Senior Advocates
Overview
Last Updated: 4/7/2022
Contact Name
Margaret Ptacek, Director, TIGERS ADVANCE
mptacek@clemson.edu
Description
The Senior Advocates are a cohort of Clemson faculty who support the vision of the TIGERS ADVANCE Project, in principle and through action. Our primary goal is to unlock the potential residing in all faculty at Clemson University by fostering and encouraging a more inclusive community via engagement with faculty of Clemson to address existing gender bias and other ingrained inequities. The Senior Advocates are selected by the Advocates Advisory Board and are subject to the governing policies established by the Advocates Advisory Board regarding selection and dismissal. The Senior Advocates will aid and direct a group of faculty who have volunteered to become TIGERS Advocate Facilitators and as such, will aid the Senior Advocates in delivering workshops and other recruiting materials. Advocate Facilitators are chosen from the overall Advocate pool, which is composed of faculty who have taken the TIGERS Advocates Gender Bias and Inequity workshop and are subject to the governing policies of the Advocates Advisory Board. Selection of Advocate Facilitators is by the Senior Advocates, with the approval of the Advocate Advisory Board.
This committee is authorized by the Clemson University Committee on Committees. Changes to its description or composition should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.
Membership Composition
The chair is elected by and from the current Senior Advocates
| Seat Type | Quantity | Term Length | Date of Term Initiation | Seat Filling Mechanism | Voting or Non-Voting | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Faculty Member | 7 | 3 years | August 15 | Appointed by Advocates Advisory Board | Voting |
Membership List (Last Updated: 4/7/2022 5:20:52 PM)
Changes to the current chair and membership list should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.
Chair
| Name | Chair Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Kurtz | Chair | hkurtz | CoS | Biological Sciences |
Members
| Name | Seat Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Service Start | Service End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gaber | Regular Faculty Member | jgaber | CAAH | City Planning and Real Estate Development | 8/15/2021 | 8/14/2024 |
| Brygg Ullmer | Regular Faculty Member | bullmer | CECAS | School of Computing | 8/15/2019 | 8/14/2022 |
| Keri Sather-Wagstaff | Regular Faculty Member | ssather | CoS | School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences | 8/15/2020 | 8/14/2023 |
| Michael Childress | Regular Faculty Member | mchildr | CoS | Biological Sciences | 8/15/2019 | 8/14/2022 |
| Harry Kurtz | Regular Faculty Member | hkurtz | CoS | Biological Sciences | 8/15/2017 | 8/14/2022 |
