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Governance

The following resources provide faculty and staff of the Wisconsin School of Business with updates on meeting minutes, governance documents, and committees.

Faculty and Staff Meetings

Faculty and Staff Governance Meetings (2014-2021)

Archived Meeting Minutes/Agenda (2006-2013)

Committees and Faculty Senate

Chairs Committee

The Chairs Committee meets at least once a month to fulfill functions defined in the governance documents of the Wisconsin School of Business.

  • Vallabh “Samba” Sambamurthy, Dean (Chair, and ex-officio member)
  • Tom Linsmeier, Accounting and Information Systems
  • Hengjie Ai, Finance
  • Russ Coff, Management and Human Resources
  • Michael Johnson, Marketing
  • Nick Petruzzi, Operations and Information Management
  • Yongheng Deng, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
  • Daniel Bauer, Risk and Insurance

Ex-officio members:

  • Terry Warfield, Senior Associate Dean
  • Brian Mayhew, Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program
  • Joann Peck, Associate Dean of Teaching Innovation and Assessment
  • Enno Siemsen, Associate Dean of the MBA and MS Programs
  • Karla Zehms, Associate Dean of Doctoral Programs and Research
  • Page Moreau, Chair, Subcommittee of the Executive Committee
  • Elizabeth Malson-Huddle, Interim Director, Business Communications

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Faculty Senate

  • Alina Arefeva
  • Ishita Chakraborty
  • Qinglai He
  • Dan Lynch
  • Erik Mayer
  • Anita Mukherjee
  • Victoria Zhang

Alternates:

  • Nick Petruzzi
  • Stuart Craig

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Subcommittee of the Executive Committee

The goal of this committee is to fulfill functions defined in the governance documents of the Wisconsin School of Business.

  • Fabio Gaertner
  • Lu Han
  • Page Moreau, Chair
  • Erwan Quintin
  • Peng Shi
  • Jordan Tong
  • Charlie Trevor

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Academic Planning Council

The council meets at least three times a semester to fulfill functions defined in the governance documents of the Wisconsin School of Business.

Chair and ex-officio member:

  • Vallabh “Samba” Sambamurthy, Dean

All subcommittee members:

  • Fabio Gaertner
  • Lu Han
  • Page Moreau
  • Erwan Quintin
  • Peng Shi
  • Jordan Tong
  • Charlie Trevor

Assistant or Associate Professor Representatives:

  • Emily Griffith, Accounting and Information Systems
  • Evan Polman, Marketing

Academic Staff Representative:

  • Lauren Wypiszynski, Director, Admitted Student Advising, Undergraduate Program Office

Ad hoc members:

  • Terry Warfield, Senior Associate Dean
  • Brian Mayhew, Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program
  • Joann Peck, Associate Dean of Teaching Innovation and Assessment
  • Enno Siemsen, Associate Dean of the MBA and MS Programs
  • Karla Zehms, Associate Dean of Doctoral Programs and Research

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

The purpose of this committee is to oversee and improve the curriculum and related aspects of all undergraduate course offerings and programs.

  • Chair: Brian Mayhew
  • Accounting and Information Systems: Emily Griffith
  • Finance: Mark Fedenia
  • Management and Human Resources: Alex Stajkovic
  • Marketing: Jan Heide
  • Operations and Information Management: Bob Batt
  • Real Estate: Joe Walsh
  • Risk and Insurance: Carl Barlett
  • Program Office: Jim Franzone
  • Students:
    • TBD
    • TBD
  • Ex Officio:
    • Jackie Murray
    • Valerie Jakusz
    • Sachin Tuli
    • Michael Enyart
    • Brigid Patterson/Zach Hershoff

Master’s Curriculum Committee

The purpose of this committee is to oversee and improve the curriculum and related aspects of all master’s course offerings and programs.

  • Chair: Enno Siemsen
  • Accounting: Emily Griffith
  • Finance: Mark Fedenia
  • Management and Human Resources: Alex Stajkovic
  • Marketing: Jan Heide
  • Operations and Information Management: Bob Batt
  • Real Estate: Joe Walsh
  • Risk and Insurance: Ty Leverty
  • Program Office: Blair Sanford
  • Students:
    • TBD
    • TBD
  • Ex Officio:
    • Cody Baldwin
    • Kristen Fuhremann
    • Mark Matosian
    • Michael Enyart
    • Lynn Snyder
    • Brigid Patterson/Zach Hershoff

PhD and Research Committee

The purpose of the PhD and Research Committee is to oversee, assess, and improve the curriculum of the PhD program and to develop and coordinate new strategies for recruiting top PhD students.

  • Chair: Karla Zehms
  • Accounting: Dan Lynch
  • Finance: Dean Corbae
  • Management and Human Resources: Chia-Jung Tsay
  • Marketing: Evan Polman
  • Operations and Information Management: Hessam Bavafa
  • Real Estate: Lu Han
  • Risk and Insurance: Dan Sacks
  • Program Office: Cara Scadden
  • Students:
    • Catherine Wang – Operations and Information Management
    • Alexis Avery – Management and Human Resources
  • Ad hoc members:
    • Michael Enyart

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