A Culture of Excellence Committee

The Culture of Excellence Committee is charged with examining several questions aimed at improving how people work, live and learn at the University of Louisville, and to explore ways to ensure diversity and that the values of shared governance are modeled across all University entities and affiliates.

  • What barriers or challenges exist that may limit a culture of excellence in support of the 21st Century Initiative?
    • What are the attributes of the desired workplace culture at the University of Louisville?
    • What are the strategies and initiatives necessary for achieving cultural transformation and diversity and creating a culture of excellence in support of the 21st Century Initiative?
  • What cultural barriers or challenges exist that limit student success?
    • What are the strategies and initiatives necessary for achieving a culture of excellence and success among students?
  • What are the existing models and practices of governance across the university?
    • How can the University support and model the values and principles of shared governance in an era of expanding partnerships and affiliations?

Three subcommittees (among others determined by the committee) shall be established and report to the committee:

  • Workplace Subcommittee
  • Student Subcommittee
  • Shared Governance Subcommittee

Core Members

  • Blake Haselton, Dean, CEHD, CHAIR
  • Bruce Henderson, Trustee
  • Joyce Hagen, ULF
  • Sam Rechter, BOO
  • Elaine Wise, ULAA and Humanities, A&S Faculty
  • Bill Stone, BOO
  • Julie Hermann, VPA
  • Keith Inman, VPUA
  • Pam Yankeelov, Kent School Faculty
  • Melissa Laning, Libraries Faculty
  • Nathan Bush, Graduate Student
  • Spencer Scruggs, Student
  • Tracy Eells, Vice Provost and Psychiatry, Medicine Faculty
  • Charles Sharp, CODRE and COB Faculty
  • Valerie Casey, COSW and Women's Center

Advisory Groups

  • Morgan Cooksey, Student
  • David James, DPS, Staff Senate
  • Susan Jenkins, VPCE, Staff Senate
  • Mark Cambron, CEHD Staff
  • Dawn Heinecken, WGST, A&S, Faculty Senate
  • Dave Willis, Dentistry, Faculty Senate
  • Joe Gutmann, Political Science, A&S Faculty
  • Krista Wallace-Boaz, Music Faculty
  • Alyssa Murphy, Admissions/Orientation
  • Ralph Merkel, Communication, A&S Faculty
  • Mimi Bell, VPHR
  • Jill Riede, VPF
  • Shaun Sowell, Nursing Staff
  • Tamra Perez, Medicine Staff
  • Heather Parrino, Student Health, Staff Senate
  • Dan Bennett, Physical Plant
  • Diane Foster, Dentistry Faculty
  • Annette Robinson, Medicine Staff Nurse
  • Richard Clouse, Graduate Medical Edu
  • Dorothy Veith, CEHD Staff
  • Nora Allen Scobie, Undergraduate Affairs
  • Cynthia Wohl, Purchasing, VPBA
  • Cynthia Logsdon, Nursing Faculty
  • Pete Walton, SPHIS Faculty
  • David Simpson, UPA, A&S Faculty
  • Rachelle Seger, Cancer Center Staff
  • Caroline Stephens, English, A&S, Staff Senate
  • Bill Forman, Retired Staff, UARP
  • Gordon Strauss, Psychiatry Faculty and Student Health
  • Angela Lewis-Klein, EVPRI and Staff Senate
  • Phyllis Clark, Cultural Center