| COMMITTEES | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Department of Physics and Astronomy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 - 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Committee | Area of Responsibility | Chairperson | Members | ||||||||||||||||||
| Planning | Advice the department head on issues of department policy, faculty searches, and future directions | Witek Nazarewicz | Bob Compton, Geoff Greene, Elbio Dagotto, Mike Guidry, Yuri Efremenko, Joe Macek, Ward Plummer, Hanno Weitering | ||||||||||||||||||
| Faculty Promotion, Tenure & Awards | Review and recommendation of faculty retention, tenure, promotion and awards. | Mike Guidry | Tom Callcott, Joe Macek, Adriana Moreo, Witek Nazarewicz, John Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduate Program | Curricular, recruiting and admission issues for the undergraduate program | Jon Levin | Marianne Breinig, Christian Cardall, Stu Elston, Solon Gheorgio, Robert Grzywacz, Mike Guidry, Thomas Papenbrock, Jim Parks, Stefan Spanier | ||||||||||||||||||
| Departmental Undergraduate Advising | Advise undergraduate physics and engineering physics majors | Stu Elston, Coordinator | Carrol Bingham, Solon Georghiou, Mike Guidry, Tom Handler, Adriana Moreo, C.C. Shih, George Siopsis, Jim Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduate Student Liaison | Advice the Department Head on issues related to the undergraduate program | John Carruth | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Evaluations | Advice the Department Head on issues related to the quality of departmental teaching efforts and, if needed, evaluate individual faculty member's teaching | Marianne Breinig | Ted Barnes, Stu Elston, Tom Handler, Jon Levin, Jim Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Graduate Studies | Graduate curriculum, graduate admission policies, graduate degree programs | Ken Read | Ted Barnes, Victor Barzykin, Marianne Breinig, Horace Crater, Adriana Moreo, Thomas Papenbrock, C. C. Shih, George Siopsis, and Donald Hornback | ||||||||||||||||||
| Graduate Student Recruitment and Admission | Recruiment of graduate students. Recommendation the the Department Head of admission of students to the graduate program. | Marianne Breinig | Stu Elston, Jim Parks, C. C. Shih | ||||||||||||||||||
| Graduate Student Liaison | Advice the Department Head on issues related to the graduate program | Donald Hornback | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Student Appeals Review | Review student complaints as final step of appeals process | Carrol Bingham | Bill Blass, Marianne Breinig, Jon Levin, Jim Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Endowment Development and Alumni Relations | Develop a program for soliciting and receiving gifts for alumni, friends, and corporations, and identify departmental areas of needs and objectives | Jim Parks | Tom Callcott, John Quinn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shop | Review use and operation of Electronics and Instrument Shop services | Tom Callcott | Geoff Greene, Jim Parks, Stu Elston, Hanno Weitering | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bylaws Task Force | Review and update the departmental bylaws | Geoff Greene | Bill Blass, Marianne Breinig, Tom Handler, Yuri Kamyshkov | ||||||||||||||||||