Committees

Our committees consist of faculty, staff and students from different departments in the College.

• College Council

  Responsibilities

  • Advisory body to the Dean
  • Conduct yearly evaluation of the Dean
  • Review guidelines and procedures for all CAST committees
  • Formulate and review CAST Bylaws

  Membership

  Term: 3 years
  Meeting Times: Every 3rd Friday Noon - 1 p.m.
  Elections: Late March

  • Dean Chad McEvoy (CAST)
  • Jay Solomonson (AGR), Chair - 2025
  • LC Yang (HSC), Vice-Chair - 2025
  • Mijin Kim (CJS), Secretary - 2025
  • Elke Altenburger (FCS) - 2027
  • Keri Edward (FCS) (NTT At Large) - 2025
  • Daniel Freburg (IT) (AP/CS At Large) - 2026
  • Elahe Javadi (IT) - 2027
  • Justin Stanek (KNR) - 2026
  • Isaac Chang (TEC) - 2026
  • Elijah Floerke (AGR Student) - 2026
  • Constantus Akuma-Zanu (CJS Student) - 2026
  • Amy Vollmer (FCS Student) - 2026
  • Abbie Gorsage (HSC Student) - 2026
  • Neer Jain (IT Student) - 2026
  • Kylie Krahn (KNR Student) - 2026
  • Dolly Gupta (TEC Student) - 2026

  Subcommittees

  Awards and Recognition

  • L.C. Yang
  • Elahe Javadi
  • Justin Stanek
  • Keri Edwards
  • Kylie Krahn
  • Elijah Floerke

  Elections

  • Abbie Gorsage
  • Mijin Kim
  • Isaac Chang
  • L.C. Yang
  • Elke Altenburger
  • Daniel Freburg

  Dean's Evaluation

  • Justin Stanek
  • Jay Solomonson
  • Keri Edwards
  • Dolly Gupta
  • Mijin Kim
  • Isaac Chang
  • Amy Vollmer

  Strategic Planning

  • Jay Solomonson
  • Elahe Javadi
  • Neer Jain
  • Constantus Akuma-Zanu
  • Elke Altenburger

• College Faculty Status Committee (CFSC)

  Responsibilities

  • Review all promotion and tenure cases within the College with recommendation to the Provost
  • Review department/school faculty appointment, salary, promotion, and tenure (ASPT) guidelines

  CFSC Standards

  Membership

  Term: 2 years
  Meeting Times: As needed
  Elections: Late March (Six members elected at the College level)

  • Dean McEvoy (CAST) - Chair
  • Jessie Krienert (CJS) - 2026
  • Amy Bardwell (FCS) - 2025
  • Beverly Barham (HSC) - 2026
  • James Wolf (IT) - 2026
  • Scott Pierce (KNR) - 2025
  • Pranshoo Solanki (TEC) - 2025

• CAST Research Committee (CRC)

  Responsibilities

  Stimulate, coordinate, and execute research activities in CAST

  Membership

  Term: 2 years
  Meeting Times: Monthly
  Elections: March - April (One member from each unit appointed by the Chair or Director)

  • luliia Tetteh (AGR) - 2026
  • Ralph Weisheit (CJS) - 2025
  • Luke Russell (FCS) - 2025
  • Kathy Webster (HSC) - 2025
  • Dmitry Zhdanov (IT) - 2026
  • Tony Amorose (KNR) - 2026
  • Sundeep Inti (TEC) - 2025

• College Curriculum Committee

  Responsibilities

  Coordinate curricula development and change

  View current bylaws

  Membership

  Term: 3 years
  Meeting Times: Weekly as needed
  Elections: March - April (One member from each department/school is elected by the faculty members within the department/school)

  • Cara Rabe-Hemp (CAST Associate Dean) - Ex-Officio
  • Micheal Rowley (FCS) Chair - 2026
  • Guang Jin (HSC) Vice-Chair - 2027
  • Michael Barrowclough (AGR) - 2026
  • Marta Ascherio (CJS) - 2026
  • Winn Mahatanankoon (IT) - 2027
  • Tyler Kybartas (KNR) - 2027
  • Jaby Mohammed (TEC) - 2025
  • TBD (KNR Student) - 2027
  • TBD (AGR Student) - 2027
  • TBD (IT Student) - 2027

• College Technology Council

  Responsibilities

  • Advise the Dean on IT policy and procedures
  • Review and author major IT initiatives

  View current bylaws

  Membership

  • Kara Snyder (CAST Assistant Dean)
  • Chandra Smith (CAST IT Director)
  • Josh Crowe (CAST IT)
  • James Hearn (CAST IT)
  • Kyle Campbell (CAST IT)
  • Todd Thomas (CAST IT)
  • Nick Daniels (CAST IT)

• Diversity, Equity, Belonging and Inclusion Committee (DEBI)

  Responsibilities

  • Foster a culture of inclusion and collaboration
  • Monitor existing and future initiatives regarding diversity, equity, belonging, and inclusion
  • Advance an anti-racist culture in CAST

  Membership

  Term: 2 years
  Meeting Times: Members are appointed by their department or school

  Current Members

  Members serve two year terms and are appointed by Departments/Schools.

  • Chad McEvoy (CAST)
  • Cara Rabe-Hemp (CAST)
  • Tamekia Bailey (CAST)
  • Rainie Themer Bosquet (CAST)
  • Lucas Maxwell (AGR)
  • Kaitlyn Selman (CJS)
  • Gabriela Fonseca Pereira (FCS)
  • Alicia Wodika (HSC)
  • Elahe Javadi (IT)
  • Tracy Mainieri (KNR)
  • Amy Scovel (TEC)