Faculty/Staff Committee Assignments

Academic Directors work in coordination with the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Director of Undergraduate Academic Affairs and the UAC on curriculum review, revision or extension proposals related to the program. They participate in statewide discussions related to curriculum planning and coordination. In addition, they consult on teaching assignments and ensure the program’s continued relevance to the field.

Committee Membership

• Lisa Lenze – Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
• Ed Glantz – Director of Master's Programs
• Nick Giacobe – Coordinator, B.S. in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations
• Rosalie Ocker – Coordinator, B.S. in Enterprise Technology Integration
• Kathleen Moore – Coordinator, B.S. in Security and Risk Analysis
• Hadi Hosseini – Coordinator, B.S. in Data Sciences
• Chris Sebora – Coordinator, B.S. in Information Sciences and Technology
• Dan Richert – Coordinator, B.S. in Human-Centered Design and Development
• Shomir Wilson – Coordinator, B.S. in Information Technology Ethics and Compliance
• Mahir Akgun – Coordinator, B.S. in Artificial Intelligence Methods and Applications

Contact

• Office of Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies

Revised 07/07/2025 ES

Addresses issues within IST related to academic integrity. Dean appointed committee. Two-year Term.

Committee Membership

• Chris Sebora (Chair) (25/65 & 26/27)
• Hong Hu (25/26 & 26/27)
• Greg Kruczek (25/26 & 26/27)
• Henry Moeller (25/26 & 26/27)
• TBD, graduate student representative (25/26)
• TBD, undergraduate student representative (25/26)

Contact

• Office of Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies

Revised 06/27/2025 ES

Identify award opportunities for faculty members. Participate in award nomination and selection processes. Faculty vote on membership. Two-year term.

Committee Membership

• Fred Fonseca, chair (25/26 & 26/27)
• Marc Friedenberg (25/26 & 26/27)
• Jonathan Dodge (24/25 & 25/26)
• Xiang Zhang (24/25 & 25/26)
• Kevin Sylvester, dean appointed (25/26)

Contact

• Office of Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Revised 07/28/2025 ES

The Distinguished Lecture Series is made up of junior faculty. The committee members bring in professors who are well known internationally and, in the nation, to speak to the faculty, staff, and students about their research.

Committee Membership:

• Kelley Cotter
• Xinning Gui
• Jinyuan Jia

Contact

• Office of Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs

Revised 06/27/2025 ES

Chaired by the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. Includes Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Associate Dean of Student Success, and Department Heads. Committee named by Dean to serve in an advisory role on critical faculty affairs issues. This committee meets monthly.

Committee Membership:

• Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
• Associate Dean for Student Success
• Sharon Huang, Interim Department Head for I&IS
• Dongwon Lee, Interim Department Head for P&CI
• Guoray Cai, Interim Department Head for HCC&SI
• Chief of Staff

Contact

• Office of Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Revised 05/13/2025 ES

Council for IST to represent each of the scholarly departments within the College. The faculty areas represent groups of faculty performing related research, teaching and outreach. Functions of the SIGs include providing input to the Faculty Council in academic areas such as curriculum, defining guidelines for P&T for selected scholarly areas, support in conducting annual faculty reviews, graduate student recruiting, definition of graduate courses, and bringing forward faculty concerns and issues. Faculty vote on membership.

Faculty Council Representatives – One-year term. Faculty Council Chair – Two-year term.

Committee Membership:

• Vasant Honavar, Chair (25/26 & 26/27)
• Kaamran Raahemifar, I&IS (25/26)
• Dongyan Zhang, P&CI (25/26)
• Chris Gamrat, HCCSI (25/26)
• John Yen, P&CI, dean appointed (25/26)
• Luke Zhang, HCC&SI, dean appointed (25/26)
• Peng Liu, P&CI, dean appointed (25/26)

Contact

• Office of Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Revised 07/28/2025 ES

Coordinates and oversees all administrative-related matters to IST Graduate Programs (curriculum, etc.) Faculty vote on membership. One member appointed by Dean (1-year term). Two-Year Term

Committee Membership:

• Sarah Rajtmajer, Chair (25/26)
• Frank Ritter, (25/26 & 26/27)
• Shomir Wilson (24/25 & 25/26)
• Priya Kumar (24/25 & 25/26)
• Aron Laszka, dean appointed (25/26)
• Minhao Cheng, dean appointed (25/26)

Contact:

• Graduate Programs

Revised 07/23/2025 ES

Coordinates graduate student recruitment.

Committee Membership:

• Sarah Rajtmajer, Chair (25/26)
• Jinyuan Jia, (25/26 & 26/27)
• Taegyu Kim, (25/26 & 26/27)
• Justin Silverman (24/25 & 25/26)
• Yubo Kou, dean appointed (25/26)
• Curtis Cain, dean appointed (25/26)

Contact:

• Graduate Programs

Revised 07/28/2025 ES

Committee of graduate students focused on graduate student affairs, creating and encouraging a community of graduate students, and providing general support for the IST graduate student community. Committee of graduate students focused on graduate student affairs, creating and encouraging a community of graduate students, and providing general support for the IST graduate student community.

Membership voted upon by graduate students.

Committee Membership:

• Benji Davis (President/Event Planner)
• Elena Koung (Vice President)
• Yunhan Liu (Secretary)
• Spenser McLaughlin (Treasurer)
• Tianyang Zhao (IT)

Contact:

• Graduate Programs (mid-August election)

Revised 08/20/2025 ES

The IST Leadership Team advises the dean on strategic priorities and initiatives that advance the mission of the college. Members share perspectives from across units, foster collaboration, and help shape key decisions. Committee members are appointed by the dean.

Committee Membership:

• Dean
• Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
• Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs
• Associate Dean for Student Success
• Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
• Chief of Staff
• Director of Development and Alumni Relations
• Financial Officer
• HR Consultant
• HR Strategic Partner
• IT Strategic Partner
• Marketing and Communications Manager

Contact:

• Dean’s Office
  

Revised 05/13/2025 ES

Committee of Undergraduate Students who provide leadership for the Undergraduate Student Government organizations and subcommittees.

Committee Membership:

• TBD (President)
• TBD (Vice President)
• TBD (Secretary)
• TBD (Treasurer)

Contact:

• Dean’s Office

Revised 02/29/2024 KW

Coordinates and oversees all administrative-related matters to IST Graduate Programs (curriculum, etc.) Faculty vote on membership. One member appointed by Dean (1-year term). Two-Year Term

Committee Membership:

• Ed Glantz, Chair, (25/26 & 26/27)
• Johnson Kinyua (25/26 & 26/27)
• Mathias Fonkam (25/26 & 26/27)
• Shane Tomblin (25/26 & 26/27)
• Dan Welch (24/25 & 25/26)
• Dave Fusco (24/25 & 25/26)
• Megan Costello, dean appointed (25/26)
• Jeff Rimland, dean appointed (25/26)

Contact:

• Graduate Programs

Revised: 07/28/2025 ES

Review Non-tenure line Promotion cases in accordance with university policy & college guidelines.

Department Level Membership:

• Shane Tomblin, I&IS (25/26 & 26/27)
• Ed Glantz, P&CI (25/26 & 26/27)
• Betsy Campbell, HCC&SI (25/26 & 26/27)
• Rosalie Ocker, HCC&SI, Dean-appointed (25/26)
• Johnson Kinyua, P&CI, Dean-appointed (25/26)

College Level Membership:

• Carl Cotner, I&IS (25/26 & 26/27)
• Jhon Bueno Vesga, HCC&SI (25/26 & 26/27)
• Mike Hills, P&CI (25/26 & 26/27)
• Kaamran Raahemifar, I&IS, Dean-appointed (25/26)
• Dhanajay Singh, HCC&SI, Dean-appointed (25/26)

Contact:

• Dean’s Office

Revised 07/28/2025 ES

Review Promotion and Tenure cases in accordance with university policy & college guidelines. Committee Membership voted on by faculty. Two-year term. Dean appoints 2 members for one- year term. Dean appoints committee chair.

Department level Membership:

• Fred Fonseca, HCCSI, (25/26) & 26/27)
• Saeed Abdullah, HCCSI (25/26 & 26/27)
• Hadi Hosseini, IIS (25/26 & 26/27)
• Suhang Wang, IIS (25/26 & 26/27)
• Shomir Wilson (HCCSI) agreed to rep PCI, (25/26 & 26/27)
• Fenglong Ma (IIS) agreed to rep PCI, (25/26 & 26/27)
• James Wang, chair, dean appointed (25/26)

College level Membership:

• Luke Zhang, HCCSI (25/26 & 26/27)
• Amulya Yadav, IIS (25/26 & 26/27)
• Anna Squicciarini, PCI (25/26 & 26/27)
• John Yen, dean appointed (25/26)
• Xiang Zhang, dean appointed (25/26)

Contact:

• Dean’s Office

Revised 06/27/2025 ES

Act as independent person to whom IST faculty can turn to for identification/resolution of problems & issues. Two-year term. Committee Membership voted on by faculty.

Committee Membership:

• Jhon Bueno Vesga (2024-2026)
• Mike Hills, Alternate (2024-2026)

Contact:

• Dean’s Office

Revised 05/23/2024 ES

Awards IST student scholarships.

Committee Membership:

• Laura Adams, chair, Academic Operations Representative
• Farzana Naurin, Awarding, Academic Operations Representative
• Molly Johnson, Awarding (Finance)
• Susan Agee, Advising Representative
• Madhavi Kari, OIDE Representative
• Kim Woodward, Stewardship Representative
• Lisa Lenze, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Oversight

Contact:

• Associate Dean for Student Success

Revised 07/28/2025 ES

The Dean’s Staff Advisory Committee is the College of Information Sciences and Technology’s (IST) bridge for communication between the staff and the dean on all issues dealing with staff policy, professional development, welfare, and goals. The function and goal of this committee will be to enhance and solidify the partnership between the staff and administration of the college. Two-Year Term

Membership voted upon by staff.

Committee Membership:

• Kait Ladlee, Co-President, Recruiting
• Megan MacDonald, Co-President
• Hedi Lewis, Advising
• Leah Klevan, Events
• Johey Verfaille, Deans Office
• Aaron Yorchak, Learning Design
• Tyler Estright, UAC representative

Contact:

• Dean’s Office

Revised 07/09/2025 ES

UAC is a respected committee comprised of the Director of Undergrad Programs, Program Coordinators and two non-UP faculty appointed by the Dean who seek to make the College of IST’s undergraduate program one of the leading programs in the nation for the study of the interaction between people, information, and technology. Two non-UP members appointed by Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies. Two-year term.

Committee Membership:

• Lisa Lenze, Assoc. Dean for Undergraduate Studies
• Dan Richert, Coordinator, BS in Human-Centered Design and Development, Chair
• Nick Giacobe, Coordinator, Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations
• Hadi Hosseini, Coordinator, BS in Data Sciences
• Rosalie Ocker, Coordinator, BS in Enterprise Technology Integration
• Chris Sebora, Coordinator, BS in Information Sciences and Technology
• Kathleen Moore, Coordinator, BS in Security and Risk Analysis
• Shomir Wilson, Coordinator, BS in Information Technology Ethics and Compliance
• Mahir Akgun, Coordinator, BS in Artificial Intelligence Methods and Applications
• Jennifer Breese, Greater Allegheny Campus
• June Lane, Abington Campus
• Alan Peslak, University College
• Laura Adams, Academic Services, advisory member
• Sue Agee, Advising, advisory member
• Sue Lauver, Curriculum Coordinator, advisory member
• Angela Miller, Member at large representing recruiting
• Noah Youcheff, UG student rep

Contact:

• Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies

Revised 07/07/2025 ES

Implementation and process improvement of Activity Insight Digital Measures at the University-Level.

College Representative:

• Shannon Bishop
• Elizabeth Stouffer
• Kathy Wiest

Contact:

• Dean’s Office

University-level committee which focuses on issues related to research administration.

College Representatives:

• Carey Zettle
• Tracy Ray

Contact:

• Office of Sponsored Programs

University-level committee which serves as the principal administrative advisory agency to the President, Executive Vice President and Provost, Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education and academic deans of colleges, outreach and libraries on administrative matters that impact undergraduate education across the University. http://undergrad.psu.edu/acue-members.html.

College Representative:

• Lisa Lenze (Lisa will act as the IST representative in her role as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies).

Contact:

• VP and Dean of Undergraduate Education (Old Main) (3-1684)

Revised 08/02/2024 ES

The ACMA will provide guidance on and coordination for administrative matters that impact minority student undergraduate and graduate education and related multicultural and diversity issues across the University, including advice pertaining to external constituencies.

College Representative:

• Jocelyn Bennett Garraway, Associate Dean for Student Success

Contact:

• Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity (5-5906)

Revised 06/27/2022

University-level committee of college administrators serves in an advisory role to the Dean of the Graduate School to discuss important issues facing graduate education internally and externally; share best practices; inform decisions regarding policies and procedures for graduate education, work collaboratively with the Graduate School to implement University-wide initiatives.

College Representative:

• Carleen Maitland (Carleen will act as the IST representative in her role as Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Affairs).

Contact:

• Graduate School (5-2516)

Revised 08/02/2024 ES

COACHE administers the faculty job satisfaction survey, processes the data, and provides reports. Steering committee members will serve a one-year term.

College Representative:

• Cindy Brewer, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, chair
• Jordan Ford, Director of Marketing and Communications
• Vasant Honavar, Faculty Council Chair
• Andy Hunsucker
• Marc Friedenberg
• Kathleen Moore
• Tanusree Sharma

Contact:

• IST Office of Faculty Affairs

Revised 07/28/2025 ES

The Exit Interview Officer (EIO) interviews all IST faculty members who are leaving the college. This interview is separate from the HR interview. The HR rep will share the departing faculty members’ names with the EIO. The EIO will follow up accordingly. The College Ombudsperson serves as the Exit Interview Officer. Two-Year Term, Appointed by the Dean.

IST Exit Interview Officer:

• Jhon Bueno Vesga (2024-2026)

Contact:

• Office of the Provost (3-7494)
• IST Dean’s Office

URL: http://www.psu.edu/vpaa/exitinterview.htm

Revised 08/02/2024 ES

The Chair of IST’s Faculty Council will serve as Faculty Governance Leader. The Faculty Governance Leader will convene faculty to discuss faculty-related matters and faculty governance-related matters. Two-Year Term, Appointed by Dean.

IST Faculty Governance Leader:

• Vasant Honavar (25/26 & 26/27)

Contact:

• Faculty Senate Office (3-0221)
• IST Dean’s Office

Revised 07/31/2025 ES

Represents the College of IST at Faculty Senate meetings. Primary Member – Four-Year Term Alternate Member – Two-Year Term.

College Representative:

• Hadi Hosseini (2025-2029)
• Urja Vora, Alternate (2024-2028)
• Kaamran Raahemifar (2024-2028)
• Shomir Wilson (2022-2026)

Contact:

• Faculty Senate Office (3-0221)
• IST Office of Faculty Affairs

Revised 06/27/2025 ES

University-level committee that is responsible for all matters pertaining to Graduate Education and Graduate Research. http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/gradcouncil/ . Three Year Term.

College Representative:

• Kelley Cotter (2023-2026)
• Xinning Gui (2024-2027)
• Kaamran Raahemifar, Alternate (2024-2027)

Contact:

• Graduate School (5-2516)
• IST Office of Faculty Affairs

Revised 07/28/2025 SE

University-level committee that reviews policies on awards; examine and judge applications for grants-in-aid, scholarships, and Graduate School Fellowships; and make recommendations to the Chair for awards. http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/gradcouncil/

College Representative:

• Syed Billah (2026-2029)– Appointed by the Dean.

Contact:

• Graduate School (5-2516)
• IST Office of Faculty Affairs

Revised 06/27/2025 ES

One Graduate Faculty representative from each academic college and school of the University that offers graduate programs responsible for review of quality indicators of existing graduate programs, recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate School on those, and other activities authorized by the Programs and Courses Committee related to graduate program review and evaluation. The Dean, Associate Dean, and Director of Graduate Council Administration shall be ex officio members of this subcommittee.

College Representative:

• Suhang Wang (2026-2029)– Appointed by Dean

Contact:

• Graduate School (5-2516)
• IST Office of Faculty Affairs

Revised 06/27/2025 ES

One Graduate Faculty representative from each academic college and school of the University that offers graduate programs responsible for evaluation and review of new and revised program and course proposals and for recommendations on those to the Committee on Programs and Courses. The Dean, Senior Associate Dean, and Director of Graduate Council Administration shall be ex officio members of this subcommittee.

College Representative:

• Fenglong Ma (2024-2027) – Appointed by the Dean
• Kelley Cotter (2023-2026)

Contact:

• Graduate School (5-2516)
• IST Office of Faculty Affairs

Revised 06/27/2025 ES

College Representative:

• Cindy Brewer
• Jocelyn Bennett Garraway
• Madhavi Kari

Contact:

• Office of Vice Provost for Educational Equity

Revised 06/29/2022 KW

University-level committee responsible for reviewing patent applications, licensing, intellectual property, etc.

College Representative:

• Carleen Maitland, Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies

Contact:

• Intellectual Property Office (5-6277)

Revised 08/02/2024 ES

Faculty Advisory Committee for Rock Ethics Institute

College Representative:

• Andrea Tapia

Contact:

• Rock Ethics Institute (3-8237)

University-level committee addressing matters involving undergraduate admissions. Membership appointed by Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies.

College Representative:

• Angela Miller

Contact:

• University Admissions Office (5-5471)

Revised 04/17/2017

University-level council reporting to the Vice President of Research. Membership comprised primarily of Associate Deans for Research and Institute Directors. Meets quarterly.

College Representative:

• Carleen Maitland, Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Affairs

Contact:

• Office of Senior Vice President for Research (5-6332)