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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 Representative to the Benefits Advisory 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

SPECIAL PILOT - Adjudication/Conduct Board

SPECIAL PILOT Compensation, Benefits, and Budget Board

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 2023-24

Faculty Senate Website
faculty-senate@gustavus.edu

Elected at-large:
  • At-large: Julie Bartley (2021-2024)
  • At-large: Thia Cooper (2023-2025) Co-Chair
  • At-large: Lisa Dembouski (2023-2026)
  • At-large: Yurie Hong (2021-2024) Vice Chair
  • At-large: Carlos Mejia Suarez (2022-2025)
  • At-large: Heidi Meyer (2022-2025)
  • At-large: James Patrick Miller (2022-2025) Co-Chair
  • At-large: Brandy Russell (2023-2026)
  • At-large: Darío Sánchez-González (2023-2024)
  • At-large: Joaquin Villanueva (2021-2024)
  • At-large: Mary Westby (2023-2026)
  • At-large: Sheng Yang (2023-2026)
Ex officio:
  • Faculty Secretary Mark Braun (2023-2026)
  • Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Liaison - Eric Elias (2023-2024)
  • Provost Brenda Kelly
  • President Rebecca M. Bergman
  • Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Doug Thompson
Subcommittee

Nominations Committee Membership

faculty-nominations-com@gustavus.edu 

  • Yurie Hong - Convenor
  • Brandy Russell
  • Carlos Mejia
  • James Patrick Miller
  • Joaquin Villanueva
  • Lisa Dembouski

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1.2.6 Curriculum Committee Membership 2023-2024

Curriculum Committee Website
cc-com@gustavus.edu

  • Education Division: Katrina Imison-Mazy (2023-2024)
  • Fine Arts Division: Hagar Attia (2023-2026)
  • Humanities Division: Josh Brown (2023-2026)
  • Natural Sciences and Math: Dwight Stoll (2022-2025) Chair
  • Social Science Division: Mimi Gerstbauer (2023-2025)
  • At Large: Ana Adams (2022-2024)
  • At Large: Jillian Downey (2022-2025) 
  • Student representative: George Giannou '24
  • Student representative: Caroline Southworth '24
  • Student representative: Marcjanna (Marcy) Taylor ‘24 
  • Voting ex officio: Provost Brenda Kelly or designee (Sarah Ruble)

  • Non-voting ex officio: College Assessment Director: Sarah Ruble
  • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Challenge Seminar: Laura Burrack
  • Non-voting ex officio: Director of First Term Seminar: Lauren Hecht
  • 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 Summer Term: Elizabeth Kubek
  • Non-voting ex officio: Director of the Center for International and Cultural Education: Matt Hirman
  • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Three Crowns Curriculum: Yurie Hong
  • Non-voting ex officio: Director of Writing Across the Curriculum: Nissa Parmar
  • Non-voting ex officio: Library Chair: Michelle Twait
  • Non-voting ex officio: Registrar: Deann Schloesser / Assistant Registrar: Jenny Rosin

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1.2.7 Academic Operations Committee (AOC) Membership 2023-2024

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

  • Baili Chen (Spring 2022-2025)
  • Brandon Dean (2023-2024) Chair
  • Glenn Kranking (2023-2026)
  • Mary McHugh (2023-2025)
  • Marta Podemska-Mikluch (Spring 2022-2024)
  • Academic Technology Liaison: Patrick Heath (2023-24 added as a pilot position)
  • Student representative: Zoya Akhtar ‘26
  • Student representative: Madison Fleming ‘24 
    • 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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1.2.11 Faculty Personnel Committee (PC) Membership 2023-2024

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

  • Kayla De Lorme (2021-2024) Chair
  • Amanda Nienow (2021-2024)
  • Jessica Stadick (2021-2024)
  • Lianying Shan (2023-2025)
  • Jon Grinnell (2022-2025)
  • Kathy Lund Dean (Spring 2024-2025)
  • Jennifer Ackil (2023-2026)
  • Laura Burrack (2023-2026)
  • Sean Cobb (2023-2026) 
    • 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
  • Jeff Dahlseid (2023-2026)
  • Anna Hulseberg (2023-2026)
  • Ursula Lindqvist (2023-2026)
  • Daniel Moos (2023-2026)
  • Hayley Russell (2023-2026) Chair
  • Anna Versluis (2023-2026)

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1.2.12 Academic Affairs Coordinating Council (AACC) Membership 2023-2024

faculty-academic-affairs-com@gustavus.edu

  • Chair of Academic Operations Committee: Brandon Dean
  • Chair of Academic Technology Committee: NONE IN 2023-24
  • Chair of Curriculum Committee: Dwight Stoll
  • Chair of Department Chairs and Program Directors Committee: NONE IN 2023-24
  • Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee: Kate Aguilar
  • Co-Chairs of Faculty Senate: Thia Cooper and James Patrick Miller
  • Chair of Faculty Development Committee: NONE IN 2023-24
  • Chair of Global Engagement Committee: NONE IN 2023-24
    • 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 Ruble
    • Non-voting ex officio: Dean of Students or designee: Charlie Potts

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1.2.13 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) 2023-2024

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

  • Education Division: Lisa Ortmann (2023-2025)
  • Fine Arts Division: Sarah Lahasky (2023-2026)
  • Humanities Division: Maria Kalbermatten (2023-2025)
  • Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division: Louis Yu (2021-2024)
  • Social Science Division: Colin Smith (2023-2026)
  • At Large: Kate Aguilar (2022-2025) Chair
  • At Large: So Young Park (2021-2024) 
  • Student representative: Lindsay James '24
  • Student representative: Filmon Fesshatsion ‘25 
    • 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 2023-2024

Appointed by Faculty Senate 

  • Faculty Secretary: Mark Braun (2023-2026)
  • Faculty Marshal: Richard Leitch (2021-2024)
  • Assistant Faculty Marshal: Jeff Dahlseid (2023-2026)
  • 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: Katrina Imison (2023-24)
  • DCPDC Representative: Becky Fremo (2022-2025)
  • Student Representative: Katyana Cardenas ‘24
  • Student Representative: Tessa Yeager '24
    • Non-voting ex officio: Faculty Senate Co-Chair: Thia Cooper and James Patrick Miller
    • Non-voting ex officio: Faculty Senate Vice Chair: Yurie Hong
Advancement Committee
  • Faculty Senate Representative: Carlos Mejia Suarez (2022-2025)
  • At large: Lisa Heldke (2023-2026)
Budget Committee
  • Internal Budget Committee Representative: Joshua Brown (2023-24)
Enrollment Management Committee
  • Faculty Senate Representative: Brandy Russell (2023-2026)
  • At large: James Patrick Miller (2022-2025)
Marketing and Communication Committee
  • Faculty Senate Representative: Mary Westby (2023-2026)
  • At Large: Greg Kaster (2023-2026)
Student Experience Committee
  • Faculty Senate Representative: Lisa Dembouski (2023-2026)
  • At Large: Kate Knutson (2022-2025)

Faculty Representative to the Benefits Advisory Committee

  • Aaron Banks (2023-2025)

Faculty Representatives to the President's Environmental Sustainability Council

  • Betsy Byers (2023-2026)
  • Ian Hill (2022-2025)

Faculty Representatives to the Internal Budget Committee

  • Aaron Banks (2023-25)
  • Joshua Brown (2023-24)
  • Darío Sánchez-González (2023-26)
Committee on Academic Standing Membership
  • Faculty member: OPEN (2023-2026)
  • 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: Charlie Potts
  • 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 Repp
  • Voting ex officio: Chaplain: Grady St. Dennis
  • Voting ex officio: Vice President of Enrollment Management or designee: Kirk Carlson
  • Voting ex officio: Director of the Center for Inclusive Excellence: Thomas Flunker

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1.2.16 College Accreditation Committee (convened by the President; Provost presides) 2023-2024

  • Faculty Senate designee: Mary Westby (2023-2026)
  • Curriculum Committee designee: Dwight Stoll (2022-2025)
  • Student representative: Jenna Sargent ‘24
  • Student representative: Abby McCready ‘25 

SPECIAL PILOT: Adjudication Board Membership 2023-24

  • Jacob Siehler (2023-2026)
  • Lisa Heldke (2023-2026)
  • Laura Hildreth (2023-2025)
  • Jeff Jenson (2023-2025)
  • Greg Kaster (2023-2024)
  • Jeff La Frenierre (2023-2024) 
  • Student Representative: Aubrey Kosters ‘25
  • Student Representative: Tessa Yeager ‘24
  • Student Representative: Jack Raway ‘24
  • Student Representative: Matthew Olson ‘24
  • Student Representative: Jessica Ruud ‘25
  • Student Representative: Abby Ronnebaum ‘26
  • Ex officio: Provost or designee: Sarah Ruble

SPECIAL PILOT: Compensation, Benefits, and Budget Board Membership 2023-24

  • At large: Aaron Banks (2023-25)
  • At large: Joshua Brown (2023-24)
  • Faculty Senate representative: Darío Sánchez-González (2023-26)

The following are INACTIVE for 2023-24 during a one-year committee reduction pilot as authorized by the faculty. The membership lists below are provided for information only.

Senate Subcommittee - Compensation Committee Membership 2023-24

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

  • Joshua Brown (2021-2024)
  • Casey Elledge (2021-2025)
  • Vita Faychuk (2022-2026)
  • OPEN (2023-2027)

Faculty Review Committee Membership 2023-24

Regular Members:

  • Gregory Kaster (2022-2025)
  • Phillip Voight (2021-2024)
  • OPEN (2023-2026)

Alternate Member

  • Peg O'Connor (2021-2024)

Curriculum Committee Subcommittee - Course Approval Subcommittee (CAPSUB) Membership 2023-24

capsub@gustavus.edu 

  • Education Division: Lisa Ortman (2022-2025) 
  • Fine Arts Division: Hagar Attia (2022-2025)
  • Humanities Division: OPEN (2023-2026)
  • Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division: OPEN (2021-2024)
  • Social Science Division: OPEN (2021-2024)
  • Student representative: Aubrey Kosters '25
  • CAPSUB Chair, Elected member of the Curriculum Committee: OPEN
  • Voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Brenda Kelly (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: Director of Summer Term: Elizabeth Kubek
  • Non-voting ex officio: Library faculty representative: Michelle Twait 

Academic Technology Committee (ATC) Membership 2023-24

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

  • Education Division: Amy Vizenor (2021-2024)
  • Fine Arts Division: Dave Stamps (2021-2024)
  • Humanities Division: Matt Panciera (2022-2025)
  • Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division: OPEN (2022-2024)
  • Social Science Division: OPEN (2023-2026)
  • Student representative: OPEN
  • 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

Global Engagement Committee (GEC) Membership 2023-24

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

  • Sara Conrad (2022-2025)
  • Jon Grinnell (2022-2025)
  • OPEN (2023-2026)
  • OPEN (2023-2026)
  • OPEN (2023-2026)
  • Student representative: OPEN
  • Student representative: Emma Shumaker '24Non-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

Faculty Development Committee (FDC) Membership 2023-24

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

  • Betsy Byers (2021-2024) 
  • Anna Hulseberg (2022-2025)
  • Daniel Moos (2022-2025)
  • OPEN (2023-2026)
  • OPEN (2023-2026)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 

Honor Board Membership 2023-24

honor-bd@gustavus.edu 

  • Faculty member: OPEN
  • Faculty member: OPEN
  • Faculty member: OPEN
  • Faculty member: OPEN
  • Faculty member Jennifer Ackil (2022-2025)
  • Faculty member Brandy Russell (2022-2025)
  • Student representative: George Giannou '24
  • Student representative: Aubrey Kosters '25
  • Student representative: OPEN
  • Student representative: OPEN
  • Student representative: OPEN
  • Student representative: Tessa Yeager '24
  • Ex officio: Provost or designee: Sarah Ruble

Grade Appeals Board Membership 2023-24

  • Education Division: OPEN (2023-2026)
  • Fine Arts Division: OPEN (2023-2026)
  • Humanities Division: OPEN (2023-2026)
  • 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 2023-24

  • OPEN (2023-2026)
  • Amanda Nienow (2021-2024)
  • Voting ex officio: Provost or designee: Sarah Ruble
  • Voting ex officio: Registrar: Deann Schloesser

Department Chairs and Program Directors Committee (DCPDC) Membership 2023-24

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

Art and Art History: Betsy Byers
Biology: Yuta Kawarasaki
Business and Economics: Jeff Owen
Chemistry: Amanda Nienow & Dwight Stoll, Co-Chairs
Communication Studies: Pamela Conners & Phillip Voight, Co-Chairs
Education: Amy Vizenor
English: Becky Fremo & Rob Kendrick, Co-Chairs
Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences: Julie Bartley & Jeff La Frenierre, Co-Chairs
Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies: Seán Easton
Health and Exercise Science: Hayley Russell
History: Maddalena Marinari
Library: Michelle Twait
Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics: Thomas LoFaro
Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Ana Adams
Music: Justin Knoepfel
Nursing: Heidi Meyer
Philosophy: Josh Brown
Physics: Kyle Chambers
Political Science: Kate Knutson
Psychological Science: Marie Walker
Religion: Thia Cooper
Scandinavian Studies: Glenn Kranking
Sociology and Anthropology: Dave Stamps (Fall and January)
Theatre and Dance: Henry MacCarthy & Melissa Rolnick, Co-Chairs

African/African Diaspora Studies: Kate Keller
Arts Entrepreneurship: Dave Stamps
Athletic Training: Mary Westby
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Jeffrey Dahlseid
Comparative Literature: Ursula Lindqvist
Film and Media Studies: Sean Cobb
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies: Jill Locke
Japanese Studies: Toshiyuki Sakuragi
Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean Studies: Angelique Dwyer
Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies: Mimi Gerstbauer & Joaquin Villanueva, Co-Directors
Public Health: Karl Larson & Sarah Ruble, Co-Directors
Russian and Eastern European Studies: Annalise Rivas
Sport Management: Hayley Russell

Challenge Seminar: Laura Burrack
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 Ruble


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Last updated February 12, 2024 - Mark Braun, Faculty Secretary