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Wilson College of Textiles Committees

With relevant departmental approval, committees may expand membership through ad-hoc subcommittees.
* Denotes this member is on the committee due to their position.

125 Committee

Charge

To elevate the Wilson College of Textiles brand, strengthen engagement and marketing and enhance feelings of belonging by developing and coordinating activities, events and projects that are branded to celebrate 125 years of textiles at NC State University.

Contact

group-tex-125-committee@ncsu.edu

Members

Bailey Smith (Chair)

Rebecca Callamanis (Appearance Subcommittee Co-Chair), Carly Dressen, Donna Grant, Kam Heslop (Events Subcommittee Co-Chair), Merica Ivey (Purchasing Subcommittee Co-Chair), Amanda Padbury (Appearance Subcommittee Co-Chair), Melissa Sharp (Events Subcommittee Co-Chair), Minyoung Suh, Nelson Vineuza, Michael Ward, Nancy Webster (Purchasing Subcommittee Co-Chair), Nilu Rajendran (TAGS), Meredith Gaskill (TTSC)

Appearance and Functionality Committee

Charge

Advise the dean on ensuring optimum appearance and functionality of all college spaces.

Contact

group-textiles-appearance@ncsu.edu

Members

Rebecca Callamanis (Co-Chair)*, Amanda Padbury (Co-Chair)*

Andres Carrasquillo, Emily Law, Kate Nartker, Amanda Mills, Melissa Sharp, Janie Woodbridge, (TAGS), Audrey Simons (UG Appearance), Lainey Volz (UG Appearance)

Committee on Awards

Charge

Assist and consult with faculty applicants and nominators in preparing submissions for selected NC State and external awards and coordinate preparation and submission of nominations and applications.

Contact

group-tex-com-awards@ncsu.edu

Members

(Dean’s EA) (Co-Chair)*, Xiangwu Zhang (Co-Chair)*

Emiel DenHartog*, Alyssa Jennings*, Jeff Joines*, Alicia Lecceardone*, Heather Lyerly*, Meggie Metcalf*, Abdel-Fattah Seyam*, Andre West*

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Committee on Awards: Staff Awards Subcommittee

Charge

Solicit nominations, review and vote on Awards for Excellence, Pride of the Wolfpack and Textiles Merit Awards, and organize award recognition celebrations.

Contact

group-tex-staff-awards@ncsu.edu

Members

Alyssa Jennings (Chair), Selina Williams (Chair Elect)

Barry Bright, (Alicia Lecceardone), (Dean’s EA)*, (TAGS), (TTSC)

Committee on Committees

Charge

Review all Wilson College committees and establish protocols for leadership and membership, succession planning, transparency and liaise with committees as needed.

Contact

group-tex-com-committees@ncsu.edu

Members

David Hinks* (chair)

Bridget Inzirillo*, Jeff Joines*, Alicia Lecceardone*, Amanda Padbury*, (Dean’s EA)*

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Communications and Marketing Committee

Charge

Provide unit input and support to the director of communications and marketing to enhance the Wilson College of Textiles brand using integrated marketing communications that tell the college story and advance the strategic plan and culture charter. Advise the dean accordingly.

Contact

group-tex-com-marcomm-full@ncsu.edu

Members

Amanda Padbury* (chair), Sarah Stone* (vice chair)

Kam Heslop*, Merica Ivey, Meredith Jeffers, Patrick Nethery*, Bryan Ormond, Beth Palmer*, Melissa Sharp, Susan Llanos*, Jinny Hompoonsup (TAGS), Alyssa D’Costa (TTSC)

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Courses and Curricula Committee

Charge

Ensure compliance of all course and curricula actions submitted by departments and submit college-approved new actions to UCCC. Manage all undergraduate assessment requirements and provide feedback to Department Courses and Curricula Committees.

Contact

group-tex-ccc@ncsu.edu

Members

Kristin Thoney-Barletta (Chair)*, Wendy Krause (Chair Elect)*

Helmut Hergeth (UCCC), Jeff Joines (non-voting)*, Wendy Krause (CUE), Heather Lyerly (non-voting)*, Meggie Metcalf (non-voting), Eunkyoung Shim

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Culture and Well-being Committee

Charge

Advise the dean on all aspects of well-being and belonging in the college, in alignment with the Wilson College Culture Charter. Organize and implement activities and processes that foster a highly collegial college culture, while also supporting flexible work arrangements and professional development roadmaps.

Contact

group-tex-com-culture-well-being@ncsu.edu

Members

Alicia Lecceardone (Chair)* (Also part of the DEI Funds Subcommittee), Emily Richbourg (Vice Chair)

Allison Blanchard, Hannah Carter (Also part of Community Events Subcommittee), Andy Click, Carly Dressen, Latoya Giles (Also part of Community Events Subcommittee), Jaclyn Hage (Also part of Community Events Subcommittee), Merica Ivey (Also part of the DEI Funds Subcommittee), Alyssa Jennings, Bryson Keen (Also part of Community Events Subcommittee), Delisia Matthews, Anne Porterfield, Kara Price, Jeff Sackaroff (Also part of Community Events Subcommittee), Bailey Smith (Chair of the Community Events Subcommittee), Andre West, (CSW), Dhanusha Rajapakse (TAGS), (TTSC)

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Dean’s Council (Core)

Contact

group-tex-dean-core-council@ncsu.edu

Members

David Hinks (Chair, non-voting)*, (Dean’s EA) (Vice Chair)*

Roger Barker*, Emiel DenHartog*, Bridget Inzirillo*, Jeff Joines*, Alicia Lecceardone*, Kirk Main*, Amanda Padbury*, Behnam Pourdeyhimi*, Abdel-Fattah Seyam*, Michael Ward*, Andre West*, Xiangwu Zhang*

Dean’s Council (Full)

Core + Following

Contact

group-tex-dean-full-council@ncsu.edu

Members

Latoya Giles*, Warren Jasper*, Greg Tourino*, (Alt. Staff Senate), (Diversity), (Fac Sen TATM), Mark Gaskill (TAGS President), Leah Reid (TTSC President), (Student Senator)

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ETF, Naming Opportunities and One-Time Funds Committee

Charge

Request, review and make recommendations to the dean on all investments using Request, review and make recommendations to the dean on all investments using ETF and Naming Opportunities funds. Review and make recommendations on ETF and Naming Opportunity prioritization and allocation protocols.

Contact

group-tex-etf-infrastructure@ncsu.edu

Members

Bridget Inzirillo (Chair, non-voting)*, Barry Bright (Vice Chair)

Roger Barker*, Emiel DenHartog*, Jeff Joines*, Kirk Main*, Abdel-Fattah Seyam*, Andre West*, (TAGS), (TTSC)

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Graduate Seminar

Contact

group-tex-com-grad-seminar@ncsu.edu

Members

Blan Godfrey, Tova Williams (fall)

Graduate Studies Committee

Charge

Review and approve all Wilson College of Textiles graduate programs, including graduate-level courses and curricula actions. Develop, recommend and implement a recruitment strategy. Require curriculum or other changes as necessary to ensure program quality and alignment with the university and college strategic plans. Review and recommend to the dean changes in policies for graduate student funding and guidelines on timely completion of degrees.

Contact

group-tex-grad-studies-committee@ncsu.edu

Members

Xiangwu Zhang (Chair)*, Traci Figura* (Vice Chair)

Lisa Chapman*, Rob Cooper*, Jeff Joines*, Nelson Vinueza*, Yingjiao Xu*

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Graduate Studies: FPS Steering Committee

Charge

Review the FPS curriculum and recommend changes as necessary to ensure program quality and alignment with the university and college strategic plans. Prepare a vision and mission for the FPS program, and data for assessment of program quality, progress towards degrees, diversity, outcomes. Make recommendations to the Wilson College Graduate Studies Committee on graduate student recruitment and continuing education, and timely completion of degrees.

Contact

group-tex-com-grad-studies-steering-fps@ncsu.edu

Members

Ericka Ford (Chair), Jessica Gluck (Chair Elect)

Wei Gao, Jeff Joines (non-voting)*, Kavita Mathur, Tom Schroeder, Eunkyoung Shim, Yingjiao Xu*, Xiangwu Zhang*, TBD (University)

Graduate Studies: TTM Steering Committee

Charge

Review the TTM curriculum and recommend changes as necessary to ensure program quality and alignment with the university and college strategic plans. Prepare a vision and mission for the TTM program, and data for assessment of program quality, progress towards degrees, diversity, outcomes. Make recommendations to the Wilson College Graduate Studies Committee on graduate student recruitment and continuing education, and timely completion of degrees.

Contact

group-tex-com-grad-studies-steering-ttm@ncsu.edu

Members

Karen Leonas (Chair), B. Ellie Jin (Chair Elect)

John Bohlman (University), Jeff Joines (non-voting)*, Anne Porterfield, Yingjiao Xu*, Xiangwu Zhang*, Mengmeng Zhu

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Information Technology Committee

Charge

Maintain state-of-the-art IT infrastructure to support all college programs; advise the dean on policy and budget needs pertaining to information technology.

Contact

group-tx-cot-it-committee@ncsu.edu

Members

Kirk Main (Chair)*, Andres Carrasquillo (Vice Chair)

Shawn Deaton, Emiel DenHartog*, Chanmi “Gloria” Hwang, Warren Jasper, Benoit Maze, Abdel-Fattah Seyam*, Andre West*, (TAGS), (TTSC)

Pope Industrialist-in-Residence Funding Allocation Committee

Charge

Promote the Industrialist-in-Residence program across the college and expend the funds in accordance with the intent of the donor in ways that benefit both academic departments, including graduate support for stipends.

Contact

group-tex-pope-industrialist@ncsu.edu

Members

Michael Ward (Chair), Jaclyn Hage (Vice Chair)

Lisa Chapman, Jeff Joines*

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Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (CRPTC)

Contact

group-tex-rpt-committee@ncsu.edu

Members

B. Ellie Jin (12/23) (Chair), Philip Bradford (12/24) (Chair Elect)

Marguerite Moore (12/24), Ahmed El-Shafei (12/23), Alicia Lecceardone*, (Dean’s EA)*

Research Committee

Charge

Develop strategic research priorities aligned with the college strategic plan; identify and communicate to the college faculty and staff federal and industry opportunities; liaise with University Research Council and other research programs across the campus; develop and implement an optimal process for connecting faculty to relevant research opportunities.

Contact

group-tex-research-committee@ncsu.edu

Members

Xiangwu Zhang (Chair)*, Behnam Pourdeyhimi (Co-Chair)*

Jennifer Clark (Vice Chair)*, Roger Barker*, Lisa Chapman, Jessica Gluck, Kavita Mathur, Tom Schroeder, Eunkyoung Shim, Andre West, Debbie Yates

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Research Development Subcommittee

Charge

Develop and implement a research mentoring program for faculty, including a proposal writing support process.

Contact

group-tex-research-development-subcommittee@ncsu.edu

Members

Jennifer Clark (Co-Chair)*, Xiangwu Zhang (Co-Chair)*

Januka Budhathoki-Uprety, Xiaomeng Fang, Jessica Gluck, Chanmi “Gloria” Hwang, Meredith Jeffers, Amanda Mills, Kate Nartker, Bryan Ormond, Thomas Schroeder, Tova Williams, Janie Woodbridge, Rong Yin, Yang Zhang, Mengmeng Zhu

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Safety and Health Committee

Charge

Establish a culture of safety first for all those working in, and visiting, the college. Ensure university policies and rules on safety are followed throughout the college. Liaise between Environmental Health and Safety and departments in the college. Ensure all unit leaders and safety subcommittees are aware of safety policies.

Contact

group-textiles-safety@ncsu.edu

Members

David Hinks (Co-Chair)*, Jessica Gluck (Co-Chair), Madilynn Smith (Co-Chair Elect)

Rebecca Callamanis, Johnny Collins (EHS), Angelo Corino, Bryson Keen, Alicia Lecceardone*, Kirk Main, Marc Mathews, Sam Pearce, Tim Pleasants, Xiangwu Zhang*, (TAGS), (TTSC)

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Scholarship Committee

Charge

Provide oversight on and administer all non-Centennial and non-Textile Pioneer scholarships and student emergency fund distributions. Review and select study abroad scholarship recipients. Advise the dean on improvements and scholarship areas of need.

Contact

group-tex-com-scholarship@ncsu.edu

Members

Heather Lyerly (Chair)*

Carly Dressen (non-voting), Jeff Joines (non-voting)*, Bridget Inzirillo, Merica Ivey*, Traci Lamar, Meggie Metcalf, Kara Price, Kristin Thoney-Barletta*, Lucas Wier, Wendy Krause*

Textiles Scholarship Advisory Board

Charge

Provide oversight of the Centennial and Textile Pioneer Scholarship application process, performance of current scholars, review and approval of enrichment funds, all required reporting, and make recommendations to the dean on issues of non-compliance of standards for current Centennial and Textile Pioneer Scholars and any changes to process.

Contact

group-tex-com-scholarship-advisory@ncsu.edu

Members

David Hinks (Chair, non-voting (scholarships))*, (Dean’s EA) (Vice Chair, non-voting (scholarships))*

Emiel DenHartog*, Rick Elmore (non-voting (scholarships)) (NCTF), Merica Ivey*, Jeff Joines*, Heather Lyerly*, Allison Medlin (Goodnight Scholars Program), Abdel-Fattah Seyam*, Michael Ward (non-voting (scholarships)), Nancy Webster (non-voting (scholarships)) (NCTF)

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Space Committee

Charge

Continuously seek to maximize college space utilization in line with the college strategic plan, by: reviewing and making recommendations to the dean on the operating guidelines; soliciting and reviewing all space requests submitted by unit heads and making recommendations on all space allocations; developing and maintaining a space utilization system established by the university; and making recommendations to the dean on space renovation investments that align with the college strategic plan.

Contact

group-tex-space@ncsu.edu

Members

Bridget Inzirillo (Chair)*, Kirk Main (Vice Chair)

Rebecca Callamanis*, Blan Godfrey, Bryson Keen, Kirk Main*, Xiangwu Zhang*

Sustainability Committee

Charge

Identify and communicate opportunities and make recommendations for the college to continually seek improvements leading towards a sustainable environment within the college and externally. Enable college-related implementation of the University’s Sustainability Strategic Plan. Facilitate collaboration and the generation of ideas for research, education and engagement involving sustainability. Liaise with relevant university groups across campus and external entities involved with processes, products and standards whose aim is to improve sustainability, especially for production, use and disposal of textiles.

Contact

group-tex-sustainability@ncsu.edu

Members

Melissa Sharp (Co-Chair), Sonja Salmon (Co-Chair), Karen Leonas (Co-Chair Elect)

Rebecca Callamanis*, Bridget Inzirillo*, Emily Richbourg, Tova Williams, Janie Woodbridge, (TAGS), (TTSC)

Undergraduate Recruitment (Core)

Charge

With input from college faculty and staff, identify, develop and implement approaches to recruit a more diverse, high quality undergraduate student body, on campus and online.

Contact

group-tex-com-undergrad-recruitment-core@ncsu.edu

Members

Merica Ivey (Co-Chair)*, Emiel DenHartog (Co-Chair)*

Hannah Carter, Jeff Joines*, Heather Lyerly*, Amanda Padbury*, Kara Price*, Jeff Sackaroff, Abdel-Fattah Seyam*, Madilynn Smith, Sarah Stone*, Lucas Wier*

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Undergraduate Recruitment (Committee – Events)

Core + Following

Contact

group-tex-com-undergrad-recruitment-events@ncsu.edu

Members

Kristin Thoney-Barletta*, (Social Media Specialist)*, Wendy Krause*

Wilson for Life Committee

Charge

Advise the dean on providing lifetime professional support to Wilson College’s students and alumni with differentiated and impactful lifelong learning experiences, including career development, discounted training and worldwide networking experiences.

Contact

group-tex-com-wilson-for-life@ncsu.edu

Members

Jeff Sackaroff (Co-Chair), Melissa Sharp (Co-Chair)

Kam Heslop*, Heather Lyerly, Amanda Padbury*, Sarah Stone*