Discovery Committee Charter
Schedule of Meetings
| All meetings held via Teams, 12:45pm - 2pm | |
|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Spring 2026 |
| September 3 | February 4 |
| September 24 | February 18 |
| October 8 | March 4 |
| October 22 | April 11 |
| November 5 | April 15 |
| November 19 | April 29 |
| December 3 | May 13 (if needed) |
| December 17 (if needed) | |
2025-2026 Committee Members
| Nicoletta Gullace | Faculty Director, Discovery Program; Associate Professor, History | Chair, Ex Officio, non-voting * | nicoletta.gullace@unh.edu | |
| Qi Zhang | Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics | CEPS Rep. | 2025-2028 | Qi.Zhang2@unh.edu |
| Forrest Schwartz | Lecturer, Recreation Management & Policy | CHHS Rep. | 2024-27 | forrest.schwartz@unh.edu |
| Sachiko Akiyama | Associate Professor, Art & Art History | COLA Rep. | 2023-26 | sachiko.akiyama@unh.edu |
| Gregory McMahon | Professor, Classics, Humanities, & Italian Studies | COLA Rep. | 2024-27 | gregory.mcmahon@unh.edu |
| Timothy Montminy | Vice-chair, Discovery Committee; Senior Lecturer, Molecular, Cellular, & Biomedical Sciences | COLSA Rep. | 2025-2028 | timothy.montminy@unh.edu |
| Maeve Dion | Associate Professor, Security Studies | CPS Rep. | 2024-27 | maeve.dion@unh.edu |
| Kathrine Aydelott | Associate Professor, Arts Humanities Librarian | Library Rep. | 2024-27 | Kathrine.Aydelott@unh.edu |
| Roger Grinde | Associate Professor, Decision Sciences | Paul Rep. | 2025-28 | roger.grinde@unh.edu |
| Anna Wainwright | Associate Professor, Classics, Humanities, and Italian Studies | Faculty Senate | Anna.Wainwright@unh.edu | |
| Meaghan Dittrich | Director, University Writing Programs & Connors Writing Center Director | Writing Program Rep., Ex Officio, non-voting | meaghan.dittrich@unh.edu | |
| Alicia Magnifico | Associate Professor, English | Writing Program Rep | Alecia.Magnifico@unh.edu | |
| Catherine Peebles | Director, Hamel Honors and Scholars College; Principal Lecturer, Humanities | Ex Officio, non-voting | catherine.peebles@unh.edu | |
| Kenneth Mitchell | Educational Technologist | AT Rep., Ex Officio, non-voting | kenneth.mitchell@unh.edu | |
| Laura Upham | Associate Registrar of Transfer Affairs | RO Rep., Ex Officio, non-voting | laura.upham@unh.edu | |
| Matt MacManes | Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs | Ex Officio, non-voting | Matthew.Macmanes@unh.edu |
*Discovery Program Faculty Director votes in the event of a tie
| Discovery Program Office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main Office | discovery.program@unh.edu | (603) 862-0309 |
| Jess Chin | jessica.chin@unh.edu |
