Charge: The Council of Instructional Departments (CID) advises the President and Provost on policies and actions aimed at improving academic departmental administration and enhancing communication within the university's organizational structure. The reviews and makes recommendations on academic policies and procedures that impact departmental operations. The constitution and by-laws of the CID can be found in the appendix of the Faculty Handbook.
Membership & Reporting: the committee is composed of current department chairs. The chair of the committee is elected by its members from within the group. The committee's charge is determined collaboratively by its members and should align with the shared interests of department chairs. Recommendations from the Committee of Institutional Development (CID) are submitted to the President and Provost for consideration.
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 |