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Faculty Committees and Bylaws

The Bylaws of the College of Arts and Sciences call for six standing committees, advisory to the the college faculty and dean. Their responsibilities shall be to consider matters directed to them by the Dean, the faculty, the Faculty Advisory Committee, or by their own initiative. 

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Faculty Committees

The principal responsibility of the Faculty Advisory Committee is to promote and facilitate effective participation of the faculty in the governance, oversight, and coordination of college business, in consultation with the Dean. The FAC shall review and make recommendations on matters affecting the general welfare of the College referred to it by faculty members and college administration.

Members:

  • Tanya Wideman-Davis, AFAM (2026) 
  • Lily Lu, POLI (2026) 
  • Carrie Wessinger, BIOL (2026) 
  • Joshua Tebbs, STAT (2026) 
  • Jennifer Augustine, SOCY(2027) 
  • Jean Ellis, GEOG (2027), Secretary to the Faculty 
  • Adela Vraciu, MATH (2027) 
  • Michael Stoeltzner, PHIL (2027), chair 
  • Mindy Fenske, ENGL (2028) 
  • Leslie Lovelace, CHEM (2028) 
  • Nina Moreno, LLC (2028), at-large 

The principal responsibility of the Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Committee is to advise the Dean and faculty on matters relevant to institutional policies, support structures, funding, and facilities for research, scholarship, and creative activity throughout the College of Arts and Sciences. Guided by a broad understanding of research and creative activity, this committee shall foster robust interdisciplinary research together with discipline-specific approaches.

Members:

  • Jeanne Garane, Professor of French and Comparative Literature, DLLC
  • Sophya Garashchuk, Professor and Associate Chair, CHEM
  • Meena Khalili, Associate Professor, SVAD
  • Charles Mactutus, Professor, PSYC
  • Alexander Monin, Assistant Professor, PHYS
  • Fabienne Poulain, Associate Professor, BIOL
  • Leland Spencer, Professor & Chair, WGST

The principal responsibility of the Undergraduate Committee is to provide recommendations regarding the teaching, mentoring, and engagement of undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences, with the aim of fostering high quality and productive undergraduate learning, research, and creative activity. 

Members:

  • Dawn Campbell, Senior Instructor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, WGST
  • Judith Kalb, Associate Professor, DLLC
  • MiKi Kitchen, Senior Instructor, PSYC
  • Rebecca Stern, Associate Professor, ENGL
  • Amy Taylor-Perry, Senior Instructor, CHEM
  • Cuizhen (Susan) Wang, Professor, GEOG
  • Amanda Zeigler, Director of Undergraduate Studies, BIOL

The principal responsibility of the Graduate Committee is to provide recommendations related to support for graduate students and graduate education. This committee shall work to enhance opportunities for graduate research, scholarship, and creative activity; promote a supportive environment; and strengthen professional development.

Members:

  • Alexander Duncan, Associate Professor, MATH
  • David Hitchcock, Professor & Graduate Director, STAT
  • D. Eric Holt, Associate Professor, DLLC
  • Jelena Jankovic-Rankovic, Assistant Professor, ANTH
  • Brett Sherman, Associate Professor, PHIL
  • Sheryl Wiskur, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, CHEM
  • Gretchen Woertendyke, Associate Professor, ENGL

The principal responsibility of the Strategic Engagement Committee is to provide leadership in fostering an inclusive and welcoming community in the College of Arts and Sciences, where all members—faculty, staff, and students—are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness, and where discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct have no place.

Members:

  • Silvia Atim, Senior Instructor, CHEM
  • Rosemarie Booze, Professor & Endowed Chair, PSYC
  • Cara Delay, Professor, WGST
  • Ed Madden, Professor of English, ENGL
  • Agnes Mueller, Professor, DLLC
  • Lauren Steimer, Associate Professor, SVAD
  • Adela Vraciu, Professor, MATH

The principal responsibility of the Budget Committee is to advise the Dean and faculty on all  matters relevant to budgetary planning and processes in the College of Arts and Sciences, including the allocation of funds to units and programs.

Members:

  • Millie Bates, Instructor, BIOL
  • Nicole Fisk, Senior Instructor, ENGL
  • Carla Flink, Associate Professor, POLI
  • David Fuente, Associate Professor, SEOE
  • Barbara Koons-Witt, Professor, CRJU
  • Franklin Outten, Guy F. Lipscomb Chair of Biochemistry, CHEM
  • Paula Vasquez, Associate Professor, MATH

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