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Arts & Sciences Committees
Arts & Sciences Council
Mondays 3:30-5 p.m. in the Drake Room, Olmsted Center
| Fall 2019 | Spring 2020 |
| Wednesday, September 4 | February 17 |
| September 16 | March 23 |
| October 21 | April 20 |
| November 18 | May 4 |
| December 9 |
| Members At-Large | |
| Mark Vitha, CHEM (20) | Godfried Asante, SCS (21) |
| Jill Allen, PSY (21) |
Nanci Ross, BIO (21) |
| Yasmina Madden, ENG (20) |
Heidi Slesiter, BIO (20) |
| Divisional Representatives | |
| Erin Horst, THEA, FA (20) | Tom Rosburg, BIO, NS (20) |
| Curt Caldwell, HIST, HUM/SS (20) | Maryann Huey, Math/CS, NS (21) |
| Ellie Falter, MUS, FA (21) | Ann Cravero, MUS, chair |
| Jennifer McCrickerd, PHIL/REL, HUM/SS (21) | |
| Staff Representative | |
| TBD (20) | |
| Student Representatives | |
| -AS senator: Raeann VanDrongelen | |
Arts & Sciences Council Minutes
Arts & Sciences Department Chairs
Tuesdays 2:30-4 p.m. in the Drake Room, Olmsted Center
| Fall 2019 | Spring 2020 |
| September 3-all | January 28-all |
| September 17-new | February 11-new |
| October 1-all | February 25-all |
| October 22-divisional | March 10-divisional |
| November 5-all | March 24-all |
| November 19-divisional | April 7-divisional |
| December 3-all | April 21-all |
| May 5-all |
| Department Chairs | |
| John Fender- 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 | Adina Kilpatrick - Physics and Astronomy |
| Megan Brown - English | Matt Bruinekool - Political Science |
| David Courard-Hauri - Environmental Science | Maria Clapham - Psychology |
| Glenn McKnight- History | John Pomeroy - Theatre |
| Will Garriot - Law, Politics and Society | Marc Pinheiro-Cadd - World Languages and Cultures |
| Program Directors | |
| Charisse Buising - Biochemistry, Cell, Molecular Biology | |
| Melisa Klimaszewski - Women's and Gender Studies | |
| Center and Institute Directors | |
| Brian Gentry- Drake University Science Collaborative Institute | Leah Kalmanson - 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 2019 |
| Curriculum Committee Members | |
| Mark Vitha, Chair | |
| Robert Craig, Art, FA (21) |
Nancy Reincke, ENG, HUM (21) |
| Greg Lengel, PSY, NS (22) |
Daria Trentini, SCS, SS (22) |
A&S Faculty Cabinet
Meetings in Arts & Sciences Dean’s office
| Fall 2019 | Spring 2020 |
| TBD | TBD |
| Faculty Cabinet Members | |
| Ann Cravero, MUS, Chair | |
| David Senchina, BIO, NS (21) | Neil Ward, Art, FA (20) |
| Nate Holdren, LPS, SS (21) | Leah Kalmanson, PHIL/REL, HUM (20) |
Promotion and Tenure Committee
| Committee Members | |
| Amahia Mallea, HUM/SS (21) | Dan Alexander, NS (20) |
| Maura Lyons, FA (21) | Nicholas Roth, FA (20) |
| Heidi Sleister, NS (21) | Craig Owens, HUM (20) |
Faculty Senate
| Divisional Representatives | |
| Nicholas Roth, FA (20) | Godfried Asante, SS (20) |
| Ashley Sidon, FA (21) | Yasmina Madden, HUM (21) |
| Michael Haedicke, SS (21) |
Peter Levi, NS (21) |
| Matthew Zwier, NS (21) |
Faculty Senate Meeting Schedule
Academic Integrity Committee
| Faculty Representatives | Faculty Alternates |
| Renee Cramer, LPS, SS (21) | Joseph Schneider, SCS, SS (21) |
| Martin Roth, PHIL, HUM (21) | Deborah Kent, Math/CS, NS (21) |
| Chris Kliethermes, PSY, NS (21) | Amy Letter, ENG, HUM (21) |
| Robert Meunier, MUS, FA (20) | Leann Freeman-Miller, MUS, FA (21) |
Technology Planning Committee
| Committee Members | |
| Maryann Huey- Chair | |
| Olga Lazareva, PSY, NS (21) | Leslie Marrs, MUS, FA (20) |
| Sandra Patton-Imani, SCS, SS (21) | Lisa West, ENG, HUM (21) |
| Clayton Mitchell, ex-officio | Maria Bohorquez, ex-officio |
Diversity Committee
| Faculty and Staff Representatives | |
| Yasmina Madden-chair | |
| Matt Canfield, LPS, HUM/SS (21) | Vincent Kinney, MUS, FA (20) |
| Alice Fynaardt, Staff (19) | Monique Rodriguez, Staff (20) |
| Meredith Luttrell, BIO, NS (21) | |
| Colin Cairns, CHEM (20)-at large | Eduardo Garcia-Villada (21)-at large |
Pre-Medical Advisory Committee
| Committee Members | |
| Gholam Mirafzal, CHEM, Chair | Marc Busch, BIO |
| Adina Kilpatrick, PHY | |
| Cassity Gutierrez, PHARM | |
A&S News
June 20, 2019
