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
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
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
VP & Provost, Academic Affairs
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
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
VP & Provost, Academic Affairs
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
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
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
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
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
Associate VP, Facilities Services
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
VP, Administration & Finance
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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