Faculty Committees 2022-23

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Faculty Handbook Section I-B

1.2.4 Faculty Senate

  • Compensation Subcommittee
  • Nominations Subcommittee

1.2.5 Faculty Review Committee

1.2.6 Curriculum Committee

  • Course Approval Subcommittee (CAPSUB)

1.2.7 Academic Operations Committee (AOC)

1.2.8 Academic Technology Committee (ATC)

1.2.9 Global Engagement Committee (GEC)

1.2.10 Faculty Development Committee (FDC)

1.2.11 Faculty Personnel Committee

  • Third year Review Subcommittee

1.2.12 Academic Affairs Coordinating Council (AACC)

1.2.13 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC)

1.2.14 Special Faculty Assignments

Appointed by the Faculty Senate

  • Faculty Secretary and Assistant Faculty Secretary
  • Faculty Marshals
  • Chair of the Lecture Series
  • Chair of the Artist Series 
  • Faculty Athletics Representative
  • Faculty To Serve on Committees and Subgroups of the Board of Trustees Groups
  • Faculty Representatives to the Benefits Committee
  • Faculty Representatives to the Internal Budget Committee
  • Honor Board
  • Grade Appeals Board
  • Academic Petitions Board
  • Committee on Academic Standing

Elected by the Faculty

  • Faculty Representatives to the ISLO Assessment Committee

1.2.15 Department Chairs and Program Directors Committee (DCPDC) Membership

1.2.16 College Accreditation Committee

Faculty Emergency Planning Committee - COVID

NOTE: The information in this Section I-B is a listing of persons elected or appointed to serve on faculty committees and/or special faculty assignments. Information about specific functions and procedures is given in that part of Section I-A designated in each listing. 

Student Representatives listed are appointed by the Student Senate.

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1.2.4 Faculty Senate Membership 2022-2023

Faculty Senate Website
faculty-senate@gustavus.edu

Elected at-large:
  • Seán Easton (2021-2023) Co-Chair
  • Casey Elledge(2021-2023)
  • Sun Hee Lee (2020-2023) Co-Chair
  • Maddalena Marinari (2020-2023)
  • Esther Wang (2020-2023)
  • Julie Bartley (2021-2024)
  • Yurie Hong (2021-2024) Vice Chair
  • Joaquin Villanueva (2021-2024)
  • Carlos Mejia Suarez (2022-2025)
  • Heidi Meyer (2022-2025)
  • James Patrick Miller (2022-2025)
  • OPEN (2022-2025)
Ex officio:
  • Faculty Secretary Mark Braun (2020-2023)
  • Provost Brenda Kelly
  • President Rebecca M. Bergman
  • Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Doug Thompson
Subcommittees

Compensation Committee Membership

Compensation Committee Website
faculty-compensation-com@gustavus.edu

  • Tom LoFaro (2019-2023)
  • Joshua Brown (2021-2024)
  • Casey Elledge (2021-2025)
  • Vita Faychuk (2022-2026)

Nominations Committee Membership

faculty-nominations-com@gustavus.edu 

  • Julie Bartley
  • Yurie Hong (Convenor)
  • James Patrick Miller
  • Carlos Mejia Suarez
  • Joaquin Villanueva 
  • Esther Wang

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1.2.5 Faculty Review Committee Membership 2022-2023

Regular Members:

  • Kjerstin Moody (2020–2023)
  • Phillip Voight (2021-2024)
  • Gregory Kaster (2022-2025)

Alternate Member: Peg O'Connor (2021-2024)

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1.2.6 Curriculum Committee Membership 2022-2023

Curriculum Committee Website
cc-com@gustavus.edu

  • Education Division: Katrina Imison-Mazy (2020–2023)
  • Fine Arts Division: Scott Moore (2020-2023)
  • Humanities Division: Darío Sánchez-González (2021-2023)
  • Natural Sciences and Math: Dwight Stoll (2022-2025)
  • Social Science Division: OPEN (2021-2024)
  • At Large: Mary Westby (2022–2023)
  • At Large: Rory McFadden (2021-2024)
  • At Large: Ana Adams (2022-2024) Chair
  • At Large: Jillian Downey (2022-2025) 
  • Student representative: George Giannou '24
  • Student representative: Caroline Southworth '24
  • Student representative: Kelsey Walock ‘23 
  • Voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Sarah Ruble
    • Non-voting ex officio: Registrar: Deann Schloesser / Assistant Registrar: Jenny Rosin
    • Non-voting ex officio: Library Chair: Michelle Twait 
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of General Education: Sarah Ruble
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of January Term: Sarah Ruble
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Three Crowns Curriculum: Yurie Hong
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of the Center for International and Cultural Education: Matt Hirman
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Writing Across the Curriculum: Nissa Parmar 
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of First Term Seminar: Lauren Hecht
    • Non-voting ex officio: College Assessment Director: Sarah Ruble
Subcommittees
Course Approval Subcommittee (CAPSUB) Membership

capsub@gustavus.edu

  • Education Division: Lisa Ortman (2022-2025) 
  • Fine Arts Division: Hagar Attia (2022-2025)
  • Humanities Division: Lianying Shan (2021-2023)
  • Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division: Melissa Lynn (2021-2024)
  • Social Science Division: Shu-Ling Wang (2021-2024)
  • Student representative: Aubrey Kosters '25
  • CAPSUB Chair: Jillian Downey (fall 2022) and Katrina Imison-Mazy
  • Voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Sarah Ruble
    • Non-voting ex officio: Curriculum Committee Chair: Ana Adams
    • Non-voting ex officio: Registrar: Deann Schloesser
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of General Education: Sarah Ruble
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of January Term: Sarah Ruble
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Three Crowns Curriculum: Yurie Hong
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Writing Program: Nissa Parmar 
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of First Term Seminar: Lauren Hecht
    • Non-voting ex officio: Library faculty representative: Michelle Twait 

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1.2.7 Academic Operations Committee (AOC) Membership 2022-2023

Academic Operations Committee (AOC) Website
faculty-aoc-com@gustavus.edu

  • Mary McHugh (2020–2023)
  • Karrin Meffert–Nelson (2020–2023)
  • Marta Podemska-Mikluch (Spring 2022-2024)
  • Dave Stamps (2021-2024) Chair
  • Baili Chen (Spring 2022- 2025)
  • Student representative: Justin Schriever ‘23
  • Student representative: Eliza Scherschligt '23 
    • Non-voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Kyle Chambers
    • Non-voting ex officio: Dean of Students or designee: Megan Ruble
    • Non-voting ex officio: Registrar: Deann Schloesser
    • Non-voting ex officio: Library Chair: Michelle Twait
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Athletics designee: Jared Phillips
    • Non-voting ex officio: Executive Director of Career Development or designee: Julie Rudolf
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Academic Support Center or designee: Thomas McHugh

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1.2.8 Academic Technology Committee (ATC) Membership 2022-2023

Academic Technology Committee (ATC) Website
faculty-atc-com@gustavus.edu

  • Education Division: Amy Vizenor (2021-2024) Co-Chair
  • Fine Arts Division: Dave Stamps (2021-2024)
  • Humanities Division: Matt Panciera (2022-2025)
  • Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division: OPEN (2022-2024)
  • Social Science Division: Patrick Heath (2020-2023) Co-Chair 
  • Student representative: Abigail Doran ‘23
  • Student representative: Evan Johnson ’24 
  • Voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Kyle Chambers
  • Voting ex officio: Library Chair or designee: Michelle Twait
  • Voting ex officio: Associate Director of Instructional Services: Marni Dunning

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1.2.9 Global Engagement Committee (GEC) Membership 2022-2023

Global Engagement Committee (GEC) Website
faculty-gec-com@gustavus.edu

  • Stan Shetka (2022–2023)
  • Lisa Dembouski (2020–2023)
  • Kjerstin Moody (2022–2023)
  • Jon Grinnell (2022-2025) Co-Chair
  • Sara Conrad (2022-2025) Co-Chair
  • Student representative: Carley Swanson Garro ‘23
  • Student representative: Emma Shumaker '24
    • Non-voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Sarah Ruble
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of January Term or designee: Sarah Ruble
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Center for International and Cultural Education or designee: Matt Hirman
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Inclusive Excellence or designee: Tom Flunker

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1.2.10 Faculty Development Committee (FDC) Membership 2022-2023

Faculty Development Committee (FDC) Website
faculty-dev-com@gustavus.edu

  • Jeff Dahlseid (2022–2023)
  • Matt Rasmussen (2020–2023) Co-Chair
  • Betsy Byers (2021-2024) Co-Chair
  • Anna Hulseberg (2022-2025)
  • Daniel Moos (2022-2025)
    • Non-voting ex officio: President Rebecca M. Bergman
    • Non-voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Pamela Conners
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Research and Sponsored Programs: Sarah Bridges
    • Non-voting ex officio: Kendall Center Director Pamela Conners 

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1.2.11 Faculty Personnel Committee (PC) Membership 2022-2023

Faculty Personnel Committee (PC) Website
faculty-personnel-com@gustavus.edu

  • Scott Bur (2020–2023) Chair
  • Mary Gaebler (2022–2023)
  • Kristen Lowe (2022-2023)
  • Amanda Nienow (2021-2024)
  • Jessica Stadick (2021-2024)
  • Kayla De Lorme (2021-2024) 
  • John Cha (2022-2025)
  • Jon Grinnell (2022-2025)
  • Valerie Walker (2022-2025) 
    • Non-voting ex officio: President Rebecca M. Bergman
    • Non-voting ex officio: Provost Brenda Kelly
    • Non-voting ex officio: Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, Doug Thompson

Subcommittee

Third-Year Review Subcommittee Membership
tyr-sub@gustavus.edu
  • OPEN (2022–2023)
  • OPEN (2020–2023)
  • OPEN (2020–2023)
  • OPEN (2021-2024)
  • OPEN (2022-2025)
  • OPEN (2022-2025)

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1.2.12 Academic Affairs Coordinating Council (AACC) Membership 2022-2023

faculty-academic-affairs-com@gustavus.edu

  • Chair of Academic Operations Committee: Dave Stamps
  • Chair of Academic Technology Committee: Amy Vizenor and Patrick Heath
  • Chair of Curriculum Committee: Ana Adams
  • Chair of Department Chairs and Program Directors Committee: Phil Voight and Kjerstin Moody
  • Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee: So Young Park or Marisa Kalbermatten
  • Co-Chairs of Faculty Senate: Seán Easton or Sun Hee Lee
  • Chair of Faculty Development Committee: Matt Rasmussen or Betsy Byers
  • Chair of Global Engagement Committee: Jon Grinnell and Sara Conrad 
    • Non-voting ex officio: President Rebecca Bergman
    • Non-voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Provost Brenda Kelly
    • Non-voting ex officio: Associate Provost or designee: Sarah Bridges
    • Non-voting ex officio: Associate Provost or designee: Sarah Ruble
    • Non-voting ex officio: Dean of Students or designee: JoNes VanHecke

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1.2.13 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) 2022-2023

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) Website
DEIC-com@gustavus.edu

  • Education Division: Valerie Walker (2022–2023)
  • Fine Arts Division: Esther Wang (2020–2023)
  • Humanities Division: Maria Kalbermatten (2020–2023) Co-chair
  • Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division: Louis Yu (2021-2024)
  • Social Science Division: Marie Walker (2020–2023) 
  • At Large: So Young Park (2021-2024) Co-chair
  • At Large: Kate Aguilar (2022-2025)
  • Student representative: Annalise Lundeen-Detisch ‘23
  • Student representative: Lindsay James '24 
    • Non-voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Pamela Conners
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Human Resources or designee: Jacque Christensen
    • Non-voting ex officio: Vice President for Equity and Inclusion or designee: Doug Thompson
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Center for International and Cultural Education or designee: Jeff Anderson
    • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Kendall Center for Engaged Learning or designee: Pamela Conners

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1.2.14 Special Faculty Assignments 2022-2023

Appointed by Faculty Senate 

  • Faculty Secretary: Mark Braun (2020-2023)
  • Faculty Marshal: Richard Leitch (2021-2024)
    • Assistant Faculty Marshal: Lucie Holmgreen (2022-2025)
  • Chair of Lecture Series: Joaquin Villanueva (2022-2024)
  • Chair of Artist Series: Patricia Snapp (2022-2025)
  • Faculty Athletics Representative: Jeff Owen (2022-2025)
Faculty to Serve on Committees and Subgroups of the Board of Trustees Groups
NOTE: Terms are three years, July through June. Terms for senators are normally the same as their term on the Faculty Senate.
 
Academic Affairs Committee
  • Faculty Senate Representative: Heidi Meyer (2022-2025)
  • Curriculum Committee Representative: Darío Sánchez-González (2022-23)
  • DCPDC Representative: Becky Fremo (2022-2025)
  • Student Representative: Zachary “Zach” Gbor ‘23
  • Student Representative: Tessa Yeager '24
     
    • Non-voting ex officio: Faculty Senate Co-Chair: Seán Easton or Sun Hee Lee
    • Non-voting ex officio: Faculty Senate Vice Chair: Yurie Hong
Advancement Committee
  • Faculty Senate Representative: Carlos Mejia Suarez (2022-2025)
  • At large: Lisa Heldke (2020–2023)
Budget Committee
  • Internal Budget Committee Representative: Brandy Russell (2022-2025)
Enrollment Management Committee
  • Faculty Senate Representative: Casey Elledge (2021-2024)
  • At large:James Patrick Miller (2022-2025)
Marketing and Communication Committee
  • Faculty Senate Representative: Esther Wang (2020-2023)
  • At Large: Steve Mellema (2020-2023)
Student Experience Committee
  • Faculty Senate Representative: Maddalena Marinari (2021-2024)
  • At Large: Kate Knutson (2022-2025)

Faculty Representatives to the Benefits Committee

  • Vita Faychuk (2020–2023)
  • Bonnie Reimann (2020–2023)
  • OPEN (2022-2025)

Faculty Representatives to the President's Environmental Sustainability Council

  • Darsa Donelan (2020–2023)
  • Ian Hill (2022-2025)

Faculty Representatives to the Internal Budget Committee

  • Brandy Russell (2022-2025)
  • Vita Faychuk (2020-2023)
  • OPEN (2021-2024)
Honor Board Membership
honor-bd@gustavus.edu
  • Faculty member: Martin Lang (2020-2023)
  • Faculty member: David Obermiller (2020-2023)
  • Faculty member: Katrina Imison-Mázy (2022–2023)
  • Faculty member: Patricia Snapp (2020–2023)
  • Faculty member Jennifer Ackil (2022-2025)
  • Faculty member Brandy Russell (2022-2025)
  • Student representative: George Giannou '24
  • Student representative: Aubrey Kosters '25
  • Student representative: Eliza Scherschligt '23
  • Student representative: Elizabeth “Ellie” Hartmann '23
  • Student representative: Lindsey Westerberg '23
  • Student representative: Tessa Yeager '24
  • Ex officio: Provost or designee: Sarah Ruble
Grade Appeals Board Membership
  • Education Division: Jeff Jenson (2020–2023)
  • Fine Arts Division: Colleen Stockmann (2020–2023)
  • Humanities Division: Lisa Heldke (2020–2023)
  • Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division: Heather Haemig (2022-2025)
  • Social Science Division: Laura Hildreth (2022–2025)
    • Non-voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Sarah Ruble
 
Academic Petitions Board Membership
  • Trish Snapp (2020-2023)
  • Amanda Nienow (2021-2024)
  • Voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Sarah Ruble
  • Voting ex officio: Registrar: Deann Schloesser
 
Committee on Academic Standing Membership
  • Faculty member: Anna Versluis (2022-2023)
  • Faculty member: Richard Leitch (2021-2024)
  • Faculty member: Lisa Ortmann (2022-2025)
  • Voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Sarah Ruble
  • Voting ex officio: Dean of Students or designee: JoNes VanHecke
  • Voting ex officio: Registrar: Deann Schloesser / Assistant Registrar: Jenny Rosin
  • Voting ex officio: Academic Support Center Director: Thomas McHugh / Associate Director Jane Lalim
  • Voting ex officio: Counseling Center Director: Hannah Godbout
  • Voting ex officio: Chaplain: Maggie Falenschek
  • Voting ex officio: Vice President of Enrollment Management or designee: Alan Meier
  • Voting ex officio: Director of the Center for Inclusive Excellence: Thomas Flunker
 

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1.2.15 Department Chairs and Program Directors Committee (DCPDC) Membership 2022-2023

Department Chairs and Program Directors Committee (DCPDC) Website
dept-chairs@gustavus.edu

The DCPDC is co-chaird by Phil Voight and Kjerstin Moody for 2022-23.

Art and Art History: Betsy Byers
Biology: Yuta Kawarasaki & Pamela Kittelson
Chemistry: Scott Bur & Brandy Russell
Communication Studies: Pamela Conners and Phil Voight, Co-Chairs 
Economics and Management: Jeff Owen
Education: Amy Vizenor
English: Becky Fremo & Rob Kendrick, Co-Chairs
Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences: Julie Bartley & Joaquin Villanueva, Co-Chairs
Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies: Seán Easton
Health and Exercise Science: Stephanie Otto
History: Maddalena Marinari
Library: Michelle Twait
Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics: Thomas LoFaro
Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Carlos Mejia Suarez
Music: Justin Knoepfel
Nursing: Heidi Meyer
Philosophy: Josh Brown
Physics: Paul Saulnier
Political Science: Kate Knutson
Psychological Science: Marie Walker
Religion: Thia Cooper
Scandinavian Studies: Kjerstin Moody
Sociology and Anthropology: Suzanne Wilson
Theatre and Dance: Henry MacCarthy & Melissa Rolnick, Co-Chairs

African Studies: Kate Keller (Fall 2022), Mimi Gerstbauer (Spring 2023)
Arts Administration: Dave Stamps
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Jeffrey Dahlseid
Comparative Literature: Ursula Lindqvist
Film and Media Studies: Sean Cobb
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies: Sharon Marquart
Japanese Studies: Richard Leitch
Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies: Angelique Dwyer
Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies: Mimi Gerstbauer & Joaquin Villanueva, Co-Directors
Public Health: OPEN
Russian and Eastern European Studies: Annalise Rivas

First Term Seminar: Lauren Hecht
Three Crowns Curriculum: Yurie Hong
Writing Across the Curriculum: Nissa Parmar

Non-voting ex officio: Provost Brenda Kelly
Non-voting ex officio: Sarah Bridges
Non-voting ex officio: Sarah Ruble

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1.2.16 College Accreditation Committee (convened by the President; Provost presides) 2022-2023

  • Faculty Senate designee: Seán Easton (2021-2023)
  • Curriculum Committee designee: Mary Westby (2021–2023)
  • Student representative: Madison Bailey '23
  • Student representative: Harrison Wold '23

Faculty Emergency Planning Committee (for COVID pandemic)

Faculty Emergency Planning Committee Website
g-faculty-emergency-com@gustavus.edu

Faculty Senate Chair (or designee): Julie Bartley
Academic Operations Committee Chair (or designee): Dave Stamps
Department Chairs and Program Directors Committee Chair (or designee): Melissa Rolnick
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair (or designee): Louis Yu
At Large: Greg Kaster 
Non-voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Provost Brenda Kelly

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Last updated January 24, 2023 - Mark Braun, Faculty Secretary