Faculty in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences participate in many divisional and University committees. Both divisions are represented by faculty from each area.
Elected Faculty Committee
The Elected Faculty Committee is composed of four faculty members from each division, as well as the Dean, Associate Dean, and the Budget & Planning Director. Faculty members serve two-year terms. They advise the dean regarding the agenda for quarterly faculty meetings, the awarding of mini-sabbaticals, distribution of tech fee funds, Rosenberry grants, and divisional student scholarships. This committee meets once or twice per quarter depending upon need.
AHSS Representatives to the Elected Faculty Committee
AHUM:
Susan Schulten 2010
Susan Walter 2010
Lawrence Golan 2011
Liyakat Takim 2011
SOCS:
Christine Sheikh 2010
Stephen Shirk 2010
Lawrence Conyers 2011
Tony Gault 2011
Faculty Core Committee
The Faculty Core Committee consists of ten faculty members, including an elected chair, (two from each division: AHSS, NSM, SECS, DCB, GSIS), who each serve a two year term. The Assistant Provost for Academic Programs, the Associate Dean, and the Core Coordinator serve as ex-officio, non-voting members. The committee is charged with approving new Core Courses and overseeing the Core Curriculum and policies related to its implementation.
AHSS Representatives to the Faculty Core Committee
AHUM:
Beth Karlsgodt 2010
Brian Kiteley 2011
SOCS:
Rod Buxton 2010
Scott Phillips 2011
Graduate Council
The Vice Provost and the Graduate Council are charged with reviewing, formulating, and implementing policy concerning graduate education. Council membership includes the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research, all of the academic deans from units with graduate programs, an elected faculty representative from each division, two elected representatives from the Faculty Senate, and one representative of the Graduate Student Association. Administrators such as the Registrar, the Dean of the Library, the Vice Chancellor for University Technology Services, the Chair of the Undergraduate Council, the Associate Provost for Multicultural Excellence, or the Vice Provost for Internationalization shall be permitted to participate in the Committee's proceedings as voting members whenever any business is transacted that touches upon their responsibilities. The Graduate Council oversees the configuration of graduate degree and certificate programs, monitors the degree to which these programs further the University's mission and avoid unwarranted duplication, and establishes, monitors, and maintains academic standards across the graduate curricula. The Council formulates policies including, but not limited to, the structure and quality of the graduate curricula, procedures concerning graduate student appeals, and policies governing the initiation and termination of graduate degree programs.
AHSS Representatives to the Graduate Council
AHUM:
Naomi Reshotko 2011
SOCS:
Renee Botta 2010
Undergraduate Council
The Undergraduate Council is charged with reviewing policy concerning undergraduate education and overseeing its implementation. The council formulates policies that are likely to affect existing patterns and standards, including curricular matters, facilities and services pertaining to undergraduate education, and presents their recommendations to the Provost. The Council formulates recommendations on policies governing the structure and quality of the undergraduate curricula, the initiation and termination of undergraduate degree programs, and systems and terms for the standards for Undergraduate Special Programs which lead to an academic degree but lie outside a particular department or school. Council membership includes all of the academic deans from units with undergraduate programs, elected faculty representatives from each division, and representatives elected or appointed by other groups. The Registrar, Vice Provost of Student Life, and President of AUSA serve as non-voting members. The Council may invite students and other ex-officio members to participate as needed. Elected members serve two-year terms. The Undergraduate Council meets at least once a quarter and votes only on maters of university-wide concern. The Deans rotate chairing the Undergraduate Council and maintaining relevant documentation pertaining to its work.
AHSS Representatives to the Undergraduate Council
AHUM:
Elizabeth Escobedo 2010
Frederique Chevillot 2011
SOCS:
Chris Coleman 2010
George Potts 2011
Faculty Review/Salary (Senate)
The Faculty Review/Salary Committee of the Faculty Senate considers, for review, investigation, evaluation, and report complaints three kinds of complaints by faculty members:
a) Grievances respecting faculty status, working conditions, and appointments; b) Grievances respecting salary allocations, providing that a pattern of inequity extending over at least a two-year period is alleged; c) Grievances respecting reappointment, promotion, tenure or dismissal, if the Provost has recommended in the negative (see Faculty Personnel Guidelines, VI.C.II) and the appellant alleges lack of adequate consideration (Faculty Personnel Guidelines, III.C.5) or violation of academic freedom. The committee consists of nine members elected by academic units to staggered three-year terms. One member is appointed at large by the Provost for a three-year term. As many as three additional members may be appointed by the Senate Executive Committee for a one-year term in order to achieve diversity on the Committee and rectify perceived under representation. One member may be appointed by the Senate President for the hearing of a single case, if the appellant's academic unit is not currently represented on the Committee. The appointment must be made from that academic unit, at the request of the appellant. For the business of the Committee, any seven members shall constitute a quorum.
AHSS Representatives to the Faculty Review/Salary Committee
AHUM:
Frederique Chevillot 2010
SOCS:
Bernadette Calafell 2011
Honors Program
The University Honors Program Council is a small, working committee convened to assist and advise the director and assistant director of the honors program in reviewing honors courses, developing and implementing admission procedures to the honors program, reviewing and setting policy and procedures for the honors program, and conducting program assessment. The committee is composed of two members from each undergraduate Division, and two honors student members. Members serve two-year staggered, renewable terms. Meetings will be convened at least once per quarter, but more typically 2-3 times per term.
Honors Program Faculty Advisory Committee
AHUM:
Allison Horsley 2010
Susan Schulten 2011
SOCS
Dan Lair 2010
Tracy Ehlers 2011
First-Year Seminar Committee
The First-Year Seminar Committee's responsibilities include working with the Deans of AHSS and NSM to solicit course proposals; reviewing and identifying meritorious proposals; working with the Writing Director, the administration, and any Oversight Committee that may be established to develop policies (curricular and otherwise) with regard to the First-year Experience and/or First-Year Seminars; working with appropriate offices to devise assessment protocols for First-Year Seminars; and maintaining the ongoing quality of First-Year Seminars. The First-Year Seminar Committee consists of six tenure-line faculty members elected by faculty colleagues in their respective divisions: two committee members will be from departments in AHUM, two from departments in SOCS, and two from departments in NSM. In addition, the Associate Provost of Student Life and the Writing Director will serve on the committee as ex-officio, nonvoting members.
First Year Seminar Committee
AHUM:
Scott Montgomery 2010
Carol Helstosky 2011
SOCS:
Janette Benson 2010
Lisa Conant 2011
PINS Committee
Partners in Scholarship [PINS] provides an undergraduate research infrastructure to support student/faculty collaborative research by distributing merit awards and research mini-grants through a competitive application process. This committee meets once each quarter to read, evaluate, and award the submitted applications.
PINS Committee
AHUM:
Jack Sheinbaum 2011
Roberta Waldbaum 2011
SOCS:
Lynn Clark 2010
Elizabeth Suter 2010
Fine Arts Reps:
Sarah Gjertson 2010
Anthony Hubert 2011
Internationalization Advisory Board
Formerly the Cherrington Global Scholars Faculty Board, the Internationalization Advisory Board is charged with building close ties between academic units and the program, ensuring that the CGS program provides a study abroad experience for our students that is "seamlessly imbedded in our curricula." There is a stipend for working on this committee, which meets every three weeks.
Internationalization Advisory Board
AHUM:
Eric Gould
Eleanor McNees (chair)
Jennifer Pap
SOCS:
Christina Kreps
Cathy Grieve
Promotion & Tenure (Divisional)
Each divisional (Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences) tenure and promotion committee is comprised of one faculty member from each department in that division including, if possible, one non-tenured (but tenure-track) member.
AHUM:
SOCS:
Grade Appeals Committee
This committee serves as the final appeal for students who challenge a course grade. The committee is appointed by the Associate Dean and meets as needed.
Sandy Dixon
Larry Glenn
Frank Seeburger
CTL Faculty Board
The Faculty Advisory Board maintains an important role in funding recommendations, direction and evaluation of CTL activities, and administration of the grants programs.
AHUM:
Gabi Kathoefer 2011
SOCS:
Alison Schofield 2010
Graduate Academic Exceptions Committee
The purpose of the committee is to review graduate student petitions from all units. Common petitions are for extensions of time to complete degrees, late adds/drops of courses, problems with transcripts/credit hour enrollment, and other complications that may arise during a graduate student's progress through their program. Members of the committee bring their experience as graduate advisors, faculty mentors, instructors, and knowledge of their program and internal procedures to the group.
There are 4 voting faculty members on this committee: GSSW, MCE, SECS, and AHSS. The Vice Provost for Graduate Studies is nominally the Chair of the group and votes in the event of a tie or complicated decision.
AHSS Graduate Academic Exceptions Committee Member
Rod Buxton
Other AHSS/University Committees
Marsico Visiting Scholars Faculty Committee
AHUM:
Carl Raschke, Chair
Bill Anderson
Molly Fredericks
Rick Barbour
Salvador Mercado
David Montano
Rahul Nair
Selah Saterstrom
SOCS:
, Chair
Bernadette Calafell
Paul Colomy
Spencer Wellhofer
Christof Demont-Heinrich
Tracy Mott
Christina Kreps
Public Good Scholarship Fund Committee
AHUM:
Joyce Goodfriend 2011
SOCS:
Nancy Reichman 2010
General Education Review Committee
AHUM:
Ingrid Tague
SOCS:
Rod Buxton