CLAS Committee on Curricula and Courses
Purpose: to review and approve proposed changes to the College's academic programs and courses
CLAS Dean’s Advisory Council for Promotion, Tenure, and Reappointment
Purpose: to evaluate cases for faculty promotion, tenure and reappointment within the College
Membership
Humanities and Social Sciences
Mary K. Bercaw Edwards, Professor, Department of English; Maritime Studies Program
Ana María Díaz-Marcos, Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Alexis Dudden, Professor, Department of History
Stephen Dyson, Professor, Department of Political Science
Mark Hamilton, Professor, Department of Communication
Rebecca Puhl, Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
William Simonsen, Professor, School of Public Policy
Mike Stanton, Professor, Department of Journalism
Lynne Tirrell, Professor, Department of Philosophy; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Human Rights Institute
Bradley Wright, Professor, Department of Sociology
Life and Physical Sciences
Tim Byrne, Professor, Department of Earth Sciences
James Cole, Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Dipak Dey, Professor, Department of Statistics
Inge-Marie Eigsti, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication
Jose Gascon, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Bernard Goffinet, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kyungseon Joo, Professor, Department of Physics
Senjie Lin, Professor, Department of Marine Sciences; Institute for Systems Genomics
Emily Myers, Professor, Department of Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences; Department of Psychological Sciences
Xiaodong Yan, Professor, Department of Mathematics
CLAS Dean’s (Alumni) Advisory Board
Purpose: to offer expert advice and guidance to the Dean in areas including promoting the College’s achievements, fundraising, and strengthening relationships with alumni
CLAS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Purpose: to advise the College on how to execute elements concerning DEI emerging from the strategic plan; to guide the formulation of a consistent, transparent, ethical approach to DEI matters in the college; and, to share information, issues, concerns, and accomplishments
Membership
J. Dafhne Aguirre, Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Department of Chemistry
Nick Boston, Education Program Administrator, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Sung Hoon Choi, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
Cheryl Dudley, Facilities Manager, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
Ran Feng, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences
Debs Ghosh, Associate Professor, Department of Geography; Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy
Melanie Hepburn, Administrative Program Manager, Department of English
Menka Jain, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Victor Hugo Lachos Davila, Professor, Department of Statistics
Jay Rueckl, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
Sara Stifano, Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Department of Communication
CLAS Grade Appeal Committee
Purpose: to manage CLAS student grade appeal requests
Membership
Kroum Batchvarov, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
Julie Fosdick, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences
Eric Lundquist, Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Department of Psychological Sciences
Greg Semenza, Professor, Department of English
CLAS Graduate Funding Committee
Purpose: to provide the CLAS Dean's Office with recommendations on proposals/nominations for graduate student funding opportunities
Membership
Vasileios Chousionis, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
Victoria Ford Smith, Associate Professor, Department of English
Jason Hancock, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Kerry Marsh, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
Marlene Schwartz, Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Lyle Scruggs, Professor, Department of Political Science
Bradley Simpson, Associate Professor, Department of History
Rachel Theodore, Associate Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
CLAS Graduate Student Advisory Committee
Purpose: to provide the CLAS Dean’s Office with feedback on matters concerning graduate students in the College
Membership
Katie Angelica, Graduate Student, Department of History
Eric Berg, Graduate Student, Department of Philosophy
Julian Biddle, Graduate Student, Department of Earth Sciences
Carly Bria, Graduate Student, Department of English
Veronica Hanna-Walker, Graduate Student, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Yuance He, Graduate Student, Department of Mathematics
Roxanne Lebenzon, Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology
Zachary Muscavitch, Graduate Student, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Emily Parrish-Mulliken, Graduate Student, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
Xu Peng, Graduate Student, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
Nicolaus Schrum, Graduate Student, Department of Linguistics
Louisa Suting, Graduate Student, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Gray Thomas, Graduate Student, Department of Psychological Sciences
Rachel Tucker, Graduate Student, Department of Communication
Jiaqi Wang, Graduate Student, Department of Economics
CLAS Research Advisory Committee
Purpose: to examine ways the College can effectively meet the research related goals of the Strategic Plan and to advise on efforts to increase research and fully realize the potential of the CLAS faculty
Membership
Talbot Andrews, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Haim Bar, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics
Frank Costigliola, Professor, Department of History
Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann, Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
Elizabeth Holzer, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Alexander Jackson, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
Jean Marsden, Professor, Department of English
Felicia Pratto, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
James Rusling, Professor, Department of Chemistry
William Snyder, Professor, Department of Linguistics
Jocelyn Steinke, Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Clay Tabor, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences
Penny Vlahos, Professor, Department of Marine Sciences
George Yin, Professor, Department of Mathematics
CLAS Scholarship Selection Commitee
Purpose: to assist the College in selecting recipients of CLAS scholarship and fellowship awards
Membership
Kimberly Bergendahl, Associate Professor-in-Residence, Department of Political Science
Vernon Cormier, Professor, Department of Physics
Sebastian Wogenstein, Associate Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
Eiling Yee, Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences; Institute for Brain and Cognitive Sciences
CLAS Strategic Plan Advisory Committee
Purpose: to advise the dean in assessing progress toward strategic plan goals, recommend course corrections, and identify new opportunities consistent with the plan
Membership
Andrew Bush, Professor, Department of Earth Sciences; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kun Chen, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics
Kimberly Cuevas, Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences; Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Michael Finiguerra, Associate Professor-in-Residence, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Julie Granger, Associate Professor, Department of Marine Sciences
Joel Nebres, Academic Advisor, Department of Communication
Jeffrey Ogbar, Professor, Department of History
Heather Parker, Academic Advisor, Department of History
Sandor Ricketts, Graduate Student, Department of Geography
Julie Serkosky, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism
Tammie Spaulding, Associate Professor, Department of Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences
Christian Tryon, Professor, Department of Anthropology
Tracy Walters, Graduate Student, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Erika Williams, Associate Professor, Department of English
CLAS Student Leadership Board
Purpose: to serve the College's community as liaisons between the dean and the students in order to enhance communications, academic experiences, and alumni connections while embodying the values of a liberal arts education