COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Standing Committees
2006-2007
Advising and Retention Committee Advises dean on issues related to undergraduate student advising and retention.
Caryn Asleson (Dean's Office) (Chair) |
Kim Lassiter (Psychology) |
Anne Sparks (Social Work) |
Jim Andrews (Classics & World Religions) |
Betsy Partyka (Modern Languages) |
Art Trese (Environmental & Plant Biology) |
Laura DiCaprio (Biological Sciences) |
Madappa Prakash (Physics & Astronomy) |
Thomas Vander Ven (Sociology/Anthropology) |
Robert Klein (Mathematics) |
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Awards Advisory Committee Determines recipients of Dean's teaching and service awards, Group II Outstanding Faculty Awards, Grasselli Teaching Awards, and Grasselli Undergraduate Research Awards.
Jacqueline Glasgow (English) |
Mark LeBar (Philosophy) |
Takaaki Suzuki (Political Science) |
Claudia Gonzalez-Vallejo (Psychology) |
Mark Lucas (Physics & Astronomy) |
Deborah Thorne (Sociology/Anthropology) |
Peter Harrington (Chemistry) |
Molly Morrison (Modern Languages) |
Maureen Weissenrieder (Dean's Office) (Chair) |
William Holmes (Biological Sciences) |
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Curriculum Committee Considers changes in College requirements; votes on acceptability of new programs, new courses, and course changes. Suggests appropriate improvements of proposals and ensures adherence to University Curriculum Council rules and guidelines. Members normally serve a three-year term.
Caryn Asleson (Dean's Office) |
Marvin Fletcher (History) |
Albert Rouzie (English) |
Harvey Ballard (Environ. & Plant Biology) |
Doug Green (Geological Sciences) |
Chris Thompson (Linguistics) |
*Jack Bender (Philosophy) |
*Dinh Huynh (Mathematics) |
Maureen Weissenrieder (Dean's Office) (Chair) |
*Barbara Caporale (Economics) |
Stephen Patterson (Psychology) |
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*General Education Subcommittee
Education Abroad Committee Advises university Director of Education Abroad on CAS education abroad issues and policies governing distribution of CAS scholarships;helps select exchange participants;considers budgetary issues related to study abroad; serves as sounding board for new programs.
Faculty Development Committee Evaluates and ranks proposals for: (1) Faculty Development funding to acquire new skills or knowledge (once per quarter); and (2) Faculty Fellowship Leaves, forwarded to the dean by the departments (once per year). Members normally serve a three-year term.
Steve Bergmeier (Chemistry & Biochemistry) |
James Dyer (Geography) (Chair) |
Quoc Phong Vu (Mathematics) |
Karen Carlson (Social Work) |
Ruth Palmer (Classics & World Religions) |
Linda Zionkowski (English) |
Howard Dewald (Dean's Office) |
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Professional Ethics Committee Investigates allegations of faculty or department chair violations of professional ethics not involving research misconduct; reports conclusions to the Dean, the person accused, and the Provost. May recommend reprimand, censure, or disciplinary action.
David Bell (Linguistics) |
Elizabeth Collins (Classics & World Religions) |
Steve Hays (Classics & World Religions) |
Jared Butcher (Chemistry) |
Molly Gurien (Biological Sciences) (GrII) |
Julie Suhr (Psychology) |
Research Advisory Committee Advises dean about the importance, enhancement and proper place of research in the College; advises dean on appropriate College and University policies related to research and scholarship. Members normally serve a three-year term.
Tim Anderson (Psychology) |
Jennifer Hines (Chemistry) |
Soichi Tanda (Biological Sciences) |
Howard Dewald (Dean's Office) (Chair) |
Chester Pach (History) |
Patricia Weitsman (Political Science) |
Philip Ehrlich (Philosophy) |
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Scholars Program Advisory Committee Advises dean on implementation of new Scholars Program.
Eugene Ammarell (Sociology/Anthropology) |
Christopher Coski (Modern Languages) |
Damian Nance (Geological Sciences) |
Caryn Asleson (Dean's Office) |
David Descutner ( University College ) |
Joe Shields (Physics & Astronomy) |
Josephine Bloomfield (English) |
Ann Fidler ( Honors Tutorial College ) |
Kathleen Sullivan (Political Science) |
Geoffrey Buckley (Geography) |
Mary Jane Kelley (Modern Languages) |
Maureen Weissenrieder (Dean's Office) (Chair) |
Tom Carpenter (Classics & World Religions) |
Mark LeBar (Philosophy) |
Julie White (Political Sciences) |
Michele Clouse (History) |
Joseph McLaughlin (English) |
Arthur Zucker (Philosophy) |
Elizabeth Collins (Classics & World Religions) |
Dean McWilliams (English) |
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Scholarship Committee Determines criteria for selection of upperclass Dean's scholarships.
Caryn Asleson (Dean's Office) |
Karen Eichstadt (Chemistry) |
Hiroyuki Oshita (Linguistics) |
John Brobst (History) |
David Keck (Mathematics) (Chair) |
Maureen Weissenrieder (Dean's Office) |
Karen Dahn (Dean's Office) |
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Staffing Advisory Committee Aids dean in assessing staffing requests from College departments; advises dean on priorities for positions to be filled and on final list of positions available for recruitment for the academic year.
Christopher Coski (Modern Languages) |
Debra Henderson (Sociology & Anthropology) |
Ellengene Peterson (Biological Sciences) |
Howard Dewald (Dean's Office) |
Greg Nadon (Geological Sciences) |
Maureen Weissenrieder (Dean's Office) |
Marsha Dutton (English) |
Ben Ogles (Dean) (Chair) |
Jean Witkowski (Dean's Office) |
Ann Gordon (Political Science) |
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