Committees

The Five Colleges of Ohio collaborates through its committees which help inform our priorities, initiate and conduct joint projects, and oversee the project of consortial grants. The Committee Guidelines and Charges outlines the purpose of each committee and the general responsibilities with which they are charged.

Consortial committees include the following:

 

Ohio Five Board

Carmen Twillie Ambar, President, Oberlin College (Chair)

Carmen Twillie Ambar, President, Oberlin College (Chair)

Adam Weinberg, President, Denison University

Adam Weinberg, President, Denison University

Julie Kornfeld, President, Kenyon College

Julie Kornfeld, President, Kenyon College

Matt vandenBerg, President, Ohio Wesleyan University

Matt vandenBerg, President, Ohio Wesleyan University

Anne McCall, President, The College of Wooster

Anne McCall, President, The College of Wooster

Standing Committees

David Kamitsuka, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Oberlin College (Chair)

David Kamitsuka, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Oberlin College (Chair)

Kim Coplin, Provost, Denison University

Kim Coplin, Provost, Denison University

Jeff Bowman, Provost, Kenyon College

Jeff Bowman, Provost, Kenyon College

Karlyn Crowley, Provost, Ohio Wesleyan University

Karlyn Crowley, Provost, Ohio Wesleyan University

Lisa Perfetti, Provost, College of Wooster

Lisa Perfetti, Provost, The College of Wooster

Ronald Griggs, Vice President for Library and Information Services, Kenyon College

Ronald Griggs, Vice President for Library and Information Services, Kenyon College

Liv Gjestvang, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Denison University

Liv Gjestvang, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Denison University

Marcel Mutsindashyaka, Chief Information Officer, Oberlin College

Marcel Mutsindashyaka, Chief Information Officer, Oberlin College

Brian Rellinger, Associate Provost for Academic Support & Chief Information Officer, Ohio Wesleyan University

Brian Rellinger, Associate Provost for Academic Support & Chief Information Officer, Ohio Wesleyan University

Vince DiScipio, Director of Technology Services, The College of Wooster (Interim)

Vince DiScipio, Director of Technology Services, The College of Wooster (Interim)

BethAnn Zambella, Director of Libraries, Denison University

BethAnn Zambella, Director of Libraries, Denison University

Amy Badertscher, Associate Vice President for LBIS and Library Director

Amy Badertscher, Associate Vice President for LBIS and Library Director (Chair)

Valerie Hotchkiss, Director of Libraries, Oberlin College

Valerie Hotchkiss, Director of Libraries, Oberlin College

Dee Peterson, Director of Libraries, Ohio Wesleyan University

Dee Peterson, Director of Libraries, Ohio Wesleyan University

Makiba Foster, Librarian of the College, College of Wooster

Makiba Foster, Librarian of the College, The College of Wooster

Rebecca Vazquez Skillings, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Oberlin College

Rebecca Vazquez Skillings, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Oberlin College (Chair)

David English, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President for Finance & Management, Denison University

David English, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President for Finance & Management, Denison University

Todd Burson, Vice President for Finance, Kenyon College

Todd Burson, Vice President for Finance, Kenyon College

Ian Smith, Vice President for Facilities, Planning and Sustainability, Kenyon College

Ian Smith, Vice President for Facilities, Planning and Sustainability, Kenyon College

Maura Donahue, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Ohio Wesleyan University

Maura Donahue, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Ohio Wesleyan University

David Jones, Vice President for Finance and Business, The College of Wooster

David Jones, Vice President for Finance and Business, The College of Wooster

Active Consortial Working Groups

The Deans and Chiefs of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are committed to exploring ways the colleges can help each other develop and advance efforts to cultivate and promote diversity on our campuses in all of its various forms.

Library Subcommittees

The Five Colleges of Ohio Libraries has four subcommittees and working groups focused on a variety of common interests including digital scholarship, cataloging and metadata, and access services. Membership in these groups changes regularly.

Subcommittees include the following:

  • Access Services Subcommittee
  • Collection Services Subcommittee
  • Curricular Engagement Subcommittee
  • Digital Collaborations Group
  • Digital Stewardship Subcommittee

Active peer groups have established collaborations in environmental health and safety, information technology, library systems and services, and risk management. Current initiatives and recent meetings involve annual dance workshops for students and faculty, diversity in the classroom programs, facilities and physical plant operations, human resources shared contracts and best practices, international education and study away programs, procurement including implementation of a consortial eProcurement system, safety and security coordination, and Title IX compliance.