About the Taskforce
Formed in February 2023, and building upon the work previously completed, the primary goal of the Cross-Functional Taskforce is to identify solutions leading to a sustainable, student-centered workload implementation that aligns with our university’s strategic plan.
Resources
Historical Timeline
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Steering Committee Members
Co-Chairs
Dr. Marie T. Mora
Provost Ad Interim and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Meredith L. Jeffers
Associate Professor of Spanish; Faculty Trustee
Administration Division: Larry Sampler, M.A., Vice President for Finance and Administration & Chief Operating Officer
Council of Chairs and Directors: Dr. Elizabeth “Buffy” Ribble, President of COCD; Chair and Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Deans’ Council: Dr. John Masserini, Dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Dr. Michael Benitez, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
Faculty Affairs: Dr. Cath Kleier, Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs
Faculty Senate: Dr. Elizabeth Goodnick, Faculty Senate President; Associate Professor of Philosophy
Metropolitan State Faculty Federation: Dr. Shelia Rucki, President of MSFF; Professor of Political Science
Student Affairs: Dr. Will Simpkins, Vice President for Student Affairs
Working Teams
Current Working Teams, alphabetically by area of specialty:
- Gregory Clifton, J.D., Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Accounting
- Kristina Kesselring, MPAcc, CPA, Lecturer and Chair of the Faculty Senate Budget Committee
- Jim Carpenter, MPP, Chief Financial Officer
- Chalane Lechuga, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chicano Studies; Director of Faculty Research and Development for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
- Samuel Jay, Ph.D., Acting Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs (thru April 12); Associate Professor of Communication Studies; Director of Faculty Affairs
- Katia Campbell, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Communication Studies; Director of the Dialogues Program
- Andrea Smith, M.S. Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications
- Kelsey Smith, M.A., Interim Director of Data and Analytics (serving June 2023 – present).
- Andrew Bonham, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Kristy Lyons, Ph.D., Professor of Psychological Sciences
- Sean Petranovich, Ph.D., Director of Data and Analytics (served March – June 2023)
- Jessica Weiss, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism; Faculty Senate Vice President
- Leone Dick, Chief of Staff to the Vice President for Administration
- David Fine, J.D., General Counsel; Secretary to the Board of Trustees
- Barbara Decker, MSW, Senior Lecturer in Social Work; Chair of the Faculty Senate Student Affairs Committee; Interim BSSW Program Director
- Elizabeth Parmelee, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies
- Student Government: Taylor Lucas and Paul Nelson, The Student Advocacy Council (“TSAC”) student representatives