Working Group on Faculty Evaluation Policies and Practices
A 25-member Working Group on Faculty Evaluation Policies and Practices has been charged with helping develop revisions to the University’s policies and practices on faculty promotion and tenure, annual evaluation, and post-tenure review. Its members are listed below, with members added on February 14 noted with an asterisk:
- Janette Hill, Chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee of University Council and Professor in the Department of Career and Information Studies in the Mary Frances Early College of Education (co-chair)
- Elizabeth Weeks, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Charles H. Kirbo Chair in the School of Law (co-chair)
- Barbara Biesecker, Chair of the University Council Executive Committee and Professor in the Department of Communication Studies in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
- John Drake, Distinguished Research Professor in the Odum School of Ecology and Director of the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases*
- Stephan Durham, Professor and Assistant Dean for Student Success and Outreach in the College of Engineering and a member of the Executive Committee
- Puneet Dwivedi, Associate Professor in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and a member of the Faculty Affairs Committee
- P. Toby Graham, University Librarian and Associate Provost*
- Dale Greene, Dean of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources*
- Timothy Grey, Professor and Interim Head of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tifton Campus, and a member of the Faculty Affairs Committee
- Lindsey Harding, Senior Academic Professional in the Department of English in the Franklin College, Director of the Writing Intensive Program, and a member of the Faculty Affairs Committee*
- Timothy Heckman, Professor, and Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs in the College of Public Health
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Jesse Hostetter, Barry G. Harmon Professor, Head of the Department of Pathology in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Executive Director of the Tifton and Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories*
- Peter Jutras, Professor of Piano and Director of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music in the Franklin College
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Maria Len-Rios, Professor of Public Relations and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication*
- Tom Mote, Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Geography and Associate Dean in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences*
- Amanda Murdie, Georgia Athletic Association Professor and Head of the Department of International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs
- Luke Naeher, Professor of Environmental Health Science in the College of Public Health and incoming Chair of Executive Committee*
- David Okech, Professor in the School of Social Work and a member of the Faculty Affairs Committee
- Annette Poulsen, Augustus H. “Billy” Sterne Chair of Banking and Finance in the Terry College of Business and a member of the Post-Tenure Review Appeals Committee
- Gregory Robinson, UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in the Franklin College
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Yoo-Kyoung Seock, Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences and a member of the Faculty Affairs Committee*
- David Shipley, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Law in the School of Law and a member of Executive Committee and the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees*
- Kelly M. Smith, Dean of the College of Pharmacy
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Ashley Steffens, Crowley Professor in Urban Planning and Design and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Environment and Design*
- Elizabeth Adams St. Pierre, Professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice in the Mary Frances Early College of Education and Chair of the Committee on Statutes, Bylaws, and Committees
Feedback Form
The Faculty Working Group invites UGA faculty to share their ideas, concerns, and
feedback via the form at this link.
