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The Faculty Representative Assembly

The overall goal of the Representative Assembly (RA) is to provide for faculty participation in college governance. The specific objectives of the RA are:

  1. To encourage communication across the diverse disciplines and departments of the College and between the faculty and college administration.
  2. To approve academic policies and proposals involving college curricula, majors, minors, interdisciplinary programs, and student admission/graduation requirements.
  3. To establish, staff and monitor college committees and designated college representation on university council/committees.
  4. To consider all policies and procedures to promote college development and faculty welfare, acting in coordination with the Faculty Senate and including conduct of a five-year evaluation of the college dean.

The RA is a representative body of the college faculty endowed with the powers to achieve its goal and objectives. It may act on any matter pertaining to the functions of the college brought to it by faculty, students or administrative staff.

Academic Standards and Admissions Committee
Barbara Mack, Greenlee
Gary Lieberman, mathematics
Carla Fehr, Philosophy
Brian Monahan, Sociology
David Frankel, Economics
Dean Adams, ecology, evolution and organismal biology
Barbara Pleasants, ecology, evolution and organismal biology
Nancy Osborn Johnsen, advising
Zora Zimmerman, LAS Dean's Office

Curriculum Committee
Robert Wallace, chair, ecology, evolution and organismal biology
Joel Geske, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Maria Axenovich, mathematics
William David, music
Amy Slagell, english
Frank Mariner, world languages & cultures
Kris Vanderlugt, world languages & cultures
Veronica Dark, psychology
Sergio Lence, economics
Gordon Miller, chemistry
Kathleen Timmons, ex-officio, advising
Jennifer Owens, ex-officio, advising
Zora Zimmerman, LAS Dean's Office

LAS Computer Advisory Committee
Mervyn Marasinghe, chair, statistics
Horabail Venkatagiri, LAS cross discipline studies (07-08)
Tom Ingebritsen, genetics, development and cell biology
Volker Hegelheimer, english
James Bushnell, economics
Julio Rodgriguez, world languages & cultures
Chris Kast, sociology
Brian Patterson, computer science
Jacob Rawlins, english
Brian Kerr, political science
Brian Jones, music
Jack Cozad, mathematics
Jon Roden, mathematics
Jacob Dekkenga, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Jennifer Johnson, physics
Arne Hallam, LAS Dean's Office

Faculty Awards Committee
Peter Orazem, chair, economics
Amanda Weerasinghe, mathematics
Thomas Beell, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Alicia Carriquiry, statistics
Jane Cox, music
Lynn Clark, ecology, evolution and organismal biology
Dawn Bratsch-Prince, LAS Dean's Office

Faculty Development Committee
Heimir Geirsson, chair, philosophy and religious studies
Richard Mansbach, political science
Susan Yager, english
Brent Kreider, economics
Xiaoqing Wu, geological and atmospheric sciences
Kirk Moloney, ecology, evolution and organismal biology
Yiu Tung Poon, mathematics
Daniela Dimitrova, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Matthew Hill, anthropology
David Oliver, LAS Dean's Office

Honors Committee
Elgin Johnston, chair, mathematics
Jeffrey Prater, music
Jim Colbert, ecology, evolution and organismal biology
Helle Bunzel, economics
David Alexander, philosophy
Barbara Mack, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Jane Jacobson, ex-officio, advising
Zora Zimmerman, LAS Dean's Office

Promotion & Tenure - Faculty Promotion and Tenure
Clifford Bergman, chair, mathematics
Dianne Cook, statistics
Hector Avalos, philosophy and religious studies
Carol Chapelle, english
Madeleine Henry, world languages & cultures
John Schroeter, economics
Lisa Larson, psychology
Arne Hallam, LAS Dean's Office

Diversity Committee
Joel Geske, (Greenlee School, faculty) – Chair
Jamie L. Solesbee-Rastegar, (Sociology, graduate student)
Alyson Wilson, (Statistics, faculty)
David Fernández-Baca, (Computer Science, faculty)
Teresa Downing-Matibag, (Sociology, faculty)
Tunde Adeleke, (African and African American Studies; History, faculty)
Horabail Venkatagiri, (Psychology, faculty)
Leslie Hogben, (Mathematics, faculty)
Mark Hargrove, (BBMB, faculty)
Lisa Larson, (Psychology/ADVANCE, faculty)
Luiza Dreasher, (Multicultural Liaison Officer–LAS P&S)
Elisa Rizo, (World Languages & Cultures, faculty)

Sustainability Committee (Green Team)