Academic Affairs

Task Forces

Spring Semester 2007 through Fall Semester 2008

*Denotes Chair


American Indian Resource Center
Description: The Task Force will recommend to the President a plan for developing a Center that will serve as a significant resource for MSUM (and MSCTC) faculty and students, the other Tri-College University members, tribal governments, and the community-at-large. The purpose of the Center will be to help retain American Indian students in higher education and to share the rich culture of the American Indian people with learning-focused communities in this area. The Plan will elaborate mission, vision, and goals as well as recommended designs for governance and implementation of programming. The Task Force will complete its work by the end of Academic Year 2007-08.
Minutes
Membership:
Helen	*Klassen	American Multicultural Studies
Karen	Branden	Sociology (Vice Chair)
Ed	Choate	Director of Human Resources
Tracy	Clark	Social Work
D.C.	Cole	Professor Emeritus and Community member
Layna	Cole	Education
Wendy	Genius	American Multicultural Studies
Joe	LeGarde	Assist. to the Chairwomen, White Earth Tribal Council
Phyllis	May-Machunda	American Multicultural Studies
Olivia	Melroe	Psychology
Ruth	Newton	Education
Paul	Schultz	Tribal Member and Elder
Jody	Steile	Coordinator White Earth/MSUM Program
Erma	Vizenor	Chairwoman, White Earth Tribal Council
	Student	TBA
	Student	TBA
	Student	TBA

Canadian Studies Task Force (10)
Description: The Canadian Studies Task Force is charged by the President to develop the Canadian Studies plan for the University. When the plan has moved through the governance process and a final determination has been made by the President, then the task force is dissolved.
Minutes
Membership:
Ron	*Jeppson	Dean of Social & Natural Sciences
Andrew	Conteh	IFO, Political Science
Konrad	Czynski	IFO, Philosophy
Jan	Flack	Director of Continuing Studies
Steve	Hoffbeck	IFO, History
Michelle	Malott	IFO, Biosciences
Bruce	Roberts	IFO, Anth/ES
Paul	Sando	IFO, Anth/ES
Larry	Schwartz	IFO, Instructional Resources
Foundations of Excellence® Task Force Description: The Foundations of Excellence® in the First College Year is a project of the Policy Center on the First Year of College. The project is a comprehensive, guided self-study and improvement process for the first year that will allow MSUM to identify institutional strengths and needs for improvement related to the first year of undergraduate education Minutes Membership:
Janet	Haak Aarness	Director of Academic Support Programs
Jim	Anderson	Assistant Director of Admissions
Layne	Anderson	Associate Director of Student Union and Activities
Ginny	Bair	Associate Registrar
Sylvia	Barnier	Sr. Women's Athletic Administrator
		Student
Jo	Berg	Administrative Assistant/Academic Affairs
		Professor & Chair, Communication Studies
Karen	Branden	Assistant Professor of Sociology
Kay	Braton	Office Staff/Admission
Kim	Brosdahl	Assoc Dir of Housing and Residential Life
		Student
Randy	Cagle	Assoc Professor of Philosophy
Kevin	Carollo	Assistant Professor of English
Andrew	Chen	Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Andrew	Conteh	Professor of Political Science
Tim	Decker	Assistant Professor of Corrick Center
Peggy	Dell	Academic Advisor
		Student
Tim	Borchers	Interim Dean of Arts and Humanities
Kathryn	Estee	Learning Assistant Academic Fitness
Sherry	Estrem	Administrative Assistant/Student Affairs
Elizabeth	Evert-Karnes	Managing Director of Theatre
Britt	Ferguson	Assistant Professor of Special Education
Rhonda	Ficek	Director, Instructional Technology Services
Yahya	Frederickson	Associate Professor of Corrick Center
Linda	Fuselier	Assistant Professor of Biosciences
Jarilyn	Gess	Professor and Director of Corrick Center
Abby	Gold	Assistant Professor of Health
Brittney	Goodman	Associate Vice President for Instructional Resources
Denise	Gorsline	Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Ted	Gracyk	Professor and Chair of Philosophy
		Student
Stephen	Hamrick	Assistant Professor of English/director of Honors Program
Timothy	Harms	Assistant Professor of English/Director of Honors Program
Dave	Holsen	Management Analyst Supervisor I
		Student
Justin	James	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Ron	Jeppson	Dean of Social and Natural Sciences
Jeremy	Johnson	Assistant to the Dean of Business and Industry
Nina	Johnson	Area Director Housing & Residential Life
Yvonne	Johnson	Assistant to the Dean of Business and Industry
Becky Boyle	Jones	Assistant Director of Campus Activities
Jill	Lavelle	Chemical Health Educator
Ok-Hee	Lee	Associate Professor of Elementary & Early Childhood Education
Sumi	Lehman	Office Staff/Financial Aid
Sara	Leigh	director of Advising Support Center
Christine	Malone	Assistant Professor of Psychology
Michelle	Malott	Associate Professor and Chairperson of Biosciences
Michael	McCord	Associate Professor of English
Karen	Mehnert-Meland	Director Student Union and Activities
Christine	Metzo	Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Veronica	Michael	Coordinator of Orientation and Transitions
Bette	Midgarden	Vice President for Academic Affairs
Gina	Monson	Director of Admissions
Kris	Montis	Association Professor of Mathematics
Geok Lian	Ng	Associate Professor of Mathematics
Carol	Okigbo	Assistant Professor of Corrick Center
Mary	O'Reilly-Seim	Office Staff/Economics & Political Science
		Student
Michael	Parks	Director of Campus Security
Doug	Peters	Director of Athletics
		Student
Hazel	Retzlaff	Professor of English
Greg	Rohlik	Information Technology
Coleen	Roller	Academic Advisor/Education
Jean	Sando	Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Paul	Sando	Associate Professor of Earth Science
Margaret	Sankey	Associate Professor of History
Sharon	Scapple	Professor of English
Cliff	Schuette	Director of Counseling Center & Career Services
Benjamin	Smith	Associate Professor of Languages
Marla	Smith	Assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs
Shawn	Soderberg	Assistant Registrar
Diane	Solinger	Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Steering Committee	MSCTC
Jody	Steile	Coordinator of White Earth/MSUM programs
Rebecca	Sundet-Schoenwald	Assistant to the Dean of Arts & Humanities
Thomas	Tammaro	Professor of English
		Student
Greg	Toutges	Coordinator of Disability Services
Teri	Walseth	Dean of Education and Human Service
		Student
Deb	White	Professor of Sociology
Warren	Wiese	Vice President of Student Affairs
Linda	Winkler	Associate Professor and Chairperson of Physics and Astronomy
Diane	Wolter	Coordinator of Supplemental Instruction
Carolyn	Zehren	Director of Financial Aid
Kevin	Zepper	Assistant Professor of Corrick Center

High School Advisory Board (11)
Description: The Task Force will evaluate the recommendation made regarding creating an advisory board made up of high school students. Should the Task Force agree that a High School Advisory Board would be beneficial to MSUM, then propose the goals for such a group, and propose the processes that could be used to guide the regular business of the group and link the group properly to the University.
Minutes
Membership:
Theresa	*Hest	IFO, AH, CSFT
David	Crockett	Dean, Business and Industry
Kathleen	Enz Finken	Dean, Arts and Humanities
Tim	Harms	IFO, SNS, Mathematics
Chris	Huot	IFO, EHS, HPE
Jeremy	Johnson	Admissions
Ruth	Lumb	IFO, BI, Business
Gina	Monson	Director of Admissions
Kristi	Monson	Publications
Liz	Rowse	IFO, EHS, Corrick Center
Sharon	Scapple	IFO, AH, English

Student Success Initiative (18)
Description: The Task Force will develop a strategic plan for student success at MSUM and move forward in a formal way some of the recommendations from the Student Success Institute (hosted by MSUM 2 weeks during June 2006). Focus will be specifically on the following recommendations: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 17. The Task Force may decide not to pursue all - or any - of the recommendations and may develop new initiatives. In particular, it will identify ways of using the committee structure or administrative offices to carry out these ideas. Complete information from the SSI can be found at www.mnstate.edu/success. The Task Force will involve the entire campus community as they gather information and make further recommendations. They will meet for no more than four semesters, though they may accomplish their work in less time than that.
Minutes
Membership:
Katy	*Wilson	Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Ginny	*Bair	Records Office
Sylvia	Barnier	Director of Athletics
Tim	Borchers	Interim Dean of Arts and Humanities
Karen	Branden	IFO, EHS, Sociology
Lee	Dexter	IFO, BI, Business
Linda	Fuselier	IFO, SNS, Biosciences
Jennifer	Gifford	Housing
Ron	Jeppson	Dean, Social and Natural Sciences
Ok-Hee	Lee	IFO, EHS, Teaching & Learning
Karen	Mehnert-Meland	Director of Comstock Memorial Union
Veronica	Michael
Cliff	Schuette	Director of Counseling Center
		Student Senate President
Diane	Wolter	Counseling Center
Kevin	Zepper	IFO, EHS, Corrick Center
	To be named	Student
	To be named	Student