Charge: The Council of Instructional Departments (CID) shall advise the president and provost on policies and actions for the improvement of academic departmental administration and more effective communication within the organizational structure of the university. The council shall review and make recommendations concerning academic policies and procedures that affect departmental operations. Council membership shall consist of the academic department chairs. Members of the council shall elect their officers. The constitution and by-laws of the council are included in Appendix C of this (Faculty) handbook.
Membership & Reporting: members are current department chairs; president is elected by and from the members; charge is established by members and must reflect common chair interests; recommendations from CID presented to President and Provost.
Committee Members
| Thomas Sowers (Political Science) President |
Ex Officio |
| Jill Killough (Nutrition, Hospitality & Human Services) , President Elect |
Ex Officio |
| Marleen Swerdlow, (Interim Dept. of Business) Executive Council |
Ex Officio |
| JeannetteFresne (Interim Dept. of Music) Executive Council |
Ex Officio |
| TBD (Engineering) Executive Council |
Ex Officio |
Arts & Sciences
| Randall Terry (Biology) |
Ex Officio |
| Ozge Gunaydin-Sen (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
Ex Officio |
| Jing Zhang (Computer Science) |
Ex Officio |
| Joe Kruger (Earth & Space Sciences) |
Ex Officio |
| Sara Hillin (English & Modern Languages) |
Ex Officio |
| Jackie Jensen-Vallin (Interim - Mathematics) |
Ex Officio |
| Cindy Stinson (Nursing) |
Ex Officio |
| Philip Cole (Physics) |
Ex Officio |
| Jeremy Shelton (Psychology) |
Ex Officio |
| Ginger Gummelt (Sociology, Social Work, & Criminal Justice) |
Ex Officio |
College of Business
| Don Warren (Accounting & ISAN) |
Ex Officio |
College of Education & Human Development
| Belinda Lopez (Counseling) |
Ex Officio |
| Tom Harvey (Educational Leadership) |
Ex Officio |
| Shannon Jordan (Interim Health & Kinesiology) |
Ex Officio |
| Elizabeth Casey (Teacher Education) |
Ex Officio |
College of Engineering
| Tracy Benson (Chemical Engineering) |
Ex Officio |
| Venki Uddameri (Civil & Environmental Engineering) |
Ex Officio |
| Abdelnasser Eldek (Electrical Engineering) |
Ex Officio |
| James Curry (Indutrial Engineering) |
Ex Officio |
| Mansour Karkoub (Mechanical Engineering) |
Ex Officio |
College of Fine Arts and Communications
| Stephanie Chadwick (Art & Design) |
Ex Officio |
| Nicki Michalski (Interim - Communication & Media) |
Ex Officio |
| M. Diane Clark (Deaf Studies & Deaf Education) |
Ex Officio |
| Michael Bartnik (Music) |
Ex Officio |
| Johanna Boult (Speech & Hearing Sciences) |
Ex Officio |
| Joel Grothe (Theatre & Dance) |
Ex Officio |