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Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Council

consists of one elected councilor from each of the 21 college departments and 3 career-track councilors representing each of the college's three pillars.

Councilors are elected to serve a three-year term. The CASFC carries out the functions and responsibilities assigned to it by the College Faculty and Administration, insuring that channels of communication are established and maintained. The CASFC considers matters referred to it by the Dean, by the OSU Faculty Council or by members of the college faculty, as well as initiates studies of matters within the concern of the college faculty and makes recommendations to the Dean, to the college faculty and to OSU Faculty Council.

The CASFC has seven standing committees. See committee rosters below. The council meets 3:30-5:00 pm the first Wednesday of the fall semester and then the first Wednesday of every month September-December and February-May.

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Meet Your Faculty Council Officers

CAS Council Members 2026-27

Jennifer Borland

Art, Graphic Design and Art History

Laleh Tahsini

Chemistry

Sherri Norton

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Lane Greer

Biology

Lawrence Ware

Philosophy

Joe Haley

Physics

Joshua Jansa

Political Science

Andrew Abernathy

School of Media and Strategic Communications 

Natasa Kaurin-Karaca, Music

Non-Tenure Track—Arts and Humanities Pillar

Kim Zoldak (PHYS)

Non-Tenure Track—Math and Sciences Pillar

Sasha Hanrahan, Psychology

Non-Tenure Track—Social Sciences Pillar

Standing Committees

  1. College Policy and Planning
  2. Curriculum, General Education, and Outreach
  3. Non-Tenure Track Faculty Committee
  4. Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure
  5. Rules and Procedures
  6. Sabbatical Leave
  7. Scholarship

Standing committees are permanent and are the Faculty Council's operating agents. Except for the Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee and the Sabbatical Leave Committee, the standing committees formulate and recommend actions, policies and procedures for approval by the Faculty Council, which in turn makes recommendations to the Dean. As they make recommendations concerning personnel matters, the Tenure and Promotion Committee and the Sabbatical Leave Committee report directly to the Dean.

Ad Hoc Committees may be appointed by the chair of the Faculty Council whenever necessary. This action is submitted to the Faculty Council for approval at its next meeting. The term of an Ad Hoc Committee expires after the meeting at which its final report is accepted by the Faculty Council.

College Policy and Planning
Department/PositionOperating Agent
Chair (CASFC Member)Lisa Mantini
THJason Estala
ENGLSara Loss
POLS
MATHMike Oehrtman
GEOLTracy Quan
Curriculum Committee
Department/PositionOperating Agent
ChairSasha Khanov
THKorte, Joan
ARTJenny Ramirez
PSYCJennifer Byrd-Craven
CDISBaldwin, Leslie
MATHHenry Segerman
PHYSAlexander (Sasha) Khanov
Associate Dean Academic ProgramsTy Hawkins
Associate Dean Academic ServicesAmy Martindale
Rules and Procedures
Rules and Procedures
Department/PositionOperating Agent
Chair (CASFC Member)Jonathan Ludwig
Vacant-----
LLJonathan Ludwig
PSYCJennifer Byrd-Craven
CDIS (2 year term)Mandie Harris
BIOElisa Casadei
STATZeyi Wang

Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure

Members must be tenured-majority full professors

Department/PositionOperating Agent
Co-ChairSmita Mohanty (Full)
CHEMSmita Mohanty (Full)
MUSIChristopher Haygood (Full)
HISTYongtao Du (Full)
ENGLSarah Beth Childers (Aso Prof)
POLSErica Townsend-Bell (Aso Prof)
GEOGHamed Gholizadeh (Aso Prof)
MSCDylan McLemore (Aso Prof)
CSJohnson Thomas (Full)
STATJoshua Habiger (Full)
GEOLJavier Vilcaez Perez (Full)

Career Track Faculty

Department/PositionOperating Agent
ChairKim Zoldak (PHYS)
NMS-A
TBD
AHUM-C
Nataša Kaurin-Karača
SOCS-BSasha Hanrahan (PSYCH)
NMS-DKim Zoldak (PHYS)
AHUM-ATBD
SOCS-CTBD

Sabbatical Leave

Department/PositionOperating Agent
Chair
PHILEric Turcat
LLEric Turcat
SOCRachel Schmitz
BIOL
MICRBabu Fathepur

Scholarship

Department/PositionOperating Agent
ChairSheri Norton
MUSILuca Antonucci
HISTDavid Andrea
SOCNick Heiserman
CHEMNicholas Materer
CSSadiq Al Buhamood