We recently filled several vacant spots on four committees and councils that support shared governance processes within the college.
The Connections Committee is responsible for overseeing the Connections requirement in the college’s core curriculum. Students can satisfy the Connections requirement in one of five ways, by completing (1) a minor, a second concentration, or a second major; (2) one of the Connections packages listed in the Undergraduate Catalog; (3) nine credit hours of study abroad; (4) six credit hours of study abroad and three upper-division credit hours of Global Citizenship International coursework; or (5) all requirements for the Air Force or Army ROTC programs.
The Connections Committee evaluates the continued relevance and viability of the Connections packages, approves new Connections packages, and proposes changes to existing Connections packages.
Newly-elected Connections Committee members are:
- Jerzy Dydak, Mathematics (term ends May 2025)
- Karen King, Geography and Sustainability (term ends May 2025)
- Mariano Labrador-San-Jose, Biochemistry and Cellular & Molecular Biology (term ends May 2025)
They join the other members of the Connections Committee:
- Maria Gallmeier, World Languages and Cultures (term ends May 2024)
- Annachiara Mariani, World Languages and Cultures (term ends May 2024)
- Rob Stillman, English (term ends May 2024)
- Garriy Shteynberg, Psychology (term ends May 2024)
The College Teaching Council provides college-wide leadership related to the instructional mission of the college, including topics such as end-of-semester course evaluations, peer review of teaching, and academic program assessment.
Newly-elected College Teaching Council members are:
- Nikolay Brodskiy, Mathematics (term ends May 2026)
- Jacob Latham, History (term ends May 2026)
They join the other members of the College Teaching Council:
- Dawn Duke, World Languages and Cultures (term ends May 2024)
- Michael Gilchrist, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (term ends May 2024)
- Koichi Yamamoto, Art (term ends May 2025)
Two positions on the College Teaching Council remain vacant; these positions are reserved for tenured or tenure-track faculty members from units in the Division of Social Sciences. Elections for these positions will be held in the spring semester.
The Promotion and Tenure Committee reviews and evaluates all promotion and/or tenure recommendations submitted for tenured and tenure-track faculty by the college’s departments. The committee’s findings are presented to the Executive Dean and the appropriate Divisional Dean for their consideration.
Newly-elected Promotion and Tenure Committee members are:
- Alex Freire, Mathematics (term ends May 2026)
- Paul Harrill, Art (term ends May 2026)
- David Houston, Political Science (term ends May 2026)
- Paul Lee, Art (term ends May 2026)
They join the other members of the Promotion and Tenure Committee:
- Matthew Cooper, Psychology (term ends May 2025)
- Nuria Cruz-Cámara, World Languages and Cultures (term ends May 2024)
- Nathan Kelly, Political Science (term ends May 2025)
- Jeff Larsen, Psychology (term ends May 2025)
- Daniel Magilow, World Languages and Cultures (term ends May 2025)
- Rebecca Prosser, Biochemistry and Cellular & Molecular Biology (term ends May 2024)
The Dean’s Lecturer Advisory Council provides the Executive Dean and the college office with information and advice related to issues that are of concern to non-tenure-track faculty.
Newly-appointed members of the Dean’s Lecturer Advisory Council are:
- Lisa East, Sociology (term ends May 2025)
- Matthew Pamental, Philosophy (proxy for Samantha Murphy, English)
- Mayra Román-Rivera, Geography and Sustainability (term ends May 2025)
- Rossy Toledo, World Languages and Cultures (proxy for Elodie Buehler, World Languages and Cultures)
They join the other members of the Dean’s Lecturer Advisory Council:
- Elodie Buehler, World Languages and Cultures (term ends May 2024)
- Jenny Fowler, Mathematics (term ends May 2024)
- Samantha Murphy, English (term ends May 2024)
Several college councils and committees have memberships that are defined according to a four-division model for the college, with seats reserved for units in the (1) arts, (2) humanities, (3) natural sciences, and (4) social sciences. With the departure of the School of Music from the college, the arts division now consists of only two units: the School of Art and the Department of Theatre. During academic year 2023-24, the college will consider changes to the college bylaws that align college councils and committees with the new three-division structure, in which arts and humanities units are combined into a single division. It will be important for faculty to provide their thoughts on this realignment to their department head and Dean’s Advisory Council member. More information about the college’s councils and committees can be found in Article I.D of the college bylaws.