(One year of committee reports will be kept available. Previous reports will be in the archives.)
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| Administrative Support Programs and Advisory Committee (ASPAC) |
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This committee operates as part of the Senior Vice
President and Provost office and provides feedback on
current and possibly new support systems on campus. |
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Jackson Nteeba
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| All University Judiciary (AUJ) |
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The AUJ hears cases in which a serious violation of the Student Conduct Code may result in suspension or expulsion from the university or cases of minor nature that are referred by the Office of Judicial Affairs. |
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| Business and Finance Advisory Committee |
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This committee advises the Vice President for Business and Finance on a broad range of business and finance functions. |
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| CELT Advisory Board |
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This committee works to enhance and strengthen ISU learning and teaching initiatives campus-wide. |
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| Computation Advisory Committee (CAC) |
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This committee is responsible for overseeing the expenditure of the student information technology fee assessed to all students and advising the Provost and ITS on appropriate expenditures. |
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Divya Mistry
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Institutional Excellence
Subcommittee |
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This committee was created by President Leath as a subcommittee to address academic excellence at the graduate level. This committee is charged with
increasing the number and quality of PhDs awarded. The committee picks on of two graduate students nominated by the GPSS executive council. |
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| Graduate Council |
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This council provides a mechanism for interaction among graduate students, postdoctoral associates, graduate faculty members, and the administration of the Graduate College on questions of policy which concern the direction and process of graduate education. This committee has 4 graduate students seated, one from each of the following divisions: Arts and Humanities, Biological & Agricultural Sciences, Physical & Mathematical Sciences, and Social Sciences & Education. |
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Arts & Humanities:
Anna Prisacari
Bio & Ag Sciences:
Dilshan Harischandra
Phys & Math Sciences:
J. Eliseo De Leon
Soc Sci & Edu:
April Anderson |
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| GSB Graduate Senators at-large |
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These senators are either elected by the student body or nominated by GPSS (more common). These graduate students provide a critical liaison between
GSB and GPSS informing GPSS of GSB happenings and provide graduate representation on GSB which represents the entire student body. |
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Pratik Wagh
Jelili Adebiyi
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Information Technology
Services (ITS) Advisory
Committee |
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This committee is in charge of overseeing the functions of ITS. It reviews the levels of ITS and evaluates how efficient and effective ITS services are.This committee is also in charge of reviewing the annual ITS budget to improve and maintain the ITS systems at the University level. |
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Quinlin Hanson
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Keep Iowa
State Beautiful Committee |
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This committee focuses on making the community more aware of the need to stop littering and to remove litter from university grounds. |
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Dana Drochner |
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Library
Advisory Committee (LAC) |
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This committee serves as the primary advisory body to the Dean of the Library, focusing on issues such as funding, general policies, and strategic vision. |
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| Memorial Union Board of Directors |
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The focus of this board is to provide advice to ISU on all policies and priorities for facility use and programming involving the Iowa State Memorial Union. |
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Cory Kleinheksel |
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| Performing Arts Council (PAC) |
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This committee advises the Iowa State Center staff on programming choices that comprise the annual Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium. |
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Sreemoyee Acharya |
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| Policy Library Advisory Committee (PLAC) |
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This committee advises policy developers and approvers on the Iowa State campus. |
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Provost Budget Advisory
Committee |
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This committee provides feedback and advice to the President’s office relating to academic affairs. The objectives are to design current and long-term budget
planning (reallocation, reduction, or new allocations) and develop performance measures. Graduate student representation is provided by the GPSS URLA chair. |
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Brian Tlach |
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Recreational Services
Informative Committee |
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This committee is strictly informative and is an opportunity for Recreational Services to inform GSB and GPSS representatives on the current future happenings. It is also provides a means for GPSS and GSB leaders to voice concerns and feedback from their constituents. |
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J. Eliseo De Leon
Alison King |
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RMM Student Affairs
Budget Advisory
Committee |
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This committee advises the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs on the level of funding required to efficiently provide the type and quality of service desired by the university community. Its deliberations
are informed by information and advice from the respective administrative units, with clear accounting for all advisory committee recommendations and
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Cory Kleinheksel
Christopher Pelzer |
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Special Student
Fees and Tuition Committee
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SSFTC is a statutory committee of 5 students (2 of which are graduate students, specifically the GPSS President and Treasurer) and 5 university employees who consider any proposed student activity changes at the university and make recommendations concerning the student activity fee changes to the President, prior to the Board of Regents, State of Iowa scheduled meeting where these will be discussed. |
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Cory Kleinheksel
Anicia Peters |
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| Student Affairs Budget Advisory Committee |
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This committee advises the Vice President for Student Affairs on the level of funding required to efficiently provide the type and quality of service desired by the university community. Graduate representatives are the GPSS president and another graduate student. |
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Cory Kleinheksel
Christopher Pelzer |
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| Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) |
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This committee serves as the venue for facilitating communication between students and the health center and vice versa. |
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Stephanie Kratzer |
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| Student and Scholars Insurance Plan Committee |
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This committee reviews the student health and dental plans for renewal each year and makes decisions on rates, deductibles, and benefits to be included or eliminated from the plan. |
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Sarah Hargreaves |
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Transportation Advisory
Council (TAC) |
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This council’s primary function is to serve as a channel for the expression of user-group opinions and preferences, both on broad policy matters and on specific issues, pertaining to the movement of people and vehicles to, from, and around campus. |
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Anicia Peters |
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| University Budget Advisory Committee (UBAC) |
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This committee advises the Executive Vice President on a broad range of functions that cross the entire university. The GPSS President represents graduate students on this body. |
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Cory Kleinheksel |
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University Child
Care Committee |
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This committee addresses the needs of ISU families and provides recommendations to the ISU administration and Campus Child Care Coordinator. |
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Batzaya (Zack) Batsaikhan |
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University
Committee on Disabilities |
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This committee is responsible for sharing knowledge concerning disabilities with the university committee, for fostering awareness of the needs of persons with disabilities, and for advocating ways to meet these needs. |
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Lissa Place |
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University Committee on
Diversity |
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This committee annually assesses the effectiveness of diversity efforts on campus. Its objectives include: identify gaps in university diversity policies, develop new proposals and initiatives to strengthen diversity efforts, and insure the entire university is working to meet ISU’s Strategic Plan diversity goals. |
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Cameron Beatty |
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University
Committee on Lectures |
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This committee works to bring a broad spectrum of lectures as well as cultural and artistic events to campus and evaluates the appropriateness of presenters and topics and determines which shall receive funding. |
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Alissa Stoehr
Vivek Lawana |
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University
Committee on Women |
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This committee works to promote a university climate that fosters the full participation of women faculty, staff, and students and concerns itself with policies/practices that may cause particular difficulties for women as employees and students. |
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Alissa Stoehr |
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| VEISHEA Advisory Council |
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This council will advise and counsel students in planning the yearly VEISHEA celebration, devise ways for community, staff, and faculty involvement, and promote a safe, entertaining, and community-oriented VEISHEA experience. The GPSS president represents graduate students on this body. |
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Hiruni Harischandra |
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| Vice President for Student Affairs Advisory Board |
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This board advises the Vice President of Student Affairs on issues related to students’ experiences at Iowa State University. |
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Manuel Del-Real |
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Work/Life Advisory
Committee |
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This committee advises the Executive Vice President and Provost on the issues of managing professional and personal lives of faculty, staff, and graduate
students. The committee continuously reviews policies and practices to identify ineffective or unfair practices and propose solutions (new or modified policies, practices, or training). |
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John Doudna |
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