INFO College Annual Reports
2024 UMD INFO Insider Annual Magazine
Launched in 2024 combining INFO’s annual report and quarterly research e-newsletter
2022-23 UMD INFO College Annual Report
2021-22 UMD INFO College Annual Report
INFO College Dean’s Commission Reports
Dean’s Commission on the iConsultancy
Membership: Kate Izsak, Bill Kules*, David Loshin, Nancy Murray
Final Report: Dean’s Commission on the iConsultancy [PDF]
Dean’s Commission for Course Modalities
Membership: Jaison Cooper, Vedat Diker, Pam Duffy, Kate Izsak, Wayne Lutters*
Dean’s Commission on Events
Membership: Katie Ambacher, Rachael Bennett, Bridget Faherty, Chris Hawley, Wayne Lutters*, Craig Taylor
Dean’s Commission for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Membership: Vedat Diker, Bridget Faherty, Kibbi Henderson, Renee Hill*, Mega Subramaniam
Dean’s Commission on the Information Challenge
Membership: Carol Boston, Bridget Faherty, Kate Izsak, Wayne Lutters*, Kathy Weaver
Dean’s Commission for Awards
Membership: Katie Ambacher, Luis Cortes, Patty Doerfler, Sarah Grun, Donal Heidenblad*, Yen Lin, Jeff Waters
* indicates chair of Commission
INFO College Organizational Chart
Click here to download the College of Information Organizational Chart.
You can also visit our college directory to learn more about the faculty and staff of the UMD INFO College.
INFO College Senior Staff
The Senior Staff group at the UMD College of Information is made up of one leadership point person representing each administrative team. The Senior Staff group meets every other week to discuss systems, opportunities, and organizational issues shared across staff teams. The meetings provide an opportunity to share updates with all teams and plan all-staff meetings and initiatives.
INFO College Plan of Organization
The INFO College Plan of Organization described the structures, roles, and policies that comprise the governance structures of the College. Over time, as the INFO College has grown and changed, the Plan of Organization has changed.
- Plan of Organization (5/2020)
- Plan of Organization (11/2012)
- Plan of Organization (5/2010)
- Plan of Organization (2008)
INFO College Strategic Plan
In addition to the organizational documents that outline the structures, policies, and programs of the College, the INFO College also engages in regular strategic planning exercises (at a variety of levels). The materials from these exercises provide useful insight into the mission, plans, and performance of the College as a whole.
INFO College Committee on Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure
APT Policies and Procedures
- Affiliate Faculty Procedures (May 6, 2016)
- Peer Evaluation of Teaching (December 4, 2015)
- Professional Track APT Procedures (March 2020).
- Professional Track APT Procedures (May 3, 2019)
- Professional Track APT Criteria (May 6, 2016)
- Tenure and Tenure-Track APT Procedures (March 2020)
- Tenure and Tenure-Track APT Procedures (September 2019)
- Tenure and Tenure-Track APT Criteria (October 9, 2020)
- INFO Field Impact Statement (Dec 2, 2022)
- INFO TTK Faculty Workload Policy AY23-25 – FINAL
INFO College Committees
The INFO College committees provide governance, oversight, coordination, and advise for the different aspects of the College.
Academic Program Committees
- B.S., Information Science
- B.S., Social Data Science
- B.A., Technology and Information Design
- Master of Information Management (M.I.M.)
- Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.)
- P.B.C., Museum Scholarship and Material Culture
- M.P.S., Data Journalism
- M.P.S., Game, Entertainment, and Media Analytics
- M.S., Human-Computer Interaction
- Ph.D., Information Studies
- Academic Affairs Accessibility Committee
- Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Master of Information Management
- Campus Computation Center Committee
- Data Justice College Park Scholars Committee
- Programs, Curricula, and Courses Committee
Advisory Committees
APT, Salary, & Awards Committees
INFO College Assembly
The INFO College Assembly is the deliberative body that governs the curriculum, programs, and activities of the College.