STANDING COMMITTEES
COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE
2025-2026
Executive Committee: Christyann Darwent, Chair (ANT); Christiana Drake, Vice Chair (STA); Robin Erbacher (PHY), Rohan French (PHI), Joel Hass (MAT), Brandon Kinne (POL), Mika Pelo (MUS), Claire Waters (ENL); 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); Brandon Kenne (POL/FEC), Eric Rauchway (HIS), 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); Laurie San Martin, Vice Chair (MUS), Alexander Aue (STA), Andre Carvajal (ECN), Kathleen Cruz (CLA), Veronika Hubeny (PHY), Jon Rossini (TAD), Anne Schilling (MAT), Narine S Yegiyan (CMN)
Educational Policy: Eric Russell, Chair (FRE); James Cloyne (ECN), Delmar Larsen (CHE), Markus Luty (PHY), Rachel St. John (HIS), Rachana Vajjhala (MUS); Ex-officio: Christiana Drake (Vice Chair)
English Language and Literacy: Matt Stratton, Chair (ENL); Rebekka Anderson (S26/UWP), Roger Casals (MAT), CJ Jackson (NAS), Joanna Johnson (Dir of ESL&ELW), Robert Newcomb (SPA), Daniel Stolzenberg (HIS), Laura Vidal Chiesa (F&W25/UWP); 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: Christian Baldini, Chair (MUS); Tucker Jones (PHY), Laramie D. Taylor (CMN)
Individual Majors: Alexander Soshnikov, Chair (MAT); Karen Bales (PSC), Jaimey Fisher (GER), Gozde Goncu Berk (DES), Marie Heffern (CHE); Ex-officio: Annaliese Franz (AD of Undergraduate Programs and Planning)
Library: Katharine Burnett, Chair (AHI/W,S); Michiko Suzuki, Chair (EALC/Fall); Mukund Rangamani (PHY), Ina Simonovska (ECN
Nominations & Elections: Jaroslav Trnka, Chair (PHY); Shelley Blozis (PSC), Chengzhi Chu (EALC)
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); Hsuan Hsu (ENL), Takuya Ura (ECN)
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: Chunjie Zhang, Chair (GER); Michael D Foster (ELAC), Oscar Jorda (ECN), Amy Motlagh (COM), Frank Osterloh (CHE), Claudia Sanchez-Gutierrez (SPA), Carey Seal (CLA)
Teaching Program Planning & Review: Inactive for 2016-26
Teaching Awards: Erik Carlsson, Chair (MAT); Christian Baldini (MUS), Katharine Graf Estes (PSC), Ozcan Gulacar (CHE), Margaret Ronda (ENL), James H Smith (ANT)
Rev: 05/23/2025