Membership

Every spring, a campus announcement is posted where the university president solicits nominations to the commissions for the upcoming academic year. If you are an NIU student or a faculty or staff member and are interested in joining the commission, please contact us at pcsw@niu.edu.

Officers
Name Department Membership Type Term
Aubrey Hense, chair Student Wellness, Counseling and Consultation Services Staff 2020-2026
Rhiannon Luft, vice-chair Disability Resource Center Staff 2019-2025
Blythe Kitner, recorder Allied Health and Communicative Disorders Faculty 2019-2025
Current Members
Name Department Membership Type Term
Alyssa Bird N/A Undergraduate Student 2024-2025
Kim Gatz Department of Communication Faculty 2022-2025
Kate Hagenbuch Accountancy Staff 2024-2027
Holly Hansen N/A Graduate Student 2024-2025
Rachel Lower College of Engineering and Engineering Technology Staff 2022-2025
Samantha McCarron Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications Staff 2022-2025
Shanthi Muthuswamy College of Engineering and Engineering Technology Faculty 2016-2025
Gudrun Nyunt Counseling and Higher Education Faculty 2020-2026
Dee Anna Phares Libraries Faculty 2020-2026
Megan Pitner College of Engineering Staff 2023-2026
Mariana Ricklefs College of Education Faculty 2023-2026
Ursula Sullivan College of Business Faculty 2023-2026
Jessica Webb University Marketing Staff 2016-2025
Vicki Wronkowski Human Resource Services Staff 2020-2026
Carrie Zack Institutional Effectiveness Faculty 2023-2026
Liaisons
Department Name
Provost's Office Barbara Gonzalez
Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality TBD
Gender and Sexuality Resource Center TBD
Academic Diversity Equity and Inclusion Molly Holmes
Athletics Lynsey Bernardy
Student Affairs TBD