Leadership
- Leadership Roles
- Dean: Eric T. Meyer (2018-2024)
- Associate Dean for Education: Soo Young Rieh (2019-2023)
- Associate Dean for Research: Tony Grubesic (2019-2023)
- Assistant Dean for Education and Student Affairs: Carla Criner
- Education Leadership Roles
- Director of Undergraduate Studies: Ken Fleischmann (2020-2022)
- Director of Master’s Studies: Pat Galloway (2019-2021)
- Graduate Advisor: Ying Ding (2020-2022)
- Director of Doctoral Studies / Assistant Graduate Advisor: Yan Zhang (2020-2022)
- Journal Leadership Roles
- Journal editors-in-chief, Information & Culture: Ciaran Trace & Andrew Dillon (2019-2022)
- Journal editor-in-chief, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems: Tony Grubesic
- Journal editor-in-chief, International Regional Science Review: Tony Grubesic
- Journal editor-in-chief, Telematics and Informatics: Tony Grubesic
- University-wide Appointed and Elected Committees and Roles
- Faculty Council Representative: Ying Ding (2020-2021)
- Graduate Assembly Representative: Soo Young Rieh (2019-2022)
- Undergraduate Curriculum Changes Committee: Ken Fleischmann (2019-2022)
- Undergraduate Studies Advisory Committee: Soo Young Rieh (2020-2023)
- Diversity Officer & Minority Liaison Officer: TBD
- Council for Racial and Ethnic Equity and Diversity (CREED): Jakki Bailey (iSchool rep) & Loriene Roy (at-large rep)
- LGBTQ+ Access, Equity, and Inclusion Council: James Howison
- University Faculty Gender Equity Council (UFGEC): Amelia Acker (2019-2022)
- University Co-Op Board of Directors: Ciaran Trace (2018-2022)
- Information Technology Leadership Committee (ITLC): Sam Burns (2020-2023)
- Design Studies Bridging Disciplines Program Faculty Panel: Jacek Gwizdka
- Museum Studies Bridging Disciplines Program Faculty Panel: Pat Galloway & Karen Pavelka
- Smart Cities Bridging Disciplines Program Faculty Panel: Ken Fleischmann
- Student Leadership
- iSchool Doctoral Student Association (iDSA): Izzy Schloss, Angie Zhang, Kristina Shiroma
- SASI: Li Shi (Doctoral Student Representative), Yiyan Huang (International Student Director), Emma Hetrick (Hospitality Director), Shravya Kolavara (Outreach Director), Beth Sarno (Faculty Liaison), Cailin Flaherty (Graduate Student Assembly representative)
Standing Committees
Committees with an asterisk (*) next to the name include undergraduate, master's, or doctoral student representitives or postoctoral representitives that serve on the committee.
- General Assembly
To receive reports from committees and leaders in the iSchool that pertain to the whole community, and to discuss matters with school-wide impact. Meets at least once per term.
- Chair: Dean
- All eligible faculty
- All eligible staff
- All post-doctoral researchers
- All doctoral students
- Extended Budget Council
Advises the Dean on hiring, governance, and strategic issues of importance to the School.
- Chair: Dean
- All tenured full and associate professors
- Tenure-track professors are also invited but not required to attend open discussions
- Promotion and Tenure Committee
Conducts annual reviews of faculty and makes recommendations for promotion and tenure, comprehensive periodic review, and mid-probationary review. Meetings are during the latter portion of EBC meetings.
- Chair: James Howison
- Support from Andrew Dillon for full reviews of associates.
- All tenured full and associate professors
- Research Committee *
To discuss and plan research-related developments at the iSchool. Meeting frequency and schedule TBD.
- Chair: Tony Grubesic (Associate Dean for Research, ex officio)
- IRB Review Chair: Jacek Gwizdka (ex officio)
- All eligible faculty
- All post-doctoral researchers
- All grants-related staff
- Siqi Yi (Doctoral student representative)
- Samreen Anjum (Doctoral student representative)
- Education Committee
The education committee is the umbrella committee for education policy and implementation. This committee’s meetings will incorporate meetings of the Information Studies GSC, and is the body through which the doctoral, master’s (including MSISP), and undergraduate studies committees report to the whole faculty with recommendations and items for wider discussion. Meets monthly during terms from 12:30 – 2:30, normally on the first Tuesday (fall) or last Tuesday (spring) of the month, exact dates to be confirmed.
- Chair: Soo Young Rieh (Associate Dean for Education, ex officio)
- GSC Information Studies Chair: Soo Young Rieh
- GSC MSISP Chair: Ken Fleischmann
- Carla Criner (ex officio)
- All eligible faculty
- Doctoral Studies Committee *
This committee handles recruitment and evaluation of doctoral applicants for admission, organizes the annual doctoral student review cycle, coordinates nominations of doctoral students to prestigious University and external awards, and works with the Director of the Doctoral Program on all matters related to the doctoral program. This committee reports to the Education Committee, and is expected to normally meet monthly on a date before the Education Committee meeting.
- Chair: Director of Doctoral Studies, Yan Zhang
- Soo Young Rieh (ex officio)
- Carla Criner (ex officio)
- Andrew Dillon
- Matt Lease
- Min Kyung Lee
- Yung-Sheng Chang (Doctoral student representative)
- Pedro Alvarez (Doctoral student representative)
- Master’s Studies Committee *
This committee handles recruitment and evaluation of master’s applicants, provides oversight of curricular and programmatic issues for the MSIS, and ensures the smooth operation of our master’s program. This committee reports to the Education Committee, and is expected to normally meet monthly on a date before the Education Committee meeting.
- Chair: Director of Master’s Studies, Pat Galloway
- Soo Young Rieh (ex officio)
- Carla Criner (ex officio)
- Ying Ding (Graduate Advisor, ex officio)
- Amelia Acker
- Jakki Bailey
- Philip Doty
- Philip Jones
- Eric Nordquist
- Sarah Norris
- Carol Carreón
- Akef Ebeid (Doctoral student representative)
- Andrew Lueker (Master’s student representative)
- Katie Hope Edwards (Master’s student representative)
- Undergraduate Studies Committee *
Oversees the undergraduate curriculum. This year, the committee will focus on launching the new informatics degrees. This committee reports to the Education Committee, and is expected to normally meet monthly on a date before the Education Committee meeting.
- Chair: Director of Undergraduate Studies, Ken Fleischmann
- Soo Young Rieh (ex officio)
- Carla Criner (ex officio)
- Natasha Saldaña (Undergraduate Program Coordinator, ex officio)
- Jeffery Willett (Undergraduate Academic Advisor, ex officio)
- Craig Blaha
- Keisha Brown
- Ken Fleischmann
- Jacek Gwizdka
- Elliott Hauser
- Quinn Stewart
- Aaron Ulmer
- Rachel Van Middlesworth
- Molly McGee
- Nitin Verma (Doctoral student representative)
- David Weintraub (Master’s student representative)
- Natalia Natasha Kovalyova (Master’s student representative)
- Tiffany Ngo (Undergraduate student representative)
- Anthony Park (Undergraduate student representative)
- Marshanah Taylor (Undergraduate student representative)
- Faculty and Staff Awards & Honors Nominating Committee *
To make nominations and produce supporting materials for a variety of faculty and staff awards that are available at UT throughout the year. Make recommendations to the Dean or other appropriate individuals / bodies for awards and honors. Also serve as a memorial committee as needed.
- Chair: Danna Gurari
- Philip Doty
- Pat Galloway
- Rebecca Sawyer
- Pat Reichenbach
- Ciaran Trace
- Yao-Cheng Chan (Doctoral Student Representative)
- Jin Huh (Master’s student representative)
- UG Student Representative
- Campaign Committee *
To lead efforts on the University of Texas fundraising campaign, and on the iSchool 75th Anniversary campaign (1948-2023).
- Chair: Shannon Hickson (Development Director, ex officio)
- Jess Isaacs (Development Associate, ex officio)
- Randolph Bias
- Keisha Brown
- Sam Burns
- Tony Grubesic
- Eric Nordquist
- Loriene Roy
- Nathan Davis (Doctoral Student Representative)
- Colloquium Committee *
To enhance the research culture of the iSchool, the committee plans and coordinates the Research Colloquia and speaker series.
- Chair: Tony Grubesic
- Keisha Brown (Director of Communications, ex officio)
- Jakki Bailey
- Min Kyung Lee
- Sarah Norris
- Quinn Stewart
- Postdoc representative
- Hannah Cohoon (Doctoral student representative)
- Chong-yen Chen (Doctoral student representative)
- Convocation Committee *
To plan the School’s annual graduation ceremony and the iSchool portions of the university-wide ceremony.
- Chair: Dona Kurtz
- Carol Carreon
- Shannon Hickson (Convocation Speaker Liaison)
- James Howison
- Rebecca Sawyer
- Kim Wood
- Chloe Santiago (Master’s student representative)
- Amy Simpson (Master's student representative)
- Committee on Committees *
Reviews committee structure and membership annually and makes recommendations for membership and leadership roles to the faculty and to the dean. Meets annually in the spring to make recommendations for the coming year.
- Chair: Eric Meyer (ex officio)
- Craig Blaha
- Carla Criner
- Danna Gurari
- Dona Kurtz
- Loriene Roy
- Bo Xie
- Kristina Shiroma (Doctoral student representative)
- Diversity and Inclusion *
Dedicated to increasing the iSchool's diversity and creating an inclusive community that welcomes all students, staff, faculty, and friends of the school. The committee will also liaise with the current representatives to CREED, UFGEC, LGBTQ+ AEIC, the Minority Liaison Officer, and (when appointed) the Diversity Officer.
- Chair: Rachel Van Middlesworth
- Ahmer Arif
- Keisha Brown
- Carla Criner
- Ida Rahnamai
- Bo Xie
- Ayse Gursoy (Doctoral student representative)
- Master’s student representatives: Emily Simpson, Gabrielle Roth, Dajae Fryer, Sarah Varenhorst, Ali Gunnells, Raivynn Smith, Elle Carnley, Emma Hetrick
- Firefighting Committee
Deals with ad-hoc short-term issues arising not otherwise dealt with by a committee. Some issues will be resolved by this committee, others may be referred to another committee.
- Chair: Rotates among members
- Sarah Britt
- Shannon Hickson
- Dona Kurtz
- Matt Lease
- Rebecca Sawyer
Ad Hoc Committees
Committees with an asterisk (*) next to the name include undergraduate, master's, or doctoral student representitives or postoctoral representitives that serve on the committee.
- ALA Review Committees
The ALA review has been delayed by COVID-19 until February 2022, but that means the work to create the report will now happen during the 2020-2021 academic year, with a complete draft planned to be completed before June 2021.
Accreditation Executive Committee:
- Eric T. Meyer (Dean, Chair of Systemic Planning Standard)
- Soo Young Rieh (Associate Dean for Education, Co-Chair of Curriculum Standard)
- Tony Grubesic (Associate Dean for Research, Chair of Faculty Standard)
- Loriene Roy (Professor, Co-Chair of Curriculum Standard)
- Carla Criner (Assistant Dean for Education and Student Affairs, Chair of Students Standard)
- Kamar Nassor (Chief Business Officer, Chair of Administration, Finances, and Resources Standard)
Subcommittees for each standard:
Standard I: SYSTEMATIC PLANNING
- Eric T. Meyer (Chair, Dean)
- Tony Grubesic (Associate Dean for Research)
- James Howison (Associate Professor)
- Shannon Hickson (Director of Development and Alumni Relations)
- Emily Vernon (MSIS Student)
Standard II: CURRICULUM
- Soo Young Rieh (Co-Chair, Associate Dean for Education)
- Loriene Roy (Co-Chair, Professor)
- Ken Fleischmann (Professor)
- Carla Criner (Assistant Dean for Education and Student Affairs)
- Matthew Glaser (MSIS Student)
- Anne Morgan (MSIS Student)
- Yogita Sharma (MSIS Student)
Standard III: FACULTY
- Tony Grubesic (Chair, Associate Dean for Research)
- Ying Ding (Professor)
- Dona Kurtz (Executive Assistant)
- Ida Rahnamai (Senior Administrative Associate)
Standard IV: STUDENTS
- Carla Criner (Chair, Assistant Dean for Education and Student Affairs)
- Soo Young Rieh (Associate Dean for Education)
- Eric Nordquist (Clinical Associate Professor)
- Carol Carreon (Graduate Program Administrator)
- Kim Wood (Director of Career Development)
- Rachel Van Middlesworth (Senior Administrative Associate)
- Sanjana Tripathi (MSIS Student)
Standard V: ADMINISTRATION, FINANCES, AND RESOURCES
- Kamar Nassor (Chair, Chief Business Officer)
- Jacek Gwizdka (Associate Professor)
- Sam Burns (Senior IT Manager)
- Quinn Stewart (Instructional Technology Specialist)
- Governance Task Force
As voted at the GSC in spring 2019, this task force will take a look at overall governance issues in the iSchool and make recommendations for any changes, if necessary, to the faculty by January 2021 at the latest.
- Chair: Eric Meyer (ex officio)
- Tony Grubesic (ex officio)
- Soo Young Rieh (ex officio)
- Carla Criner
- Ken Fleischmann
- Dona Kurtz
- Search Committee: Virginia and Charles Bowden Professor of Librarianship *
This committee will lead the effort to recruit, screen applicants, interview, and make recommendations for hiring.
- Soo Young Rieh (chair)
- Loriene Roy
- Philip Doty
- Shannon Hickson
- Nilavra Bhattacharya (Doctoral student representative)
- Caifan Du (Doctoral student representative)
- Sanjana Tripathi (Master’s student representative)
- Search Committee: Assistant Professor in the area of Social Justice Informatics *
This committee will lead the effort to recruit, screen applicants, interview, and make recommendations for hiring.
- James Howison (chair)
- Amelia Acker
- Elliott Hauser
- Jeffery Willett
- Yalin Sun (Doctoral student representative)
- Anubrata Das (Doctoral student representative)
- Jordan Longoria (Master’s student representative)
- Search Committee: Title TBD (multiple non-tenure track positions)
This committee will lead the effort to recruit, screen applicants, interview, and make recommendations for hiring.
- Ken Fleischmann (chair)
- Soo Young Rieh
- Craig Blaha
- Carla Criner
- Natasha Saldaña