Faculty Committees
The following committee assignments are for the 2011-12 academic year. Committee duties start on July 1 (although most committees do not have anything to do until the last week of August). Student members (if any) will be added. Students will be added to committees as appropriate.
If you have questions about a committee topic, please feel free to contact the committee chair directly, or contact the department office.
List by Committees (Chair in bold)
| Committee | People |
| Computing & Web | Qian, Yandell*, Cammilleri*, Roder* |
| Curriculum & Degree | Larget (equivalence), Loh (minor), C Zhang |
| Faculty Hiring | Loh, Shao, Wahba, Y Wang, Yandell* |
| Faculty Senate | Wahba, C Zhang (backup) |
| Grad Admissions | Newton, Nordheim, Rohe, Shao, Y Wang, C Zhang, Z Zhang |
| MS Exam | Ane, Chappell, Keles, Zhu |
| PhD Qualifier | Keles, Hanlon, Loh, Newton, Qian, Shao, S Wang, Y Wang |
| Secretary | Newton, Larget (backup) |
| Seminar | Hanlon, Rohe (backup) |
| Social | Zhu, Chappell |
| Space | Nordheim, Yandell* |
| Strategic Planning | Tsui, Y Wang, Yandell* |
| TA Assignment & Review | Ane, Shao, Z Zhang* |
| TA training | Ane, Loh, Rohe, Tsui, S Wang, C Zhang, Zhu, Z Zhang* |
| Undergrad Major Advisor | Hanlon, Larget, Nordheim, Qian |
* ex officio
New Grad Advising: Ane, Loh, Newton, Nordheim, Qian, Wahba, S Wang, Y Wang, C. Zhang, Z. Zhang, Zhu. Meeting with new students on last Monday in August from 1:30—3:00, each student half a hour.
List by Names (Committee Chair in bold)
| Person | Committees |
| Ane | MS Exam, TA Assignment & Review, TA Training |
| Chappell | MS Exam, Social |
| Clayton | (on leave) |
| Keles | MS Exam, PhD Qual |
| Hanlon | PhD Qualifier, Seminar, Undergrad Major |
| Larget | Curric & Degree (equivalence), Undergrad Major, Secretary (backup) |
| Loh | Curric & Degree (minor), Faculty Hiring, PhD Qualifier, TA Training |
| Newton | Grad Admissions, PhD Qual, Secretary |
| Nordheim | Grad Admissions, Space, Undergrad Major |
| Qian | Computing & Web, PhD Qual, Undergrad Major |
| Rohe | Grad Admissions, Seminar (backup), TA Training |
| Shao | Faculty Hiring, Grad Admissions, PhD Qual, TA Assignment & Review |
| Tsui | Strategic Planning, TA Training (on leave Spring 2012) |
| Wahba | Faculty Hiring, Faculty Senate |
| S Wang | PhD Qual, TA Training |
| Y Wang | Faculty Hiring, Grad Admission, PhD Qual, Strategic Planning |
| Yandell | Department Chair |
| C Zhang | Faculty Senate, Curric & Degree, Grad Admission, TA Training |
| Z Zhang | Associate Chair, Grad Admission, TA Assignment & Review, TA Training |
| Zhu | MS Exam, TA Training, Social |
Description of Tasks and Expected Times
- Computing & Web (1 faculty plus chair, Mike, Denise and 1-2 students): Oversee computing and web issues that arise. Planning of computing needs; advise on capital exercise purchases. Meet as needed.
- Curriculum and Degree Requirements (3 faculty and 2 students): One faculty for Minors; one for equivalence; others serve as backup. The whole committee works on policy issues. Meet as needed.
- Faculty Hiring (3 faculty plus chair): If hiring allowed, write PVL (Fall), review applications (Jan), arrange interviews (Feb-Mar), coordinate faculty and ExecComm review of applicants.
- Faculty Senate (2 faculty: regular plus backup): Attend UW-Madison Faculty Senate, report back at faculty meetings. Meetings are usually monthly.
- Graduate Student Admissions (6 faculty plus associate chair and 2 students): Evaluate applications for Fall (4-500, primary work is December-February) and Spring (5-20, October).
- MS Exam (4 faculty): Duties each semester include 1) plan timing of MS exam; 2) locate and curate two appropriately sized problems with scientists; 3) read and evaluate exams. Substantial time commitment each semester early (planning) and mid (evaluating); work closely with Jude.
- New Graduate Student Advising (7-10 faculty): Advise 1-3 new students on courses during Welcome Week (mon-wed before 1 Sep) in 30-minute meeting per student (schedule TBD). Regular meetings are expected with students through their first few years.
- PhD Qualifier Exam (4-8 faculty): Individual faculty expertise is balanced to ensure adequate representation for all problem areas needed. The committee chair has important oversight responsibility to determine that the qualifier is fairly and well constructed. PhD qual is usually conducted just before the beginning of each semester, requiring planning in months ahead.
- Secretary (1-2 faculty): Take minutes at faculty meetings and prepare printed (PDF) copy for distribution. If the 'primary' secretary is an assistant professor, a tenured faculty member is chosen for minutes of Executive Committee meetings.
- Seminar (1 faculty): Invite speakers, arrange meeting schedules, and introduce speakers at talks.
- Social (2 faculty): plan social activities; connect with students. Periodic.
- Strategic Planning (3-4 faculty plus chair and associate chair): Coordinate development and review of vision, mission and strategic plan; investigate creative funding; reassess interconnections and roles across campus. Periodic meetings.
- TA Assignments & Review (2 faculty): Assign TAs before each semester; evaluate TA performance during and at end of each semester.
- TA Training (5 faculty plus associate chair and 2-3 students): Train new students during welcome week (mon-wed before 1 Sep) on a TA’s duties and responsibilities.
- Undergraduate Major (4 faculty): advise majors, oversee undergraduate program. Meet as needed.
Several committees have duties during Welcome Week, prior to 1 Sep: New Graduate Student Advising, PhD Qualifier, TA Assignments and Review, TA Training. These require planning ahead on activities, and being in town when key events take place.