University Outreach Advisory Committee

Membership

  1. The University Outreach Advisory Committee consists of the following members:

    Vice President and Chief Engagement Officer as chair; one faculty member for the College of Law; one faculty member from each of the degree-granting colleges; a representative of the Executive Vice President and Provost; a representative of the University Libraries; a representative from the Graduate School.

    The representative of the Executive Vice President and Provost, and the representative of the Graduate School shall serve three-year terms. The faculty representing the colleges shall be appointed by the Vice President and Chief Engagement Officer upon recommendation of the respective College Council or the faculty of the College of Law for three-year staggered terms.

  2. The duties of the committee include to: serve as an advisory body to the Vice President and Chief Engagement Officer, the Council of Deans, and the Executive Vice President and Provost, on policy matters regarding the university's outreach mission and activities; provide academic liaison between the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development and the instructional colleges, and facilitate appropriate interdisciplinary educational outreach activities; and, assist the division in evaluating its ongoing activities and planning new initiatives.

University Outreach Advisory Committee

The UOAC meets on the fourth Monday of Sept, Nov, Jan, Feb, and March, 1-2 p.m. Meetings are held virtually.

Membership
MEMBERSHIP
2025-2026
2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029
*Vice President and Chief Engagement Officer
Rena Cotsones
 
+Representative, Executive Vice President & Provost
Cassandra Hill
Cassandra Hill
Business

Christine Mooney

Fall - Christine Mooney
Spring - Kate Mantzke
Kate Mantzke Kate Mantzke
Education
Pi-Sui Hsu Pi-Sui Hsu Pi-Sui Hsu
Engineering and Engineering Technology
Gary Chen Ted Hogen Ted Hogen Ted Hogen
Health and Human Sciences
Mariah Cheyney Mariah Cheyney
Law
Matt Timko
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dennis Brown Dennis Brown Dennis Brown
Visual and Performing Arts
Stanton Davis Stanton Davis
University Libraries
Wendell Johnson for Wiles Wendell Johnson Wendell Johnson Wendell Johnson
+Graduate School
Marcia Cooke for Floyd

* chair

Contact Us

University Council
Altgeld Hall 103

Benjamin Creed
President, Faculty Senate
Chair, University Council
bcreed@niu.edu

Joan Laurino
Program Coordinator
jlaurino2@niu.edu

Tiffany Puckett
Faculty Advisory Council to the IBHE
tpuckett@niu.edu

Carrie Kortegast
Faculty Personnel Advisor
ckortegast@niu.edu