Open Seats on LAS Committees Beginning Fall 2013 Noted in RED

Open seats on LAS Committees beginning Fall 2013 noted in RED

Names in RED are current members whose term ends May 2013

COMMITTEE ON ADMISSIONS & ACADEMIC STANDARDS

The committee evaluates policies and procedures related to the admission of freshmen and transfer students. The committee also reviews student appeals of academic suspension. The committee also serves as the official college review body to hear student appeals on charges of academic dishonesty. Finally, the committee serves as the official faculty body advisory to the Dean and to the faculty in matters related to student academic progress policies and regulations within the college.

I. Robert McKim, Religion

II. Sally Jackson, Communication

III. Wail Hassan, Comparative and World Literatures

IV. Samantha Frost, GWS

V. Jorge Chapa, Sociology

VI. Tom Jacobs, Plant Biology

VII. Donald Wuebbles, Atmospheric Sciences

VIII. Robert Muncaster, Mathematics

Anna Gotfryd, student

Zach Ferguson, student

Christina Han, student

AWARDS COMMITTEE

The committee reviews all nominations and selections for the LAS College Awards and presents remarks at the LAS Staff/AP Awards Reception and LAS Teaching Excellence Reception.

I. Bruce Rosenstock, Religion

II. John Caughlin, Communication

III. Mara Wade, Germanic Lang. & Literatures

IV. Karen Flynn, African American Studies & Gender and Women’s Studies

V. Aaron Benjamin, Psychology

VI. Sydney Cameron, Entomology

VII. Scott Silverman, Chemistry

VIII. Henry Schenck, Mathematics

Meghanna Moodabagil, student

Liz Philipp, student

COURSES AND CURRICULA COMMITTEE

The committee reviews all proposals for new or revised courses and curricula in the college.

I. Richard Layton, Religion

II. Ramona Curry, English

III. Valeria Sobol, Slavic

IV. Jonathan Inda, Latina/Latino Studies

V. Robert Wickesberg, Psychology

VI. Andrew leakey, Plant Biology

VII. Edmund Seebauer, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

VIII. Rick Gorvett, Mathematics

Badia Saed, student

Kasandra Swanigan, student

COUNCIL ON GENERAL EDUCATION

The council oversees the implementation of the college general education program, under the umbrella of campus-wide General Education. The council determines which courses are appropriate for general education in each of the respective distributional areas, periodically reviews approved courses and establishes guidelines regarding the interpretation and administration of general education policies.

I. Antonios Augoustakis, Classics

II. Eleanor Courtemanche, English

III. Makoto Hayashi, EALC

IV. Carol Leff, Political Science

V. Frances Wang, Psychology

VI. Stephen Downie, Plant Biology

VII. Shaowen Wang, Geography

VIII. Robert Bauer, Mathematics

Christina Lopez, student

Yuhan Wang, student

HONORS COUNCIL

The Honors Council oversees the LAS honors programs, policies and practices.

I. Craig Koslofsky, History

II. Gordon Hutner, English

III. Anna Maria Escobar, SIP

IV. Alma Gottlieb, Anthropology

V. Asef Bayat, Sociology

VI. James Dalling, Plant Biology

VII. Steve Nesbitt, Atmospheric Sciences

VIII. Burak Erdogan, Mathematics

Ryan Young, student

POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The committee is charged with advising the Dean and the faculty on current policy and long-range planning issues.

I. Megan McLaughlin, History

II. Melissa Littlefield, English

III. Laurie Johnson, German

IV. Melissa Orlie, Political Science

V. Roger Koenker, Economics

VI. Barry Pittendrigh, Entomology

VII. Chris Rao, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

VIII. Steve Bradlow, Mathematics

Maxwell Norris, student

Glenn Stojanovic, student

For purposes of nomination and election to committees, the Faculty of the College is divided into eight electoral groups as follows:

·  Group I: Classics, History, Philosophy, Religion

·  Group II: English, Communication

·  Group III: Comparative and World Literature, East Asian Languages and Cultures, French, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Linguistics, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese

·  Group IV: African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Anthropology, Asian American Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, Latina/Latino Studies, Political Science

·  Group V: Economics, Psychology, Sociology

·  Group VI: School of Integrative Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology

·  Group VII: School of Earth, Society, and the Environment, School of Chemical Sciences

·  Group VIII: Astronomy, Mathematics, Statistics

Faculty may serve consecutive full terms on any Standing Committee, but not on the LAS Council on General Education.