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Arts & Sciences Committees
Arts & Sciences Council
Mondays 3:30-5 p.m. in the Drake Room, Olmsted Center
| Fall 2018 | Spring 2019 |
| Wednesday, September 5 | February 18 |
| September 17 | March 25 |
| October 22 | April 22 |
| November 19 | May 6 |
| December 10 |
| Members At-Large | |
| Mark Vitha, CHEM (20) | Meredith Luttrell, BIO (19) |
| Matthew Zwier, CHEM (19) |
TBD (19) |
| Yasmina Madden, ENG (20) |
Heidi Slesiter, BIO (20) |
| Divisional Representatives | |
| Amahia Mallea, HIST, chair | Terrence Pendleton, Math/CS, NS (20) |
| Curt Caldwell, HIST, HUM/SS (20) | Jerry Honts, BIO, NS (19) |
| John Graham, THEA, FA (19) | Ann Cravero, MUS, FA (20) |
| Rachel Caufield-Paine, HUM/SS (19) | |
| Staff Representative | |
| TBD (20) | |
| Student Representatives | |
| -AS senator | -FA senator |
Arts & Sciences Council Minutes
Arts & Sciences Department Chairs
Tuesdays 2:30-4 p.m. in the Drake Room, Olmsted Center
| Fall 2018 | Spring 2019 |
| September 4 | January 29 |
| September 18 | February 12 |
| October 2 | February 26 |
| October 23 | March 12 |
| October 30 | March 26 |
| November 13 | April 9 |
| November 27 | April 23 |
| December 11 | May 7 |
| Department Chairs | |
| TBD- Art and Design | Tim Urness - Math and Computer Sci |
| Marc Busch - Biology | James Romain - Music |
| John Gitua - Chemistry | Brad Crowell- Philosophy & Religion |
| Nancy Berns - Culture and Society | Athan Petridis - Physics and Astronomy |
| Megan Brown - English | Dennis Goldford - Political Science |
| Michael Renner - Environmental Science | Brian Sanders - Psychology |
| Karen Leroux - History | John Pomeroy - Theatre |
| Will Garriot - Law, Politics and Society | |
| Program Directors | |
| Charisse Buising - Biochemistry, Cell, Molecular Biology | Tom Westbrook - LEAD |
| Melisa Klimaszewski - Women's and Gender Studies | Marc Pinheiro-Cadd - World Languages and Cultures |
| Center and Institute Directors | |
| TBD- Drake University Science Collaborative Institute | Jennifer Harvey - Center for Humanities |
A&S Curriculum Committee-TBD
Meetings Mondays at 3:30 p.m. in Medbury 220.
New course forms or course change forms for review by Curriculum Committee are due one week prior to each meeting.
| Fall 2017 | Spring 2018 |
| September 12 | February 6 |
| October 3 | March 6 |
| November 7 | April 3 |
| December 5 | May 1 |
| Curriculum Committee Members | |
| Jerry Honts- Chair | Matthew Zwier, CHEM, NS (19) |
| Leslie Marrs, MUS, FA (18) |
Sandra Patton-Imani, SCS, SS (19) |
| Natalie Bayer, HIST, HUM (18) | |
A&S Faculty Cabinet
Meetings TBD in Arts & Sciences Dean’s office
| Fall 2018 | Spring 2019 (tentative) |
| September 8 | February 2 |
| October 6 | March 2 |
| November 3 | April 6 |
| December 8 | May 10 |
| Faculty Cabinet Members | |
| Amahia Mallea, HIST, Chair | |
| Christopher Porter, NS (19) | Neil Ward, Art, FA (20) |
| Michael Haedicke, SCS, SS (19) | Leah Kalmanson, PHIL/REL, HUM (20) |
Promotion and Tenure Committee
| Committee Members | |
| Elizabeth Robertson, HUM (19) | Dan Alexander, NS (20) |
| Benjamin Gardner, FA (20) | Clarence Padilla, FA (20) |
| Maria Valdovinos, NS (19) | Matthew Esposito HUM/SS (19) |
Faculty Senate
| Members At-Large | |
| Maura Lyons (20) | Heidi Sleister (19) |
| Dan Alexander (19) | Jennifer McCrickerd (19) |
| Renee Cramer-President | |
| Divisional Representatives | |
| Nicholas Roth, FA (20) | Godfried Asante, SS (20) |
| Elizabeth Robertson, HUM (19) | Jerry Honts, NS (19) |
Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule
Academic Integrity Committee
| Faculty Representatives | Faculty Alternates |
| Janet Wirth-Cauchon, SCS, SS (19) | Joan McAlister, SCS, SS (19) |
| Lisa West, ENG, HUM (19) | David Senchina, BIO, NS (19) |
| MuiR Eaton, BIO, NS (19) | Beth Younger, ENG, HUM (19) |
| James Romain, MUS, FA (18) | Rika Uchida, MUS, FA (19) |
Technology Planning Committee
| Committee Members | |
| Deb Christensen- Chair | |
| Milan Sherman, MATH/CS, NS (18) | Leslie Marrs, MUS, FA (19) |
| Ramesh Dhussa, SCS, SS (19) | Dina Smith, ENG, HUM (19) |
| Clayton Mitchell, ex-officio | Joanna Mosser, ex-officio |
Diversity Committee
| Faculty and Staff Representatives | |
| Will Garriott-chair | |
| Amy Letter, ENG, HUM/SS (19) | John Graham, THEA, FA (18) |
| Alice Fynaardt, Staff (19) | Sofia Turnbull, Staff (18) |
| Shauna Marvin, BIO, NS (19 | |
| Nancy Reincke, ENG (18), at-large | Jill Allen, PSY (18), at-large |
Pre-Medical Advisory Committee
| Committee Members | |
| Gholam Mirafzal, CHEM, Chair | Marc Busch, BIO |
| Debora Christensen, BIO | LaRhee Henderson, CHEM |
| Cassity Gutierrez, PHARM | |
A&S News
August 2, 2018
July 12, 2018
