Charge

• Develop, monitor, and assess department diversity mission and affirmative action/diversity priorities.

Committee Members

• Andrea Figueroa-Caballero - Faculty
• Haley Horstman (Chair) - Faculty
• Julius Riles (Fall 19 Interim Chair) - Faculty
• Nigel Haarstad - Faculty 
• Kevin Hales - Faculty
• Scotti Branton – Graduate Student
• Darvelle Hutchins – Graduate Student
• Ryder Jiron – Undergraduate Student
• Fionna Clark – Undergraduate Student
• Cam Thomas – Undergraduate Student

Charge

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

Committee Members

• Steve Klien (Chair) – Director of Undergraduate Studies
• Brian Houston – Department Chair
• Alex Anderson – Department Advisor
• Jennifer Bloss - Department Advisor
• Cassandra Kearney – Faculty

Charge

• Make recommendations to faculty regarding undergraduate curriculum and course/topic proposals. Develop, revise, and monitor undergraduate education course and curriculum learning objectives and assessment.

Committee Members

• Steve Klien (Chair) – Director of Undergraduate Studies
• Brian Houston – Department Chair
• Alex Anderson – Department Advisor
• Jennifer Bloss - Department Advisor 
• Cassandra Kearney – Faculty
• Debbie Dougherty - Faculty
• Lauren Johnsen – Graduate Student
• Blessing Okafor – Graduate Student
• Ellen Jordan – Graduate Student
• Lauren Leppert – Undergraduate Student
• Emma Millard – Undergraduate Student
• Heather Silvey – Undergraduate Student
• Jordan Sutherlin - Undergraduate Student 

Charge

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

Committee Members

• Colleen Colaner (Chair) – Director of Graduate Studies
• Rebecca Meisenbach – Faculty
• Ben Warner – Faculty
• Julius Riles - Faculty

Charge

• Make recommendations to faculty regarding graduate curriculum and rotation, and course/topic proposals. Develop, revise, and monitor graduate education course and curriculum learning objectives and assessment.

Committee Members

• Colleen Colaner (Chair) – Director of Graduate Studies
• Rebecca Meisenbach – Faculty
• Ben Warner – Faculty
• Julius Riles – Faculty
• Shaye Morrison – Graduate Student
• LaShawnda Kilgore – Graduate Student
• Tim Luisi – Graduate Student

Charge

• Make policy recommendations to department faculty.

Committee Members

• Andrea Figueroa-Caballero - Faculty
• Debbie Dougherty (Chair) - Faculty
• Ben Warner - Faculty
• Chris Josey - Faculty 

Charge

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

Committee Members

• Ben Warner (Chair) - Faculty
• Haley Horstman – Faculty
• Julius Riles - Faculty
• Yerina Ranjit - Faculty 

Charge

• Conduct annual faculty evaluations. Make recommendations to faculty and chair regarding department personnel issues and policies.

Committee Members

• Brian Houston (Chair) – Department Chair
• Haley Horstman - Faculty
• Ben Warner - Faculty

Charge

• Nominate faculty and staff for university, regional, national, and international awards.

​Committee Members

• Brian Houston (Chair) – Department Chair
• Ben Warner – Faculty
• Andrea Figueroa-Caballero – Faculty
• Rachael Hernandez - Faculty 
• Colleen Colaner - Faculty 

Charge

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

​Committee Members

• Colleen Colaner - Director of Graduate Studies
• Julius Riles - Interim Chair of the Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Committee
• Benjamin Warner (Chair) - Director of Department Awards
• Cassandra Kearney - Faculty
• Warren Davis - Graduate Student
• Marcus Ferguson - Graduate Student

• Steve Klien – Director of Undergraduate Studies