Arts & Sciences Committees

Arts & Sciences Council

We welcome your input and participation! If you’d like to share ideas, ask questions, and/or offer suggestions, we encourage you to reach out to any of our elected A&S Council members (see below). You can also use this link to anonymously submit questions and suggestions for Council to consider.

Mondays 3:30-5 p.m. in LIB 201

Fall 2025	Spring 2026
September 3	February 16
September 15	March 24
October 20	April 20
November 17	May 4
December 15

Council Members
Chair: Heidi Sleister, BIO, NS (26)
Vice-Chair:  Nanci Ross, MATH/CS, NS (27)
Members-At-Large
Mark Vitha, CHEM (26)	Neil Ward, ART (27)
Robert Craig, ART (27)	Stefanie Wang, MATH/CS (27)
Nanci Ross, BIO (27)	Yasmina Madden, ENG (26)
Divisional Representatives
Nicole Ramsey, MUS, FA (26)	Adrien Halliez, POL, HUM/SS (26)
Eric Emmons, PSY/NSI, NS (26)	Amahia Mallea, HIST, HUM/SS (27)
Claire Hruby, ENSS, NS (27)	Leanne Freeman-Miller, MUS, FA (27)
Staff Representative
Amari Love. (26)
Ex-Officio Members
Gesine Gerhard
Jill Allen
Student Representative
AS Senator: Carissa Phan

Arts & Sciences Council Minutes

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A&S Faculty Cabinet

Meetings 1st Friday of the month, 12:30-1:30, Dean's Conference Room

Fall 2025	Spring 2026
September 5	February 6
October 3	March 6
November 7	April 3
December 5	May 1

Faculty Cabinet Members
Chair: Heidi Sleister, BIO
Natalie Bayer, HIST, HUM/SS (27)	Maria Valdovinos, PSY, NS (27)
David Skidmore, POLS, SS (26)	Emily Newman, ART, FA (26)

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A&S Department Chairs Meeting Schedule 2025-26

All A&S Department Chairs--Tuesday 2:30-4
Johansen Student Center, JSC Ernst Boardroom

Fall 2025	Spring 2026
September 2	January 27
September 30	February 24
October 28	March 24
December 2	April 21
	May 19

Arts & Sciences Department Chairs

Anthropology and Sociology - Daria Trentini
Art and Design - John Fender	Math and Computer Science - Mary Ann Huey and Chris Porter
Biology - Deb Christensen	Music - Ann Cravero
Chemistry and Physics - Matt Zwier and Ryan Sturms	Philosophy - Martin Roth, Tim Knepper and Jennifer McCrickerd
English - Jeff Karnicky	Political Science - Rachel Paine-Caufield
Environmental Science and Sustainability - Keith Summerville	Psychology and Neuroscience - Chris Kliethermes
History - Amahia Mallea	Theatre - Michael Rothmayer
Law, Politics and Society - Will Garriott	World Languages and Cultures - Marc Pinheiro-Cadd and Eduardo Garcia Villada
Program Directors
Marc Busch - Biochemistry, Cell, Molecular Biology	Eric Manley - Data Analytics
Jeanette Tran - Women's and Gender Studies	Meredith Luttrell - Kinesiology
Will Garriott - Center for the Humanities

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A&S Curriculum Committee

New course forms or course change forms for review by Curriculum Committee are due one week prior to each meeting.  

FALL 2025	SPRING 2026
Thursday, September 4, 12 PM	Thursday, February 5
Thursday, October 2, 12 PM	Thursday, March 5
Thursday, November 6, 12PM	Thursday, April 2
Thursday, December 4, 12-1 PM	Thursday, May

Curriculum Committee Members
Chair: Neil Ward, ART, FA (28)
Adam Case, MATH/CS, NS (28)	Elizabeth Talbert, SOC, SS (26)
Vincent Kenney, MUSIC, FA (28)	Matt Esposito, HIST, HUM (27)

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Promotion and Tenure Committee

Committee Members
Amy Letter, HUM/SS (26)	John Gitua, NS (26)
Eric Saylor, FA (26)	Olga Lazareva, NS (27)
Mary McCarthy, HUM/SS (27)	John Pomeroy, FA (27)

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Faculty Senate

Divisional Representatives
Carol Spaulding-Kruse, HUM (27)	Jeff Karnicky, HUM (26)
Erin Degner, FA (27)	Charisse Buising, NS (27)
Greg Lengel, NS (27)	David Courard-Hauri, NS (26)
Sandi Patton-Imani, SS (27)	Daria Trentini, SS (26)
Ashley Sidon, FA (26)
Faculty Senate At-Large Rep
Maria Valdovinos (26)

Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule

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Academic Integrity Committee

Faculty Representatives	Faculty Alternates
Chair: Robert Craig, ART, FA (26)	Glenn McKnight, HIST, HUM/SS (27)
Shauna Kaplan, BIO, NS (26)	Nicholas Roth, MUS, FA (26)
Ashley Siddon, MUS, FA (27)	Jerry Honts BIO, NS (27)
Nancy Berns, SOC, HUM/SS (27)	Dina Smith, HUM/SS (26)
Deb Symonds, HIST, HUM/SS (26)
Student Representatives
HUM/SS: TBD
NS: TBD
FA: TBD

 

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Technology Planning Committee

Committee Members
Chair: Amahia Mallea, HIST, HUM/SS (28)	Athan Petridis, PHY, NS (26)
Jim Romain, MUS, FA (26)	Jill Allen, Ex-officio
Lisa West, ENG, HUM/SS (28)	Clayton Mitchell, Ex-officio

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Diversity Committee

Faculty and Staff Representatives
Chair: Eric Emmons, PSY, NS (27)	Lilah Anderson, Staff (27)
Hector Aguero, MUS, FA (26)	Katie Evenson, Staff (26)
Andrew Becklin, MATH/CS, NS (26)	Gesine Gerhard, Ex-officio
Beth Younger, ENG, HUM/SS (27)	Student Representatives
Hyejin Park, MATH, at large (26)
Sascha Crasnow, ART, at large (27)

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Pre-Medical Advisory Committee

Committee Members
Gholam Mirafzal, CHEM, Chair	Marc Busch, BIO
Adina Kilpatrick, BIO (Biophysics)	Debora Christensen, BIO
Cassity Gutierrez, PHARM

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Global and Comparative Public Health Committee

Committee Members
Shauna Kaplan, Chair
Inbal Mazar, A&S
Daria Trentini, A&S