Committees

Academic Committee

Work: Handles practical aspects of HAS academics, including student applications and program assessments, requests for teaching support from faculty, and TA assignments

Admissions Committee

Work: Admissions for graduate students (Academic subcommittee)

Awards & Scholarships for Students

Work: Nomination of student awards, encompassing scholarships available to students enrolled in the HAS department and awards offered by the College of Science

Awards (Staff & Faculty)

Work: Nomination of staff and faculty awards

Curriculum

Work: Assigns teaching, prioritizes course development needs, assesses course development efforts, and reviews course assessments

Development & Industrial Affiliates

Work: Promote philanthropic support for the department's research, teaching and outreach programs via Alumni, Advocacy and Corporate Relations 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

Work: Recruitment and hiring, department institutional culture, external engagement with the University and local community, and education and research opportunities

El Día

Work: Advisors for El Día del Agua y la Atmósfera, the spring event showcasing student research in Schools of Earth & Environmental Sciences/COS and Natural Resources & the Environment/CALS

Executive Committee

Work: Advisors to the department head on academic, business, finance, infrastructure, and personnel matters

HAS Seminar

Work: Coordination of the department's weekly colloquium series featuring invited speakers

Promotion and Tenure Committee

Work: General promotion and tenure responsibilities, determination of equitable teaching/research loads, e.g., individual faculty members with increased emphasis on teaching vs. research or prioritizing faculty for consideration of teaching release based on unusually taxing research efforts

Space and Computer Facilities

Work: Planning of new HAS space in Shantz Building, organizing and evaluating space within Harshbarger Building and computer facilities for faculty, staff, and students

Undergraduate Degree

Work: Explore pathways for new BS degrees and proposes them to the faculty, develops learning objectives, proposes courses, and develops assessments for programs, plans, and subplans once adopted