FUN Officers and Committees

Executive Committee
	President: Erin Rheinhart Susquehanna University Term Expires 11/2023 rhinehart@susqu.edu
	President-Elect: Connie Kang University of Houston Downtown Term expires: 11/2023 kangy@uhd.edu
	Past President: Kurt R. Illig University of St. Thomas Term Expires 11/2023 krillig@stthomas.edu
	Secretary: Michelle Tong Macalester College Term Expires 11/2023 mtong@macalester.edu
	Treasurer:Melanie Leussis Emmanuel College Term Expires: 11/2024 leussism@emmanuel.edu
	Treasurer-Elect: Lora Becker University of Evansville Term Expires: 11/2024 lb47@evansville.edu
	Councilor: Tari Tan Harvard University Term Expires: 11/2024
	Councilor: Mathew Abrams Karolinska Institutet Term Expires: 11/2024 Mathew@incf.org
	Councilor: Lorenz Neuwirth State University of New York Westbury Term Expires: 11/2024 neuwirthl@oldwestbury.edu
	Councilor:  Laura Grafe Bryn Mawr College Term Expires 11/2023
	Councilor: Marc Nahmani University of Washington | Tacoma Term Expires: 11/2023
	Councilor: Sally Seraphin Trinity College Term Expires: 11/2023 sally.seraphin@trincoll.edu

 

FUN Committees

Advisory Board of Past Presidents

• Mary Morrison, Lycoming College (Term expires 11/2023)
• Kurt R. Illig, University of St. Thomas. (Term expires 11/2025)

Undergraduate Travel Award Committee

• Chair, Connie Kang, University of Houston-Downtown

DEI Self-Study Committee

• Co-Chair, Taralyn Tan, Harvard Medical School
• Co-Chair, Princy Mennella, Westfield State University

FUN Awards Committee

• Chair, Kurt R. Illig, University of St. Thomas

Election Committee

• Chair, Connie Kang, University of Houston-Downtown

Education Committee

• Co-chair, Jackie Rose, West Washington University
• Co-chair, David Donley, Harding University

Public Policy Committee

• Co-chair, Aparna Shah, Virginia Tech
• Co-chair, Sarah Tryon, University of Richmond

Equipment Loan Committee

• Co-Chair, Lorenz Neuwirth, SUNY Old Westbury
• Co-Chair, James Henry Peters, Washington State University

Website Committee

• Chair, Susan Banks, Florida Southern College

• Chair, Shawn Bates, University of California, Chico

JUNE Editorial Board

• Elaine Reynolds, Lafayette College, Editor-in-Chief
• See current editors at www.funjournal.org

Elections

Elections for FUN Officers and Councilors are conducted annually, according to the procedures stipulated by the FUN Bylaws.

Nominations OPEN for 2023 Elections

The Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience is now accepting nominations for executive committee positions. This year, we are accepting nominations for the following positions on the executive committee:

  *   President Elect (1-year as president elect, 1-year as president and 1-year past president)
  *   Secretary (2-year term)
  *   Three Councilors (2-year term on the executive committee serving in various capacities, such as serving on standing committees and assisting with FUN programs)

The Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience is an international organization supporting neuroscience research and education at the undergraduate level. We work to support more than 400 members who teach, mentor, and conduct research with undergraduates across a variety of institutions. Each year, in cooperation with industry and society partners, FUN sponsors student travel to SfN, offers 2-year equipment loans to faculty, publishes the Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, and undertakes many other initiatives to support its members' efforts in undergraduate teaching, mentoring and research.

The success of these programs depends on the participation of our membership, especially in our volunteer leadership roles. Nominating yourself or a colleague is an important contribution to FUN's role in supporting undergraduate faculty.

All current FUN regular members are eligible to be nominated for these positions. Please send nominations (including self-nominations) to the 2023 election committee at Elections@funfaculty.org<mailto:Elections@funfaculty.org> by Monday, Aug 28th by 5pm PST/7pm CST/8pm EST. Each member may nominate up to three people for each position.

Feel free to contact any of the 2023 Election Committee members below should you have any questions.
President elect: Connie Kang, University of Houston-Downtown, KangY@uhd.edu
Past president: Kurt Illig, University of St. Thomas, krillig@stthomas.edu
Councilor: Mathew Abrams, International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility, mathew.abrams@incf.org