Academic & Research Priorities Committee
The Academic and Research Priorities Committee is charged with examining several critical questions and issues facing the University:
- What strategies, activities, investments and resources are necessary to enhance the University's academic reputation?
- What are the most effective process and approach for identifying the academic programs, initiatives, and efforts that have the have the greatest potential for national and international distinction and prominence?
- What are the University's best opportunities for academic prominence?
- What are the most effective process and approach for identifying the research programs, initiatives and efforts that have the greatest potential for national and international distinction and prominence?
- What are the University's best opportunities for research prominence?
- What are the two or three 'big' research ideas or opportunities?
- What are the most effective ways of measuring and evaluating "non-traditional" academicperformance at the University of Louisville (e.g., commercialization and innovation, scholarship of engagement, others)?
Three subcommittees (among others determined by the committee) will be established and report to the committee:
- Academic Subcommittee
- Research Subcommittee
- Non-Traditional Academic Work Subcommittee
Core Members
- Chris Doane, Dean, Music, CHAIR
- Ron Butt, Trustee
- Margaret Handmaker, ULF
- Chuck Denny, BOO
- Mary Hums, ULAA and CEHD Faculty
- John Ferré, Interim Dean, A&S
- Toni Ganzel, Interim Dean, Medicine
- Craig McClain, EVPRI
- Judy Bristow, EVPRI
- Susan Griffin, Chair, English, A&S Faculty
- Riaan Van Zyl, Kent School Faculty
- Milton Pierson, Cancer Center
- Carrie Mattingly, SGAChristian Gamm, Admissions, Staff Senate
- Amy Lueck, Graduate student
- Jon Klein, Med., Medicine Faculty
- David Brown, Physics, A&S, Faculty Senate
- Becky Simpson, VPUA
- Henry Cunningham, VPCE
Advisory Groups
- Tyler Bosley, Student
- Brent Fryrear, EVPRI
- Vicki Tencer, CEHD, Staff Senate
- Brad Keller, CII, Medicine Faculty
- Don Demuth, Dentistry Faculty
- Chris Stivers, Finance, COB Faculty
- Suzanne Meeks, Chair, Psychology, A&S Faculty
- Tom Starr, Dean's Ofc., SSE Faculty
- Scott Whittemore, Neurology, Medicine Faculty
- Thomas Tretter, T&L, CEHD Faculty
- Steven Koenig, Bio Eng., SSE Faculty
- Aruni Bhatnagar, Cardiology, Medicine Faculty
- Holly Clark, OTT, EVPRI
- Sande Johnson-Byers, VPIT
- Dwight Dozier, VPUA
- Joy Hart, Communication, A&S Faculty
- Jack Ashworth, Music Faculty
- Tony Arnold, Law Faculty
- Brian Leung, English, A&S Faculty
- Jasmine Farrier, Political Science, A&S Faculty
- Mark French, Civil Eng., SSE Faculty
- David Tollerud, SPHIS Faculty
- Russ Vandenbroucke, Theatre Arts and Peace Studies, A&S Faculty
- Bruce Kemelgor, COB Faculty
- Kevyn Merten, EVPRI Staff
- Michael Cunningham, Communication, A&S Faculty
- Beth Bukoski, L,F & HR, CEHD Faculty
- Robert Buchanan, Chemistry, A&S Faculty
- Craig Roberts,Orthopaedic Surgery, Medicine Faculty
- John Stratton, Planning, Design & Construction
- Barbara Polivka, Nursing Faculty
- Alison Sommers, Psychology, A&S Staff