IDEAhub Chief Doing Officer

Mary Raber
- Assistant Dean of Academic Programs, Pavlis Honors College
- Director of Global Leadership
- Co-Director of Husky Innovate
- mraber@mtu.edu
- 906-487-4318
- M&M 722G
IDEAhub Educational Innovation Strategist
Marika Seigel
- Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
- Dean of the Pavlis Honors College
- Associate Professor, Humanities
- maseigel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3046
- 722 I, Minerals and Materials Engineering Building
First-Year Experience Team
Team Co-Leaders
Brett Hamlin
- Teaching Professor, Engineering Fundamentals
- Instructor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- bhhamlin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1965
- Dillman 104C

Heather Simpson
- Program Director: General Sciences and Arts/Undecided
- Academic Advisor: Exploring Majors
- hsimpson@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3558
- Admin Building 130 Wahtera Center for Student Success
First-Year Experience Team
Name |
Department |
Tarun Dam | Chemistry |
John Irwin | Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology |
Amber Kemppainen | Engineering Fundamentals |
Mike Meyer | Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning |
Libby Meyers | Visual and Performing Arts |
Mary Muncil Jennings | Rozsa Center |
John Sticklen | College of Engineering |
Leo Ureel | College of Computing |
Chris Webster | College of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences |
[Learn more about First-Year Experience]
Global and Community Engagement Team
Team Leaders
Kari Henquinet
- Teaching Professor, Social Sciences Undergraduate Studies Director
- Peace Corps Prep Program Director
- Sustainability Science and Society Program Advisor
- kbhenqui@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2116

Darnishia Morris
- Instructor and Manager of Global Engagement Programs, Pavlis Honors College
- dar@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3544
- M&M 726
Global and Community Engagement Team
Name | Department |
Carlos Amador | Humanities |
Carl Blair | Social Sciences |
Vienna Leonarduzzi | Pavlis Honors College |
Elise Cheney-Makens | Recent alum, civil/environmental engineering |
Val Gagnon | Great Lakes Research Center |
Casey Huckins | Biological Sciences |
Danise Jarvey | Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology |
Carsten Kuelheim | College of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences Student Activities |
Jessie Stapleton | Student Leadership and Involvement |
Madi Vachon | Student |
Dave Watkins | Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering |
Richelle Winkler | Social Sciences |
[Learn more about Global and Community Engagement]
Interdisciplinary Education Team
Team Co-Leaders
Kelly Steelman
- Department Chair and Associate Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Computer Science
- steelman@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2792
- Meese Center 107
Interdisciplinary Education Team
Name | Department |
Susan Amato-Henderson | Cognitive and Learning Sciences |
Mari Buche | College of Business |
Andrew Fiss | Humanities |
Jeffrey Hollingsworth | Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering |
Karla Kitalong | Humanities |
Sarah Kuhl | Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success |
Alexandra Morrison | Humanities |
Vicky Roy | College of Computing |
John Sticklen | Engineering Fundamentals |
Briana Tucker | Pavlis Honors College/Enterprise Program |
Chuck Wallace | Computer Science |
Jeffrey Wall | College of Business |
[Learn more about Interdisciplinary Education]
Next-Gen Gen Ed Team
Team Co-Leaders
Stefka Hristova
- Associate Professor of Digital Media, Humanities
- PEC Tech Forward/IPEC Director
- Faculty in Communication, Culture, and Media
- shristov@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1084
- Walker 308
Mark Rouleau
- Associate Professor, Social Sciences
- Graduate Director, Social Sciences
- mdroulea@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2039
- AOB 205
Next-Gen Gen Ed Team
Name | Department |
Susan Amato-Henderson | Cognitive and Learning Sciences |
Jared Anderson | Visual and Performing Arts |
Maria Bergstrom | Humanities |
Leonard Bohmann | College of Engineering |
Whitney Boroski | Student Health and Wellness |
Jeremy Brown | Chemistry |
Laura Brown | College of Computing |
Laura Fiss | Pavlis Honors College/Humanities |
Alex Guth | Academic Affairs |
Adrienne Minerick | College of Computing |
Blair Orr | College of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences |