Teaching and Academic Policy Committee

The Teaching and Academic Policy Committee (TAPC) advises and consults with the Director of Academic Affairs on matters of teaching and academic policy affecting the college. The TAPC coordinates its activities with those of the College Curriculum Committee and the College Graduate Committee, as specified by the College Advisory Council.

The voting membership of the TAPC consists of three elected faculty members, three appointed faculty members, one undergraduate student and one graduate student. Ex-officio members without a vote are the Director and Assistant Director of Academic and Student Affairs and the College faculty representative on the University Committee on Undergraduate Education.

Fall Semester 2022 Meeting Schedule

Meeting time is 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Approved meeting minutes are linked following the meeting.

September 16, 2022
October 14, 2022
November 11, 2022
December 9, 2022

Spring Semester 2023 Meeting Schedule

January 6, 2023
February 3, 2023
March 3, 2023
March 31, 2023

TAPC Members

Mark Benbow

Department of Entomology
benbow@msu.edu
517-410-9247
Teresa Bergholz

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Associate Professor
tmb@msu.edu
517-353-3305
Laura Bix, PhD

College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Assistant Dean for Teaching, Learning and Academic Analytics
bixlaura@msu.edu
517-355-0234
Dorcia Chaison, PhD

College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Assistant Dean for Academic Advising and Student Success
chaison@msu.edu
517-355-0234
David Gilstrap, Ph.D.

Senior Academic Specialist - Sports and Commercial Turf Management Education.
gilstrap@msu.edu
517-353-0140
Steven Gray

Department of Community Sustainability
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director
grayste1@msu.edu
David Howe

College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Specialist and Learning Designer, CANR
davehowe@msu.edu
517-355-0234
Jacquelyn Jacobs

Department of Animal Science
Assistant Professor
jacob175@msu.edu
517-432-6165
Thomas Keene

Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
PhD Student
keenetho@msu.edu
Deanne Kelleher

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Academic Specialist – Teaching; Assistant DPD Director
kelleh12@msu.edu
517-353-3407
Maria Claudia Lopez

Department of Community Sustainability
Associate Professor
mlopez@msu.edu
Jessica Miesel, Ph.D.

Associate Professor with Tenure - Fire ecology; ecosystem ecology; forest ecology and management; pyrogenic carbon; biochar; soil ecology and biogeochemistry
mieselje@msu.edu
517-353-0485
Kelly Millenbah,, Ph.D.

College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
CANR Dean; Director of Academic and Student Affairs
millenba@msu.edu
517-355-0234
Destiny Washington

Teaching and Academic Policy Committee
Undergraduate Student Representative
washi279@msu.edu
Scott Winterstein, Ph.D.

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Professor
winterst@msu.edu
517-353-2022