AY 23-24 Standing Committee Service

Executive Committee

  • Chris Smith, ex officio Department Head, Chair
  • Zach Gompert, ex officio Associate Department Head
  • Erin Bobeck, ex officio Co-Director Graduate Programs
  • Karen Kapheim, ex officio Co-Director Graduate Programs
  • Thayne Sweeten, ex officio Director Undergraduate Studies
  • Mike Long, ex officio Businness Services
  • Noelle Beckman, Elected Faculty
  • Sara Freeman, Elected Faculty
  • Charles Hanifin, Elected Faculty

Safety Committee

  • Zach Gompert, ex officio Associate Department Head, Chair
  • Mitzi Christensen, ex officio Lab Coordinator
  • Carl Farley, PUBH Rep
  • Tyson Chappel, Faculty Rep
  • Monica Borghi, Faculty Rep
  • Anthony Sterenchak, Staff Rep
  • Oran Wasserman, Student Rep

Community Excellence Committee

  • Zach Gompert, ex officio Associate Department Head
  • Cathy Rushworth, Faculty Rep, Chair
  • Al Savitzky, Faculty Rep
  • Graham Goodman, Faculty Rep (Statewide)
  • Lisa Ward, Post-Doc
  • Ernane Vieira-Neto, Research Staff
  • Mia Stevens, Student Rep
  • Lauren Houstoun, Student Rep
  • TBD, Undergraduate Student Rep
  • Mary McFadden, Admin Staff Rep

Curriculum and Assessment Committee

  • Thayne Sweeten, ex officio Director of Undergraduate Studies, Chair
  • Jen Burbank, Faculty Rep
  • Jessica Habashi, Statewide Faculty Rep
  • Lauren Lucas, Logan Campus and Assessment Rep
  • Carl Farley, Public Health Rep
  • Kim Garrity, Administrative Staff Support
  • Mary McFadden, Advising Office Rep

Honors Student Advisors

  • Zach Gompert
  • James Pitts

USU Honors Faculty and Student Advisory Boards, College of Science Reps

  • Sara Freeman, Faculty Rep
  • Rachel Tong, Student Rep

Seminar Committee

  • Carl Rothfels, Chair
  • Scott Bernhardt, Past-Chair
  • Nick Pardikes, Chair-Elect
  • Ryan Stuart, Student Rep
  • Priscilla Santos, post-doc Rep
  • Mike Long, Business Services

Graduate Programs Committee

  • Erin Bobeck, Co-Director Graduate Programs, Co-chair
  • Karen Kapheim, Co-Director Graduate Programs, Co-chair
  • Noelle Beckman, Faculty Rep
  • Moria Robinson, Faculty Rep
  • Cathy Rushworth, Faculty Rep
  • Anthony Reis, Student Rep
  • Ren Weinstock, Student Rep
  • Anthony Sterenchak, ex officio Graduate Programs Coordinator
  • Sara Poulsen, ex officio Business Services

USU Equity Hearing Council – Biology Reps

  • Mitzi Christensen, Staff Rep
  • Becky Williams, Faculty Rep

USU Faculty Senate – Biology Reps

  • Jen Burbank, Alternate

Biology Ombudspersons Reps for the College of Science

  • Claudia Nischwitz
  • Charles Hanifin
  • Wayne Hatch
  • Becky Williams

Biology Course Fee Committee

  • Chris Smith
  • Mike Long
  • Kim Garrity