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| GRADUATE STUDENT CLUSTER
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| Graduate Program Director- David Pederson |
Subcommittee on Policy |
| Set guidelines, requirements, fellowships, student progress. |
| David Pederson, Chair
John Burke
Sylvie Doublié
Susan Wallace
Gary Ward
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Subcommittee on Recruitment and Admissions |
| Response to inquiries, review of applications, interviews. Pederson's guide, departmental brochure, department poster, university graduate catalogue, UVM undergraduate science symposium, off-campus program, undergraduate summer research program. |
Sylvie Doublié, Admissions Chairperson
Gary Ward, Recruitment Chairperson
Jeff Bond
Mariana Matrajt
David Pederson
(graduate students) |
Subcommittee on Student Affairs and Education |
| Orientation, initial advising, rotations, teaching assignments. Cumulative exam, 300-level courses, seminar speakers, readings and research, critical reading |
John Burke, Co-Chair
David Pederson, Co-Chair
Brenda Tessmann, Co-Chair |
MEDICAL STUDENT CLUSTER
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John Burke, Medical Student Research Contact
Keith Mintz
Markus Thali
Susan Wallace
Gary Ward
(new hires)
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EQUIPMENT COMMITTEE
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| Monitor care and use of shared equipment, develop priorities for new department equipment |
Erik Bateman, Chair
David Pederson
Brenda Tessmann |
COMPUTER COMMITTEE
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| Keep abreast of scientific software, develop priorities for departmental computer needs, computer advisory group for faculty/staff/students, student computer language requirement, integration of computer technology into teaching Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. |
Jeffrey Bond, Chair
Chris Francklyn |
DEPARTMENTAL RETREAT COMMITTEE
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Mariana Matrajt, Chair
Ramiro Barrantes-Reynolds
Helen Brunelle
John Burke
Jeralyn Haraldsen
Jennie Hyde
Keith Mintz |
