Committees of the Faculty 2023-24

Faculty Council

Faculty Council

Faculty Council Positions

Faculty

Chair

David Yamanishi (2026)

Vice-Chair

Devan Baty (2025)

Chair, Curriculum Oversight Committee

Chris Hoklotubbe (2024)

Chair, Academic Programs

Lynne Ikach (2026)

Chair, Academic Regulations

Megan Altman (2025)

Chair, Compensation

Megan Goldberg (2024)

Chair, Student Success

Greg Cotton (2024)

Chair, Admissions

Lewis Kanyiba (2024)

Vice-Chair of Diversity

Santhi Hejeebu (2025)

Vice-Chair of Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion

Jama Stilwell (2025)

Untenured Faculty Representative

Ajit Chavan (2024)

In the case that the Faculty Council members (including Faculty Council Chair, Vice-Chair, and untenured faculty representative) do not include members of all four academic divisions of the faculty (Fine Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences), the member of the RTP committee elected to represent the affected division will serve on the Faculty Council instead of the Vice-Chair of RTP.

Major Committees

Major Committees

Major Committees of the Faculty

Faculty 

Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion

Tori Barnes-Brus (Vice-Chair, 2024)*
Rhawn Denniston (2024)
Jama Stilwell (Vice-Chair Elect, 2025)
John Gruber-Miller (2025)

Curriculum Oversight

Chris Hoklotubbe (Chair, 2024)
Kara Beauchamp
Jill Heinrich

Academic Programs

Lynne Ikach (Chair, 2026)
Huan Cai
Susannah Biondo-Gemmell
Derin Sherman 

Academic Regulations

Megan Altman (Chair, 2025)
Cynthia Strong (2025)
Lauren Jepsen (2025)

Student Success

Greg Cotton (Chair, 2024)
Christi Johnson (2024)
Kerry Bostwick (2026)
Jai Shanata (2026)
    + First Year Experience Committee Chair, Jai Shanata

Student Success: First-Year Experience Subcommittee

Erin Davis (Chair, 2025)
Amy Gullen (2025)
Caroline Price (2025)

Admissions

Lewis Kanyiba (Chair, 2024)
Melaine King (2025)
Jonathon Dreeze (2026)

Compensation

Megan Goldberg (Chair, 2024)
Ann Cannon (2025)
Tyler George (2026)

Academic Exceptions

Justus Hallam (Chair, 2026)
Sung Mo Kang (2025)
Alex McKenzie (2025)
Danielle Grimes (2025)

Divisional Council

Divisional Council

Divisional Council Positions

Faculty

Division Representative, Humanities

Katie Sagal (2026)

Division Representative, Fine Arts

Chris Nakielski (2026)

Division Representative, Social Sciences

Todd Knoop (2024)

Division Representative, Natural Sciences

Emily Walsh (2024)

Division Representative, Interdisciplinary Programs

Michael Mosier (2025)

All-College Committees

All-College Committees

All-College Committees Positions

Faculty

Diversity

Santhi Hejeebu (Faculty Vice-Chair, 2025)
Meghan Yamanishi, Faculty Equity Officer
Mary Olson
Aparna Thomas

Reaccreditation

James Freeman
Scott Olinger
Charles Liberko
Jen Rouse 

Faculty on sabbatical or other academic leave in 2023-2024:
Tyler Carrington, Michelle Herder, Niloofar Kamran, James Martin, Alyssa Selmer, Leon Tabak, Craig Teague, Rebecca Wines, Meghan Yamanishi

Advisory Committees and Other Committees of the College

Members of these committees are appointed by the President with advice and consent of the Vice-Chair of Faculty Council and Divisional Council members. They are not subject to faculty vote. Membership of advisory committees will be finalized by block 1, 2023-24.

Faculty not listed above will be asked to serve on ad-hoc or advisory committees of the College. Requests will be sent from the Office of Academic Affairs and/or the directors and chairs of the respective committees.

  • Center for the Literary Arts (Director, Rebecca Entel)

  • Institutional Review Board (IRB, Chair, Alice Ganzel)

  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC, Steven Neese)

  • Dimensions Advisory Committee (Chair, Jai Shanata)

  • Athletics Committee (Faculty Athletics Representative, Kristin Meyer)

  • Safe Repopulation Task Force

  • Center for Teaching and Learning (Director, Jen Rouse)

  • Wellness Committee

  • Graduate Program Council (Director, Lisa Nieman)

  • Ingenuity in Action Advisory Committee (Director, Kate Kauper)

  • IT Governance Committee