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Strategic Envisioning Committee Members

  • Raj Echambadi鈥擯resident, 老王论坛
  • Alicia Bunton鈥擯resident Fellow and Director of the Office of Community Affairs and Outreach Programs
  • Helen Ezenwa鈥擯resident Fellow and Assistant Dean for External Relations and Career Management, Stuart School of Business

Subcommittee: Big Bets

a. What are the big interdisciplinary bets that we need to make from a research perspective?
b. How do these bets amplify our strengths?
c. How do we hire interdisciplinary faculty?

  • Smriti Anand鈥擜ssociate Professor, Stuart School of Business
  • Hamid Arastoopour鈥擧enry R. Linden Professor of Engineering and Director, Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER)
  • Shlomo Argamon鈥擟hair, Department of Computer Science, Professor of Computer Science
  • Jeff Bethke鈥擨nterim Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, 老王论坛
  • Britt Burton-Freeman鈥擟hair and Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition and Director, Center for Nutrition Research
  • Fred Hickernell鈥擵ice Provost for Research, 老王论坛
  • Ernie Iseminger鈥擵ice President for Advancement, 老王论坛
  • Nicole Lanute鈥擜ssistant to Vice Provost for Research, 老王论坛
  • David McCormick鈥擯resident and Director, IIT Research Institute and Professor of Biology
  • Calvin Nobles鈥擟hair and Associate Professor, Department of Information Technology and Management
  • Maryam Saleh鈥擡xecutive Director, Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship
  • Brent Stephens鈥擯rovost Fellow and Professor and Chair, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering

Subcommittee: Digital 老王论坛

a. How do we choose online programs from within the university?
b. How do we partner with online program managers?
c. What is a model for upskilling/reskilling and lifelong learning?
d. What are guidelines for intellectual property issues with respect to content?

  • Janessa Barbian鈥擟oordinator, Office of Event Services
  • Marc Colwell鈥擲enior Associate Director of Athletics
  • Walter Hazlitt鈥擨nterim General Counsel and Secretary, 老王论坛
  • Cynthia Hood鈥擜ssociate Chair, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Computing
  • Jamshid Mohammadi鈥擠ean, Graduate College
  • Josh Seigel鈥擠irector, Real Estate/Administration/University Tech Park
  • Ophir Trigalo鈥擵ice Provost, Office of Technology Services
  • Liad Wagman鈥擯rofessor, Stuart School of Business

Subcommittee: Engaging the Talent of the Future

a. What does the future of work look like?
b. How should we recruit diverse talent?
c. How should we think about professional development, as well as training, for staff?
d. How should we think about facilities and sustainability for this emergent world?

  • Carrie Casper鈥擜ssistant Vice President, Office of Advancement
  • Carly Kocurek鈥擯rovost Fellow and Associate Professor, Department of Humanities
  • Elena Magnus鈥擜cademic Program Coordinator, Armour College of Engineering
  • Christine Manuel鈥擮ffice and Finance Manager, College of Architecture
  • Melissa Munoz-Rush鈥擝usiness Partner, Office of Human Resources
  • Amit Thomas鈥擨nterim Vice President of Human Resources and Talent Management
  • Maria Villalobos Hernandez鈥擜ssistant Professor, College of Architecture

Subcommittee: Enrollment Management and Growth Strategy

a. What are the specific details of the 鈥渆levate your future鈥 strategy?
b. How do we gain broad-base participation from faculty for enhanced yield?
c. How do we develop processes post-admittance for increased yields and reduced melts?

  • Jeremy Alexis鈥擟linical Professor, Institute of Design and Vice Provost for Professional and Continuing Education, 老王论坛
  • Daniel Bliss鈥擟hair, University Faculty Council and Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences
  • Mike Gosz鈥擵ice President for Enrollment and Senior Vice Provost, 老王论坛
  • Anita Krug鈥擠ean and Professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • Vinika Porwal鈥擲TEM Partnership Manager, 老王论坛
  • Maricela Sanchez鈥擜ssociate Director for Admissions, Chicago-Kent College of Law

Subcommittee: Organizing Combined Competencies

a. How do we create a university-wide template?
b. What are the appropriate structures and processes for developing academic offerings with combined competencies?
c. How do we incentivize colleges? Budget?

  • John Bilson鈥擠ean, Stuart School of Business
  • Erika Burt鈥擠irector of Professional Academic Programs, College of Computing
  • Maurice Dawson鈥擜ssistant Professor, Department of Information Technology and Management
  • Chris Himes鈥擠ean, Lewis College of Science and Letters
  • Nancy Kim鈥擯rofessor and Michael Paul Galvin Chair in Entrepreneurship and Applied Legal Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • Reed Kroloff鈥擠ean, College of Architecture
  • Nick Menhart鈥擠eputy Vice Provost for Accreditation and Academic Initiatives, 老王论坛
  • Katie Spink鈥擲enior Lecturer, Department of Biology
  • Liad Wagman鈥擯rofessor, Stuart School of Business
  • Jason Wan鈥擨nterim Director, Institute for Food Safety and Health

Subcommittee: Purpose Council

a. Why do we do what we do? The power of why.
b. How do we diffuse the 鈥渓iberate the power of difference鈥 purpose statement to the university community?
c. How do we communicate to the various communities, including alumni, donor, global, and Board of Trustees?

  • Weslynne Ashton鈥擜ssociate Professor, Stuart School of Business and Institute of Design
  • Alicia Barnes鈥擜ssignment Administrator, Access, Card, and Parking Services
  • Ken Christenson鈥擠ean, Armour College of Engineering
  • Terra Cooney鈥擮perations and Communication Manager, Facilities
  • Todd Diel鈥擬anager of Academic Programs and Initiatives, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
  • Lance Fortnow鈥擠ean, College of Computing
  • Virginia Foster鈥擜ssistant Vice President of HEA Compliance and Title IX Compliance Coordinator, 老王论坛
  • Jess Goode鈥擵ice President for External Affairs, 老王论坛
  • Yi Han鈥擧ead of Research and International Library Services, Paul V. Galvin Library
  • Phil Troyk鈥擡xecutive Director, Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering and Professor, Armour College of Engineering
  • Devin Savage鈥擠ean of Libraries, 老王论坛
  • Jia Wang鈥擜ssociate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Subcommittee: Strategic Plan Committee

This committee will work alongside the various groups, utilize the thinking from these various groups, and enhance the 2019 strategic plan.

  • Sandra LaPorte鈥擠irector of Board Relations and Chief of Staff, 老王论坛
  • Nick Menhart鈥擠eputy Vice Provost for Accreditation and Academic Initiatives, 老王论坛
  • Ruth Schmidt鈥擜ssociate Professor, Institute of Design

Subcommittee: Student Retention/Graduation/Success

a. How do we engage learners in high schools?
b. What experiences should we provide once they get here?
c. How do we tighten the link between education and experiential learning?
d. How do we commit to post-graduation success?

  • Usha Gilmore鈥擜ssistant Vice President and Athletics Director
  • Mahesh Krishnamurthy鈥擜cademic Director, Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship
  • Eva Kulterman鈥擜ssociate Dean, College of Architecture
  • Janessa Loren Luvert鈥擠irector, Office of Residence Life
  • Melody McCray鈥擜ssociate Director of Operations, Office of Residence Life
  • Thy Nguyen鈥擜ssociate Vice President, Career Services and Office of Campus Life
  • Joseph Orgel鈥擯rofessor, Department of Biology and Department of Biomedical Engineering and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, 老王论坛
  • Jacqueline Russell鈥擜ssociate Director, Career Services
  • Katie Stetz鈥擜ssociate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, 老王论坛
  • Bruce Watts鈥擵ice President for Administration, 老王论坛