Membership

Program committees include six or more members, a majority of whom are Nelson Institute faculty or affiliate faculty members.

The committee chair is elected annually in spring by a simple majority vote of committee members and serves subject to approval by the Nelson Institute Dean and Graduate School Dean. Although elected annually, it is expected that an individual will serve in this capacity for three consecutive years. The chair may be compensated for this service.

By 15 September the chair will recommend to the Nelson Institute Dean and Graduate School Dean the committee membership for the academic year.

Committee Members

Sara Hotchkiss, chair
Robert Beattie
Holly Gibbs
Marty Kanarek
Christopher Kucharik
Mutlu Ozdogan
Cooper Rosin
Bret Shaw
Steph Tai (ex-officio)

Meetings

As administrative committees, program committees are not subject to the state’s Open Meetings Law. Individuals may contact the chairs for information about upcoming meetings.

The committees meet at least once each semester.