Department of Communication Committees

2024/2025

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Charge

  • Develop, monitor, and assess department culture and DEI activities and priorities.

Committee Members

  • Tim Luisi (chair)
  • Haley Horstman
  • Kevin Hales
  • Steve Klien
  • Yerina Ranjit
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Undergraduate Committee

Charge

  • Administer undergraduate awards and scholarships. Make recommendations to faculty regarding the undergraduate program and policies. Advise on other undergraduate education issues.

Committee Members

  • Steve Klien (chair) 
  • Lissa Behm-Morawitz 
  • Caroline Waldbuesser
  • Chris Josey 
  • Sydney Yueh 
  • Debbie Dougherty 
  • Alex Anderson (Academic Advisor)
  • Katie Brueggemann (Academic Advisor)
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Graduate Committee

Charge

  • Administer graduate student applications and admissions. Administer and award Verser, Porter, and Beebe graduate awards. Make graduate program, curriculum, and policy recommendations to faculty. Advise on other graduate education issues.

Committee Members

  • Ben Warner (chair) 
  • Julius Riles 
  • Rachael Hernandez
  • Haley Horstman
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Policy Committee

Charge

  • Make policy recommendations to department faculty.

Committee Members

  • Rebecca Meisenbach (chair) 
  • Julius Riles
  • Tim Luisi
  • Colleen Warner
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Research Committee

Charge

  • Administer department research space, activities, and research funding as directed. Make research policy recommendations to department faculty. 

Committee Members

  • Julius Riles (chair) 
  • Yerina Ranjit
  • Chris Josey
  • Qin Li
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Personnel Committee

Charge

  • Conduct annual faculty evaluations. Make recommendations to department faculty and Dept. Chair regarding personnel issues and policies. The committee consists of two tenured faculty and one associate-level (or higher) non-tenure-track faculty. Members serve a two-year term.

Committee Members

  • Colleen Warner (chair) (year two of two-year service)
  • Chris Josey (year two of two-year service)
  • Rebecca Meisenbach (year one of two-year service)
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Faculty Awards Committee

Charge

  • Nominate faculty and staff for university, regional, national, and international awards. Keep departmental records of nominations and awards. 

​Committee Members

  • Ben Warner (chair) 
  • Lissa Behm-Morawitz 
  • Sydney Yueh 
  • Debbie Dougherty
  • Rachael Hernandez
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Colloquium Committee

Charge

  • Plan and host the Department of Communication Colloquium Series (including the Loren Reid Lecture Series). 

​Committee Members

  • Yerina Ranjit (chair)
  • Caroline Waldbuesser
  • Debbie Dougherty
  • Haley Horstman
  • Graduate Student Member
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Alumni Committee

Charge

  • Identify and engage department alumni. Coordinate with the department Advisory Council. Facilitate alumni visits and events.

​Committee Members

  • Lissa Behm-Morawitz (chair)
  • Astrid Villamil
  • Kevin Hales
  • Rebecca Meisenbach
  • Steve Klein 
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Events Committee

Charge

  • Plan, facilitate, and host department events. 

​Committee Members

  • Lissa Behm-Morawitz (chair) 
  • Astrid Villamil
  • Ben Warner 
  • Caroline Waldbuesser
  • Na Wang (graduate student rep)
  • Steven Gardiner (graduate student rep)
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Representative to the CIA Committee
  • Steve Klien – Director of Undergraduate Studies
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