Chancellor Plowman and Provost John Zomchick charged members of the working group listed below, led by Interim College of Law Dean Doug Blaze, with examining whether our current academic structure best positions us for advancing our strategic goals in a rapidly changing educational landscape.
They have been asked to provide a report by September 30. The report will examine whether our current structure best positions us for advancing our strategic goals in a rapidly changing educational landscape, provide possible alternatives that might better advance the goals of our strategic vision, and outline the strengths and weaknesses of those alternatives. The report will also offer recommendations for a campus engagement plan in the fall that includes a process for soliciting campus feedback.
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Herbert College of Agriculture
John Stier, Associate Dean for Academic Programs
College of Architecture and Design
Sarah Lowe, Professor and Director, School of Design
College of Arts and Sciences
Todd Moore, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Jeff Pappas, Director, School of Music
Amy Elias, Lindsay Young Professor of English and Director, Humanities Center
Stephanie Bohon, Professor and Head, Sociology
Jen Schweitzer, Professor and Interim Head, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Haslam College of Business
Chad Autry, FedEx Corporation Endowed Professor and Head, Supply Chain Management
College of Communication and Information
Suzie Allard, Associate Dean for Research
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Thankam Sunil, Professor and Head, Public Health
Amy Rauer, Associate Professor, Child and Family Studies
Tickle College of Engineering
Ozlem Kilic, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs
College of Law
Doug Blaze, Interim Dean (Chair)
College of Nursing
Sadie Hutson, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
College of Social Work
Camille Hall, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
College of Veterinary Medicine
Elizabeth Strand, Clinical Associate Professor, Large Animal Clinical Science
Institute of Agriculture
Janet Fox, Assistant Dean for UT Extension and Head, Family and Consumer Sciences
University Libraries
Thura Mack, Professor; 2021 Macebearer
Faculty Senate
Gary Skolits, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Counseling; Past President
Office of the Provost (ex officio)
R. J. Hinde, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs