NSCM Committees

Promotion & Tenure Committee

Rufus Barfield II, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Cheryl Briggs, Professor (FIEA)
Tim Brown, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Maria Harrington, Assoc. Professor (Games & Interactive Media)
Sally Hastings, Professor (Communication)
Jihyun Kim, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Robert Littlefield, Professor (Communication) (CHAIR Fall 2025 – Spring 2027)
George Koszulinski, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media)
William Kinnally, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Elizabeth Kritzer, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Jonathan Matusitz, Professor (Communication)
Lisa Mills, Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Matthew Mosher, Assoc. Professor (Games & Interactive Media)
John Murray, Assoc. Professor (Games & Interactive Media)
George Musambira, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Phil Peters, Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Bridget Rubenking, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Barry Sandler, Assoc. Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Jennifer Sandoval, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Patric Spence, Professor (Communication)
Peter Smith, Assoc. Professor (Games & Interactive Media)
Michael Strawser, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Natalie Underberg-Goode, Professor (Games & Interactive Media)
Kimberly Voss, Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Harry Weger, Professor (Communication)
Nan Yu, Professor (Communication)

Policy And Planning Committee

Responsible for reviewing all policies and procedures and proposing changes to faculty for approval.

Jonathan Conway, Associate Instructor (Communication)
Jorri Bright, Associate Instructor (Communication)
Barry Sandler, Associate Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Bridget Rubenking, Associate Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Ron Weaver, Associate Lecturer (FIEA)
Gideon Shbeeb, Assoc. Instructor (Games & Interactive Media)
Cheryl Briggs, Professor (FIEA)

Awards And Recognition Committee

Responsible for identifying faculty and staff for awards and assisting with the scholarship selection process for the school.

Sukhada Gokhale, Lecturer (Film & Mass Media)
Barry Sandler, Associate Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Gary LaPage, Assoc. Instructor (Communication)
Renata Kolodziej-Smith, Associate Lecturer (Communication)
Christina Leskowyak, Instructor (Games & Interactive Media)
Lucas Sanchez, Visiting Instructor (Games & Interactive Media)
Eric Sand, Instructor (FIEA)

Student Success Committee

Responsible for developing strategies for enhancing retention of transfer students and addressing issues of probation and academic integrity.

Gary LaPage, Assoc. Instructor (Communication)
Renata Kolodziej-Smith, Associate Lecturer (Communication)
Gabrielle Jarmoszko, Instructor (Communication)
Jonathan Matusitz, Professor (Communication)
Michael Shear, Instructor (Film & Mass Media)
Ric Acevedo, Visiting Instructor (Film & Mass Media)
Heerak Shah, Lecturer (Film & Mass Media)
Lance Speere, Associate Instructor (Film & Mass Media)
Daniel Novatnak, Associate Instructor (Games & Interactive Media)
Nitin Bakshi, Instructor (FIEA)
Hongbing Pan, Instructor (Games & Interactive Media)
Nicholas Hunter, Instructor (Games & Interactive Media)

Instructor/Lecturer Promotion Committee

Lindsay Hudock, Senior Instructor (Communication) (Fall ’26 – Spring ’27)
Lisa Mills, Professor (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’26 – Spring ’27)
Lance Speere, Senior Instructor (Film & Mass Media) (Fall ’26 – Spring ’27)
Taylor Howard, Assist. Professor (Games & Interactive Media) (Fall ’26 – Spring ’27)
Natalie Underberg-Good, Professor, Chair (Games & Interactive Media) (Fall ’26 – Spring ’27)

AESP Committee

Cheryl Briggs, Professor (FIEA) (CHAIR)
Jihyun Kim, Assoc. Professor (Communication)
Ann Miller, Professor (Communication)
Lisa Mills, Professor (Film & Mass Media)
Dan Novatnak, Assoc. Instructor (Games & Interactive Media)
Nan Yu, Professor (Communication)