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2024-25 Elective and Appointive Committees

Updated 11/04/2024

Elective Committee Assignments

Academic Appeals Board

  • Leslie Betz (Registrar) -- convenor
  • Tara Gerstner (U - SoBE)
  • Amanda Hopkins (T - SoNHS) 
  • Loni Walker (T - Biology)

Assessment Committee

  • Carmela Ferradans, chair (T - WLLC)
  • Abigail Mann (U - Library)
  • Mignon Montpetit Jolly (T - Psychology)
  • Aaron Wilson (T - Environmental Studies)

 Board ofTrustees (BOT) Rep

  • Curtis Trout (T – F&PA) Faculty Rep to the BOT (until Dec, 2024)

Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETAL)

  • Amy Coles (ex officio)
  • Todd Fuist (T – Sociology)
  • Deb Halperin (ex officio)
  • Libby Haywood (TCHT –  Biology) - Chair
  • Billie Jarvis-Freeman (TCHT, ex officio Writing Committee)
  • Lindsey Kellar (U – SoNHS)
  • Rick Lindquist (ex officio) - still working on this one
  • Abby Mann (T –  Library, ex officio)
  • Tyler Schwend (T – Biology)
  • Loni Walker (T – Biology)

Council on University Programs and Policy (CUPP)

  • Jacob BickettStudent Senate President
  • Stephanie Davis-Kahl (T – Library & Interdiscip Prog) Vice Chair
  • Amber Kujath (T – SoNHS Representative)
  • Bryan McCannon (T – SoBE Representative)
  • Carolyn Nadeau, Vice Chair (T – Humanities Rep) Chair 
  • Lisa Nelson (T – F&PA)
  • April Schultz (T – Social Science Rep )
  • Andrew Shallue (T – Natural Sci Rep)
  • Curtis Trout (T – Faculty Rep to the BOT (until Dec, 2024))

Curriculum Council (CC)

  • Amy Coles (Dean of Curricular and Faculty Development), ex officio
  • Leslie Betz (Registrar), ex officio
  • Joanne Diaz (Humanities)
  • Courtney Irby (Social Sciences), Vice-Chair
  • Narendra Jaggi (Natural Sciences)
  • Mikhail Munenzon (U - SoBE)
  • Chris Sweet - Chair (T - Library) 
  • Vacant

Diversity Advisory Council

  • Anna Corvera (TCHT – F&PA)
  • Courtney Irby (T - Sociology)
  • Joe Williams (T - Psychology)
  • Bira Zhahadai (U - SoBE)

Faculty Development Committee (FDC)

  • Amy Coles - ex-officio
  • Edgar Lehr (T - Biology)
  • Leigh Moon (U - SoBE)
  • Dan Roberts (T - Math) Chair
  • Jim Simeone (T - Political Science) Vice Chair
  • Gabe Spalding (T - Physics)

Faculty Representation on the Search Committee for Provost and Dean of Faculty (24-25 only)

  • Zahia Drici, Professor of Mathematics
  • Lindsey Kellar, Associate Director and Associate Professor of Health Sciences
  • Mark Liffiton, Associate Professor of Computer Science
  • William Munro, Betty Ritchie-Birrer '47 and Ivan Birrer Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Political Science
  • April Schultz, Chair and Professor of History

Hearing Committee

  • Andy Engen (T - Philosophy)
  • Todd Fuist (T - Sociology)
  • Tara Gerstner (U – SoBE) (1 semester – Spring 2025)
  • Robert Kearney (T - SoBE)
  • Brian Law (U - Computer Science)
  • Mark Liffiton (T – Computer Science)
  • Ram Mohan (T - Chemistry)
  • Jennifer Rushlow Vice-chair (U - SoBE) (1 semester –  Fall 2024)
  • Cesar Valverde (T - WLLC)

Nominating Committee

  • Mignon Montpetit Jolly (T - Psychology)
  • Leigh Moon (U - SoBE)
  • Brandi Reissenweber (T - English)

Promotion and Tenure Committee (PAT)

  • Zahia Drici (T – Math)
  • Julie Kennedy (U – SoNHS)
  • Wendy Kooken (T – SoNHS)
  • Mike Theune (T – English) Chair
  • Vacant

Undergraduate Research Advisory Committee (URAC)  

  • Keller Andrews (U - Physics)
  • William Munro (T - Political Science)
  • Juan J. Rodriguez Barrera (U - English)
  • Jennifer Rushlow (U  - SoBE)

Appointive Committee Assignments

Admissions Committee

  • Tara Gerstner (U - SoBE)
  • Ram Mohan (T - Chemistry)
  • Leigh Moon (U - SoBE)
  • Jerry Olson (T - SoBE)
  • Gabe Spalding (T - Physics)

All-University Judiciary Committee (AUJC)

  • Brian Law (U - Computer Science)
  • Edgar Lehr (T - Biology)  
  • Mark Liffiton (T - Computer Science)  
  • Adriana Ponce (T - F&PA)
  • Prince Robertson - chair (Dean of Students for Community Standards and Advocacy)
  • Joe Williams (T - Psychology)

Data Governance Committee

  • Stephanie Davis-Kahl (T - Library) Faculty Representative

Endowed Professor's Committee (EPC)

  • Jim Simeone/FDC (T - PoliSci)
  • Leigh Moon/FDC (U - SoBE)
  • Wendy Kooken/PAT  (T – SoNHS)
  • Mike Theune/PAT (T - English)
  • vacant (Endowed Professor)
  • David Marvin (Iterim Provost), ex officio

Faculty Secretary

  • Abigail Mann (U - Library)

Health Care Advisory Committee (HCAC), no chair

  • Carolyn Nadeau (T - WLLC)
  • James Plath (T - English)
  • Dave Remmert (U - SoNHS)

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

  • Chisato Kojima (U - WLLC)
  • Edgar Lehr, vice chair (T - Biology)
  • Joe Williams, Chair (T - Psychology)

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

  • Jessie Dixon (T - WLLC) 
  • Dan Dodd (U - SoNHS)
  • Courtney Irby (sabbatical in SP25) (T - Sociology)
  • Mignon Jolly (T - Psychology)
  • William Munro (T - Political Science)
  • Brandi Reissenweber (T - English)

IT Governance Committee

  • Mark Liffiton (T - Computer Science) Faculty Representative

Parliamentarian

  • Andrew Shallue (T - Computer Science)

Pre-Med Advisory Committee

  • Will Jaeckle (T - Biology)
  • Loni Walker (T - Biology)  
  • Aaron Wilson (sabbatical in FA24) (Env Science)

Student Engagement Committee (SEC)

  • Alyssa Culp (U - History)
  • Marie Nebel-Schwalm (T - Psychology)  

Writing Program Committee

  • Alyssa Culp (U - History)  
  • Maggie Evans (T - Ed Studies)
  • Billie Jarvis-Freeman (teaching track - English)
  • Abby Mann (U - Library)
  • James Plath (T - English)