Each department/division chair at KU has been invited to identify a
liaison, called an Ambassador, to the Center. These individuals are chosen
because they are seen as strong advocates for the University's teaching
mission and, equally important, because they are respected by their colleagues
for their teaching. Ambassadors connect CTE to faculty within each department.
They help CTE fulfill
its mission
in
several
ways, by:
-
Guiding the Center in the development of its programs. Ambassadors
tell CTE what’s going on in departments. They serve as a sounding
board for ideas, and they reflect the needs and interests of their
colleagues.
-
Communicating information about CTE to department faculty members. Both
formally and informally, Ambassadors let their colleagues know what’s
going on at CTE. They share updates with them, and they
encourage
them to participate in CTE workshops and discussion forums.
-
Advocating the University’s teaching mission within their departments.
Ambassadors do this is various ways, such as by mentoring new faculty,
emphasizing the importance of teaching at key points (during faculty
searches, for example), and occasionally facilitating CTE sessions at
the New GTA Conference, KU Summit, Teaching Teas, or Lunch & Conversation.
In addition, Ambassadors are often the first point of contact for
cross-disciplinary
work among the faculty and are a source of information about their
departments for activities such as these.
These individuals are serving as Faculty Ambassadors for the 2007-08
academic year:
A l B l C l D l E l F l G l H l I l J l K l L l M l N l O l P l Q l R l S l T l U l V l W l X l Y l Z
Department |
Name |
|
A |
|
|
|
Aerospace Engineering |
|
CAMPUS |
African & African-American Studies |
Shawn Alexander |
CAMPUS |
American Studies |
Jake Dorman |
CAMPUS |
Anthropology |
Alan Redd |
CAMPUS |
Applied Behavioral Sciences |
George Semb |
CAMPUS |
Applied English Center |
Liz Byleen |
CAMPUS |
Architecture |
Jae Chang |
CAMPUS |
Art |
Alison Luoma |
CAMPUS |
|
B |
|
|
Business/AIS |
Paul Mason |
CAMPUS |
Business/FEDS |
Steve Hillmer |
CAMPUS |
Business/MML |
Rama Subramaniam |
CAMPUS |
|
C |
|
|
Chemical & Petroleum Engineering |
Cory Berkland |
CAMPUS |
Chemistry/Molecular Biosciences |
Krzysztof Kuczera |
CAMPUS |
CEA Engineering |
Caroline Bennett |
CAMPUS |
Classics |
Emma Scioli |
CAMPUS |
Communication Studies |
Beth Manolescu |
CAMPUS |
Curriculum & Teaching |
Reva Friedman-Nimz |
CAMPUS |
|
D |
|
|
Design |
|
CAMPUS |
|
E |
|
|
EALC |
Crispin Williams |
CAMPUS |
Ecology & Evol. Biology |
Deborah Smith |
CAMPUS |
Educational Policy &
Leadership Studies |
Dongbin Kim |
|
Environmental Studies |
Val Smith |
CAMPUS |
Economics |
Dietrich Earnhart |
CAMPUS |
Electrical Eng. & Computer Science |
Nancy Kinnersley |
CAMPUS |
English |
Deb Olin Unferth |
CAMPUS |
|
F |
|
|
French & Italian |
Kimberly Swanson |
CAMPUS |
|
G |
|
|
Geography |
Dave Mechem |
CAMPUS |
Geology |
Steve Hasiotis |
CAMPUS |
Germanic Languages and Literatures |
Nina Vyatkina |
CAMPUS |
|
H |
|
|
History |
Leslie Tuttle |
CAMPUS |
History of Art |
Sally Cornelison |
CAMPUS |
HSES |
|
CAMPUS |
Humanities & Western Civilization |
Sandi Zimdars-Swartz |
CAMPUS |
|
J |
|
|
Journalism & Mass Communications |
Carol Holstead |
CAMPUS |
|
K |
|
|
KU Libraries |
Jennifer Church-Duran |
CAMPUS |
|
L |
|
|
Linguistics |
Alison Gabriele |
CAMPUS |
|
M |
|
|
Mathematics |
Myunghyun Oh
Jin Feng |
CAMPUS |
Mechanical Engineering |
Peter TenPas |
CAMPUS |
Medicinal Chemistry |
Emily Scott |
CAMPUS |
Music & Dance |
Kip Haaheim |
CAMPUS |
|
P |
|
|
Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
Eric Munson |
CAMPUS |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
|
|
Pharmacy Practice |
Barbara Woods |
CAMPUS |
Philosophy |
Scott Jenkins |
CAMPUS |
Physics & Astronomy |
Carsten Timm |
CAMPUS |
Political Science |
John Kennedy |
CAMPUS |
Psychology |
Mike Vitevitch |
CAMPUS |
Psychology & Research in Education |
Bruce Frey |
CAMPUS |
Public Administration |
Jared Llorens |
CAMPUS |
|
R |
|
|
Religious Studies |
Serguei Dolgopolskii |
CAMPUS |
Russian & E. European Studies |
Jerry Mikkelson |
CAMPUS |
|
S |
|
|
| School of Nursing |
Jeanne Schott |
KUMC |
Slavic Languages & Literatures |
Svetlana Vassileva-Karagyozova |
CAMPUS |
Social Welfare |
Steve Kapp |
CAMPUS |
Sociology |
Sandra Albrecht |
CAMPUS |
Spanish & Portuguese |
Patricia Manning |
CAMPUS |
Special Education |
Sean Smith |
CAMPUS |
Speech-Language-Hearing |
Ed Auer |
CAMPUS |
Student Success |
Gail James |
CAMPUS |
|
T |
|
|
Theatre & Film |
Delores Ringer |
CAMPUS |
|
U |
|
|
Urban Planning |
Bonnie Johnson |
CAMPUS |
|
W |
|
|
Women's Studies |
Akiko Takeyama |
CAMPUS |
Writing Center |
Terese Thonus |
CAMPUS |
