Administration and Staff in EEB and Partnered Units
EEB Administration and Staff
EEB's administration and staff are housed in Haworth Hall
EEB Administration and Staff
- Chair provides advice and assistance in any matter related to the department
- Office space
- Endowment funding
- Instructional technology
- Agenda items for department meetings
- Grievances and concerns about department affecting graduate students
- Any and all matters related to the EEB Graduate Program Committee
- Concerns regarding departmental rules and regulations
- Concerns regarding advisers and switching advisers
- Addresses student grievances and concerns
- Questions regarding annual student evaluations
- Award and fellowship nominations
- Any and all matters related to the Graduate Admissions Committee
- Applications for admission to graduate program
- Involvement in graduate student recruitment activities
- Organizes new student orientation
- General resource person for EEB graduate students in EEB, Biodiversity Institute and Kansas Biological Survey
- Informs about graduate program, graduate student rules, regulations and logistics (Graduate Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and EEB)
- Acts as the liaison between EEB and the Office of Graduate Studies and the College Office of Graduate Affairs (COGA) for
- Processing of “Progress to Degree” forms – the online system used by the department to report degree benchmarks and degree completion to the College e.g.,:
- Petitions – Leave of Absence, Time Limit Extensions, etc.
- Reporting exam outcomes – Comprehensive Oral Exam, Final Oral Exam and Dissertation Defense for the Doctoral, and Master’s Exam and Thesis Defense.
- Other forms – Change in Plan, Change in Academic Status, Reduced Hour degrees, etc.
- Processing of “Progress to Degree” forms – the online system used by the department to report degree benchmarks and degree completion to the College e.g.,:
- Resource for graduation requirements
- Resource for enrollment questions
- GTA appointments and performance evaluations
- GRA appointments
- Coordinates and processes new student admissions
- Submits requests for faculty appointments to doctoral and master’s committees
- Schedule appointments with the chair
- EEB administrative matters
- EEB endowed scholarship information
- Graduate student travel authorizations
- Obtain contractual services form for department seminar speakers
- Processes reimbursement requests
- Graduate concerns when Graduate Program Coordinator is not available
- Department fax
- Department conference room scheduling
- Department stationery
- Vehicle scheduling
- Manages use of and maintains Haworth and KBS green houses.
Contact Info
- Office: 3014 Haworth
- Email: sssumpter@ku.edu
- Maintenance and service lab equipment
- Construction custom shelving/lab furniture
- Woodworking projects
- Maintenance and service machinery and electronics
Contact Info
- Office: 5056 Haworth
- Phone: 785-864-4137
- Email: sgcregg@ku.edu
Shared Service Centers
The Strong Hall Shared Service Center assists Ecology and Evolutionary Biology while the Eaton Hall Shared Service Center assists the Biodiversity Institute and the Kansas Biological Survey.
Shared Service Centers
The Strong Hall Shared Service Center staff assist EEB with a variety of Human Resources, grant tracking, and Finance concerns. The department contact email for this unit is stronghall_ssc@ku.edu. Individual staff contacts can be found on the SSC support staff page.
The Eaton Hall Shared Service Center staff assist the BI and KBS with a variety of Human Resources, grant tracking, and Finance concerns. The department contact email for this unit is eatonhall_ssc@ku.edu. Individual staff contacts can be found on the SSC support staff page.
Other Biology Staff in Haworth Hall
Other Biology Staff in Haworth Hall
- Assistance with anything related to your computer
- KU Card registration for building entrance
- Internet connections
Contact Info
Office: 6024 Haworth
Email: mochs@ku.edu
- Postage
- Add/drop, special permit, and change of section cards
- Permission numbers
- Bulk photocopying
- Questions about mail delivered in Haworth mailboxes
- Problems with photocopiers or shredder in Haworth Hall mail room
- Building key accounts
- Undergraduate biology tutor list
- Sorting and distribution of course evaluation
Contact Info
Office: 2045 Haworth
Phone: 785-864-4301
Email: cvenezia@ku.edu
- Overnight and bulk mail service
- Office/lab supplies
- Chemicals and enzymes
Contact Info
Office: 3027 Haworth
Email: arlenewhitten@ku.edu
Until position is filled, contact Matt Ochs at mochs@ku.edu
- Use or check out of Audiovisual equipment
- Videotapes and slide/sound sets
- Use or checkout of Windows and Mac computers for student use
Contact Info
Office: Biological Teaching Resource Center, 1004 Haworth
- Building maintenance requests
- Equipment repair
- Assist with BioStore operations
Contact Info
Office: 2045 Haworth
Phone: 785-864-5882
Email: kmwhite@ukans.edu
Biodiversity Institute
Biodiversity Institute administration and staff are housed in Dyche Hall
Biodiversity Institute Administration and Staff
- Personnel related matters
- Budget issues
- GRA appointments for BI administered grants
Contact Info
Office: 602 Dyche Hall
Email: 785-864-1204
Email: jrkeeler@ku.edu
- Publication requests
- Maintenance requests
- Federal and campus mail
- Photocopier and fax
- Vehicle scheduling
- FedEx and UPS (general, hazardous materials, and shipping specimens internationally)
- Keys and Omni Lock card access
- Reserving rooms in Dyche
Contact Info
Office: 602 Dyche
Phone: 785-864-4540
Email: tchambers@ku.edu
Kansas Biological Survey
Kansas Biological Survey administration and staff are housed in Higuchi Hall
Kansas Biological Survey Administration and Staff
- Payroll matters for students in Higuchi Hall
- Initiates GTA/GRA appointments for KBS graduate students
- Office supplies including letterhead
- Fax
- Photocopies
- Room reservations
Contact Info
Office: 108 Higuchi
Phone: 785-864-1500
Email: hildreth@ku.edu
- Office assignments
- Office and building keys
- Vehicle checkout and keys
- Report vehicle maintenance issues
Contact Info
Office: 152 Higuchi
Phone: 785-864-1502
Email: swcamp@ku.edu
Graduate Studies
Graduate Studies
- Assists with student loan deferral qualifications
- Manages requests for Graduate Faculty Appointments
- Manages university policies related to graduate programs
- Develops research grants
- Director and Managing Trustee of the Self Doctoral Fellowship program.
- Oversight of Office of Admissions and Graduate Military Programs
- Principle point of contact between the College and the Office of Graduate Affairs
- Director College Office of Graduate Affairs
- Handles graduate professional development programming and projects and tracks alumni
- Main point of communication for the Office of Graduate Studies
- Management graduate student funding awards
College Office of Graduate Affairs (COGA)
COGA’s mission is to support the College graduate programs. Its team of graduate advisers serves the graduate departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
COGA Administration and Staff
- Liaison between COGA and the Office of Graduate Studies
- In charge of COGA’s day to day operations including management of Advising and Student Assistants teams
- Oversees Curriculum Information Management and KU Catalog system and provides support for College Committees
- Front desk operations
- Informs the College community about policies and best practices
- Assists with management of Progress to Degree system and verifies graduate degrees
- Coordinates preparations for the Master’s Hooding Ceremony