Governance
INSTAARs keep the institute on track through the leadership of its directors, the advice of a ~40 person governing body, and the participation of many faculty, staff, and students in working committees.
Our policies and procedures are outlined in our Bylaws and Standing Rules .
Governance personnel
Directors
The Director is the primary officer in charge of INSTAAR, helped by a team of Associate Directors who provide operational guidance and direction for our shared space, laboratory programs, and JEDI goals. Associate Directors stand in for the Director when needed.
Albert Kettner
Associate Director
Tom Marchitto
Associate Director of Laboratories
Julio Sep煤lveda
Associate Director of JEDI
Directorate
INSTAAR鈥檚 governing body is the Directorate, composed of about 40 people. Voting members, called Faculty Fellows, include tenured and tenure-track faculty who are co-rostered in academic departments, research faculty, and INSTAAR-based federal research scientists. Non-voting members include key administrative staff (Operations Manager, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Information Officer) and a representative each of professional research assistants, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.
INSTAAR committees
Committees conduct INSTAAR business in selected areas, such as forwarding equity, planning seminars, and evaluating faculty performance. Committees can include students, faculty, and staff and are chaired by faculty members.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee serves to provide input to the Director on matters pertaining to the Institute. We are also a conduit for INSTAAR community members to bring matters to the attention of INSTAAR leadership.
- Alan Fried
- Alex Jahn
- Nikki Lovenduski (Director)
- Albert Kettner (Associate Director)
- Tom Marchitto (Associate Director of Labs)
- Julio Sep煤lveda (Associate Director of JEDI)
- Scott Taylor (Director, Mountain Research Station)
- Patti Newton (ex officio)
- Marisa Seitz (ex officio)
- Chad Stoffel (ex officio)
JEDI Task Force
The Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Task Force helps INSTAAR take action on equity and inclusion within the institute.
- Julio Sep煤lveda (Associate Director of JEDI)
- Sarah Elmendorf (Awards and fellowships)
Personnel Committee
- Noah Molotch (chair)
- Bruce Vaughn
- Suzanne Anderson
Awards and Recognition Committee
- Giff Miller (chair)
- Bob Anderson
- Scott Peckham
- Bob Stallard
Seminar Committee
NewSTAAR Mentoring Committee
- Albert Kettner (chair)
- Anna Wright
- Annika Horlings
- Wendy Roth
- Natalie Aranda
Self study report 2021
Prepared for the University's Academic Review and Planning Advisory Committee (ARPAC).
Submitted December 15, 2021
- Unit Overview
- Leadership and Administrative Structure and Governance - 13
- Inclusive Excellence and Unit Culture - 15
- Faculty Excellence - 19
- Undergraduate Education - 33
- Graduate Education - 34
- Staff Personnel - 37
- Resource Planning - 40
- Strategic Goals - 46
The full self study is available to INSTAARs via our Teams channel:
