
Presidential Task Force
The Presidential task force is charged with oversight of the initiative, examining internal data and external information so as to determine specific areas for further study, reviewing departmental process and outcomes, and making recommendations to the president regarding institutional change. The task force members include:
Tri-chairs:
Michael Whaley
Vice President for Student Affairs
Ruth Striegel Weissman
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Marina Melendez
Interim Chief Diversity Officer
Dean for the Class of 2014
Task Force Support:
Trisha Stephenson Gordon
Affirmative Action Specialist
Administrative Manager
Office of Diversity and Institutional Partnerships
Task Force Members:
Christian Hosam '15
WSA Representative, Class 2015
WSA Academic Affairs Committee
Benjiman (Ben) Jackson
Personal Computer Specialist
Information Technology Services
Heric Flores-Rueda
Manager of Instructional Media Services
Information Technology Services
Carolyn Sorkin
Director, Office of International Studies
Kate Mullen
Women’s Basketball Coach,
Associate Athletic Director
Adjunct Full ProfessorFreeman Athletic Center
Martha Gilmore
Associate Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences Department
Robert (Bob) Rosenbaum
University Professor of Sciences and Mathematics
Chairman of PIMMS
Jennifer Tucker
Associate Professor of History
Associate Professor, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesFeminist, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesAssociate Professor, Science in SocietyScience in Society Program
Anu (Aradhana) Sharma
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Associate Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Barry Chernoff
Professor of Biology
Chair, Environmental Studies Program
Director, College of the Environment
Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Professor of Environmental Studies
Robert Schumann Professor of Environmental Studies
