Committees & Task Forces

Standing Committees of Academic Council

The following committee rosters are effective for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Academic Review Board

Dean of Students: Debra DeMeis, chair
Provost and Dean of the College's designee: Richard French
Class Deans: Susan Cohen '13, John O'Keefe '14 (A-F), Joy Playter '14 (G-Z), Jennifer Stephan '15, Lori Tenser '16
Registrar: Carol Shanmugaratnam
Faculty:
Robin Akert 11-14 (B)
William Cain 12-15 (A)
Tracey Cameron 12-15 (Black Task Force representative)
Karen Lange 12-15 (C)
Donna Trainor 12-15 (C)
Terry Tyler 12-13 (A)
Jeremy Wilmer 12-13 (B)

Admission, Board of

Dean of Admission and Financial Aid: Jennifer Desjarlais
Dean of Students' designee: Donald Leach
President or designee: Ravi Ravishanker
Provost and Dean of the College or designee: Ryan Quintana 12-15 (B)
Registrar: Carol Shanmugaratnam
First-Year Dean: Lori Tenser
Class Deans: Susan Cohen, John O'Keefe, & Jennifer Stephan
International Student Advisor: Karen Pabon
Faculty:
Diego Arciniegas 12-15 (A)
Charles Bu 10-13 (C), chair
Corinne Gartner 12-15 (B)
Mona Hall 11-14 (C)
Jean Herbst 11-14 (C)
Yuan-Chu Lam 08-13 (A)
Eugene Marshall 10-14 (B)
Yoshihisa Matsusaka 11-14 (B)
Susan Meyer 12-15 (A)
Julia Miwa 12-15 (C)
Adam Schwartz 12-13 (A)
Edward Silver 11-14 (B)

Admission and Financial Aid, Committee on

Dean of Students: Debra DeMeis
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid: Jennifer Desjarlais
Director of Admission: Joy St. John
Director of Student Financial Services: Scott Juedes
First-Year Dean: Lori Tenser
Faculty:
Paul Fisher 12-15 (B)
Soo Hong 10-13 (B)
Phillip Levine 12-15 (B), chair
Jessica Polito 12-15 (C)
Lisa Rodensky 12-15 (A)
Glenn Stark 12-15 (C)

Advisory Committee to the Committee on Faculty Appointments - Tenure Track

Faculty:
Daniela Rivera 10-14 (A)
Olga Shurchkov 12-15 (B), chair
Didem Vardar Ulu 12-13 (C)

Advisory Committee to the Committee on Faculty Appointments - FIP

Agenda Committee Representative:
Lauri Wardell 12-15 (C)
Faculty:
Elizabeth Oakes 10-13 (ISL)
Corrine Taylor 10-13 (B)
Carla Verschoor 10-13 (C)
Dorothy Webb 10-13 (PERA)
Winifred Wood 10-13 (A), chair

Agenda Committee

President: Kim Bottomly
Provost and Dean of the College: Andrew Shennan
Faculty:
Helene Bilis 12-15 (A)
Emily Buchholtz 12-15 (C)
Tom Burke 08-13 (B), parliamentarian
Catherine Gilhuly 12-15 (A)
Tracy Gleason 12-15 (B), chair
Pashington Obeng 09-13 (B) (Black Task Force representative)
Mala Radhakrishnan 12-13 (C)
Smitha Radhakrishnan 12-15 (B)
Lauri Wardell 12-15 (FIP)

Appeals, Board of

Faculty:
Megan Kerr 11-14 (C)
Sally Theran 12-13 (B)
Adam Van Arsdale 12-15 (B)
Akila Weerapana 10-13 (B)
Eve Zimmerman 11-14 (A)

Budgetary Affairs, Advisory Committee on

President or designee: Andrew Shennan
Vice President for Finance and Treasurer: Andrew Evans
Administrative Council Representative: Donna Matson 11-13
Compensation & Personnel Policy Advisory Committee Representative: Jennifer Thomas-Starck
Faculty:
Bridget Belgiovine 10-13 (B)
Bryan Burns 12-15 (A)
Debra DeVaughn 12-15 (Black Task Force representative)
Margery Lucas 11-14 (B), chair
Andrew Schultz 11-14 (C)
Marc Tetel 12-15 (C)

Curriculum and Academic Policy, Committee on

President or designee: Andrew Shennan
Provost and Dean of the College's designee: Richard French, chair
Dean of Faculty Affairs or designee: Robbin Chapman
Junior Class Dean: John O'Keefe
Registrar: Carol Shanmugaratnam
Faculty:
Sarah Allen 12-15 (A)
Elizabeth DeSombre 11-14 (B)
Eric Hilt 10-14 (B)
Jennie Pyers 12-13 (B)
Stephen Slivan 12-15 (C)
Raymond Starr 12-13 (A)
Ann Trenk 12-15 (C)
Catherine Wearing 10-13 (B)

Diversity Coalition

President or designee: Robbin Chapman
Provost and Dean of the College: Andrew Shennan
Administrative Council Representatives:
Kevin Chamness, Sponsored Research (11-13)
Sandra Murga, Human Resources (12-14)
Sandra Thompson, Library Collections (11-13)
Charna Westervelt, President's Office (12-13)
Jim Wice, Disability Services (12-14)
Union Representatives: TBA
Faculty: Yu Jin Ko (A), chair

Educational Research and Development, Committee on

Provost and Dean of the College's designee: Alla Epsteyn 12-15 (A)
Faculty:
Thomas Cushman 12-13 (B)
Daniel Fetter 11-14 (B)
Nolan Flynn (C), PLTC faculty director, chair
Stella Kakavouli 12-15 (C)
Codruta Morari 11-14 (A)
Sergio Parussa 12-13 (A)

Extramural Graduate Fellowships/Scholarships, Committee on

Provost and Dean of the College or designee: Beth Hennessey 12-15 (B)
Senior Class Dean: Susan Cohen
Center for Work and Service representative: Eleanor Perkins
Faculty:
Rachid Aadnani 10-13 (A)
Angela Bahns 12-15 (B)
Sharon Elkins 11-14 (B)
David Ellerby 13-15 (C)
Heping Liu 10-13 (A)
Barry Lydgate 10-13 (A), chair
Paul MacDonald 12-15 (B)
Mary Kate McGowan 11-14 (B)
Margery Sabin 12-15 (A)
Christa Skow 10-13 (C)
Mingwei Song 12-15 (A)
Yuichiro Suzuki 12-15 (C)
Marcia Thomas 11-14 (C)
Lauri Wardell 11-14 (C)
Wesley Watters 12-15 (C)

Faculty Appointments, Committee on

President: Kim Bottomly
Provost and Dean of the College: Andrew Shennan, chair
Dean of Faculty Affairs: Kathryn Lynch
Faculty:
Patricia Berman 11-14 (A)
Kim McLeod 12-15 (C)
Kaye Peterman 12-15 (C)
Carlos Ramos 12-15 (A)
Paul Wink 11-14 (B)

Faculty Athletic Representative

Joy Renjilian-Burgy 12-15 (A)

Faculty Awards, Committee on

President's designee: Andrew Evans
Provost and Dean of the College's designee: Kathryn Lynch
Faculty:
Kimberly Cassibry 11-14 (A)
Brett Danaher 11-14 (B)
Katharine Moon 11-13 (B), chair
Filomina Steady 12-15 (B) (Black Task Force representative)
Nina Tumarkin 10-14 (B)
Ismar Volic 12-15 (C)

Faculty Benefits, Committee on

President's designee: Kathryn Lynch
Vice President for Finance and Treasurer: Andrew Evans
Human Resources: TBA
Faculty:
Margaret Cezair-Thompson 11-14 (A)
Marion Just 12-15 (B)
Casey Rothschild 12-15 (B)
Alan Shuchat 10-13 (C), chair
Shiao Wei Tham 12-15 (A)

Honor Code Council

Dean of Students: Debra DeMeis
Honor Code Administrative Coordinator: Don Leach
Faculty:
Scott Anderson 11-14 (C)
Nicholas Doe 11-14 (C)
Oscar Fernandez 12-15 (C)
Sharon Gobes 12-15 (C)
Alison Hickey 10-13 (A)
Thomas Nolden 10-13 (A)
Brittany Salapek 11-14 (B)
Matthew Sergi 12-15 (A)
Neelima Shukla-Bhatt 12-15 (B)

Honor Code Hearing Review Panel

Provost and Dean of the College: Andrew Shennan
Faculty:
Daniel Chiasson 11-13 (A)

International Study Committee

Provost and Dean of the College: Andrew Shennan
Class Dean: John O'Keefe
Director of International Studies: Jennifer Thomas-Starck
Faculty:
Nadya Hajj 12-15 (B)
Jacqueline Musacchio 12-15 (A), chair
Nikhil Rao 10-13 (B)
Francesca Southerden 11-14 (A)
Carlos Vega 10-14 (A)
Helen Wang 11-14 (C)
Ellen Widmer 11-14 (A)

Lectures and Cultural Events, Committee on (CLCE)

Administrative Director CLCE: Corinne Frazer
Student Services representative: Megan Jordan
Cultural Advising Network representative: Karen Shih
President's designee: Janet Bailey
Faculty:
Margaret Carroll 12-15 (A)
Katherine Grandjean 10-14 (B)
Alden Griffith 12-16 (C)
Koichi Hagimoto 11-14 (A)
Stephen Marini 10-13 (B), chair

Library and Technology Policy, Advisory Committee on

Chief Information Officer: Ravi Ravishanker
Chief Information Officer's designee: Heather Woods
Provost and Dean of the College's designee: Mary Pat Navins
Vice President for Finance and Treasurer's designee: Melissa Fletcher
Dean of Students or designee: Jim Wice
Council Representative: Michelle Gillett 11-13
Faculty:
Gurminder Bhogal 11-14 (A)
Theodore Ducas 11-14 (C)
William Joseph 10-13 (B), chair
Deborah Matzner 11-14 (B)
Anjali Prabhu 11-14 (A)
Frederic Shultz 12-15 (C)
Student Representatives:
Eva Petakovic
Sharon Tai

Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Committee

Faculty: James Noggle 12-14 (B)

Medical Professions Advisory Committee

Medical Professions Advisor: Sheila Brachfeld-Child, chair
Center for Work and Service representative: Eleanor Perkins
Faculty:
Thomas Bauer (C)
Connie Bauman (B)
Barbara Beatty (B)
Kathleen Brogan (A)
Dora Carrico-Moniz 11-17 (C)
Jocelyne Dolce 11-16 (C)
Nancy Hall 10-13 (A)
Ken Hawes 13-16 (B)
Michael Hearn (C)
Simone Helluy (C)
Philip Hirschhorn (C)
Yue Hu 10-13 (C)
Anastasia Karakasidou 11-15 (B)
Martina Koniger 11-13 (C)
Yoon Sun Lee 13-16 (A)
Nancy Scherer 13-16 (B)
Randy Shull 13-16 (C)
Quinn Slobodian 13-16 (B)
Joseph Swingle 10-13 (B)
Marilyn Turnbull 12-16 (C)
Paul Wink (B)

Merit, Advisory Committee on

President: Kim Bottomly
Provost and Dean of the College: Andrew Shennan, chair
Dean of Faculty Affairs: Kathryn Lynch
Faculty:
Bauer, Wendy 11-14 (C)
Robert Berg 11-14 (C)
Lee Cuba 12-13 (B)
Venita Datta 10-13 (A)
Ellen Hildreth 11-14 (C)
Thomas Hodge 10-13 (A)
Frances Malino 08-13 (B)
Panagiotis Metaxas 10-13 (C)
Julie Norem 12-15 (B)
Robert Paarlberg 10-13 (B)
David Ward 12-15 (A)

Minority Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention, Advisory Committee on

President's designee: Carolyn Slaboden
Provost and Dean of the College or designee: Robbin Chapman
Director of Human Resources: TBA
Faculty:
Tamar Barzel 10-13 (A)
Stanley Chang 09-13 (C)
Veronica Darer 11-14 (A)
Carlos Dorrien 10-14 (A)
Brenna Greer 12-15 (B)
David Haines 12-15 (C)
Sun-Hee Lee 11-14 (A)
Irene Mata 12-15 (B)
Student Representative:
TBA

Problem Referral Procedure for Faculty, Review Committee on

Provost and Dean of the College or designee: TBD
President's designee: TBD
Faculty: Rebecca Bedell 12-15 (A), chair

Seven College Conference Representative

President: Kim Bottomly
Faculty: T. James Kodera 12-14 (B)

Wellesley Centers for Women, Board of Overseers

Faculty:
Joel Krieger 09-13 (B)