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  • Leadership Team consists of the Dean and Associate Deans and meets Mondays during the academic year. Contact: Jenna Abrams
  • Dean’s Advisory Committee (DAC) consists of all program chairs and center directors and generally meets monthly. Contact: Jenna Abrams
  • Shared Governance Contact: Erin Furtak
  • Teacher Education Committee meets monthly.ÌýContact: Melissa Braaten
  • Wellness Committee coordinates and develops faculty and staff community events, policies, awards and recognition programs, and more. Contact: Alisha Stewart

Purpose

The administrativeÌýLeadership Team consists of the Dean,ÌýAssociate Deans, and the directors of finance & HR and special programs. The teamÌýmeets on Mondays during the academic year to address day-to-day operations,Ìýgovernance, and planning.Ìý

Members

Jenna Abrams, executive assistant to the dean
Suzanne Bonomo, director of human resources and finance
Melissa Braaten, associate dean for undergraduate and teacher education
Elizabeth Dutro, associate dean forÌýfaculty
Mileidis Gort,Ìýassociate dean for students
Joe Polman, associate dean of research
Amanda Thein, dean

Purpose

The Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC) provides advice to the Dean regarding programs, personnel, and budgetary processes. They sometimes serve as the first level of faculty review before proposals are brought to the full faculty at Faculty Meetings. Its membership includes all associate deans, program area chairs, center directors and other administrative staff at the discretion of the Dean.

Contact: Jenna Abrams,Ìýexecutive assistant to the deanÌý​

Purpose

The Awards Committee includes one faculty member from each program area and is chaired by the Associate Dean for Âé¶¹ÒùÔº. This committee meets twice per year in the spring semester to award Miramontes Doctoral Fellowships and graduation honors.Ìý
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Contact: Chair Mileidis Gort, associate dean forÌýstudentsÌý​

Note: Faculty and professional awardÌýnominations are administered by Joe Polman, associate dean for research.Ìý

Purpose

The School of Education Curriculum Committee is the recommending body for curricular matters for the faculty of the School of Education. The Committee is responsible for reviewing and either rejecting or recommending and advancing to the SOE faculty for a vote on all proposals relating to SOE curriculum.
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Please contact Travis Anderson with any questions.​

Purpose

The Governance Committee is chaired by the Faculty Chair and includes all members of the Dean’s Advisory Committee minus the Dean.
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Contact: Chair Erin FurtakÌý​

Purpose

Promotion, Tenure and Reappointment committees review tenure track faculty promotion, tenure and reappointment materials and provide an evaluation of the faculty candidate on behalf of the Primary Unit. Their letter becomes a part of the dossier that is sent to Faculty Affairs. The committees are unique to each candidate and are appointed from the tenure-track faculty.

Members

Formulated on an ad-hoc basis each year for each candidate
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Contact: Jenna Abrams, executive assistant to the deanÌý​

Purpose

Promotion and reappointment committees review instructor promotion and reappointment materials and provide an evaluation of the instructor on behalf of the Primary Unit. Their letter becomes a part of the dossier that is sent to Faculty Affairs. These committees are unique to each candidate and appointed from the instructor and tenure track faculty. Ìý

Members

Formulated on an ad-hoc basis each year for each candidate
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Contact: Jenna Abrams, executive assistant to the deanÌýÌý​

Purpose

The Merit Review Committee advises the Dean on salary increases for tenure-track faculty by reviewing materials submitted by the faculty, and by participating in development of merit rankings and rationale. The committee assigns merit ratings and makes decisions about the range of salary increases. They also advise on post tenure review cases. The committee is elected by the tenure track faculty and consists of three tenured faculty and one assistant professor.
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Contact: Jenna Abrams,Ìýexecutive assistant to the deanÌý​

Purpose

The Salary Equity and Grievance Committee reviews and addresses any tenure track faculty salary equity grievances. The committee is elected by the tenure track faculty and consists of three tenured faculty and one assistant professor.

Members

Formulated on an ad-hoc basis as needed
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Contact: Jenna Abrams,Ìýexecutive assistant to the deanÌý

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