2025-26 Elective and Appointive Committees

Updated 6-5-25

Elective Committee Assignments

Academic Appeals Committee and AUJC Elected Pool of Faculty

• Tara Gerstner (U - SoBE) 2/2
• Libby Haywood (Biology) 1/1
• Carolyn Nadeau (Sr.,T-WLLC) 1/2
• Ilia Radoslavov (Sr.,T-SoM) 1/2
• Adriana Ponce (Sr.,T-SoM) 1/2

Academic Appeals Committee

• Leslie Betz (Registrar) -- convenor
• see elected pool of faculty above

Ad Hoc Bookstore Committee

• Alyssa Culp
• Stephanie Davis-Kahl
• Leigh Moon (Spring)
• Jim Simeone
• Talley Gentry (Registrar's Office), ex officio
• (VP for Business and Finance), ex officio

Assessment Committee

• Carmela Ferradans (Dean of Curr & Fac Dev), ex officio
• Kate Neally (Educational Studies) 1/2
• Aaron Wilson, chair (T - Environmental Studies) 2/2

Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETAL)

• Carmela Ferradans (Dean of Curr & Fac Dev), ex officio
• Steph Guedet, Lead Instructional Designer, ex officio
• Deb Halperin (Dir. CEL), ex officio
• Libby Haywood (TCHT –  Biology) - Chair 1/2
• Billie Jarvis-Freeman (Sr. Humanities) - Vice Chair 1/2
• Lindsey Kellar (U – SoNHS) 2/2
• Rick Lindquist (CIO), ex officio
• Chris Sweet (Library)
• Lisa Nelson (Sr.,T-SoM) 1/1
• Tyler Schwend (T – Biology)2/2
• Sara Spaniol, Instructional Technologist, ex officio

Council on University Programs and Policy (CUPP)

• Stephanie Davis-Kahl (T – Library & Interdiscip Prog) Vice Chair 25-26
• Dan Dodd (T – SoNHS/Athletics Representative) 25-27
• Bryan McCannon (T – SoBE Representative) 25-26
• Luke Wilson (T – Humanities Rep) 25-27
• Jusitn Brill (U – F&PA) 25-27
• April Schultz (T – Social Science Rep ) Chair 25-26
• Andrew Shallue (T – Natural Sci Rep) 25-27
• Krysten Walowski – Student Senate President Fall 25

Curriculum Council (CC)

• Carmela Ferradans (Dean of Curricular and Faculty Development), ex officio
• Chisato Kojima (Humanities)
• Todd Fuist (Social Sciences), Chair
• RJ Hodde (SoTA, SoM, SoA)
• Narendra Jaggi (Natural Sciences)
• Brenda Knoll (SONHS)
• Abby Mann (Library) - Vice-Chair
• Tara Gerstner (SoBE)

Diversity Advisory Council

• Anna Corvera (TCHT – F&PA)
• Tara Gerstner (U – SoBE) - Spring 25
• Abby Mann (Library)
• Joe Williams (T - Psychology)
• Bira Zhahadai (U - SoBE)

Faculty Development Committee (FDC)

• Alyssa Culp (U - History) - Vice-Chair
• Marie Nebel-Schwalm (Psychology)
• Carmela Ferradans (Dean of Curr & Fac Dev), ex-officio
• Brandi Reissenweber (Sr.,T-English) - Chair
• Jim Simeone (T - Political Science)
• Gabe Spalding (T - Physics)

Hearing Committee

• Andy Engen (T - Philosophy) 2/2
• Amanda Hopkins (Sr.,T-SoNHS)1/2
• Carolyn Nadeau (Sr.,T-WLLC) 1/2
• Robert Kearney (T - SoBE) 2/2
• Mark Liffiton, Chair (T – Computer Science)1/1 -?
• Ram Mohan (T - Chemistry) 2/2
• Ilia Radoslavov (Sr.,T-SoM) 1/2
• Jennifer Rushlow (SoBE) 2/2

Nominating Committee 

• Mark Liffiton (Sr.,T-Computer Science)
• Mignon Montpetit Jolly (T - Psychology) Chair
• Bira Zhahadai (SoBE)
• Leigh Moon (U - SoBE) 

Promotion and Tenure Committee (PAT) 

• Zahia Drici (T – Math) 2/2, Chair
• Courtney Irby (Sr., T - Sociology) 1/2
• Amber Kujath (Sr., T - SoNHS) 1/2
• Mignon Montpetit Jolly (Sr., T - Psychology) 1/2
• Cesar Valverde (Sr., T - WLLC) 1/2, Vice-Chair

Undergraduate Research Advisory Committee (URAC)  

• Keller Andrews (U - Physics)
• Kriti Budhiraja (Sociology)
• Deborah Halperin (Dir. CEL), ex officio
• Rebecca Roesner (Assoc. Provost), ex officio
• Jennifer Rushlow (SoBE)
• Pete Steadman (Library) Fall / Juan J. Rodriguez Barrera (U - English) Chair Spring

Appointive Committee Assignments

Admissions Committee

• Tara Gerstner (U - SoBE)
• Marie Nebel-Schwalm (T - Psychology)
• Adriana Ponce (T - SoM)
• Brad Sheese (T - Computer Science)
• Armie Thompson (SoTA)

All-University Judiciary Committee (AUJC)

• Prince Robertson - (Dean of Students for Community Standards and Advocacy)  -- convenor
• see first item for the elected pool of faculty above in elective committees

Data Governance Committee

• Stephanie Davis-Kahl (T - Library) Faculty Representative

Endowed Professor's Committee (EPC) (2FDC, 2PAT, 1EP)

• Carmela Ferradans (Dean of Curr & Fac Dev), ex-officio
• Will Jaeckle /Endowed Professor (T-Biology) - EP
• John Miles (Provost), ex officio
• Jim Simeone/FDC (T - PoliSci) - FDC
• VACANT - FDC
• VACANT - PAT
• VACANT - PAT

Faculty Secretary

• Abby Mann (U - Library)

Health Care Advocacy Committee (HCAC), no chair

• Leigh Moon (U - SoBE)
• Carolyn Nadeau (T - WLLC)
• James Plath (T - English)

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

• Chisato Kojima (U - WLLC)
• Edgar Lehr, Vice chair (T - Biology)
• Joe Williams, Chair (T - Psychology)

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

• Justin Brill (U - SoTA) 
• Dan Dodd (U - SoNHS)
• Todd Fuist (T - Sociology)
• Jeremy Roberts (U - SoBE)
• Joe Williams (T - Political Science)

IT Governance Committee

• Mark Liffiton (T - Computer Science) Faculty Representative

Parliamentarian

• Andrew Shallue (T - Computer Science)

Pre-Med Advisory Committee

• Will Jaeckle (T - Biology)
• Loni Walker (T - Biology)  
• Wm. Aaron Wilson (Env Science)

Student Engagement Committee (SEC)

• Cristina Almeida (WLLC)
• Liz Bloodworth, Ames Library
• Anneka Fraser, International Office
• Deb Halperin - Chair
• Billie Jarvis-Freeman, Writing Program/Writing Center
• Mannat Kandal, student
• Lindsey Kellar, Titan Athletics
• Taren Nance, Office of Diversity & Inclusion
• Morgan Pulliam, Office of Student Involvement
• Rebecca Roesner, Associate Provost
• Leah Schneblin, Study Abroad
• Brad Sheese (Computer Science)
• Patrick Zajac, Hart Career Center

Writing Program Committee

• Alyssa Culp (U - History)  
• Abby Mann (U - Library)
• Jim Simeone (T - Political Science)
• Pete Steadman (U - Library)