2017 Tenured Faculty Announced
Congratulations to Columbia College Chicago’s newly tenured faculty. We applaud the following faculty members for this well-deserved career distinction and recognize the important contributions they’ve made to their academic disciplines and to the Columbia community.
School of Fine and Performing Arts
Joseph Bogdan, JD
Business and Entrepreneurship
Taylor Hokanson, MFA
Art and Art History
Justin Sinkovich, MAM
Business and Entrepreneurship
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Madhurima Chakraborty, PhD
English
Julie Minbiole, PhD
Science and Mathematics
Kathleen Paciga, PhD
Education
Michelle Rafacz, PhD
Science and Mathematics
School of Media Arts
Jackie Spinner, MS
Communication
Achieving tenure is an intensive and rigorous process that occurs over a six-year period in which faculty candidates are assessed by many individuals, including the All-College Tenure Committee (ACTC). Thank you to Joan Giroux, associate professor of Art and Art History, for chairing the ACTC, and to the rest of the committee members for their diligence in evaluating the applications.
Through the hard work and dedication of our faculty, we continue to move the college forward in providing a creative and liberal arts-based education that is both purposeful and innovative. Celebrating career growth and milestones inspires the Columbia community as a whole to take pride in our excellent newly tenured faculty.
Congratulations!
Recent News
- Faculty Member Mark Schimmel’s Short Film “Kill the Light” Premiering January 2018
- Associate Professor Jeanne Ellen Petrolle to Publish "Dancing With Ophelia: Reconnecting Madness, Creativity, and Love"
- Associate Professor Brendan Riley Publishes "The Digital Age Detective: Mysteries in a Changing Landscape of Literacy"
- Matthew Shenoda Named Guest Editor for Academy of American Poets 2018 Poem-A-Day Project
- Business and Entrepreneurship Associate Professors Contribute to Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association