Connecting UMD’s Do Good Campus and Expanding Its Opportunities
The Do Good Campus Strategic Leadership Council expands our efforts to fund, recognize, incentivize and reward Do Good efforts throughout the University of Maryland. The Council was launched by Dr. Jennifer King Rice, Senior Vice President and Provost.
This Council is composed of senior administrators from virtually all schools and colleges, as well as the Division of Student Affairs, University Libraries, Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. These appointees were selected by their respective deans and/or senior leadership.
Throughout the summer of 2024, the Council worked to relaunch the Do Good Campus Fund and to support the incredible social impact work happening across UMD’s campus through the implementation of year one projects.
The Campus Fund will name its second round of recipients during the 2024-2025 academic year.
As the Do Good Campus Faculty Director, James Stillwell Chairs the Council’s efforts and oversees the operation of the Do Good Campus Fund.
Meet the Do Good Campus Strategic Leadership Council Members
- GerShun Avilez is associate dean for academic affairs: graduate education and strategic initiatives in the College of Arts and Humanities. He is a professor in the Department of English and was formerly associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion. He is author of “Radical Aesthetics & Modern Black Nationalism,” which won the 2017 William Sanders Scarborough Prize from the Modern Language Association, and “Black Queer Freedom (Illinois),” which was a finalist for the 2021 P. Sterling Stuckey Book Prize. He is also co-editor of the “Norton Anthology of American Literature, 1945-Present.”
- Tim Canty is an associate professor of atmospheric and oceanic science and the director of the Marine Estuarine and Environmental Sciences graduate program. His research focuses on air quality science and policy, stratospheric ozone and climate change. His goal is to improve our understanding of atmospheric composition by using observations from satellites, balloons, aircraft and ground-based instruments to test photochemical models.
- Lawrence M. Clark is an associate dean in the Office of Undergraduate Studies, where he focuses on learning outcomes assessment, general education, and faculty and curriculum development. In addition to his leadership roles at the university level, he is a faculty member in the Center for Mathematics Education in the College of Education. Throughout his career, he has designed and facilitated mathematics teacher education in the U.S., Ethiopia, Ecuador and Kenya.
- Nicole M. Coomber Nicole M. Coomber, Ph.D. is a clinical professor of Management & Organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. She teaches management, leadership, and consulting for undergraduate, masters, and MBA students. Dr. Coomber also serves as the school’s Assistant Dean for Experiential Learning, building partnerships for the Smith School with corporations, alumni, and other organizations. Dr. Coomber is the author of Management: An Interactive Approach, a principles of management textbook from Pearson Higher Education. She serves as the Secretary for the Management Education and Development division of the international Academy of Management, and has previously served that division as membership coordinator and practitioner liaison. Dr. Coomber has been recognized for her teaching and service, receiving the Allen J. Krowe Award Teaching Excellence in 2023, the Diversity & Inclusion Professor Champion award from the full-time MBA students in 2022 & 2023, a Distinguished Teaching Award in 2021, and the MBA Distinguished Faculty Award from the Office of Career Services in 2019.
- Nina Harris is the associate dean for academic programs and student services in the School of Public Policy. A skilled administrator with more than 25 years of higher education experience, specializing in developing and administering successful undergraduate and leadership development programs at major universities, Harris provides direction to all current and developing undergraduate initiatives in the School. Additionally, she manages the school’s undergraduate course offerings in leadership and public policy. Harris teaches several undergraduate leadership courses and has developed and taught a graduate course, “Ethical Dimensions of Public Leadership.”
- Jinhee Kim, is a professor and associate dean of University of Maryland Extension at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Kim significantly increased the visibility of their Family and Consumer Sciences program, securing multimillion-dollar funding for new initiatives and programming related to rural mental and behavioral health, vaccine hesitancy and digital literacy. Kim has published four book chapters and 70-plus journal articles and made 100+ invited and refereed presentations.
- Wayne Lutters is a professor and associate dean for strategic initiatives in the College of Information Studies, where he examines scientific infrastructure from a sociotechnical systems perspective to better inform the design and evaluation of information systems that support the future of collaborative work.
- Josh Madden is the assistant dean for undergraduate studies in the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, where he supervises operations in the Student Services Office, including recruitment, enrollment, course scheduling, academic advising and new student orientation. Prior to this role, he was the director of student services, where he received the “Terrapin of Distinction” award.
- Lindsey May is the associate dean of academic affairs and strategic initiatives in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where she oversees initiatives and works closely with program directors to plan and manage undergraduate and graduate curriculum. She was one of six architects to win the 2021 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers.
- Erin McClure is the assistant dean for diversity and chief of staff in the School of Public Health, where she oversees operations and partnerships, building on strengths, implementing best practices and supporting the school and university in enacting their equity and inclusion values and mission. McClure is a skilled intergroup dialogue facilitator, accomplished in supporting leaders in difficult conversations around issues of equity and justice.
- Tania D. Mitchell, is the University of Maryland’s inaugural associate provost for community engagement. She leads the Center for Community Engagement in the Office of the Provost and works to build, strengthen, and amplify the university’s community facing efforts. Mitchell is also a professor in the College of Education’s department of counseling, higher education, and special education. Her teaching and research focus on leadership and community engagement, particularly considering issues of identity, race and racism, power, policy, and practice. She interrogates practices in higher education that aim to contribute to a more just world. Mitchell is the editor of four books, and her scholarship has been published in numerous books and journals, most recently New Directions for Student Leadership, Race and Pedagogy, and the Journal of College Student Development.
- Kelly Mix earned her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1995 and has held faculty positions in the Department of Psychology at Indiana University and the College of Education at Michigan State University. She has received research funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Spencer Foundation. A former elementary school teacher, her research is focused on the development of number concepts and mathematical reasoning, with a particular interest in the use of cognitive science principles to improve children's learning
- Kristopher Oliveira serves as the director of the LGBTQ+ Equity Center at the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. In this role, he leads as a campus and community consultant to improve the experiences of Queer and Trans people on campus, and provides leadership and strategic direction for the Equity Center team. As a sociologist, his scholarship and teaching centers education, gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, qualitative research methods, institutional ethnography, and mixed/multi-methodologies. Kristopher's research projects have highlighted the emancipatory potential of Queer and Trans (QT) resource centers at colleges and universities, and the experiences of Black and Queer higher education professionals.
- Allynn Powell is the director of the University Career Center and the President’s Promise. Designed to support students through each stage of their career development, the center offers an array of resources, services and programs that empower students to pursue their ambitions and navigate a meaningful career journey.
- Katherine Russell is associate dean for undergraduate education in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, where she oversees education for over 5,000 students in its majors, minors and living-learning programs. Dr. Russell is former Honors College Associate Director and Banneker/Key Scholarship Executive Coordinator at Maryland.
- Sue Sherburne serves as executive associate athletic director. In her role, she provides leadership in the areas of student-athlete and staff development, manages Title IX, diversity and inclusion initiatives, serves as the primary liaison to the University’s Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct, and is responsible for annually reviewing the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act Report and the Gender Equity Plan.
- Gary White is senior associate dean of research and academic services in University Libraries. In his position, he oversees all research, teaching and access services and is responsible for all public facilities and subject branch libraries.
- Jim Zahniser is assistant dean of strategic operations and information technology (IT) in the A. James Clark School of Engineering, where he focuses on tactical and strategic direction-setting for IT infrastructure, services and support. As the executive director of engineering information technology, he founded Terrapin Works, an umbrella organization for the additive manufacturing and digital fabrication tools throughout the school. He also created the Virtual Computer Lab to allow students access to institutionally licensed software on any device using application virtualization.