In support of UW’s 2023+ Strategic Plan, President Seidel charges ad-hoc working groups and committees, composed of UW faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders, as appropriate, to examine and make recommendations on topics of strategic importance to the university. To promote transparency, key information regarding each working group, including charge letter, interim and final reports, is provided to the university community in the table below. Questions regarding specific working groups should be directed to the respective working group chair(s).
Active Committees and Working Groups
Chair(s): Brandon McElroy
Charge Letter: Charged 10/25/2024
Reporting Requirements: Monthly verbal updates on progress beginning in November 2024 through May 2025
Chair(s): Scott Chamberlin
UW Regulation: UW Regulation 3-1; Athletics Planning Committee Policy
Reporting Requirements: The Chair will forward minutes of the quarterly meeting to the President. The Chair shall also report to the University of Wyoming Faculty Senate in general senate meetings at least once annually, and upon request, to Staff Senate and ASUW
Chair(s): Kevin Carman, Provost & Executive Vice President; Alex Kean, Vice President for Budget and Finance
Charge Letter: Charged 7/11/2024
Reporting Requirements: Interim report due December 2024; final report due March 2025
Chair(s): Kevin Carman, Provost & Executive Vice President; Parag Chitnis, Vice President for Research & Economic Development; Bill Mai, Vice President for Campus Operations
Charge Letter: Charged 1/22/2024
Reporting Requirements: Quarterly reports due starting in March 2024
Chair(s): Parag Chitnis, Vice President for Research & Economic Development; Bill Mai, Vice President for Campus Operations
Charge Letter: Charged 8/9/2024
Reporting Requirements: Interim report due December 2024; final report due April 2025
Chair(s): Mike Smith, Vice President for Governmental & Community Engagement
Charge Letter: Charged 3/14/2023
Reporting Requirements: Quarterly reports due starting in June 2023; Working group will convene for an initial period of 2 years (from March 2023 through March 2025) and may be renewed
Chair(s): Kyle Moore, Vice Provost, Enrollment Management; Nycole Courtney, Associate Vice President, Student Success and Graduation
Charge Letter: Charged 7/1/2024
Reporting Requirements: Co-Chairs to provide verbal updates to President's Cabinet on a bi-monthly basis
Chair(s): Kelsey Kyne, Chief of Staff to the President; Mandy Gifford, Chief of Staff to the Provost
Charge Letter: Charged 8/9/2024
Reporting Requirements: Intitial report due December 2024; Quarterly reports due thereafter
Chair(s): Scott Turpen, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Nevin Aiken, Associate Professor
Charge Letter: Charged 12/18/23
Reporting Requirements: Quarterly reports due starting in March 2024
Chair(s): Tara Evans, UW General Counsel; Paul Flesher, Director, American Heritage Center
Charge Letter: Charged 8/8/2024
Reporting Requirements: Quarterly reports due starting in December 2024
