Humanities College Committees
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Term: 3 years
Membership: 3 representatives
Eligibility: Tenure/Tenure-Track faculty only
Meeting time: Once in Spring; additionally, if/as needed, for special elections
Elected by: All College faculty
Description: Oversees election process (nominations, balloting, announcement of results) for election of College representatives to College and University Committees and to the Academic Senate. Reference College Elections Policy & Procedures and University Faculty Elections Procedures (Section C).
Current membership:
Cristina Azocar, Journalism, 2009-2012
Camille Dungy, Creative Writing, 2008-2010
Shelley Wilcox, Philosophy, 2009-2012
LEAVE-WITH-PAY COMMITTEE
Term: 3 years (2 years for members elected 2009 and after)
Membership: 5 representatives
Eligibility: Tenured faculty only; maximum one representative per Department/Program; cannot serve and also apply for award; cannot serve and also be a member of the University Sabbatical Committee
Meeting time: Once or twice in Fall
Elected by: All faculty
Description: Evaluates leave-with-pay applications. Reference university policy #S03-018 (Section 3).
Victoria Chen, Communication Studies, 2009-2011
Pam Hood, Philosophy, 2007-2010
Mary Scott, Humanities, 2007-2010
Venise Wagner, Journalism, 2007-2010
To be appointed by the dean for 2009-2011 term
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Term: 3 years (2 years for members elected 2009 and after)
Membership: 7 representatives maximum (5 is minimum/quorum)
Eligibility: Tenured faculty only; maximum one representative per Department/Program; cannot serve and also apply for award
Meeting time: Once or twice in Spring
Elected by: Tenured/Tenure-track faculty only
Description: Evaluates applications for summer stipends, mini-grants, VP Assigned Time, and Faculty Diversity awards.
Current membership:
Victoria Chen, Communication Studies, 2009-2011
Deborah Cohler, Women and Gender Studies, 2008-2011
Rachele Kanigel, Journalism, 2008-2011
Ed Luby, Museum Studies, 2007-2010
Saul Steier, Humanities, 2008-2011
Note: Positions for two optional additional members currently are unfilled and will be open for nominations in the Spring '10 election
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Term: 3 years (2 years for members elected 2009 and after)
Membership: 5 representatives
Eligibility: Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty only
Meeting time: Once in Fall and once in Spring
Elected by: All College faculty
Description: Evaluates applications for college scholarships.
Current membership:
Rachele Kanigel, Journalism, 2007-2010
Shirin Khanmohamadi, Comparative and World Literature, 2008-2011
Gillian McIntosh, Classics, 2009-2011
Kitty Millet, Jewish Studies, 2007-2010
Kasturi Ray, Women and Gender Studies, 2008-2011
STUDENT RESEARCH COMPETITION COMMITTEE
Term: 2 years (for judges elected 2009 and after)
Membership: 5 judges, including the Area Coordinator for Humanities and Letters, who serves as Chair
Eligibility: All faculty; maximum one judge per Department/Program
Meeting time: Once in Spring
Elected by: All faculty; exception: Area Coordinator appointed by the dean
Description: Judges written papers and oral presentations by college participants.
Current membership:
Cristina Azocar, Journalism, 2009-2011
Julietta Hua, Women and Gender Studies, 2009-2011
Jolie Martin, English, 2009-2011
Leah Wingard, Communication Studies, 2009-2011
To be appointed by the Area Coordinator for 2009-2010 only
Susan Shimanoff (Area Coordinator)
TRAVEL COMMITTEE
Term: 3 years
Membership: 3 representatives
Eligibility: Department Chairs/Program Directors
Meeting time: Once in Fall and once in Spring
Elected by: College Council
Description: Advises the dean on travel support applications and policies.
Current membership:
Maxine Chernoff, Creative Writing, 2009-2012
Elisabetta Nelsen, Foreign Languages & Literatures, 2008-2011
Beverly Voloshin, English, 2007-2010
TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT COMMITTEE
Term: 1 year (automatically extended, unless representative resigns)
Membership: 1 representative requested from each Department/Program
Eligibility: All faculty
Meeting time: Every other Wednesday, 10-11 am (subject to change).
Appointed by: Department/Program Chairs/Directors
Description: Advises the dean on technology and equipment-related matters, including instructional equipment requests.
Current membership:
Classics & Comparative and World Literature: Michael Anderson
Communication Studies: Leah Wingard
Creative Writing: tbd
English: David Olsher
Foreign Languages and Literatures: Hsiu-Huei L. Domizio
Humanities: Saul Steier
Jewish Studies: Kitty Millet (Chair)
Journalism: tbd
Modern Greek Studies: tbd
Museum Studies: tbd
Philosophy: Philosophy
Technical and Professional Writing: Neil Lindeman
Women and Gender Studies: Jillian Sandell
COLLEGE COUNCIL
Term: Based on position as Department Chair/Program Director
Membership: 1 representative requested from each Department/Program
Eligibility: Department Chairs/Program Directors only
Meeting time: Every other Thursday, 2-4 am (subject to change).
Elected/Appointed by: Departments/Programs
Description: Advises the dean on policy.
Current membership:
Classics & Comparative and World Literature: David Leitao
Communication Studies: Geri Merrigan
Creative Writing: Maxine Chernoff
English: Beverly Voloshin
Foreign Languages and Literatures: Elisabetta Nelsen
Humanities: Saul Steier
Jewish Studies: Fred Astren
Journalism: Venise Wagner
Modern Greek Studies: Martha Klironomos
Museum Studies: Linda Ellis
Philosophy: Shelley Wilcox
Technical and Professional Writing: Lu Rehling
Women and Gender Studies: Nan Alamilla Boyd