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Academic Year 2025-2026
Standing Committees Membership
Academic Affairs Committee
Steve Ackerman, HC (Chair)
Callie Brusegaard, CEHD
Ilaria D'Angelis, CLA
Peter Lert, CSM
Liang (Lindsay) Ma, CLA
Ling Shi, MCNHS
Jeffrey Stokes, MCNHS
Karen Delaney and Sarah Bartlett, Co-Registrars, ex officio
Calvin Hill and Michael Johnson, Restorative Justice Commission, ex officio
Timothy Grace, Graduate Student Representative
Jordan Meenaghan, Graduate Student Representative
Open Seat: SFE
Academic Technology Committee
Travis Johnston, CLA (Chair)
Lusa Lo, CEHD
Kenneth Fletcher, CSM
Jonathan Kim, CM
Wenhua Shi, CLA
Qian Song, MCNHS
Zong-Guo Xia, SFE
Andre Maharaj, CEHD
Judith Pare, MCNHS
Brian White, FSU Representative
TBA, Student Representative
Yueqing Chen, Healey Library (Head of Library Systems and Discovery Services), ex officio
Jeffrey A. Dusenberry, ITS (Director of Research Computing), ex officio
Apurva Mehta, ITS (Associate Chief Info Officer), ex officio
Andrew Perumal, Provost’s Office, ex officio
Open Seat: HC, Student Representative
Budget and Long-Range Planning Committee
Alice Carter, CLA (Chair)
Michael Ahn, CLA
Nurul Aman, CLA
Peter Federman, CLA
Louise Penner, CLA
Joel Fish, CSM
Laura Hayman, MCNHS
Laurie Milliken, MCNHS
Zong-Guo Xia, SFE
Marlene Kim, CLA
Daniel Gascón, CLA
Yijia E Zhao, CSM
Michael Mahan, PSU Representative
Joseph B. Berger, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, ex officio
Mya Mangawang, Vice Provost, ex officio
Kathleen Kirleis, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, ex officio
Chris Giuliani, Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, ex officio
Stephanie Walker, Dean of University Libraries, ex officio
Open Seat: HC
Financial Aid, Admissions, and Records Committee
Richard Hung, SFE (Chair)
Mona Abo-Zena, CEHD
Serra Acar, CEHD
Cuf Ferguson, CLA
Werner Kunz, CM
Ana Christina Lindsay, MCNHS
John Drew, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, ex officio
Open Seats: CSM, HC
Graduate Studies Committee
Andre Maharaj, CEHD (Chair)
Yijia (Eddie) Zhao, CM
Laura Bozeman, CEHD
Phil Gona, MCNHS
Betsy Klima, CLA
Harry Konstantinidis, CLA
Heather MacIndoe, CLA (On Sabbatical Leave - Replaced by Peter Federman)
Brook Moyers, CSM
Patricia Paugh, CEHD
Steve Smith, Healey Library
Michael Tlusty, SFE
Richard Hunter, CLA
Tracy Baynard, Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education, ex officio
Open Seat: HC
Library Committee
Sabreen Darwish, MCNHS (Chair)
Jaqueline Avila, MCNHS
Tejaswini Dalvi, CEHD
Qingjiang Li, CSM
Mehr Latif, CLA
Gretchen Umholtz, CLA
Susan Tan, CLA
Leili PourRostami, CM
Hanan Abdelrahman, MCNHS
Apurva Mehta, Associate CIO, ex officio
Stephanie Walker, Dean of University Libraries, ex officio
Open Seats: SFE, HC
Joint Discipline & Grievance Committee
Sarah Hamblin, CLA (Chair)
David Patterson, CLA
Laura Bozeman, CEHD
Nelson Lande, CLA
Maria John, CLA
Chandra Yelleswarapu, CSM
Steven Jackson, CSM
Lisa Rivera, CLA
Shawn De Veau, Associate Vice Chancellor/Dean of Students, ex officio
Lynnel Thomas, Associate Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence, ex officio
Student Members:*
Celeste Seto (Undergraduate, MCNHS: Nursing)
Tanisha Jain (Undergraduate, CSM: Computer Science)
Shane Brown (Undergraduate, CLA: Criminal Justice)
Ciaran O’Reilly (Undergraduate, CLA: Anthropology/English)
Azure Parker (Graduate, CEHD)
Vincent Briselli (Graduate, CSM: Chemistry)
Marty Simmons (Graduate, CLA: Public Administration)
Sachin Gupta (Graduate, CSM: Physics)
Vajra Badha (Graduate, CSM: Physics)
Research Committee
Dan Remein, CLA (Co-Chair)
Sun Kim, Nursing (Co-Chair)
Douglas Bolender, CLA
Dolly Daftary, CEHD
Dan Dowling, CSM
Jeffrey Stokes, MCNHS
Manu Thaklar, MCNHS
Jesse Farmer, SFE
Lusa Lo, CEHD (CES Subcommittee Representative)
Lorena Estrada Martinez, SFE
Open Seats: CM, HC
Community Engaged Scholarship (CES) Sub-Committee
Chair Vacant
Mona Abo-Zena, CEHD
Alessia Contu, CM
Michael Johnson, CLA
Hye Min Kim, Communications, CLA
Sun Kim, MCNHS
Da Hei Ku, CEHD
Lusa Lo, CEHD
Carol Chandler-Rourke, CLA
Daniel Gascón, CLA
Open Seats: CSM, MCNHS, SFE, HC
Joint Athletics Committee
Daniel Finn, CLA (Convener)
Peter Federman, CLA
Quality of Life Committee
Timothy Oleksiak, CLA (Convener)
General Education Committee*
Serra Acar, CEHD (Early Childhood Education and Care)
Cassandra Alexopoulos, CLA (Communication)
Hadi Banat, Director, CLA (English) Director, English as a Second Language Program
Chris Barcelos, CLA (Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies), Diversity Subcommittee
Lynne Benson, CLA (Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies)
Lauren Bowen, CLA (English), Director, Composition Program
Neal Bruss, CLA (English), Coordinator, First-Year Seminars, Chair
Rachel Drew, Manning School (Exercise and Health Science)
Karla Schallies, CSM (Biology)
Lauren Sullivan, Coordinator, Intermediate Seminars, CLA (Anthropology)
Elizabeth S. Sweet, CLA (Anthropology), Quantitative Reasoning Subcommittee
Yijia Eddie Zhao, CSM (Accounting and Finance)
Tim Blackman, Director, Undergraduate Studies, ex officio
Betsabe Gomez, Associate Director, Writing Proficiency, Undergraduate Studies, ex officio
Lynnell Thomas, Associate Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence, Undergraduate Studies, ex officio
Distribution Subcommittee
Neal Bruss, CLA (English)
Ting Chen, CM (Accounting and Finance)
Leila Davis, CLA (Economics, Fall term only)
Shuai Jin, CLA (Political Science)
Nino Kebadze, CLA (Latin American and Iberian Studies)
Sheldon Kovitz CSM (Mathematics)
Lisa Rivera, CLA (Philosophy)
Barbara Worley CLA (Anthropology)
Shaman Hatley, CLA (Asian Studies and Classics & Religious Studies)
Aimee D’Avignon, CEHD, Director, Office of Student Success, ex officio
Diversity Subcommittee
Daniela Balenzátegui, CLA (Anthropology)
Miguel Barba, CLA (Sociology)
Chris Barcelos, CLA (Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies)
Karen Grayson, CLA (English) Spring term 2025
Azizah Jor’Dan, MCNHS (Exercise and Health Sciences)
Aimee D’Avignon, CEHD, Director, Student Success Center, ex officio
Abdelkrim Mouhib, CLA (Modern Languages, Literature and Cultures)
Quantitative Reasoning Subcommittee
Jie Chen, University Senior Statistician
Chris Contreras, CLA (Sociology)
Karen Crounse, CSM (Mathematics)
Joao de Souza, CLA (Economics)
Arthur Eisenkraft, CSM (Physics), CEHD, and Honors College
Eric Grinberg, CSM (Mathematics)
Albert Kao, CSM (Biology)
Daniel Lee, CM
Georgia Mavrommati, SFE
Reed Reynolds, CLA (Communication)
Jeffrey Stokes, MCHS (Gerontology)
Elizabeth S. Sweet, CLA (Anthropology)
Laurel Wainwright, CLA (Psychology)
Seminars Assessment Subcommittee
Neal Bruss, CLA (English), Coordinator, First-Year Seminars, Convener
Paul Dyson, CLA (English)
Meredith Gunning, CLA (Philosophy)
Virginia Karlis, CLA (English)
Meesh McCarthy, Undergraduate Studies
Michael Motia, CLA (Classics and Religious Studies)
Lauren Sullivan, Coordinator, Intermediate Seminars, CLA (Anthropology)
Writing Proficiency Subcommittee
Hadi Banat, CLA (English), Director of English as a Second Language, Academic Support Programs
Lauren Bowen, Director, First-Year Composition, CLA (English)
Neal Bruss, CLA Coordinator, First-Year Seminars (English)
Deborah Budden CLA (English)
Maria Carvajal Regidor, Director, University Writing Center
John Hess, CLA (English)
Lauren Sullivan, Coordinator, Intermediate Seminars, CLA, Anthropology
Raul Ybarra, (English) CLA
Kathryn Archard, Director, Writing Programs, College of Management, ex officio
Robin Babcock, Manager, Writing Center, Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, ex officio
Betsabe Gomez, Associate Director, Writing Proficiency, Undergraduate Studies, ex officio
Tim Blackman, Director, Undergraduate Studies, ex officio
*Note: The Executive Committee still seeks nominees for additional vacant seats; additional confirmations are forthcoming.