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
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Department
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Chris Kearns, lead
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VP, Student Success
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Ilse-Mari Lee
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Dean, Honors College
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Rob Maher
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Dept. Head, Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Tricia Seifert
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Assistant Professor, Education
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Steven Swinford
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Associate Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
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Diane Donnelly
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Director, University Studies
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Jordan Garceau
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Vice President, ASMSU
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Carina Beck
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Director, Allen Yarnell Center for Student Success
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Go to the UPdate MSU Advising page
UPdate MSU Budget Process
Lead: VP Administration & Finance
Goal alignment: Stewardship
Member
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Department
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Terry Leist, lead
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VP, Administration & Finance
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Nancy Cornwell
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Dean, College of Arts & Architecture
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Jeff Heys
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Dept. Head, Chemical & Biological Engineering
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Doralyn Rossman
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Assistant Professor, Library
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Leslie Schmidt
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Assistant VP, Research & Economic Development
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Dani Clark
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Student Ambassador, MSU Alumni Foundation
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Chris Fastnow
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Director, Office of Planning & Analysis
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Go to the UPdate MSU Budget Process page
UPdate MSU Core/General Education
Lead: Provost and Faculty Senate
Goal alignment: Integration, Learning, Discovery, Engagement
Member
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Department
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Martha Potvin, lead
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VP & Provost, Academic Affairs
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Michael Reidy, lead
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Professor, History & Philosophy
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Doug Downs
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Associate Professor, English
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Brett Walker
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Professor, History & Philosophy
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Shannon Willoughby
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Assistant Professor, Physics
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Sarah Codd
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Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
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Catherine Zabinski
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Professor, Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
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Carrie Myers
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Associate Professor, Education
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Dean Adams
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Assistant Professor, Art
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Amber Stenson
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Student, Business Major
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Jennifer Show
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MSU Alum
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Go to the UPdate MSU Core/General Education page
UPdate MSU Data Access/Consistency
Lead: Chief Information Officer
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Access, Integration
Member
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Department
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Jerry Sheehan, lead
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Chief Information Officer
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Kregg Aytes
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Dean, College of Business
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John Sheppard
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Professor, Computer Science
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Aurelien Mazurie
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Director, MSU Bioinformatics Core Facility
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Paul Lambeth
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Director, Information Technology, UBS
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Eric Wold
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Student Systems Specialist
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Chris Fastnow
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Director, Office of Planning & Analysis
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Go to the UPdate MSU Data Access/Consistency page
UPdate MSU Faculty Governance
Lead: Provost and Legal Counsel
Goal alignment: Stewardship
Member
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Department
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Martha Potvin, lead
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VP & Provost, Academic Affairs
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Leslie Taylor, lead
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Legal Counsel
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Larry Carucci
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Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
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Michael Reidy
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Professor, History & Philosophy
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Randy Babbitt
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Professor, Physics
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Bob Mokwa
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Professor, Civil Engineering
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Ron Larsen
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Associate Provost
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Dennis Defa
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Chief Human Resources Officer
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Go to the UPdate MSU Faculty Governance page
UPdate MSU Institutional Research
Lead: Director Planning & Analysis
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Integration
Member
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Department
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Chris Fastnow, lead
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Director, Office of Planning & Analysis
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Kenning Arlitsch
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Dean, Library
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Tami Eitle
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Associate Dean, College of Letters & Science
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Mike Wittie
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Assistant Professor, Computer Science
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David Singel
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Associate Provost
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Cathy Hasenpflug
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Director, HR Operations
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Chris Kearns
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VP, Student Success
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Go to the UPdate MSU Institutional Research page
UPdate MSU Online Ed/Extended U
Lead: Provost and Faculty Fellow
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Integration, Learning
Member
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Department
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Martha Potvin, lead
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VP & Provost, Academic Affairs
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Bob Mokwa, lead
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Professor, Civil Engineering
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Karlene Hoo
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Dean, Graduate School
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Kim Obbink
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Executive Director, Extended University
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Tony Campeau
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Associate Registrar
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Marilyn Lockhart
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Director, Center for Faculty Excellence
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Megan Bergstedt
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Budget Fiscal Manager, MSU Budget Office
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Ron Larsen
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Associate Provost
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David Singel
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Associate Provost
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Chris Kearns
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VP, Student Success
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Jerry Sheehan
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Chief Information Officer
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Go to the UPdate MSU Online Ed/Extended U page
UPdate MSU Procurement Services
Lead: VP Administration & Finance
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Integration, Discovery
Member
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Department
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Laura Humberger, lead
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Associate VP, Administration & Finance
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Charlie Boyer
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VP & Dean, College of Agriculture
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Yves Idzerda
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Dept. Head, Physics
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Joseph Atwood
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Professor, Agricultural Economics
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Christina Fournier
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Financial Manager, UBS
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Leslie Taylor
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Legal Counsel
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Jerry Sheehan
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Chief Information Officer
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Go to the UPdate MSU Procurement Services page
UPdate MSU Scholarship Administration
Lead: VP Student Success
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Access, Learning
Member
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Department
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Chris Kearns, lead
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VP, Student Success
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Glenn Duff
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Professor, Animal Science
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Jerry Stephens
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Dept. Head, Civil Engineering
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Ada Giusti
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Professor, Modern Languages & Literatures
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Eric Wold
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Student Systems Specialist
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Billy Dove
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Student, Political Science Major
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David LeVea
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Chief Financial Officer, MSUAF
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Go to the UPdate MSU Scholarship Administration page
UPdate MSU Space Planning
Lead: VP Research and VP Administration & Finance
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Integration, Learning, Discovery
Member
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Department
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Bob Lashaway, lead
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Associate VP, Facilities Services
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Renee Reijo Pera, lead
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VP, Research & Economic Development
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Karlene Hoo
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Dean, Graduate School
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Lynda Ransdell
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Dean, Education, Health & Human Dev.
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Tracy Sterling
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Professor, Land Resources & Env. Sciences
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Bill Clinton
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Instructor, Architecture
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Kathy Marcinko
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Budget Manager, Research & Economic Dev.
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Go to the UPdate MSU Space Planning page
UPdate MSU Talent Management
Lead: Provost and VP Administration & Finance
Goal alignment: Stewardship, Access, Learning, Discovery, Engagement
Member
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Department
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Terry Leist, lead
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VP, Administration & Finance
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Martha Potvin, lead
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VP & Provost, Academic Affairs
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Nic Rae
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Dean, College of Letters & Science
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Brett Gunnink
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Dean, College of Engineering
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John Sherwood
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Dept. Head, Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology
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Matthew Fields
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Assoc. Professor, Center for Biofilm Engineering
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Heather Griner
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Business Director, ITC
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Go to the UPdate MSU Talent Management page