Learning Centers Steering Committee

Reports to:

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Charge:

To coordinate efforts among Learning Centers to increase their effectiveness and efficiency. To guide and support the continuing development of Learning Centers' staff, programs and facilities so they can better support Michigan Tech's educational goals. To keep Michigan Tech's faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends informed of the Learning Centers' past accomplishments and future goals, and to actively seek the support of these groups for the continuing development and improvement of Learning Centers.

Membership:

Representatives from all of the learning centers.

Members:

  • Susan Liebau (Chair), Chemistry Learning Center

  • Matthew Barron, Engineering Fundamentals

  • James Bittner, Engineering Fundamentals

  • Debra Charlesworth, Graduate School

  • Kit Cischke, Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Dawn Corwin, Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success

  • Beth Fitzpatrick, Career Services
  • AJ Hamlin, Engineering Fundamentals
  • Claire Helakoski, Writing Center
  • Chris Honholt, Pavlis Honors College

  • Sarah Isaacson,  Graduate Language Assessment and Support (GLAS)

  • Amber Kemppainen, Engineering Fundamentals
  • Matt Laird, Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences
  • Erin Matas, Van Pelt and Opie Library

  • Anna McClatchy, Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success & Dean of Students
  • Walt Milligan, Material Science and Engineering
  • Brigitte Morin, Biological Sciences

  • Darnishia Morris, Pavlis Honors College
  • Ryan Neely, College of Business
  • Julie Ross, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

  • M. Bartley Seigel, Humanities
  • Jeff Toorongian, William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning

  • Leo Ureel, Computer Science

  • Tim Wagner, Mathematical Sciences
  • Robert Weidman, Physics

Last Updated:
03/14/2022
06/27/2024 - Susan Liebau replaced Jeremy Brown as chair and chemistry rep; Anna McClatchy replaced Susan Liebeau; represention now includes Dean of Students and reads Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success and Dean of Students
10/07/2024 - updated to reflect 2024-25 membership
10/02/2025 - updated to reflect 2025-26 membership (Matt Laird replaced Jeremy Shannon; added Ryan Neely for COB, Beth Fitzpatrick for Career Services & Claire Helakoski for the Writing Center)