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Michigan State UniversityLyman Briggs College
Standing Committees at LBC
Briggs Advisory Council
  • Composition of the Briggs Advisory Council (BAC) shall be three from among the regular faculty as defined in 1.1, one from among the fixed term faculty and the teaching focused academic specialists, one from among the academic affairs staff, one from among the support staff, and two students enrolled in the College. If the fixed term faculty and teaching focused academic specialists, academic student affairs staff, or support staff are unable to provide one representative in any given term, that position will remain vacant for that term. All members have the duty of acting in the interest of the College as a whole. The BAC shall normally meet with the Dean, but may meet without the Dean if it so desires. The mode of participation of BAC shall be advisory.
Faculty Email Phone Term Ends
Doug Luckie (sec) luckie@msu.edu 353-4606 8/16/15
Barry Decoster decost13@msu.edu 432-7374 8/16/15
Jim Smith jimsmith@msu.edu 353-3939 8/16/14
Rob LaDuca (chair) laduca@msu.edu 432-2268 8/16/13
Elizabeth Simmons esimmons@msu.edu 353-6486 Ex-officio
Academic Advisor Rep
Nick Sano-Franchini franchi6@msu.edu 353-6480 8/16/15
LBC Staff Rep
Joe Murray murray@msu.edu 432-3292 8/16/15
Student Reps
Kevin Leikert leikertk@msu.edu 8/16/13
Meghan Vanderbeke vande534@msu.edu 8/16/13


Briggs Inclusivity (LBC Inc.)
  • The Lyman Briggs Committee for Inclusivity (LBC Inc.) shall have a membership composed of three faculty representatives, one representative from academic student affairs, one staff representative, and two students.

    LBC-Inc: to promote and foster an inclusive environment and equal opportunities for all LBC students, faculty, and staff through education, research, and service.
Tenure Stream Faculty Email Phone Term Ends
Cori Fata-Hartley fatahart@msu.edu 353-4855 8/16/14
Aaron McCright mccright@msu.edu 432-8026 8/16/13
Fixed Term & Academic Specialist
Naoko Wake wake@msu.edu 353-4599 8/16/14
Academic Advisor Rep
Kent Workman workman@msu.edu 353-6480 8/16/14
LBC Staff Rep
Kathie Ellis ellisk@msu.edu 353-6486 8/16/14


Briggs Community Council
  • The Briggs Community Council (BCC) shall consist of all of the voting faculty and student representation equal to the least integer not less than 20% of the voting faculty as defined.


Educational Policy Committee
  • The EPC focuses on issues related to academics, majors, and courses.
Faculty Email Phone Term Ends
Jim Dudziak dudziak@msu.edu 353-4599 8/16/14
Cori Fata-Hartley fatahart@msu.edu 353-4855 8/16/14
Mark Waddell waddellm@msu.edu 884-0594 8/16/14
Sean Valles valles@msu.edu 884-0592 8/16/13
Brian O'Shea oshea@msu.edu 353-3871 8/16/13
Kelly Millenbah millenba@msu.edu 353-4802 Ex-officio
Jonelle Golding goldingj@msu.edu 353-6480 Ex-officio
Student Reps
Sasha Chemey chemeyal@msu.edu 8/16/13
Jamie Devlin devlinja@msu.edu 8/16/13

Awards Committee
  • The Awards Committee receives the nominations and is responsible for the selection of candidates for internal awards and scholarships as well as nominations for external awards.
Faculty Email Phone Term Ends
Teena Gerhardt gerhar18@msu.edu 884-0593 8/16/14
Bob Bell rbell@math.msu.edu 353-4857 8/16/13
Heidi Lang langehe@msu.edu 353-6480 8/16/13
Christie Tobey tobeyc@msu.edu 353-6482 Ex-officio
Student Reps
Luke Friedli friedlil@msu.edu 8/16/13
Joshua Christy chris516@msu.edu 8/16/13
Sam Demarco demarc17@msu.edu 8/16/13