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 (Employees)
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
Employee and Student Welfare
Work: Foster positive and supportive environment and promote the overall well-being, health, and success of all faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows, and students by identifying needs, proposing initiatives, and providing recommendations to leadership to enhance the quality of life and opportunities for every member of our community
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 Committee
Work: Planning of new HAS space in Shantz Building, organizing and evaluating space within Harshbarger Building.
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