For the Undergraduate Education working group, the charge is to develop a plan for the university’s future undergraduate experience that builds on the excellence of the current academic program, while integrating new models for access, learning between and across disciplines, and planning for post-college work and life.
Working Group Chairs

Jen Smith
Vice Provost for Educational Initiatives

Jay Turner
James McKelvey Professor of Engineering Education; Vice Dean for Education
Working Group Members
- ShiNung Ching
Associate Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering - Nina Crosby Walton
Undergraduate student, Sam Fox - John Hendrix
Professor of Art - Harvey Fields Jr.
OSS/ Associate Dean for Student Success - Tom Keeline
Associate Professor of Classics - Mitch Kundel
Lecturer in Biology - Paige LaRose
Assistant Dean; Director of Undergraduate Programs for Olin Business School - Rob Morgan
Director of the Beyond Boundaries Program; Teaching Professor of Performing Arts
- Cassie Power
Associate Director for Faculty and Academic Engagement, Gephardt Institute for Civic/Community Engagement - Michelle Purdy
Associate Professor of Education - Bill Siever
Teaching Professor, Computer Science and Engineering - Ronné Turner
Vice Provost of Admissions and Financial Aid - Michael Wysession
Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning; Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences - Mark Jareczek
Undergraduate student, Arts & Sciences
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