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
Clare Eby, Professor, Department of English
Subhash Ray, Professor, Department of Economics
Lionel Shapiro, Professor, Department of Philosophy
Mike Stanton, Professor, Department of Journalism
Christian Tryon, Professor, Department of Anthropology
Life and Physical Sciences
R. Holly Fitch, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences; Institute for Systems Genomics; Institute for Brain and Cognitive Science; Cognitive Science Program
Kyungseon Joo, Professor, Department of Physics; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Lanbo Liu, Professor, Department of Geosciences; Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mark Peczuh, Professor, Department of Chemistry
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
Nina Brooks, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy
Xinnian Chen, Professor in Residence, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
John Christensen, Professor in Residence, Department of Communication
Meredith Friedman, Education Program Assistant, Department of History
Sandy Grande, Professor, Department of Political Science; Native American and Indigenous Studies; Philosophy; American Studies; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; El Instituto
Guillermo Irizarry, Associate Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages
Rajeswari Kasi, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Kathy Pais, Academic Advisor, CLAS Academic Services
Carly Koebel, Educational Program Administrator, Department of Political Science
Ariel Lambe, Associate Professor, Department of History, Waterbury Campus
Hannah Morrill, Laboratory Technician, Departments of Physics
Lisa Park Boush, Professor, Department of Geosciences
Kenneth A. Pérez, Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Psychological Sciences
Sam Sommers, Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of English, Waterbury Campus
Cindy Stewart, Program Coordinator, Department of Communication
CLAS Grade Appeal Committee
Purpose: to manage CLAS student grade appeal requests
Membership
Kroum Batchvarov, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
Susan Einbinder, Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
Eric Lundquist, Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Psychological Sciences
Thomas Seery, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry; Institute of Materials Science; Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
CLAS Graduate Funding Committee
Purpose: to provide the CLAS Dean's Office with feedback on matters concerning graduate students in the College
Membership
Kirstie Farrar, Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Daniel Bolnick, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Andrew Bush, Professor, Department of Geosciences; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Cornelia Dayton , Professor, Department of History
Niloy Dutta, Professor, Department of Physics
Kristie Farrar, Associate Professor, Department of Communication
Jane Gordon, Professor, Department of Political Science; American Studies; El Instituto; Philosophy; Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Jacqueline Loss, Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages
Etan Markus, Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies and Professor, Department of Psychological 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
Kathryn Angelica, Graduate Student, Department of History
Madeline Baird, Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology
John Dabrowski, Graduate Student, Department of Political Science
Matthew Howell, Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry
Mollie Kervick, Graduate Student, Department of English
Kathleen Kyle, Graduate Student, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Pauline Levy Valensi, Graduate Student, Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages
Kelly Mahaffy, Graduate Student, Department of Psychological Sciences
Sarah McKee, Graduate Student, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Emily Parrish-Mulliken, Graduate Student, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology
Elena Robakiewicz, Graduate Student, Department of Geosciences
Ricardo Santos Estrada, Graduate Student, Department of Physics
Davida Schiffer, Graduate Student, Department of Sociology
Shaun Simoneau, Graduate Student, Department of Public Policy
Torri Ann Woodruff, Graduate Student, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
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
Frank Costigliola, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Department of History
Martha Cutter, Professor, Department of English; Africana Studies
Lisa Eaton, Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Dan Fabris, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann, Associate Professor, Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages
Jason Hancock, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Elizabeth Holzer, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Jungbin Hwang, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
Alexander Jackson, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute for Systems Genomics; Institute for Brain and Cognitive Science
Barbara Mellone, Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Emily Myers, Professor, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; Department of Psychological Sciences; Institute for Brain and Cognitive Science
Felicia Pratto, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences; Human Rights Institute
Clay Tabor, Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences
Penny Vlahos, Professor, Department of Marine Sciences
CLAS Scholarship Selection Commitee
Purpose: to assist the College in selecting recipients of CLAS scholarship and fellowship awards
Membership
Nicholas Leadbeater, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Kerry Marsh, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
Nu-Anh Tran, Assistant Professor, Department of History; Asian and Asian American Studies Institute
Bradley Wright, Professor, Department of Sociology
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
Rachel Chazan Cohen, Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Dwight Codr, Associate Professor and Interim Associate Department Head, English
Amanda Crawford, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism
Sirrah Galligan, Educational Program Manager, Department of Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences
Michael Hren, Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences
James Jaconetta, Laboratory Technician, Department of Physics
Makayla Leroux, Graduate Student, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Guozhen Lu, Professor, Department of Mathematics
Sergio Luzzatto, Professor, Department of History
Nancy McMahon, Clinical Professor, Department of Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences
Yonatan Morse, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Mark Peczuh, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Jay Rueckl, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
Isabell Sluka, Graduate Student, Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
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