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Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Overview of Function and Structure. Function. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is a fourteen-member public body created in 1971 to: Define the educational missions of public colleges and universities
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Indiana Commission for Higher Education Overview of Function and Structure
Function • The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is a fourteen-member public body created in 1971 to: • Define the educational missions of public colleges and universities • Plan and coordinate Indiana’s state-supported system of postsecondary education • Review budget requests from public institutions and the State Student Assistance Commission • Approve or disapprove for public institutions the establishment of new programs or expansion of campuses • The Commission is not a governing board, but a coordinating agency that works closely with Indiana’s public and independent colleges.
Structure • The Governor appoints twelve members, nine representing a Congressional District and three at-large members, to serve terms of four years. In addition, the 1990 legislature added a student and a faculty representative who are appointed by the Governor for terms of two years. • The Commission also has a professional staff of eleven.
Commission Members • HONORABLE JON COSTAS (1st Congressional District) • MR. CHRISTOPHER MURPHY (2nd Congressional District) • MS. MARILYN MORAN-TOWNSEND (Secretary, 3rd Congressional District) • MR. GARY LEHMAN (4th Congressional District) • MR. MICHAEL SMITH (Chair, 5th Congressional District) • MR. MICHAEL "JUD" FISHER, JR. (Secretary, 6th Congressional District) • DENNIS BLAND, ESQ. (7th Congressional District) • MR. GEORGE REHNQUIST (8th Congressional District) • MR. KENNETH SENDELWECK (Vice Chair, 9th Congressional District) • DR. CAROL D'AMICO (At Large Member) • Vacant (At Large Member) • DR. GERALD BEPKO (At Large Member) • CYNTHIA BAKER, ESQ. (Faculty Representative - Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) • MR. CLAYTON SLAUGHTER (Student Representative - Indiana University- Bloomington)
Staff • Teresa Lubbers(Commissioner) • Jason Bearce(Associate Commissioner for Strategic Communications and Initiatives) • CatishaCoates(Special Projects) • Jean Dugan(Administrative Assistant) • Haley Glover(Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning Studies) • Bernard Hannon, Esq.(Senior Associate Commissioner and Chief Financial Officer) • YevgeniyaMalyovanny(Administrative Assistant) • Rosemary Price(Administrative Assistant) • Kevin Russell(Manager of Information Systems) • Ken Sauer, PhD(Senior Associate Commissioner for Research and Academic Affairs) • Jennifer Seabaugh(Manager of Information and Research)