DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES (2009-2010) (* denotes Chair) Committee A: This is the Executive Committee of the department, and consists of two elected members of the tenured and tenure-track faculty who serve two-year staggered terms, with the Chair being a permanent member. Blank Halterman Richter-Addo Undergraduate Committee: Provides oversight of the undergraduate program, and makes recommendations for student awards. Morvant* Abraham Blank Clifford Schroeder Sims Nelson (Fall) Zgurskaya (Sp10) Undergraduate Advisors: Goins, Abraham, Blank Undergraduate Program Assessment Liaison: Morvant Graduate Liaison and Program Assessment: Yip Graduate Committee: Provides oversight of the graduate program, and makes recommendations for student placements and awards. Nicholas* Cook Taylor Ashby Yip (Grad Liaison) Houser (Asst. Chair) Graduate Student Resource Development: Responsible for the recruitment (r) and selection of the incoming class of graduate students, their admission (a), and their development (d) prior to assignment to specific research groups. Wheeler (r) Rice (a) Glatzhofer (d) Safety Committee: Monitors and coordinates departmental compliance with safety protocols. Glatzhofer* White Rybenkov Colloquium and Seminar Committee: Coordinates departmental and divisional seminars. Liu* Zgurskaya Cichewicz Shen Mao Library Committee: Makes recommendations regarding acquisitions of books, journals, and other library materials by the University Library system. Taylor* Blank Soloshonok Mao Shen New Building Committee: Coordinates the new building efforts with the University and external architectural consultants. Richter-Addo* Nicholas Houser Black Research Support Services: Coordinates User Group input regarding the management of the various facilities of the RSS. Houser (smol X-ray)* Rice (NMR) West (protein X-ray; Fa09) Liu (mass spec) APEX (Alumni) magazine: To prepare and publish a 2010 edition. Frech* Goins Committee on the Teaching Formula: This committee is charged with re-evaluating the departmental practices regarding teaching assignments to faculty and other instructional staff. Houser* Blank Zgurskaya Morvant Ad Hoc Committee on the Teach Test: To work with the Provost's office to review and modernize the topics used in the testing. Morvant Clifford Sims Ad Hoc Faculty Search Committee (Genomics/Biochemistry): Klebba* Cook West Halterman Conway (BotMicro)
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