Mission/Urban/Social Justice Team

Team Membership

• Twelve-member team: one alum, two students, three administrative representatives (at least two of which should be representative of two of the following: the University Ministry, the Office of Mission and Identity, and the Leadership Development Institute), one staff representative, one Law School representative, one Dental School representative, one faculty member selected by the MFA from among its members, and two faculty members elected by the McNichols faculty

• Reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and through that office to other bodies as appropriate

Members

3 faculty representatives

Martin Leever, Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts & Education (term expires 2010)

Si Hendry, SJ, Director, Catholic Studies (term expires 2011)

Maureen Anthony, McAuley School of Nursing, College of Health Professions (MFA)

3 administrative representatives

John Staudenmaier, SJ, Office of Mission and Identity (term expires 2010)

Leo Hanifin, Dean, College of Engineering & Science (term expires 2010)

Sr. Beth Ann Finster, SSJ, Assistant Director of University Ministry (term expires 2011)

1 staff representative

Marie Spranger, Administrative Assistant, Human Resources (term expires 2011)

1 Dental School representative

Megan Jennings, Chairperson, Director of Student Affairs (term expires 2010)

1 Law School representative

Michael Bryce (term expires 2010)

1 alum representative

Maureen Mulcrone, RSM, Sr. Vice President for Integration of Trinity Health (term expires 2010)

2 student representatives

Maria Ibarra (term expires 2011)

Ben Montgomery, Jr. (term expires 2011)

Invited Members

A Team may choose to add new members and the administrator to whom the Team reports may add new members.  Should any issues come to a vote before the Team, these new members will not alter the relative allocation of votes among the different constituencies that comprise the Team membership.  For example, if a Team which is permitted to have 2 administrative representatives on it adds another 3 administrators, then administrators still only have two votes.  The five administrative members must come to a consensus on how to cast the two votes.  If the administrative members cannot agree on how to vote, the new members would be non-voting on the particular issue.  

Joanne Isbey, English, College of Liberal Arts & Education

David Nantais, Director, Leadership Deveopment Institute

Dan Pitera, School of Architecture

Gail Presbey, Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts & Education

2009-10 Charges

1. Evaluate and recommend process improvements for UDM's general ITS lab environment.   Specifically, answers to questions as to whether the academic software load properly serves our academic environment, are the labs arranged such that they contribute to learning for today's student, is the quantity of labs and computers the correct mix, etc.
2. Evaluate and recommend process improvements for the audio-visual and classroom support department.  Specifically, answers to questions as to whether the right mix of technology is available for teaching purposes, is a hybrid (mobile delivery and fix podiums) solution ideal or should UDM move toward all fixed podiums with no classroom delivery or significantly reduced classroom delivery.
3. Review UDM's core academic software portfolio such as Blackboard, Wimba, TurnItIn, SPSS, Nvivo, etc.  as to whether these licenses should continue or retire.
4. Serve as an advisory group to the AVP for IT on IT related issues.

Ongoing Charge

• Develop means to foster the Jesuit and Mercy traditions through ongoing education and promotion of mission fulfillment.

• Constantly seek out ideas from other similarly situated universities to promote the development of mission at UDM.

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