Working Groups

The Working Groups have been established and are charged with recommending specific actions. The membership of the committees covers the full range of students, faculty and staff participation. Each Working Group has a leader, who you should feel free to contact if you have questions. The Working Groups and their membership are listed below.

UPdate MSU Advising

Lead: VP Student Success
Goal alignment: Learning, Stewardship, Access

Member	Department
Chris Kearns, lead	VP, Student Success
Ilse-Mari Lee	Dean, Honors College
Rob Maher	Dept. Head, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Tricia Seifert	Assistant Professor, Education
Steven Swinford	Associate Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
Diane Donnelly	Director, University Studies
Jordan Garceau	Vice President, ASMSU
Carina Beck	Director, Allen Yarnell Center for Student Success

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UPdate MSU Budget Process

Lead: VP Administration & Finance
Goal alignment: Stewardship

Member	Department
Terry Leist, lead	VP, Administration & Finance
Nancy Cornwell	Dean, College of Arts & Architecture
Jeff Heys	Dept. Head, Chemical & Biological Engineering
Doralyn Rossman	Assistant Professor, Library
Leslie Schmidt	Assistant VP, Research & Economic Development
Dani Clark	Student Ambassador, MSU Alumni Foundation
Chris Fastnow	Director, Office of Planning & Analysis

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UPdate MSU Core/General Education

Lead: Provost and Faculty Senate
Goal alignment: Integration, Learning, Discovery, Engagement

Member	Department
Martha Potvin, lead	VP & Provost, Academic Affairs
Michael Reidy, lead	Professor, History & Philosophy
Doug Downs	Associate Professor, English
Brett Walker	Professor, History & Philosophy
Shannon Willoughby	Assistant Professor, Physics
Sarah Codd	Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Catherine Zabinski	Professor, Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
Carrie Myers	Associate Professor, Education
Dean Adams	Assistant Professor, Art
Amber Stenson	Student, Business Major
Jennifer Show	MSU Alum

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UPdate MSU Data Access/Consistency

Lead: Chief Information Officer
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Access, Integration

Member	Department
Jerry Sheehan, lead	Chief Information Officer
Kregg Aytes	Dean, College of Business
John Sheppard	Professor, Computer Science
Aurelien Mazurie	Director, MSU Bioinformatics Core Facility
Paul Lambeth	Director, Information Technology, UBS
Eric Wold	Student Systems Specialist
Chris Fastnow	Director, Office of Planning & Analysis

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UPdate MSU Faculty Governance

Lead: Provost and Legal Counsel
Goal alignment: Stewardship

Member	Department
Martha Potvin, lead	VP & Provost, Academic Affairs
Leslie Taylor, lead	Legal Counsel
Larry Carucci	Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
Michael Reidy	Professor, History & Philosophy
Randy Babbitt	Professor, Physics
Bob Mokwa	Professor, Civil Engineering
Ron Larsen	Associate Provost
Dennis Defa	Chief Human Resources Officer

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UPdate MSU Institutional Research

Lead: Director Planning & Analysis
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Integration

Member	Department
Chris Fastnow, lead	Director, Office of Planning & Analysis
Kenning Arlitsch	Dean, Library
Tami Eitle	Associate Dean, College of Letters & Science
Mike Wittie	Assistant Professor, Computer Science
David Singel	Associate Provost
Cathy Hasenpflug	Director, HR Operations
Chris Kearns	VP, Student Success

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UPdate MSU Online Ed/Extended U

Lead: Provost and Faculty Fellow
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Integration, Learning

Member	Department
Martha Potvin, lead	VP & Provost, Academic Affairs
Bob Mokwa, lead	Professor, Civil Engineering
Karlene Hoo	Dean, Graduate School
Kim Obbink	Executive Director, Extended University
Tony Campeau	Associate Registrar
Marilyn Lockhart	Director, Center for Faculty Excellence
Megan Bergstedt	Budget Fiscal Manager, MSU Budget Office
Ron Larsen	Associate Provost
David Singel	Associate Provost
Chris Kearns	VP, Student Success
Jerry Sheehan	Chief Information Officer

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UPdate MSU Procurement Services

Lead: VP Administration & Finance
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Integration, Discovery

Member	Department
Laura Humberger, lead	Associate VP, Administration & Finance
Charlie Boyer	VP & Dean, College of Agriculture
Yves Idzerda	Dept. Head, Physics
Joseph Atwood	Professor, Agricultural Economics
Christina Fournier	Financial Manager, UBS
Leslie Taylor	Legal Counsel
Jerry Sheehan	Chief Information Officer

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UPdate MSU Scholarship Administration

Lead: VP Student Success
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Access, Learning

Member	Department
Chris Kearns, lead	VP, Student Success
Glenn Duff	Professor, Animal Science
Jerry Stephens	Dept. Head, Civil Engineering
Ada Giusti	Professor, Modern Languages & Literatures
Eric Wold	Student Systems Specialist
Billy Dove	Student, Political Science Major
David LeVea	Chief Financial Officer, MSUAF

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UPdate MSU Space Planning

Lead: VP Research and VP Administration & Finance
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Integration, Learning, Discovery

Member	Department
Bob Lashaway, lead	Associate VP, Facilities Services
Renee Reijo Pera, lead	VP, Research & Economic Development
Karlene Hoo	Dean, Graduate School
Lynda Ransdell	Dean, Education, Health & Human Dev.
Tracy Sterling	Professor, Land Resources & Env. Sciences
Bill Clinton	Instructor, Architecture
Kathy Marcinko	Budget Manager, Research & Economic Dev.

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UPdate MSU Talent Management

Lead: Provost and VP Administration & Finance
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Access, Learning, Discovery, Engagement

Member	Department
Terry Leist, lead	VP, Administration & Finance
Martha Potvin, lead	VP & Provost, Academic Affairs
Nic Rae	Dean, College of Letters & Science
Brett Gunnink	Dean, College of Engineering
John Sherwood	Dept. Head, Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
Matthew Fields	Assoc. Professor, Center for Biofilm Engineering
Heather Griner	Business Director, ITC

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