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Arts and Sciences

Faculty Governance

English department policies and charters can be found in department documents.


Arts and Science Faculty Council

AreaRepresentativeTerm
Department RepresentativeMichaelAmorySpring 2023 - Spring 2025

Arts and Science Tenure and Promotion Committee

Representative

TBA

Arts and Science Curriculum Committee

Representative
TBA

Graduate College Faculty Representative

Representative
TBD

Personnel Committee

AreaRepresentativeTerm
ChairEdward Jones Summer 2025 – Spring 2026
ProfessorLisa LewisSummer 2024 - Spring 2026
ProfessorTim Murphy Summer 2025 – Spring 2027
Associate ProfessorLisa Hollenbach Summer 2025 – Spring 2027
Associate ProfessorSarah Beth ChildersSummer 2024 - Spring 2026
Assistant ProfessorChelsea Silva Summer 2025 – Spring 2026

Curriculum Committee

AreaRepresentativeTerm/Status
LiteratureLindsay WilhelmSummer 2025 - Spring 2027
American Studies
Shelby JohnsonSummer 2024 – Spring 2026
Screen Studies Stacy TakacsSummer 2024 - Spring 2026
TESOL/LinguisticsSteph Link Summer 2025 – Spring 2027
Rhetoric and Writing Studies An ChengSummer 2024 – Spring 2026
Creative WritingAimee ParkisonSummer 2024 - Spring 2026
Undergraduate Major AdvisorClarissa Bonner* Voting Member
Student RepresentativeTBA

Teaching Assistant Selection

AreaRepresentative
CompositionReva Salas
Writing CenterMichelle Waters
International CompositionFran Junnier
Graduate DirectorLindsay Wilhelm

English Graduate Studies Committee

AreaRepresentativeTerm Until
LiteratureChelsea SilvaSummer 2024 - Spring 2026
Rhet. & Writing Studies, TESL/LinguisticsAn ChengSummer 2025 – Spring 2027
Creative Writing, Screen StudiesGene KwakSummer 2024 - Spring 2026

Admission Committee

AreaRepresentative
LiteratureTim Murphy
Creative WritingSarah Beth Childers
Rhetoric and Writing StudiesAn Cheng
Screen StudiesGraig Uhlin
TESOL/LinguisticsNicole Tracy-Ventura

Scholarship Selection Committee

PositionRepresentative
Department HeadJeff Menne
Graduate CoordinatorLindsay Wilhelm
Undergraduate AdvisorClarissa Bonner
Two faculty appointed by the Department Head

CARE Committee

Area Representative

Co-Chairs and Members

Nicole Tracy-Ventura

Shelby Johnson

Member

Ariel Ross

Member

TBD

Grad Student Representative

Salman Rafique