Committee and Working Groups

The Master Plan Working Group will provide input and feedback on assumptions and strategies to align campus space needs with present and future demands.

• Khalid Meksem, Faculty Senate President
  
• Elizabeth Cheek, Civil Service Council President
  
• Todd Bryson, Administrative and Professional Staff Council Chair
  
• Lydia Phelps, Undergraduate Student Government President
  
• Aayush Timsina, Graduate and Professional Student Council President
  
• Wil Clark, Director, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
  
• Rachel Frazier, Director, Registrar’s Office
  
• Carol LePere, Supervising Architect/Engineer, Facilities and Energy Management
  
• David Shirley, Executive Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research
  
• Susan Wegman, Executive Director, SIU Online and Extended Campus
  

Parking and Transportation

The Parking & Transportation Working Group will provide input and feedback on multimodal transportation strategies to improve campus flow and support future parking demand.

• Ben Newman, Director, Department of Public Safety
• Tena Bennett, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Auxiliary Enterprises and Student Affairs
• Andrea Palmer, Chief Engineer, Facilities and Energy Management

Infrastructure and Sustainability

The Infrastructure & Sustainability Working Group will provide input and feedback on strategies to enhance reliability and efficiency and identify ways to achieve sustainability targets to reduce environmental impact.

• Interim Director of Sustainability (to be appointed)
• Carol LePere, Supervising Architect/Engineer, Facilities and Energy Management
• Justin Harrell, Senior Engineer, Facilities and Energy Management
• Brian Skouby, Interim Dir., Infrastructure and Information Security and Assoc Dir. Project Mgmt.
• Kendra Bumpus, Director of Housing and Residence Life
• Charles Hanner, Assistant Superintendent of Building Services, Housing and Residence Life
• Craig Engstrom, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence

Campus Planning

The Campus Planning Working Group will provide input and feedback on land use and physical planning strategies to support a right-sized campus with an enhanced user experience.

• Carol LePere, Supervising Architect/Engineer, Facilities and Energy Management
• Branum Opie Piper, Superintendent of Grounds
• Rolando Gonzalez-Torres, Director, Associate Professor of Architecture, and Interior Design
• Lisa Caringer, Director, Office for Access and Accommodations
• Tena Bennett, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Auxiliary Enterprises and Student Affairs

Wayfinding

The Wayfinding Working Group will provide input and feedback on wayfinding strategies to enhance campus navigation and create a unified campus experience.

• Ben Newman, Director, Department of Public Safety
• Shawn Bond, Architect II, Facilities and Energy Management
• Cameron McCullough, Student Representative Campus Safety Committee
• Jeff Harmon, Director, University Communications and Marketing

Greek Life

• Jeff Burgin, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
• Allison Albritten, Coordinator, Fraternity and Sorority Life
• Alexander Rodriguez-Gabino, Coordinator, Hispanic/Latino Resource Center

Student Engagement

• Lydia Phelps, Undergraduate Student Government President
  
• Aayush Timsina, Graduate and Professional Student Council President

Alumni

• Molly Hudgins, Executive Director, SIU Alumni Association

Community

• Deborah Barnett, Executive Director SI Now
• (Community members who contact us will be referred to Deborah Barnett to be included in community listening sessions)

Donors

• Jeff Gleim, Associate Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations and Chief Operations Officer