WMU Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee Membership
MEMBERSHIP: The composition of the committee can be found in the Faculty Senate Bylaws, Article VIII: Committees, Sec. 2, and includes at least 14 members, including a merze tate college representative; the registrar; university curriculum manager; WMU essential studies faculty director, nine faculty members (one from each academic college, one from an unaffiliated unit, and one representative-at-large), and the Faculty Senate president or executive board designee as an ex officio member.
The WMU Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee requires 6 out of 10 voting members to be in attendance to establish quorum, as long as there are no Vacant seats, any Vacant seat(s) should be removed from the voting member total so that one more than half of the new total is needed for quorum. (*indicates a non-voting member)
Committee Officers
Brian Tripp, Chair
Elissa Allen, Vice Chair
Lindsay Jeffers, Secretary
Ex Officio Member
Decker Hains
Faculty Senate Executive Board
Appointed Faculty Members
Elissa Allen (2026)
Health and Human Services
Decker Hains (2025)
Business
Elizabeth Isidro (2027)
Education and Human Development
Lindsay Jeffers (2026)
Arts and Sciences
Lei Meng (2025)
Arts and Sciences
Brenda Srof (2025)
Health and Human Services
Brian Tripp (2027)
Arts and Sciences
Kathryn Wagner (2026)
Fine Arts
Vacant (2027)
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Vacant (2025)
Unaffiliated Unite
Permanent Advisory Members
*Jonathan Bush
WMU Essential Studies Faculty Director
*Carrie Cumming
Registrar
*Lisa DeChano-Cook
Curriculum Manager
*Jessica Parker
Merze Tate (Advising)