President Larry Dietz has appointed a 24-member Task Force to review and update the University’s strategic plan, Educating Illinois 2013-2018 Individualized Attention, Shared Aspirations. Brian Beam, Sam Catanzaro, Danielle Miller-Schuster, and Deb Smitley will serve as co-chairs of the Task Force. Educating Illinois 2013-2018 was endorsed by the Illinois State University Board of Trustees and each of the shared governance constituencies in spring 2012.
The Task Force members appointed by President Dietz are:
Brian Beam, Executive Director, University Marketing & Communications
Rachel Calhoun, Director of Research, Advancement and Foundation Operations
Sam Catanzaro, Associate Vice President for Academic Administration, Policy, and Faculty Affairs
Febin Chirayath, Student Government
Jeff Clark, Department Chair/School Directors Council
Laura Fox, Business Administrative Associate, University Police Department
Paul Garris, Distinguished Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Ron Gifford, Chair, Administrative Professional Council
Jamillah Gilbert, Instructional Assistant Professor, Special Education
Rachel Hatch, Assistant Director, Media Relations
Susan Kalter, Chair, Academic Senate
Yongmei Liu, Associate Professor, Management and Qualitative Methods
Dwight Merilatt, Executive Associate Director, Intercollegiate Athletics
Blanca Miller, Assistant Professor, Mennonite College of Nursing
Danielle Miller-Schuster, Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs
Hannah Picciola, Student Government
Ajay Samant, Dean of the College of Business, Dean’s Council
Jennifer Sharkey, Associate Professor, Milner Library
Sarah Smelser, Professor, School of Art
Amanda Smith, Chair, Civil Service Council
Deb Smitley, Senior Associate Vice President for Planning, Finance and Facilities
Aslihan Spaulding, Professor, Department of Agriculture
Lenford Sutton, Department Chair, Educational Administration and Foundations
Ani Yazdejian, Department Chair/School Directors Council
Information on how the campus community will be able to engage in the review process will be posted in the coming weeks at the Educating Illinois website.
