Departmental Governance

Departmental Office


Department Chair (Executive Officer)	Brian Lai
Department Administrator	Liz Cecil
Graduate Program Coordinator	Solomon Fenton-Miller
Undergraduate Program Coordinator	Wendy Sandersfeld

Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Listing for Political Science
Title	Name
Director of Graduate Studies	Fred Solt
Placement Director	Rene Rocha
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
Director of Research and Internship Experiences	Tom Rice
Senior Undergraduate Adviser	Martha Kirby

Departmental Executive Committee


Title	Name
Chair	Brian Lai
Member	Sara Mitchell
Member	Elise Pizzi
Member	Rene Rocha
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	Elise Pizzi
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

Alumni Relations Committee

Alumni Relations Committee for Political Science
Title	Name
Co-Chairs	Brian Lai and Tracy Osborn
Member	Timothy Hagle
Member	Cary Covington

Distance & Professional Education Committee

Distance & Professional Education Committee for Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Sara Mitchell
Member	Julianna Pacheco
Member	Tom Rice

Public Outreach and Engagement Committee

Faculty Senate Representative for Political Science
Title	Name
Chair	Rene Rocha
Member	Caroline Tobert
Member	Timothy Hagle
Member	Cary Covington