Collaboration Groups
Student Orientation Collaboration Group
The Student Orientation Collaboration Group serves as a forum for people from across the University to discuss how COVID-19 health and safety requirements impact the student orientation experience; discuss what can be effectively delivered virtually and what is best handled in person; and identify how COVID-19 guidelines can and should be integrated into orientation programs. The group shares common challenges and potential solutions and can identify/surface important questions or concerns to other centralized groups where decisions might need to be made.
Who is in the Student Orientation Collaboration Group?
Name | Unit |
Amima Diagne | Office of International Affairs |
Ashley Johnson | University Communications |
Becka Mock | UChicagoGRAD |
Brooke Noonan (co-lead) | UChicagoGRAD |
Chloe Binder | College Programming and Orientation |
Danika Kmetz | Office of Communications |
Jennifer Kennedy | Campus & Student Life |
Jimmy Brown | Center for Leadership and Involvement |
Julie Edwards | UChicago Student Wellness |
Kalee Schelkopf | UChicagoGRAD |
Marc Klein | Office of Legal Counsel |
Ravi Randhava | Center for Identity + Inclusion |
Regine Desruisseaux Enuson (co-lead) | Dean of Students / The College |
Roxsand King | Facilities Services |
Sophia Chaknis | Housing & Residence Life |
Whitney Hedge | College Programming and Orientation |
International Student Experience Collaboration Group
This collaboration group focuses on issues and questions related to international student engagement and experience given the pandemic. While not a decision-making body, the group provides a collaborative forum to exchange best practices, brainstorm novel solutions, and surface critical questions or decisions that a leadership group would need to consider. Key issues and ideas include how life will be for students who may not be able to join in person at the start of the year, opportunities for aggregation of students in their home regions, best practices for advising students about accessing course content from abroad, the rapidly evolving visa and immigration landscape, and more.
Many units are interested in leveraging the University’s Centers abroad to support opportunities for international student engagement and community building, and in partnership with the Global Centers Working Group, this body can help centralize those requests.
Who is in the International Student Experience Collaboration Group?
Name | Unit |
Anita Lumpkin | Divinity School |
Bahareh Lampert | Physical Sciences Division |
Brandon Kurzweg | Harris School of Public Policy |
Chad Cyrenne | Division of the Social Sciences |
Charles Preston | Divinity School |
Chiara Montanari | Career Advancment |
Christina Fountain | Alumni Relations & Development |
Cynthia Okechukwu | Office of Legal Counsel |
Denise Jorgens | International House |
Dina Rashed | The College |
Eloise Hyman | Admissions |
Eman Alsamara | Harris Student Affairs |
Emily Easton | UChicagoGRAD |
Jarqeutta Egeston | DoS – UChicago PE |
Jay Ellison | The College |
Jennifer Waters | Campus & Student Life |
Jessica Jaggers | Chicago Booth |
Jo Cai | UChicagoGRAD |
Julie Morton | Chicago Booth |
Katie Hrinyak | UChicago Global |
Kelly Pollock | Division of the Social Sciences |
Kiana Creese | Harris School of Public Policy |
Linyu Liu | Facilities Services |
Maren Robinson | Division of the Humanities |
Mari Meyer | Global Engagement & Affinity Programs |
Marie Bejarano | UChicago Global |
Matthew Hendricks | The College |
Meredith Daw | Career Advancement |
Michelle Trimpe | Admissions |
Nick Fahnders | ARD |
Nick Seamons (co-lead) | Office of International Affairs |
Pete Segall | Registrar |
Regine Desruisseaux Enuson | The College |
Rich Delewsky | Harris School of Public Policy |
Rich Johnson | Booth London |
Rovana Popoff | Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering |
Sarah Walter (co-lead) | The College |
Scott Campbell | University Registrar |
Shea Wolfe | Division of Humanities |
Shilin Liu | Harris School of Public Policy |
Simon Nascimento | College Admissions |
Sophia Chaknis | Housing & Residence Life |
Tom Priebe | Alumni Relations & Development |
Note: Italics signify faculty members.
Events Collaboration Group
The Events Collaboration Group discusses how events will be best planned and executed given the health and safety guidelines in place for COVID-19. The group exchanges ideas about what has worked well in the past, raise questions about challenges/barriers, and discuss best practices for events taking place virtually and in person.
The group is not expected to produce guidelines or new policies. A document of best practices for both virtual and in-person events during the pandemic would be an ideal deliverable.
Who is in the Events Collaboration Group?
Name | Unit |
Andi Joppie | Alumni Relations & Development |
Ashley Samz | Medicine and Biological Sciences Development |
Barb Siska (co-lead) | University Events and Ceremonies |
Becka Mock | UChicagoGRAD |
Beth Venecek | Secretary of the University |
Brian Donahue | College Programming Office |
Caron Howard | Medicine and Biological Sciences Development |
Cassey Limgenco | Law School |
Christine Hurley | Institute of Politics |
Colleen Mastony | Office of Communications |
Daniela Butler-Ludwig | Alumni Relations & Development |
Danielle Broadwater | University of Chicago Laboratory Schools |
Denise Jorgens | International House |
Derek Bundy | Campus & Student Life |
Greg Redenius | Logan Center |
James Brown | Center for Leadership and Involvement |
Jane Rodriguez | Chicago Booth |
Jason Coleman | Harper Center |
Jennifer Kennedy (co-lead) | Center for Leadership and Involvement |
Jodi Daily | Harris School of Public Policy |
John Carey | Regenstein Library |
Kate Moore | UChicago Global |
Kathleen Golomb | Facilities Support Systems |
Laura Hicks | Gordon Parks Art Hall |
Mackenzie Ellis | Chicago Booth |
Matthew Dean | University Chapels |
Matthew Hendricks | College Programming and Orientation |
Matt Williams | Eckhardt Research Center |
Megan Smith | Quadrangle Club |
Mimi Lopez | David Rubenstein Forum |
Morgan Tomaso | Chicago Booth |
Nika Levando | Office of Civic Engagement |
Rob Rush | Office of Legal Counsel |
Sarah Polachek | Smart Museum |
Stefanie R. White | The Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge |
Campus Dining Collaboration Group
The Campus Dining Collaboration Group discusses how University health and safety protocols and guidelines from public health organizations can be effectively operationalized in different food service environments. The group leverages one another to share ideas/solutions to solicit feedback and discuss best practices that should be common to all campus dining venues.
This group is a follow-on group from the Housing and Dining Working Group that developed guidance for the student residential dining program that has benefit for the larger community of dining facilities on campus – from cafés in University facilities to Lab Schools, Quad Club to Gleacher Center, retail to the new David Rubenstein Forum.
Who is in the Campus Dining Collaboration Group?
Name | Unit |
Adam Santos | Environmental Health and Safety |
Christopher Toote (co-lead) | UChicago Dining |
Colin Greene (co-lead) | Chicago Booth – Gleacher Center |
Danika Kmetz | Office of Communications |
Emilio Gonzalez | Quadrangle Club |
Gregory Whitmore | Housing & Residence Life |
Jason Coleman | Chicago Booth – Harper Center |
Jayne VanderVelde | UChicago Lab Schools |
Jennifer Kennedy | Campus & Student Life |
Jody Pradelski | Emergency Management |
Kayla Arthur | David Rubenstein Forum |
Lupe Nieves | Campus & Student Life |
Matthew Powers | UChicago Dining |
Russell Herron | Office of Legal Counsel |
Stella Moy | Harris School of Public Policy |
Suzanne Riggle | Resident Dean |
Library Building Access Collaboration Group
The Library Building Access Collaboration Group fully explored campus needs and engaged stakeholders to understand the depth and breadth of requests for Library service, resources and space. Additionally, this group discussed what the library can offer in those areas given COVID-related constraints on staffing and space use. A framework of priorities was created to inform the library’s strategic planning.
Who is in the Library Building Access Collaboration Group?
Name | Unit |
Anthony Casey | Law School |
Beth Niestat | Human Resources |
Brenda Johnson (lead) | The University of Chicago Library |
Brett Liebsker | Human Resources |
Christopher Wild | Humanities Division |
Daniel Koehler | The College |
David Nirenberg | Divinity School |
Esty Gur | Social Service Administration |
Gille Abdiraxman-Issa (staffing) | The University of Chicago Library |
Jeanne Farnan | Pritzker School of Medicine |
Jimmy Brown | Center for Leadership and Involvement |
John D’Angelo | Facilities Services |
Rachel Rosenberg (staffing) | The University of Chicago Library |
Note: Italics signify faculty members.