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Arts & Sciences Committees
Arts & Sciences Council
Mondays 3:30-5 p.m. in MER 232
| Fall 2023 | Spring 2024 |
| September 6 | February 19 |
| September 18 | March 25 |
| October 23 | April 15 |
| November 20 | May 13 |
| December 11 |
| Members At-Large | |
| Chair: Debra DeLaet, POLS (24) | |
| Vice-Chair: Meredith Luttrell, BIO (25) | |
| Ali Mallik, LPS (24) | Dian Nostikasari, ENSS (25) |
| Abigail Stepnitz, LPS (24) | Meghan Rowe-Johnson, PSY (25) |
| Divisional Representatives | |
| Eric Saylor, MUS, FA (24) | Robert Collis, HIST, HUM/SS (25) |
| Olga Lazareva, PSY, NS (24) | Deb Cronin, PSY, NS (25) |
| Beth Younger, ENG, HUM/SS (24) | Rika Uchida, MUS, FA (25) |
| Staff Representative | |
| Alina Grimm | |
| Student Representatives | |
| -AS Senator: | |
Arts & Sciences Council Minutes
Arts & Sciences Department Chairs
Tuesdays 2:30-4 p.m. in the MER 232
| Fall 2023 | Spring 2024 |
| September 5, All | January 30, All |
| September 12, NS | February 6, NS |
| October 3, All | February 27, All |
| October 10, FA | March 5, FA |
| October 31, All | March 26, All |
| November 7, HUM/SS | April 2, HUM/SS |
| November 21, All | April 30, All |
| December 12, All | |
| Department Chairs | |
| John Fender- Art and Design | Chris Porter and Maryann Huey - Math and Computer Sci |
| Deb Christensen - Biology | James Romain - Music |
| John Gitua - Chemistry | Martin Roth - Philosophy & Religion |
| Sandra Patton-Imani - Sociology and Anthropology | John Gitua, interim chair - Physics and Astronomy |
| Lisa West - English | Rachel Paine-Caufield and Kieran Williams - Political Science |
| Keith Summerville - Environmental Science | Chris Kliethermes - Psychology |
| Glenn McKnight- History | Michael Rothmayer - Chair Theatre |
| Will Garriott- Law, Politics and Society | Chinatsu Sazawa-Bachmann- World Languages and Cultures |
| Program Directors | |
| Marc Busch - Biochemistry, Cell, Molecular Biology | Eric Manley - Data Analytics |
| Jeanette Tran - Women's and Gender Studies | Meredith Luttrell - Kinesiology |
| Center and Institute Directors | |
| Brian Gentry- Drake University Science Collaborative Institute | Amy Letter - Center for Humanities |
A&S Curriculum Committee
Meetings TBD
New course forms or course change forms for review by Curriculum Committee are due one week prior to each meeting.
| FALL 2022 |
| Curriculum Committee Members | |
| Chair: Eric Saylor, MUS, FA (24) | |
| Adam Case, MATH/CS, NS (25) |
Elizabeth Talbert, SCS, SS (26) |
|
Jennifer McCrickerd, HUM (24) |
Neil Ward, ART, FA (26) |
A&S Faculty Cabinet
Meetings via TBD on the 1st Friday of the month.
| Fall 2023 | Spring 2024 |
| September 1 | February 2 |
| October 6 | March 1 |
| November 2 | April 4 |
| December 1 | May 3 |
| Faculty Cabinet Members | |
| Debra DeLaet, POLS (24) Chair | |
| Nate Holdren, LPS, SS (24) |
Jennifer McCrickerd, PHIL, HUM (25) |
| Vincent Kenny, MUS, FA (24) |
Michael Renner, ENSS, NS (25) |
Promotion and Tenure Committee
| Committee Members | |
| Megan Brown, HUM/SS (24) | Adina Kilpatrick, NS (25) |
| Ann Cravero, FA (24) | Maura Lyons, FA (25) |
| Muir Eaton, NS (24) | Mary McCarthy, HUM/SS (25) |
Faculty Senate
| Divisional Representatives | |
| Hector Aguero, FA (24) | Faber McAlister, HUM (25) |
| Will Garriott, SS (24) | Nicholas Roth, FA (25) |
| Melisa Klimaszewski, HUM (24) |
Jill Allen, NS (25) |
| Greg Lengel, NS (24) | Deb DeLaet, SS (25) |
| Olga Lazareva, NS (25) | |
Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule
Academic Integrity Committee
| Chair: Olga Lazareva (24) | |
| Faculty Representatives | Faculty Alternates |
| Colin Cairns, NS (24) |
Amy Letter, ENG, HUM (25) |
| John Pomeroy, MUS, FA (25) |
Maureen Yuen, MUS, FA (24) |
| Mary McCarthy, IR, SS (25) |
Andrew Becklin, MATH, NS (25) |
| Glenn McKnight, HUM (24) | Sandi Patton, SOC, SS (24) |
| Student Representatives | |
| HUM/SS: Alex Chavez | |
| NS: Kanik Gutierrez | |
| FA: Kurtis Nethington |
Technology Planning Committee
| Committee Members | |
| Chair: Dian Nostikasari, ENSS, NS (25) |
Athan Petridis, PHY, NS (26) |
| Andrew Classen, MUS, FA (24) | Clayton Mitchell, ex-officio |
|
Eduardo Garcia Villada, WLC, HUM/SS (25) |
Heidi Sleister, ex-officio |
Diversity Committee
| Faculty and Staff Representatives | |
| Ali Malik, LPS, SS (24) Chair | |
| Maura Lyons, ART, FA (24) | Jacob Lemons, Staff (24) |
| Jill Allen, PSY, NS (24) | Will Hatchet, Staff (24) |
|
Chinatsu Sazawa, WLC, HUM/SS (25) |
Student Representatives |
| Erin Horst, SCS-at large (24) | Kenki Sazawa Bachmann |
| Vira Babenko, MATH-at large (25) | Marra Schindler |
Pre-Medical Advisory Committee
| Committee Members | |
| Gholam Mirafzal, CHEM, Chair | Alisa Drapeaux, HSCI, Co-Chair |
| Adina Kilpatrick, PHY | Marc Busch, BIO |
| Cassity Gutierrez, PHARM | Debora Christensen, BIO |
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