The College of Education
 

College of Education Committees

Abbreviations

COE — College of Education

C&I — Department of Curriculum and Instruction

EAF — Department of Educational Administration and Foundations

Metcalf — Thomas Metcalf School

SED — Department of Special Education

U-High — University High School

Academic Freedom Ethics and Grievance Committee

Handles complaints and grievances by faculty members in matters relating to violations of academic freedom cases and the Code of Ethics.

Members (one-year term)
Do-Yong Park (C&I), College of Education

Academic Senate

Recommends educational policy of the University and advises the President on its implementation, and provides for faculty, staff and student participation in academic governance.

Members (three-year term)
Jim Thompson, SED (10)
Betsy Lugg, EAF (12)
Linda Wedwick, C&I (11)
Brian Conant, Laboratory Schools (12)

Administrative Council

Advises the Dean of the College of Education.

Members
Deborah Curtis
Ken Fansler
Bob Dean
Jeff Hill
Gail Lamb
Phyllis Metcalf-Turner
Trisha Klass
Marilyn Moore
Jim Thompson
Darrell Kruger
College Council chair (to be elected)

College Council

Serves as the primary governing body of the College, considering and approving all proposals that are identified and disseminated as policies of the College of Education Faculty in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois State University Constitution and College Council bylaws. Members include representatives from each of the three departments and the laboratory schools.

College Faculty Status Committee

Reviews the College of Education's policies and procedures for appointment, reappointment, performance, evaluation, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure reviews to ensure conformity to college standards and university policies and procedures.

Members (two-year term)
Deborah Curtis, Chair
Karen Lind, C&I (10)
Tom Haynes, C&I (11)
Stacy Otto, EAF (10)
Dianne Gardner, EAF (11)
Julia Stoner, SED (10)
Paula Crowley, SED (11)

Council for Teacher Education

The Council for Teacher Education is responsible for developing requirements for teacher education and for providing avenues of communication among all areas of the University concerned with Teacher Education.

Curriculum Committee

Provides advice, consultation, evaluation, review and approval of all College of Education curricula proposals.

Members (two-year staggered term)
Wendy Troxel, EAF (10)
Venus Evans-Winters, EAF (10)
Dianne Gardner, EAF (11)
Bev Smith, SED (10)
Maureen Angell, SED (11)
Sharon Doubet, SED (11)
Adel Al-Bataineh, C&I (11)
Doug Hatch, C&I (10)
Do-Yong Park, C&I (10)
Darrell Kruger, Dean's Representative*

Department Faculty Status Committee

Conducts reviews of evaluations of a faculty member's professional activities and performance for purposes of determining performance-evaluated salary increments, formulating recommendations for promotion and tenure, completion of post-tenure review, and for dismissal.

Members (two-year term)
Curriculum and Instruction
Phyllis Metcalf-Turner, Chair
Adel Al-Bataineh (10)
Linda Wedwick (10)
Gary Weilbacher (11)
Vicky Morgan (11)
Educational Administration and Foundations
Patricia Klass, Chair
To be elected (11)
To be elected (11)
Linda Lyman (10)
John Rugutt (10)
Special Education
Jeff Bakken, Chair
Craig Blum (10)
Phil Parette (10)
Debbie Shelden (11)
Emily Watts (11)

Diversity Education Committee

Reviews practices in the College that impacts the students, faculty, and curricular implementation related to diversity education, and provides activities and resources for teacher candidates to gain competencies in knowledge and application of skills necessary to effectively address diversity in schools.

Members (three-year staggered term)
Pauline Clardy, C&I (10)
Elizabeth Skinner, C&I (11)
Temba Bassoppo-Moyo, C&I (12)
Craig Blum, SED (10)
Bev Smith, SED (11)
Emily Watts, SED (12)
Diane Gardner, EAF (10)
Venus Evans-Winters, EAF (11)
Mohamed Nur-Awaleh, EAF (12)
Karen Irvin, Metcalf (10)
Kim Rojas, U-High (11)
Peggy Finnegan, Metcalf (12)
Amee Adkins, Dean's Representative*

Elections Committee

Develops and maintains a database of all College of Education committees including respective membership rosters and terms of office, and recommends policies and procedures related to election issues.

Members (two-year staggered term)
Deborah Curtis, Chair
Neil Sappington, EAF (10)
Linda Wedwick, C&I (10)
Jim Thompson, SED (11)
Nancy Schenck, Lab Schools (11)
Jan Carlton, Dean's Office

Faculty Review Committee

Considers appeals of promotions, dismissals and tenure decisions.

Members (Three-year term)
Barbara Meyer, C&I (12)

Induction and Mentoring Steering Committee

Organizes the effort to support ISU graduates as beginning teachers and the schools who partner with ISU.

Research Committee

Provides activities that strengthen, promote, and support research within the College.

Members (two-year staggered term)
Darrell Kruger, C&I, Chair
Zeng Lin, EAF (11)
Lydia Kyei-Blankson, EAF (10)
Tom Lucey, C&I (11)
Lara Handsfield, C&I (10)
Phil Parette, SED (11)
Julia Stoner, SED (10)
Andrea Market, Metcalf (11)
Carol Benson, U-High (10)

Scholarships and Awards Committee

Reviews, approves and establishes standards and guidelines for all scholarships and awards.

For Scholarships and Awards Committee members and staff: Log in to the online Scholarships and Awards Committee Work Area. To gain access to the site, please use your full Illinois State email address (__@ilstu.edu) and the password associated with it.

Members (two-year staggered term)
Phil Parette, SED (10)
Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky, SED (11)
Lydia Kyei-Blankson, EAF (10)
Linda Lyman, EAF (11)
Tom Haynes, C&I (10)
Amanda Quesenberry, C&I (11)
Mike Sondgeroth, U-High (10)
Aggie Hatch, Metcalf (11)
Gail Lamb, Dean's Representative*
Amee Adkins, Dean's Representative*

Teaching and Learning Committee

Develops and recommends policies related to assessing student performance and teaching standards.

Members (three-year term)
Temba Bassoppo-Moyo, C&I (10) filling in for Ken Jerich, C&I (11)
Tom Lucey, C&I (11)
Tom Haynes, C&I (12)
Chris Clark, SED (11)
Hedda Meadan Kaplansky, SED (11)
Sharon Doubet, SED (12)
Wendy Troxel, EAF (11)
Phyllis McCluskey-Titus, EAF (11)
Isaura Pulido, EAF (12)
Amee Adkins, Dean's Representative*

University Review Committee

Formulates and at five-year intervals or on an as-needed basis, revises the Illinois State University Faculty Appointment, Salary, Promotion, and Tenure Policies.

Members (three-year term)
Jim Palmer, EAF (11)