Standing Committees

EC Chair: Shana Ponelis
BSIST Committee Chair: Simon Mu
BSIST Student Representative: Katy Harris
MLIS Committee Chair: Jin Zhang
MLIS Student Representative: Maysa Osley 
MSIST Committee Chair: Maria Haigh
MSIST Student Representative: Sean Davis 
PhD Committee Chair: Iris Xie
PhD Student Representative: John Adebayo
TAS:
Assoc. Dean–ex-officio, non-voting:
Assist. Dean–UBR–ex officio, non-voting: Jessica Russell
Assist. Dean–ex officio, non-voting: Chad Zahrt

Consists of the PhD Program Director, Undergraduate Program Director, MLIS Program Director, Assistant Dean (Unit Business Representative – non-voting, ex officio), Executive Committee chair, an Assistant Professor, a TAS, and one student each from the three degree levels. The committee cannot be chaired by the Executive Committee chair or by an assistant professor. In the event that a member occupies two qualified roles, an EC member will be appointed in accordance with the above 1.04 (6). The Associate Dean will serve as a non-voting ex officio member.

Faculty 1: Margaret Kipp (2024-27)
Faculty 2: Simon Mu (2023-26)
Faculty 3: Nadine Kozak (2023-25)
BSIST Student Representative: Brooke Ellis (2024-25)
Assoc. Dean–ex-officio, non-voting:
Advisor–ex-officio, non-voting: Brian Williams

Consists of: two Faculty, the Undergraduate Program Director (may not be Chair), one TAS, one academic staff advisor (non-voting, ex officio) and one undergraduate student.

Faculty 1: Iris Xie (2024-27)
Faculty 2: Wan-Chen Lee (2023-26)
Faculty 3: Tom Lipinski (2023-25)
PhD Student Representative: Bo Hyun Hong (2024-25)
Assoc. Dean–ex-officio, non-voting:
Admissions Coordinator–ex-officio, non-voting: Angie Sadowski
Advisor–ex-officio, non-voting: Toby Deutsch

Consists of two faculty members, the PhD Program Director (may not be Chair), the Associate Dean (ex officio) and one PhD student.

Wonchan Choi
Jacques du Plessis
Donald Force
Maria Haigh
Margaret Kipp
Nadine Kozak
Tom Lipinski
Simon Mu
Wilhelm Peekhaus
Shana Ponelis (Chair)
Iris Xie
Jin Zhang

EC Member 1: Donald Force (2024-26)
EC Member 2:
EC Member 3:
EC Member 4 (Alternate):
EC Member 5 (Alternate):
EC Member 6 (Alternate):

Consists of three Senior Faculty (tenured associate and/or full professors), and two alternate Senior Faculty.

Faculty 1: Sarah Beth Nelson (2024-27)
Faculty 2: Will Peekhaus (2024-26)
Faculty 3: Jin Zhang (2023-25)
TF: Shaun Hayes (2024-25)
MLIS Student Representative: Rebecca Silber (2024-25)
Associate Dean–ex-officio, non-voting:
Admissions Coordinator–ex-officio, non-voting: Angie Sadowsky
Advisor–ex-officio, non-voting: Angie Sadowsky

Consists of two Faculty, the MLIS Program Director (may not be Chair), one TAS and one MLIS student.

Faculty 1: Jacques du Plessis (2024-27)
Faculty 2: Wonchan Choi (2024-2026)
Faculty 3: Maria Haigh (2023-25)
Computer Science: Susan McRoy
TF: Khaled Sabha (2024-25)
MSIST Student Representative: Sakshi Dubey (2024-25)
Associate Dean–ex-officio, non-voting:
Admissions Coordinator–ex-officio, non-voting: Angie Sadowsky
Advisor—-ex-officio, non-voting: Toby Deutsch

Consists of three Faculty (one of whom is a representative of the BSIST committee), a MSIST student, and a non-voting representative from the Computer Science Department. The Associate Dean, academic advisor assigned to the MSIST program, and the student services coordinator serve as non-voting ex officio members.