STANDING COMMITTEES
COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE
2025-2026
Executive Committee: Elizabeth Miller, Chair (ENL); Christyann Darwent, Vice Chair (ANT); Zoe Drayson (PHI), Brandon Kinne (POL), Mika Pelo (MUS), Ana Peluffo (SPA), Richard Scalettar (PHY), John Terning (PHY); Ex-officio: Dean Estella Atekwana, Executive Associate Dean John Scott, Associate Deans Annaliese Franz, Noah Guynn, Thomas Lee, Lori Lubin, Kathryn Olmsted
Student Petitions (a subcommittee of the Executive Committee):
Richard Scalettar, Chair (PHY/FEC); Gregory Downs (HIS), Zoe Drayson (PHI/FEC), Joseph Sorensen (EALC); Ex-officio: Annaliese Franz (AD of Undergraduate Programs and Planning)
Computing Support: Richard Huskey, Chair (Communication); Ethan Anderes (Statistics), Andy Jones (University Writing Program), Jeremy Phillips (Letters and Science Dean's Office—Information Technology), Gerry Puckett (Mathematics), Lee-Ping Wang (Chemistry), Andrew Wetzel (Physics and Astronomy), Magali Billen (Earth and Planetary Sciences), Shu Shen (Economics), Joy Geng (Psychology and CMB); Ex-officio: Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Lori Lubin, Director of Research and Graduate Administration Maricela Gonzalez
Courses of Instruction: Philippe Rast, Chair (PSC); Stacy Fahrenthold (HIS), Veronika Hubeny (PHY), Wolfgang Polonik (STA), Jon Rossini (TAD), Laurie San Martin (W,S/MUS), Anne Schilling (MAT), Carl Whithaus (UWP), Narine S Yegiyan (CMN)
Educational Policy: Robin Erbacher, Chair (PHY); Colin Cameron (ECN), Gerardo Con Diaz (STS), Martin Luu (MAT), Eric Russell (F,S/FRE), Rachel St. John (HIS); Ex-officio: Christyann Darwent (Vice Chair)
English Language and Literacy: Cheri Ross, Chair (Dir of Comp Lit); Rebekka Andersen (UWP), Janko Gravner (MAT), Catherine Hatzakos (Dir of ESL), Tobias Menely (ENL), Trish Serviss (Dir of ELW), Daniel Stolzenberg (HIS), Matthew Stratton (ENL); Erwan Monier (LAWR/CAES) 2 other reps from BASC/ENGR.
Graduate Studies Support: Jie Peng, Chair (Statistics); Gabriella Montinola (Political Science), Brett Snyder (Design), Adam Sennet (Philosophy), Nick Curro (Physics and Astronomy), Desiree Martin (English), Pierpaolo Polzonetti (Music), Marisol de la Cadena (Anthropology), Max Rudolph (Earth and Planetary Sciences); Ex-officio: Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Lori Lubin, Director of Research and Graduate Administration Maricela Gonzalez
Honors: Beth Levy, Chair (Music); Delmar Larsen (Chemistry), Laramie D. Taylor (Communication)
Individual Majors: Michael Ziser, Chair (ENL); Karen Bales (PSC), Gozde Goncu Berk (DES), Nobuko Koyama (EALC), Alexander Soshnikov (MAT); Ex-officio: Annaliese Franz (AD of Undergraduate Programs and Planning)
Library: Katharine Burnett, Chair (Art and Art History); Hsin-Chia Cheng (Physics and Astronomy), Michiko Suzuki (East Asian Languages and Cultures)
Nominations & Elections: Burkhard Schipper, Chair (ECN); Pierpaolo Polzonetti (MUS), Jaroslav Trnka (PHY)
Research Support: Finn Brunton, Chair (Cinema and Digital Media, Science and Technology Studies); Ethan Anderes (Statistics) , Damien Caillaud (Anthropology), Cody Gilmore (Philosophy), Carolina Apesoa-Varano (Sociology), Sam Nichols (Music), Lilia Soto (Chicano/a Studies), Steve Shkoller (Mathematics), Markus Luty (Physics and Astronomy); Ex-officio: Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Lori Lubin, Director of Research and Graduate Administration Maricela Gonzalez
Rules & Jurisdiction: Steven Carlip, Chair (PHY); Giacomo Bonanno (ECN), Tiffany Werth (ENL)
Student Success Support: Natalia Ines Deeb-Sossa (Chicana/o Studies), Ozcan Gulacar (Chemistry), Soojong Kim (Communication), Janine Lynn Flathman Wilson (Economics); Ex-officio: Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Student Success Annaliese Franz, Director of Student Engagement and Success Mark Foncannon
Study of Foreign Languages: David Gundry, Chair (EALC); Grace Delmolino (F&I), Oscar Jorda (ECN), Amy Motlagh (COM), Frank Osterloh (CHE), Carey Seal (CLA), Chunjie Zhang (GER
Teaching Program Planning & Review: Inactive for 2016-25
Rev: 06/11/2024