Faculty Committees

updated April 9, 2024

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Membership:

3 faculty members, 1 elected from each division, by each division, for three-year staggered terms: K. Weese (24), Keohane (25), Dempster (26)
1 faculty member elected at large and 1 faculty member appointed by the President for 2-year staggered terms: Emmons (25), Deal (24,a)
1 student elected annually in the spring by faculty members of the committee: Daniel R. Nivens '24
Dean of the Faculty, ex officio: Diette
Chair to be elected annually from the ranks of the faculty on the committee: K. Weese

Admissions and Financial Aid Committee
Membership:

Dean of Admissions (Chair): Norris
3 faculty members elected each year, for three-year staggered terms by the faculty: Stephan (24), Thurman (25), Matyus (26)
1 faculty member appointed annually by the President after the election of the above: Rouse (24,a)
Dean of Students, ex officio: Pantele

Assessment Committee
Membership:

3 faculty members, one from each division, elected by the division, for 3-year staggered terms: Thurman (24), Eastby (25), Euteneuer (26)
Dean of the Faculty, ex officio: Diette
1 faculty member appointed by the Dean of the Faculty for a 3-year term: Pendergrass (24, a)
Chair appointed by the Dean of the Faculty for a 3-year term: Thurman

Health Sciences Committee
Membership:

4 faculty members, at least two of whom should represent the natural sciences, appointed by the President for four-year staggered terms: Nace (24), Sipe (25), Hargadon (26), Thurman (27)
Chair, appointed by the President from among the members: Hargadon

Honors Council
Membership:

3 faculty members, one from each division, appointed by the Dean for 3-year staggered terms: Strayer (24,a), McMillion (25,a)/Carson (sp24,a), Hight (26,a)
2 students drawn from the ranks of honors scholars (one either a junior or senior, and one either a freshman or sophomore), appointed by the Dean of the Faculty on the recommendation of the Director of the Honors Program: Bryson Smith ’24 and Ben Jia ‘26
Director, appointed by the Dean of the Faculty from the ranks of the Faculty: Frusetta-Ulfhrafn (24)

Human Research Review Committee
Membership:

3 faculty members (tenured or non-tenured), one from each division, appointed for three-year staggered terms by the Dean of the Faculty: Cheyne (24,a) Afatsawo (25,a), Vitale (26,a)
1 student member appointed for one year by the Dean of Students: ______(23,a)
1 member of the College administration appointed for a three-year term by the President: ______(26,a)
1 community member not otherwise associated with the College nor an immediate family member of a person associated with the College, appointed for a three-year term by the Dean of the Faculty: ______(26,a)
Dean of the Faculty, ex officio: Diette
Chair to be elected annually from within the ranks of the faculty on the committee:

International Studies Committee
Membership:

3 faculty members, one from each division, elected by the division, for three-year staggered terms: Severin (24), Starr (25), McMillion (26)/Matyus (sp24)
1 faculty member elected, at large by the faculty: Fischer (sp24)
1 faculty member appointed annually by the Dean of the Faculty: Burke (24,a)
Director of International Studies, ex officio: Widdows
Dean of the Faculty, ex officio: Diette
Chair to be elected annually from within the committee: Starr

Core Cultures Committee
Membership:

3 faculty members from among the Core Cultures teaching faculty, one from each division, elected by the division for three-year staggered terms: Harris (24)/Euteneuer (fa23), Stephan (25), Wolyniak (26)
Director, appointed by the Dean of the Faculty from the ranks of the faculty for a three-year term, who serves as the Chair of the committee: Vogel (26)
Dean of the Faculty, ex officio: Diette

Wilson Center Faculty Advisory Committee

Membership:

3 faculty members, one from each division, elected by the division for three-year staggered terms: Vogel (24), Blackman (25), Werth (26)
3 faculty members, one from each division, appointed by the Dean of the Faculty for three-year staggered terms: Sipe (24,a), McMillion (25,a)/Emmons (sp24,a) Kleinlein (26,a)
Director of the Wilson Center, ex officio: Bruton
Dean of Students, ex officio: Pantele
Chair elected annually from among, and by, faculty committee members:

FACULTY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Membership:

3 faculty members, one elected from each division, by each division, for three-year staggered terms: Reichart (24), Hunter (25), Hardy (26)
3 faculty members from tenured faculty, one from each division, elected by the faculty as a whole, for 3-year staggered terms: Frusetta-Ulfhrafn (24), DeJong (25), Werth (26)
Dean of the Faculty without vote: Diette
Chair to be elected from among, and by, elected committee members: Werth

Promotion and Tenure Committee
Membership: (elected from tenured faculty)

3 faculty members, one elected from each division, by each division, for three-year staggered terms: Bloom (24), Coombs (25), Perry (26)
3 faculty members, one from each division, elected by the faculty as a whole, for three-year staggered terms: Dinmore (24), Davis (25)/Fox (24), Hargadon (26)
Chair to be elected from among, and by, elected committee members: Bloom

Committee on Professional Development
Membership:

3 faculty members, one elected from each division, by each division, for three-year staggered terms: Hulbert (24), Szabo (25)/Johnson (fa23), Loeb (26)
3 faculty members from tenured faculty, one from each division, elected by the faculty for three-year staggered terms: Goodman (24)/Lowry (fa23), Greenspan (25), Palmer (26)
Dean of the Faculty, ex officio: Diette
Chair to be elected annually from within the committee: Hulbert

Gender Issues Committee
Membership:

3 faculty members (tenured or untenured), one elected from each division, by each division, for three-year staggered terms: Celeste (24), Loeb (25)/Strayer (sp24), Pagliarini (26)
1 faculty member (tenured or untenured) elected as a whole for a two-year term: Kreider-Mueller (24)
1 faculty member appointed by the Dean of the Faculty for a two-year term: Roberts (25,a)
2 students appointed by the President of the College annually in the spring: Nathaniel P. O'Malley '25 andTristin L. Winkler '24
College Chaplain, ex officio: Keith Leach
Chair to be elected annually from within the ranks of the faculty on the committee: Pagliarini

STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Membership:

3 faculty members, one elected at large each year for three-year staggered terms. At least one member of the committee must be tenured: Lynch (24), Szabo (25)/Celeste (fa23), Thurman (26)
President of the Student Body: Thomas B. Bishop '24
2 students appointed by the President of the College annually in the spring: Charles E. Adams ’24, Jonathan T. Smiley ‘25
Dean of Students, ex officio: Pantele
Chair to be elected annually from the ranks of the faculty on the committee: Szabo

Athletic Committee
Membership:

Athletic Director, ex officio: Eisele
Dean of Students, ex officio: Pantele
Faculty Athletic Representative to the NCAA, ex officio: Redford
3 faculty members, one elected at large each year, for three-year terms: Hulbert (24), Pagliarini (25), Horne (26)
1 student appointed by the President of the College each spring: Drew J. Duffy '24
Chair to be elected annually from within the ranks of the faculty on the committee: Hulbert

Lectures and Programs Committee
Membership:

3 faculty members, serving three-year staggered terms, 1 appointed by the President, 2 elected by the faculty: Blackman (24,a) Redford (25), Bauer (26)
4 students chosen annually in the spring by the Student Body President: Charles E. Adams ’24, Mason A. Furr ’25, Crile S. Crisler ‘26
Dean of Students, ex officio: Pantele
Chair to be elected annually from the ranks of the faculty on the committee: Blackman

BUDGET-AUDIT COMMITTEE
Membership:

4 faculty members, one from each division and one from the faculty at large*, elected by the faculty as a whole for four-year staggered terms: Khurana (24)*, Euteneuer (25), Bloom (26), Thornton (27)
Chair to be elected from within the committee: Thornton

BENEFITS COMMITTEE
Membership:

3 faculty members, one elected each year by the faculty as a whole for three-year staggered terms: Lynch (24), Thornton (25), Lins (26)
1 faculty member appointed annually by the President after the election of the above: Hunter

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
Membership (elected from tenured faculty):

3 faculty members elected at large, from each division, for three-year staggered terms: Deal (24), Keohane (24), Greenspan (24), Dubroff (25), Dunn (25), Thornton (25), Varholy (26), Lins (26), Isaacs (26)
Administrative officers are not eligible to serve
Chair to be elected from within the committee:

Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees: Utzinger (26)

Faculty Representative to the NCAA: Redford (26)

Clerk of the Faculty: Wilson (27)

Intercultural Affairs Committee
The Intercultural Affairs Committee functions under the auspices of the Office of the President. Although not a Committee of the Faculty, faculty members are elected annually to its ranks.

Membership:

Daniella Widdows, Director of Global Education and Study Abroad, ex officio
Lisa Burns, Director for Academic Success, ex officio
TBD, Area Coordinator for Inclusive Excellence and Programming, ex officio
3 faculty members elected at large for three-year staggered terms: Pagliarini (24), Werth (25), von Rueden (26)
Chair: Werth

Animal Care and Use Committee

Ivo Gyurovski, Psychologist knowledgeable of animal laboratory research
Rachel Goodman, Biologist, Chair familiar with animal behavior
Gardner Harris, Ethesist faculty member
Mark French, DVM, Ridge Animal Hospital Veterinarian
Helen Warriner-Burke, retired CEO of Southside Community Hospital, community member sympathetic to animal ethics