Department Committees

Department Committees

Duties

  • Develop and distribute an EEB alumni e- newsletter with the goal of engaging alumni/potential donors; sharing accomplishments; pointing to KUEA support opportunities

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Membership

Duties

  • Review annual performance of faculty members in research, teaching and service.

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Membership

Duties

  • Develop and curate list of internal (and external) awards for EEB faculty
  • Identify appropriate nominees for awards
  • Contribute to assembly of nomination packages 
  • Identify best individuals for preparation of nomination materials
  • Maintain records of past nominations and successful awards

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Membership

Duties

  • Review and develop recommendations for updating the departmental by-laws

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 membership

Duties

  • Advises the Chair and the Department
  • Consider issues involving hires, budgets, faculty duties, committee duties and activities
  • Provide feedback and communicate with colleagues on departmental issues
  • Develop agendas for faculty meetings

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Membership

Duties

  • Determine which applicants should be accepted into the EEB graduate program
  • Communicate with appropriate faculty mentors regarding suitability of candidates for degree programs
  • Work with Graduate Coordinator and anticipated mentors to establish financial support packages
  • Make recommendations to Chair and Department
  • Work with graduate support staff to coordinate the recruitment weekend or new student orientation
  • Develop recommendations to EEB leadership to improve the admissions process and enhance student recruitment

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 membership

If you are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in EEB, consult our program info page.

Duties

  • Monitor progress of graduate students;
  • determine priorities and criteria for evaluating graduate-student success;
  • review and rank graduate students;
  • develop recommendations regarding graduate program to EEB leadership;
  • monitor faculty mentoring of graduate students and communicate mentoring issues to the Graduate Executive Committee;
  • work with graduate students and mentors for remediation plans or change of mentors

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 membership

Duties

  • Develop position description, advertise
  • Develop short list for zoom interviews, carry out interviews
  • Develop short list for on-campus interviews, organize on campus interviews
  • Develop ranked list for offering the position

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 membership

Duties

  • Review post-tenure accomplishments of faculty colleagues
  • Recognize accomplishments and achievements
  • Identify aspects of performance (if any) that could benefit from improvement
  • Develop recommendations for maintaining strong contributions and addressing any concerns
  • All activities completed in late Fall/early Spring with documents due to the college first week in March.

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 membership

Duties

  • Advise candidates and help them polish submitted forms
  • Review promotion and tenure dossiers
  • Develop comments and recommendations regarding the performance of candidates in research, teaching, and service
  • Work with Departmental Administrative Assistant to prepare forms for submission to College Committee on Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 membership

Duties

  • Review and rank sabbatical leave applicants 
  • Work with Departmental Administrative Assistant to prepare forms for submission to College Sabbatical Leave Committee

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 membership

Duties

  • Work with faculty members and graduate students to develop the schedule for the weekly departmental seminar series
  • Advertise seminars and aid in developing events associated with seminars

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 membership

Duties

  • Integrate EEB contribution to KUUB
  • Review and consider EEB and the biology curricula
  • Promote best methods for reviewing teaching performance of faculty and GTAs
  • Coordinate EEB activities with other campus teaching initiatives (e.g., CTE, Center for Science Education)
  • Participate in developing grants for external support of teaching innovation

Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 membership