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2025-26 Elective and Appointive Committees

Updated 5-16-25

Elective Committee Assignments

Academic Appeals Board (All University Judicial Committee and Academic Appeals Committee)-updated

  • Leslie Betz (Registrar) -- convenor
  • 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

Ad Hoc Bookstore Committee

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

Assessment Committee - updated

  • 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) - updated

  • 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) 1/2
  • Lindsey Kellar (U – SoNHS) 2/2
  • Rick Lindquist (CIO), ex officio
  • Abby Mann (Library), (Writing Committee), ex officio
  • 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
  • Leslie Betz (Registrar), ex officio
  • Joanne Diaz (Humanities)
  • Todd Fuist (Social Sciences), Vice-Chair - Spring 25
  • Narendra Jaggi (Natural Sciences)
  • Chris Sweet - Chair (T - Library) 
  • Vacant

Diversity Advisory Council

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

Faculty Development Committee (FDC) - updated

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

Hearing Committee updated

  • 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 updated

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

Promotion and Tenure Committee (PAT) updated

  • Zahia Drici (T – Math) 2/2
  • 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

Undergraduate Research Advisory Committee (URAC)  Updated

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

Appointive Committee Assignments

Admissions Committee

  • Tara Gerstner (U - SoBE)
  • Ram Mohan (T - Chemistry)
  • Leigh Moon (U - SoBE) Spring
  • Jerry Olson (T - SoBE)
  • Gabe Spalding (T - Physics) Fall

All-University Judiciary Committee (AUJC)

  • Brian Law (U - Computer Science)
  • Edgar Lehr (T - Biology)  
  • Mark Liffiton (T - Computer Science)  
  • Adriana Ponce (T - F&PA)
  • Prince Robertson - chair (Dean of Students for Community Standards and Advocacy)
  • Joe Williams (T - Psychology)

Data Governance Committee

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

Endowed Professor's Committee (EPC)

  • Jim Simeone/FDC (T - PoliSci)
  • Leigh Moon/FDC (U - SoBE)
  • Wendy Kooken/PAT  (T – SoNHS)
  • Mike Theune/PAT (T - English)
  • Will Jaeckle /Endowed Professor (T-Biology)
  • David Marvin (Iterim Provost), ex officio
  • Amy Coles (Dean of Curr & Fac Dev), ex officio

Faculty Secretary

  • Abigail Mann (U - Library)

Health Care Advocacy Committee (HCAC), no chair

  • Carolyn Nadeau (T - WLLC)
  • James Plath (T - English)
  • Dave Remmert (U - SoNHS)

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)

  • Jessie Dixon (T - WLLC) 
  • Dan Dodd (U - SoNHS)
  • Courtney Irby (sabbatical in SP25) (T - Sociology)
  • Mignon Jolly (T - Psychology)
  • William Munro (T - Political Science)
  • Brandi Reissenweber (T - English)

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)  
  • Aaron Wilson (sabbatical in FA24) (Env Science)

Student Engagement Committee (SEC)

  • Alyssa Culp (U - History)
  • Marie Nebel-Schwalm (T - Psychology)  Spring
  • Deb Halperin - Chair
  • Liz Bloodworth, Ames Library
  • Anneka Fraser, International Office
  • Billie Jarvis-Freeman, Writing Program/Writing Center
  • Lindsey Kellar, Titan Athletics
  • Mannat Kandal, student
  • Morgan Pulliam, Office of Student Involvement
  • Rebecca Roesner, Associate Provost
  • Patrick Zajac, Hart Career Center
  • Taren Nance, Office of Diversity & Inclusion
  • Leah Schneblin, Study Abroad

 

Writing Program Committee

  • Alyssa Culp (U - History)  
  • Maggie Evans (T - Ed Studies) - Chair
  • Billie Jarvis-Freeman (teaching track - English)
  • Abby Mann (U - Library)
  • James Plath (T - English)