In August 2022, President Eric W. Kaler formed an Engagement Committee after sharing the results of the university’s first-ever combined faculty and staff engagement survey. The group includes representation from across the university and its members serve as liaisons between the committee and the schools and units they represent.
President Kaler charged the committee to:
- Strategize how the university can effectively and efficiently communicate the results;
- Promote and support area managers’ use of data; and
- Establish and implement action steps.
Further, as the results are shared within schools, units and departments, the committee members worked with their schools and units to answer the question: “What makes Case Western Reserve an engaging—or not engaging—place to work, and in what ways can we help more employees become fully engaged in the university as a whole?”
Faculty and staff who wish to share feedback regarding university engagement may do so by email—simply click on the name of your school or unit committee representative listed below.
Engagement Committee Co-Chairs
- Carolyn Gregory, Vice President for Human Resources, Engagement Committee Co-Chair
Email: carolyn.gregory@case.edu - Edward Bolden, Senior Director, Office of Planning and Institutional Research, Engagement Committee Co-Chair
Email: edward.bolden@case.edu
Committee Members
- Joanie Berger, Director of Human Resources, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Email: joanie.berger@case.edu - Lauren Biddlecombe, Assistant Dean, Strategic Initiatives, Case School of Engineering
Email: lauren.biddlecombe@case.edu - Adam Binkley, Advisor & Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Advising Support Office; Staff Advisory Council Chair
Email: adam.binkley@case.edu - Susan Case, Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management
Email: susan.case@case.edu - Elizabeth Fehsenfeld, Chief of Staff to the Dean of the School of Medicine
Email: elizabeth.fehsenfeld@case.edu - Robert Fischer, Associate Professor, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Email: robert.fischer@case.edu - Margaux Francis, Manager of Human Resources, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Email: margaux.francis@case.edu - Craig Hodges, Associate Professor and Director, Cystic Fibrosis Mouse Models Core, School of Medicine
Email: craig.hodges@case.edu - Jarienn James, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Law
Email: jarienn.james@case.edu - Jennifer Kuhel, Assistant Chief of Staff for Presidential Communications and Special Projects
Email: jennifer.kuhel@case.edu - Doug Milliken, Associate Professor, Physical Education and Athletics; Head Coach, CWRU Swimming and Diving Program
Email: douglas.milliken@case.edu - Pushpa Pandiyan, Associate Professor, School of Dental Medicine
Email: pushpa.pandiyan@case.edu - Matthew A. Salerno, Assistant Professor, School of Law
Email: matthew.salerno@case.edu - John Smolik, Assistant Dean of Finance and Operations, School of Dental Medicine
Email: john.smolik@case.edu - Jennie Szegedy, Assistant Vice President of Donor Relations and Events
Email: jennie.szegedy@case.edu - Robert Utrup, Director of Staff and Administration, College of Arts and Sciences
Email: robert.utrup@case.edu - Monica Wagner, Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Email: monica.wagner@case.edu
Please note: At the request of the chair of the Faculty Senate, Faculty Senate members will appoint additional faculty to serve on the committee.