Departmental Governance

Departmental Office


Department Chair (Executive Officer)	Brian Lai
Department Administrator	Liz Cecil
Graduate Program Coordinator	Tara Atkinson
Undergraduate Program Coordinator	Wendy Sandersfeld

Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Listing for Political Science
Title	Name
Director of Graduate Studies	Fred Solt
Placement Director	Sara Mitchell
MSPA Dept Rep and Committee Member	Caroline Tolbert

Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate Programs Listing for Political Science
Title	Name
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Tom Rice
Director of Departmental Honors Program	John Nelson
Adviser Beta Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honorary Society	John Nelson
Senior Undergraduate Adviser	Martha Kirby

Departmental Executive Committee


Title	Name
Chair	Brian Lai
Member	TBA
Member	TBA
Member	TBA
Member	Fred Solt

Departmental Relations

Departmental Relations Listing for Political Science
Title	Name
Ombudsperson	Kelly Kadera

Faculty Meetings

Faculty Meetings for Political Science
Title	Name
Coordinator	Douglas Dion

Undergraduate Studies Committee

Undergraduate Studies Committee for Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Tom Rice
Member	Julianna Pacheco
Member	Ronald McMullen
Member	Martha Kirby

Graduate Studies Committee

Graduate Studies Committee for Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Fred Solt
Member	Caroline Tolbert
Member	Rene Rocha
Member	Frederick Boehmke

Committee for Visiting Speakers & Other Special Events

Committee for Visiting Speakers & Other Special Eventsfor Political Science
Title	Name
Co-Chairs	Tracy Osborn and Frederick Boehmke
Member	Timothy Hagle
Member	Sara Mitchell
Member	William Reisinger

Faculty Assembly Representative

Faculty Assembly Representative for Political Science
Title	Name
Unit Representative	Elizabeth Menninga
Alternate Representative	Douglas Dion

Computing & Technology Committee

Computing & Technology Committee for Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Bryce Dietrich
Member	Elizabeth Menninga

Public Outreach & Engagement Committee

Public Outreach & Engagement Committee
Title	Name
Chairs	Caroline Tolbert
Member	Tom Rice
Member	Timothy Hagle
Member	John Nelson

Iowa Women Studying Politics Committee

Iowa Women Studying Politics Committee
Title	Name
Co-chairs	Julianna Pacheco and Caroline Tolbert (Fall 20) Caroline Tolbert and Kelly Kadera (Spring 21)
Member	Kelly Kadera (Fall 20)
Member	Elizabeth Menninga
Member	Tracy Osborn
Member	Elise Pizzi
Member	Sara Mitchell
Member	Julianna Pacheco (Spring 21)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Title	Name
Chair	Rene Rocha
Member	Elise Pizzi
Member	William Reisinger