Planning
Academic Plan
Academic planning co-leads Karen Jensen ( Director of Libraries) and Karsten Hueffer (Dean, CNSM)
Each of the four goals has a team made up of one administrator, 1 student, 1 staff, and 3 faculty. All faculty have self-nominated through the Faculty Senate. Committees are listed below. Committees will convene Fall 2023 and develop action plans Spring 2024, for implementation Fall 2024.
Team 1 (student success)
Administrator: Rich Collins (Graduate School)
Faculty: Suzan South (CTC), Retchenda George-Bettisworth (CLA), Sarah McConnell (CLA)
Staff: Victoria Smith (SSS)
Students: Cole Osowski (ASUAF President) & Charlye Levine (ASUAF Director)
Team 2 (teaching and learning)
Administrator: Jenn Pedersen (Center for Teaching and Learning)
Faculty: Ryan Henderson (KuC), Veronica Faruggia (CFOS), Christian Stettler (CLA)
Staff: Julia Manfredini (PAIR)
Student: Charlye Levine (ASUAF Director)
Team 3
Administrator: Cam Carlson (CBSM)
Faculty: Sarah Stanley (CLA), Peter Webley (Gl), Maya Salganek (CLA)
Staff: Lisa Yancey (CRCD)
Student: Scott Stein (ASUAF Senate Chair)
Team 4
Administrator: Jennifer Reynolds (CFOS)
Faculty: Nancy Fresco (IARC), KyungSook Lee (CANHR), Abel Bult-lto (CNSM), Cecile
Lardon (CLA)
Staff: Lori Gildehaus (CNSM)
Student: Charlye Levine (ASUAF Director)
Team 5
Administrator: Bill Schnabel (CEM)
Faculty: Leah Berman (CNSM), Eileen Harney (CLA), Keith Criddle (CFOS)
Staff: Molly Enochs (Governance)
Students: Cole Osowski (ASUAF President) & Charlye Levine (ASUAF Director)
Budget Planning Task Forces
Task force on Adjunct Teaching- what is the best use of adjunct teaching across UAF and how do we balance adjunct vs. full time faculty to optimize resource use and the student experience?
Committee Members
Mark Herrmann
John Heaton
Michele Stalder
Mark Young
Veronica Plumb
Task Force on Class Sizes-what are the optimum class sizes at different levels and fields at UAF and how do we achieve those results while improving the student experience? How do we achieve an average class size that is closer to our peers, possibly through larger GERs to account for smaller upper division and graduate classes?
Committee Members
Todd Sherman
Andy Seitz
Bryan Uher
Hayley Williams
Denise Thorsen
Amanda Wall
Task Force for eCampus Integration- in what ways can eCampus be further developed or utilized to improve the student experience, increase options for students and reduce costs?
Committee Members
Owen Guthrie
Heidi Olson
Keith Swarner
Matt Wooller
Anshul Pandya
Samara Taber
Scott Culbertson
Diane Wagner
Task Force for Research Repositioning- Identify the key areas where UAF has established its research excellence and can sustain growth primarily through external funding? Project the leadership potential and sustainability plans for these key research areas. Outline areas of research or research support where expenditures could or should be reduced, along with a tentative plan and timeline for reductions.
Committee Members
Nettie Labelle-Hamer
David Barnes
Kristin O'Brein
Charlene Stern
Gwen Holdmann
Arleigh Reynolds
Katrine Iken
Task Force on Non-credit Credentials- how do we credential non-credit programs and account for non-credit "enrollment".
Committee Members
Juella Sparks
Michelle Bartlett
Adam Watson
Jennifer Tillbury
Kevin Illingworth
Dan LaSota
Task Force for Policies and Procedures- what UAF or system level procedures are unnecessarily burdensome and could be modified to create efficiencies?
Committee Members
Karen Jensen
Bill Schnabel
Rich Collins
Phil Harrington
Scott Rupp
Cecelia Chamberlain
Julie Queen
Mary Schrage
Holly McDonald
Nicole Cundiff