Advisory Board

ASSETT is advised by a board of representatives from across the College of Arts and Sciences, including faculty, staff and students. The board is chaired by an associate dean of the college, who appoints the members with recommendations from the ASSETT Director, other associate deans, the A&S Student Government, and the United Government of Graduate Â鶹ÒùÔº. Faculty and staff are appointed for one to two years, and students are appointed for two semesters. The board meets twice a year to review ASSETT’s activities and make recommendations for the future.

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Mission Statement: The mission of the A&S Support of Education Through Technology (ASSETT) program is to work in partnership with OIT to increase access to educational technology for instructors and students in the College of Arts & Sciences. The primary roles of the Advisory Board are to help improve communication of ASSETT resources to faculty and students, provide advice regarding new initiatives that ASSETT might undertake, and work in coordination with OIT to strategize the potential use of ASSETT funds. The ASSETT fee revenue is held in a special account that is administered “under the supervision of the Dean of Arts & Sciences, and in consultation with an advisory committee named by the Dean and composed of faculty, graduate student representatives, and undergraduate student representatives.â€

Membership: The Advisory Board shall consist of (1) two faculty representatives from each of the three divisions in the College of Arts & Sciences: Arts & Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences, (2) at least one undergraduate student per division, and (3) at least one at large graduate student. All members serve staggered two-year terms, and membership may be renewed for additional two-year terms. Any faculty member shall be eligible to serve as Advisory Board Chair after serving an initial two-year term. The Chair shall serve a two-year term following election by the board members. The ASSETT Faculty Advisor and two members of the OIT management team (the Associate Director of Academic Technology, Strategy and Support and the Director of Academic and Campus Technology, Communications and Support) will serve as ex-officio members.

Responsibilities: The Dean will appoint an Associate Dean to steward the use of the ASSETT fee, and the Associate Dean will convene the Advisory Board for the following purposes:

  • Consult and advise regarding strategic and budget planning, program priorities and outcomes for the ASSETT unit housed in OIT.
  • Counsel the associate dean about the application of any surplus revenues to the ASSETT unit in OIT and/or to other College initiatives around teaching, learning and technology.
  • Recommend new activities to improve ASSETT for faculty and students.
  • Design any future ASSETT award programs, as surplus funds allow, and contribute to the award process by reviewing proposals, helping select projects to fund and receiving reports on outcomes.
  • Collaborate with ASSETT leadership to recruit and recommend faculty to serve as the Faculty Fellows.

Meetings: The Board will ordinarily convene three times per academic year: e.g.,. typically, September, January, and March . The January meeting will be an open house to showcase ASSETT accomplishments, services, and programs. All board members are expected to attend. The purpose of the meetings shall be for the Board, the ASSETT Faculty Advisor, and the OIT management team to discuss the current state of and future visions for ASSETT. The ASSETT Faculty Advisor shall present the status of ASSETT programs and events. The March meeting will include a budget presentation from OIT and budget planning for the next academic year. New approaches to enhancing and improving the activities of ASSETT shall be considered at each meeting.

  • Develop and periodically review ASSETT’s strategies, goals and annual as well as multiyear objectives
  • Ensure that  ASSETT’s strategies, goals and annual and multiyear objectives are in keeping with the mission of the program as proposed in the Spring 2008 fee proposal.
  • Assess the effectiveness of ASSETT’s activities in meeting its mission.
  • Assume fiduciary responsibility for ASSETT’s expenditure of student fees and in that role set an annual budget and require that the Director report at regular intervals on expenses relative to the approved budget.
  • Ensure that administrative expenses are reasonable and necessary to ASSETT’s mission.
  • Ensure that staff are well qualified and receive adequate opportunities for professional development.
  • Provide for leadership continuity and plan for transitions.
  • Review the Director’s performance annually.
  • Ensure that feedback on the needs of the College faculty related to ASSETT’s mission is gathered at least annually.
  • Ensure that the Director prepares and distributes a report on ASSETT’s activities annually
  • Seek diversity and inclusiveness in board appointments and hiring practices.
  • Ensure transparency in ASSETT’s activities and the delivery of services.
  • Collaborate in building relationships and developing opportunities within the College and with other units on campus.
  • Conduct at least two in-person meetings annually, one of which should be in the fall semester and the other late in the spring semester. The fall semester meeting should include a review of the challenges and accomplishments of the previous year, and the spring semester meeting should include a report from the Director, discussion and approval of the plans for the coming year, setting the budget for the coming year, and reviewing the performance of the Director.

 

Membership

The advisory board includes:

  • Two faculty members from each Arts & Sciences division: Arts & Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences
  • At least one undergraduate student from each Arts & Sciences division
  • At least one graduate student member at large
  • An associate dean who convenes the board (currently David Brown, Divisional Dean of Social Sciences)
  • The ASSETT Faculty Director who serves ex officio.
NameTitleDepartmentTerm
Janet Casagrand*Senior InstructorIntegrated Physiology2017–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Carson EbersbachUndergraduate StudentEnvironmental Studies2022–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Macy GantnerUndergraduate StudentEcology & Evolutionary Biology2022–
Berit JanyAssociate Teaching ProfessorGerman and Slavic Languages and Literatures2022–
Nicole JobinTeaching Associate ProfessorStories and Societies Residential Academic Program2022–
Rebecca LeeGraduate StudentLinguistics2022–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Jennifer LewonLecturerSpeech, Language & Hearing Sciences2017–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Deepti MisriAssociate ProfessorWomen and Gender Studies2022–
Alejandro Perdomo-PinoUndergraduate StudentEnvironmental Studies2022–
Sebastian SchmidtAssociate ProfessorAtmospheric and Oceanic Sciences2019–&²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Olivia StockUndergraduate StudentSpeech, Language & Hearing Sciences2022–

*Janet Casagrand is the Chair of the Advisory Board

NameRoleDepartmentTerm
Nathaniel BalaUndergraduate StudentTheatre & Dance2018–20
Rachel BowyerGraduate StudentAstrophysical & Planetary Sciences2021–22
David BrownConvenerDivision of Social Sciences2018–22
Kira HallProfessorLinguistics & Anthropology2019–21
Leila GómezAssociate ProfessorSpanish & Portuguese2019–21
Vilha HuldenInstructorHistory2019–22
Aisha JacksonDirector (Ex Officio Member)Office of Information Technology2016–22
Sabrina KainzUndergraduate StudentGeology2019–20
Kavya KannanUndergraduate StudentEconomics2019–20
Beth OsnesFaculty Advisor (Ex Officio Member)Theatre & Dance2019–22
Sarah SokheyAssociate ProfessorPolitical Science2019–21
Mark WernerAssociate Director (Ex Officio Member)Office of Information Technology2016–21
Carew BouldingFaculty RepresentativePolitical Science2018–19
Andrew MartinFaculty AdvisorEcology and Evolutionary Biology2016–19
Laura Olson OstermanFaculty RepresentativeGermanic and Slavic Languages & Literatures2016–19
Jill LittFaculty RepresentativeEnvironmental Studies2018
Kyle McJunkinConvenerCollege of Arts & Sciences2017–18
Margaret AsirvathamFaculty RepresentativeChemistry2012–17
Daryl MaedaFaculty RepresentativeEthnic Studies2015–17
Irene BlairFaculty RepresentativePsychology2015–16
Elspeth DusinberreFaculty RepresentativeClassics2014–16
Cheryl HigashidaFaculty RepresentativeEnglish2011–16
Robin BernsteinFaculty RepresentativeAnthropology2013–15
Lew HarveyFaculty RepresentativePsychology2008–15
Cecilia PangFaculty RepresentativeTheatre & Dance2013–15
Jennifer WolakFaculty RepresentativePolitical Science2011–15
Douglas DuncanFaculty RepresentativeAstronomy & Planetary Science2011–14
Michael RadeletFaculty RepresentativeSociology2012–14
John Martin AckermanFaculty RepresentativeProgram for Writing & Rhetoric2012–13
Kirstyn LeunerFaculty RepresentativeEnglish2012–13
Eric StadeFaculty RepresentativeMathematics2011–13
Kathryn ArehartFaculty RepresentativeSpeech, Language & Hearing Sciences2008–12
Linnea AvalloneFaculty RepresentativeLaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics2008–12
Michael DubsonFaculty RepresentativePhysics2011–12
Lori EmersonFaculty RepresentativeEnglish2009–12
Horst MewesFaculty RepresentativePolitical Science2011–12
Noah FinkelsteinFaculty RepresentativePhysics2009–11
Anna HasenfratzFaculty RepresentativePhysics2011
Ed RiversFaculty RepresentativeEnglish2008–11
E. Scott AdlerFaculty RepresentativePolitical Science2008–10
Anne DoughertyFaculty RepresentativeApplied Mathematics2008–10
Kira HallFaculty RepresentativeLinguistics2009–10
Mary KlagesFaculty RepresentativeEnglish2009
Noel LenskiFaculty RepresentativeClassics2008–09
NameRoleDepartmentTerm
Jashodhara SenGraduate RepresentativeTheatre & Dance2019–20
Anthony PidanickUndergraduate RepresentativePsychology2018–19
Lakshmi LalchandaniGraduate RepresentativePsychology2017–19
Dorothy EissenbergUndergraduate RepresentativePolitical Science2017–18
Alma HinojosaUndergraduate RepresentativeEnglish2017–18
Taylor MarinoUndergraduate RepresentativeEcology and Evolutionary Biology2017
Amedee Marchand MartellaUndergraduate RepresentativeEcology and Evolutionary Biology2016
Nico Hernandez CharpakGraduate RepresentativePhysics2015–16
Jessica BarnesUndergraduate RepresentativeEcology and Evolutionary Biology2015
Richard BenderGraduate RepresentativeAnthropology2011–15
Michael BentonUndergraduate RepresentativeHistory2015
Ciera CatalanoUndergraduate RepresentativePsychology2015
Elisabeth Anne CollinsUndergraduate RepresentativeMolecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology2015
Samantha WilliamsUndergraduate RepresentativeClassics2013–15
Pippa Bancroft BlauUndergraduate RepresentativeSociology2014
Catherine BogartUndergraduate RepresentativeCommunications2014
Jeremy BonnellUndergraduate RepresentativeEnvironmental Studies2013–14
Keegan McCaffreyUndergraduate RepresentativeEcology and Evolutionary Biology2013–14
Moriah MendicinoUndergraduate RepresentativeCommunications2013–14
Alexis ScobieUndergraduate RepresentativePolitical Science2013–14
David ZimmermanUndergraduate RepresentativeArt & Art History2014
Julie ByleUndergraduate RepresentativeEcology and Evolutionary Biology2012–13
Nicole CastagneriUndergraduate RepresentativeCommunications2013
Allison KenneyUndergraduate RepresentativeAnthropology2013
Haley MidzorUndergraduate RepresentativeBusiness2013
Martin MiramontesUndergraduate RepresentativeEconomics2013
Ashley SanksUndergraduate RepresentativePolitical Science2012–13
Logan SingletaryUndergraduate RepresentativeAnthropology2012–13
Ashley BastaUndergraduate RepresentativeHumanities2011–12
Brandon BrunettiUndergraduate RepresentativePhysics2011–12
Michael BostwickUndergraduate RepresentativeAstrophysical & Planetary Sciences2011
Morgan SeamontUndergraduate RepresentativeAnthropology2008–10
Jeffrey TranUndergraduate RepresentativeAccounting2008–10
Rory DesmondUndergraduate RepresentativePolitical Science2009
Britton ZwackUndergraduate RepresentativePolitical Science2009
Patrick DelaurieUndergraduate Representative 2008
Amanda PorterUndergraduate RepresentativePsychology2008
Darin TooeyUndergraduate RepresentativeEthnic Studies2008
Evy ValenciaUndergraduate Representative 2008