Steering Working Committee

Chase Bringardner
Chase Bringardner
Co-Chair
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Jeff LaMondia
Jeff LaMondia
Co-Chair
Professor, Civil Engineering
Maggie Han
Maggie Han
Member
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Professor
Ash Abebe
Ash Abebe
Member
Interim Dean of the Graduate School
Tom Lockhart
Tom Lockhart
Member
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Charles Israel
Charles Israel
Member
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Associate Professor, History

Current Advisory Committee Fall 2026

  • Paul Stob - Professor of Communication Studies, Director of Culture, Advocacy, and Leadership. Director of A&S College Core, Vanderbilt University

  • Lilly Pool - SGA, Vice President

  • Colin Hale - SGA, Executive Vice President of Initiatives

  • Matt Waters - Associate Professor, Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture

  • Courtney Windham - Associate Professor, School of Industrial and Graphic Design, College of Architecture, Design, and Construction

  • Keven Yost - Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Professor, Department of Finance, Harbert College of Business

  • Paul Fitchett - Department Head and Professor, Department of Curriculum & Teaching, College of Education

  • Michael Zabala - Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

  • Amy Counterman - Professor of Practice, Department of Forestry, College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment

  • Alleah Crawford - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, College of Human Sciences

  • Virginia Kunzer - Professor, Department of Music, College of Liberal Arts

  • Amy Michelle Curtis - Associate Clinical Professor, College of Nursing

  • Brent Fox - Professor, Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Harrison School of Pharmacy

  • Haruka Wada - Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences and Mathematics

  • Paul Walz - Professor, Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Juliane Braun - Associate Professor, Department of English, Director of Core Literature, Core Curriculum and General Education Committee

  • Piper Cumbo - Librarian, Assistant Professor, Auburn University Libraries

  • Ruthie Spears - Director, University Advising

  • Chris Basgier - Director, University Writing

  • Asim Ali - Executive Director, Biggio Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning

Institutional Support

  • David Atkison - Associate Registrar

  • Katie Boyd - Director of Academic Insight

  • Matthew Campbell - Director, Institutional Research

  • Amanda Malone - Director of Budget and HR

  • Angela Wiley - Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness

Ex-Officio

  • Vini Nathan - Provost & SVP Academic Affairs

Past Advisory Committee Members

  • Buckley Nettles - SGA, Vice President, fall 2025/spring 2026

  • Mims Jones - SGA, Executive Vice President of Initiatives, fall 2025/spring 2026

  • Courtney Windham - Associate Professor, School of Industrial and Graphic Design, College of Architecture, Design, and Construction, fall 2025/spring 2026

  • Juliet Rumble - Librarian, Professor, Auburn University Libraries, fall 2025/spring 2026

  • Steve Duke - Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, fall 2025

Implementation Leadership Team

  • Chase Bringardner - Associate Provost for Academic Affairs & Professor

  • Maggie Han - Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Science and Math & Professor, Math and Statistics

  • Jason Hicks - Dean, College of Liberal Arts

  • Charles Israel - Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Liberal Arts & Associate Professor, History

  • Jeff LaMondia - Professor, Civil Engineering

  • Ed Thomas - Dean, College of Science and Mathematics

Core Curriculum and General Education Committee (CCGEC) Members

  • Sara Wolf - College of Education, Educational Foundations, Leadership & Technology

  • Matt Waters - College of Agriculture, Crop, Soil & Environmental Science

  • Peter Weber - College of Human Sciences, Consumer & Design Sciences

  • Kara Lascola - College of Veterinary Medicine, Clinical Sciences

  • Meghan Jones - College of Nursing, Nursing

  • Meghan Buchanan - College of Liberal Arts, Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work

  • Lora Merchant - College of Sciences & Mathematics, Academic Instruction Coordinator

  • Piper Cumbo - Library

  • Thomas Lockhart - College of Liberal Arts, Philosophy

  • Juliane Braun - College of Liberal Arts, English

  • Kimberly Bosworth Garza - College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Care Systems

  • Travis Holt - College of Business, School of Accountancy

  • John Pittari - College of Architecture Design and Construction, School of Architecture/Planning/Landscape Architecture

  • Janna Renee Willoughby - College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Environment, Forestry and Wildlife Science

  • Anahita Ayasoufi - College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

  • Shobnom Ferdous - College of Sciences & Mathematics, Biological Sciences

  • Lauren Woods - College of Liberal Arts, Art and Art History

  • Rupali Mishra - College of Liberal Arts, History

  • Chase Bringardner - ex-officio

  • Katie Boyd - ex-officio

  • Matthew Campbell - ex-officio