Please Note: This list is subject to change and does not include committees created by the student body; nevertheless, the student body plays an important role in the governance of Washington and Lee, as indicated by student membership on some of the committees listed here and by the authority which the Trustees have delegated to the student body to "determine the circumstances under which and the cause for which a student is to be dropped from the rolls of the University for matters involving violation of honor. In the fulfillment of this responsibility, the student body may create such student organizations and adopt such procedures as may be appropriate." (Taken from the By-laws of Washington and Lee University.) For further information on student body committees, see the Student Handbook, which is available from the Office of the VPSA and Dean of Students. This list also does not include committees dealing solely with the School of Law. A summary of the faculty's elected committees, including the schedule of the elections, is available here.
For the purposes of this list, Washington and Lee committees have been divided into four categories: those permanent committees created by either the Board of Trustees or by the University or Undergraduate Faculty; those committees in which the administration asks members of the faculty to join with administrative personnel in making certain decisions; academic-program or other advisory committees; and ad hoc committees created for a limited time for a particular purpose.
The first person named under each committee serves as the chair; all inquiries relating to committee business should be addressed to the chair.
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COMMITTEES CREATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Advisory:
The By-Laws of the University describe the
Advisory Committee as follows: "So that the knowledge and views of the Faculty
may be appropriately represented in important decisions facing the University,
there shall be an Advisory Committee consisting of the Provost, the academic
Deans and eight Faculty members selected from and by the undergraduate faculty
and one Faculty member selected from and by the law faculty. The Committee shall
make recommendations to the President concerning cases of undergraduate tenure
and promotion summer grant applications; sabbatical applications; honorary
degree nominations; other matters of University-wide importance; and the
processes by which these decisions should be reached. The Board shall consult
with the Committee in considering the selection of a President of the
University. The President shall consult with the Committee in considering the
selection of a Provost and the Provost shall consult with the Committee in
considering the selection of an academic Dean."
When the Advisory Committee is considering undergraduate promotion and tenure
cases, undergraduate sabbatical applications, and undergraduate Lenfest and R.
E. Lee Grant proposals, it will function as an undergraduate committee. Its
membership will include eight undergraduate faculty members, who will be elected
by the undergraduate faculty to serve three-year terms and, ex officio, the
Provost, the Dean of The College and the Dean of the Williams School of
Commerce, Economics, and Politics. Advisory Committee members from the same
department as a candidate for tenure and/or promotion, or who serve as an
external member of the candidate’s departmental committee, will participate in
consideration of the case at the departmental level, and will not consider the
case with the Advisory Committee. Only faculty members in the rank of Full
Professor will participate in the consideration of candidates for promotion from
Associate to Full Professor; all members will participate in consideration of
tenure cases.
When the committee is recommending to the Board of Trustees candidates for
honorary degrees and consulting with the president on matters of University-wide
importance, it will function as a University committee. Its membership will
include the same eight undergraduate faculty; one law faculty member, elected by
the law faculty to serve a three-year term; and, ex officio, the Provost, the
Dean of The College, the Dean of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and
Politics, and the Dean of the School of Law.
The election of undergraduate members and alternates will be regulated by the
Secretary to the Faculty to insure that A) there will always be at least four
active members in the rank of Full Professor with the remainder in the rank of
either Associate or Full Professor; and B) there will be no more than one member
of any department in the rank of Full Professor. Election is to proceed
according to the faculty handbook, with additional stipulations as follows:
Staggered three-year terms will be maintained on a cycle of electing two or
three members every year. Rank and department must be listed on the election
eligibility roster and on all ballot iterations. A lapse of one year is required
between elected terms on the committee. Those ineligible because of department
and rank overlap with current members, or recent membership on the committee
will not be on the ballot. If more than one person from any department at the
same rank is among the number of top vote-getters needed for election that year,
only the one with the most votes will be declared elected.
The Advisory Committee shall be provided with three (3) alternates, elected as
runners-up in the election of active members, for three-year terms. Two (2)
tenured alternates shall be elected from and by the Undergraduate Faculty and
one (1) tenured Law alternate shall be elected from and by the Law Faculty.
Alternates will be determined as runners-up in the election who are at the rank
of Professor and whose department is not the same as any of the elected or
current members. Alternates may not join the committee mid-year as occasional
replacements or as substitutes for members who recuse themselves from certain
tenure and promotion cases; they can serve only as replacements in full-year
increments, e.g. when active members are on sabbatical or resign. When the
Advisory Committee requires a replacement of an Undergraduate Faculty member,
one of the elected alternates shall be chosen by coin toss. If two are needed,
both shall be selected. When the Advisory Committee requires a replacement of
the Law Faculty member, the elected Law alternate shall be chosen. If the supply
of alternates in either category should be exhausted for a given year, a special
election shall be held to elect additional alternate(s).
Daniel Wubah, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Nora Demleitner, Dean of the School of Law
Suzanne Keen, Interim Dean of The College
Larry Peppers, Dean of the Williams School
Daniel Wubah, Provost
Nine Faculty Members, Eight Undergraduate, One
Law - Two
or Three Undergraduate Faculty elected annually for 3-year term; One Law Faculty for three-year term:
Michael Anderson, Professor of Economics - 2013-2014 (replacing
Theresa Braunschneider, Associate Professor, English - 2011-2014)
Tyler Dickovick, Associate Professor, Politics - 2011-2014
Jonathan Eastwood, Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology - 2011-2014
George Bent, Professor of Art History - 2013-2014 (replacing Marc Conner, Professor, English - 2012-2015)
Margaret Howard, Professor of Law (LS) - 2012-2015
Helen I'Anson, Professor, Biology - 2012-2015
Karla Murdock, Associate Professor, Psychology - 2012-2015
Erich Uffelman, Professor, Chemistry - 2013-2016
Julie Woodzicka, Professor, Psychology - 2013-2016
Alternates: Two Undergraduate, One Law:
Michael Anderson, Professor of Economics - 2012-2015 (serving as member,
2013-2014)
George Bent, Professor of Art History - 2012-2015 (serving as member, 2013-2014)
Brant Hellwig, Professor of Law (LS) - 2012-2015
Honorary Degrees: The By-laws define the duties and composition of the committee as follows: "The President's Advisory Committee and the Rector of the Board shall constitute a Committee on Honorary Degrees which shall be chaired by the Provost. The Board, on its own initiative or upon recommendation of the Committee, may from time to time grant such honorary degrees as it deems proper, and must approve honorary degree recipients."
Daniel Wubah, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Donald Childress, Rector of the Board of Trustees
Nora Demleitner, Dean of the School of Law
Suzanne Keen, Interim Dean of The College
Larry Peppers, Dean of the Williams School
Daniel Wubah, Provost
Advisory Committee Members:
Michael Anderson, Professor of Economics - 2013-2014 (replacing
Theresa Braunschneider, Associate Professor, English - 2011-2014)
Tyler Dickovick, Associate Professor, Politics - 2011-2014
Jonathan Eastwood, Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology - 2011-2014
George Bent, Professor of Art History - 2013-2014 (replacing Marc Conner, Professor, English - 2012-2015)
Margaret Howard, Professor of Law (LS) - 2012-2015
Helen I'Anson, Professor, Biology - 2012-2015
Karla Murdock, Associate Professor, Psychology - 2012-2015
Erich Uffelman, Professor, Chemistry - 2013-2016
Julie Woodzicka, Professor, Psychology - 2013-2016
Faculty Representatives to
the Board of Trustees: The Rector of the Board of Trustees has invited the
Faculty to participate in the board sessions and to serve as non-voting
participants in all the activities of six standing committees, namely Campus Life, Capital Projects,
Development and External Relations, Finance, Law and Undergraduate Academics and
Admissions. The faculty will
elect eight representatives, with each serving on two committees for a two-year
term. A lapse of one year is required between elected terms. To assure
representation by the three divisions, two representatives are elected from the
Law School, two are elected from the Williams School, and four are elected from
The College. Each of the three units should elect their representatives in the
manner they deem appropriate. A "year" is defined as an academic year. Terms
will normally begin with the October board meeting. The assignment of who serves
on which committee, with the exception of the Law Committee, will be determined
by discussions between the Rector and the elected members as to where their
interests and expertise can best be used. The representatives will make written
reports to the faculty after each board meeting, and a spokesperson selected by
the group, will make an oral report at the undergraduate and law faculty
meetings.
Alexandra Brown, The College, 2012-2014
(Board committees: to be determined)
Jonathan Eastwood, The College, 2012-2014
(Board committees: to be determined)
Scott Boylan, Williams School, 2012-2014
(Board committees: to be determined)
Russell Miller, Law School, 2012-2014
(Board committees: to be determined)
Alison Bell, The College, 2013-2015
(Board committees: to be determined)
Lisa Greer, The College, 2013-2015
(Board committees: to be determined)
Hugo Blunch, Williams School, 2013-2015
(Board committees: to be determined)
Brant Hellwig, Law School, 2013-2015
(Board committees: to be determined)
These are committees which administer faculty responsibilities and whose actions are subject to University Faculty revision and faculty . The By-Laws define the duties of the faculty as follows: "The Faculty shall be responsible for the academic regulation of students, for entrance and graduation requirements, for the approval and supervision of courses of study, for the recommendation of students for degrees, and for the discipline and government of the students and all student organizations."
Automatic Rule and Reinstatement Committee is composed of two undergraduate faculty members, the Dean of The College, the Dean of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, the Dean of Student Affairs, the Associate Provost, the Associate Dean of The College, Associate Dean of the Williams School, the Dean of First-Year Students, and the University Registrar as a non-voting consultant. It administers regulations concerning undergraduate academic probation and the Automatic Rule which govern an undergraduate student's academic eligibility to continue enrollment at Washington and Lee. The committee also determines whether an undergraduate student who has withdrawn from the University may be reinstated and whether a student who applies to the committee may receive a leave of absence.
Marcia France, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Marcia France, Associate Dean of The College
Scott Dittman, University Registrar (non-voting)
Suzanne Keen, Interim Dean of The College
Marc Conner, Associate Provost
David Leonard, Dean of Student Life
Larry Peppers, Dean of the Williams School
Robert Straughan, Associate Dean of the Williams School
Sidney Evans, VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Two Appointed Faculty Members - One triennially for six-year term:
Alan McRae - 2010-2016
? - 2013-2019
Courses and Degrees Committee
(C&D) composed
of the Dean of The College and the Dean of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and
Politics, six undergraduate faculty members appointed by the President, and two
student representatives appointed by the President upon nomination by the
Student Body Executive Committee; the University Registrar serves as the
non-voting secretary. The committee is charged with the general supervision and
development of policies concerning undergraduate entrance requirements, courses
of study, curricular standards, and degrees. More specifically, its functions,
subject to review and final action by the undergraduate faculty, are: (a) to
make suggestions concerning entrance requirements as they relate to the
curriculum of the University; (b) to study and consider the change and
improvement of undergraduate curricula and requirements for degrees, and to
recommend such changes; (c) to determine questions concerning the introduction,
substitution, and evaluation of individual courses of study, and also the policy
governing credit for work offered by transfer students from other institutions;
(d) to consider methods and standards of instruction including the matter of
duplication of courses. The committee meets at 3:30 pm every
Tuesday during the academic term.
C&D Curriculum Change Form: MSWord format
Suzanne Keen, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Scott Dittman, University Registrar and Secretary
(non-voting)
Suzanne Keen, Interim Dean of The College
Larry Peppers, Dean of the Williams School
Six Appointed Faculty Members - One annually for
four-year term:
? - 2013-2014
? - 2013-2014 (replacing Jeffrey Kosky - 2008-2014)
Gwyn Campbell - 2011-2015 (replacing
Gregory Dresden - 2009-2015) (Kathleen Olson-Janjic is serving in this spot for
Winter 2013.)
Robert Stewart - 2010-2016
Paul Gregory - 2012-2015 (replacing
Suzanne Keen - 2011-2015)
Irina Mazilu - 2012-2016
Two Students nominated by the Student EC, appointed by the President:
? - 2013-2014
? - 2013-2014
Faculty Administrators Evaluation Committee (FAEC) creates the instruments used for including faculty in the evaluation process for the provost and academic deans, to oversee the administration of the faculty involvement in the evaluation process, and to report the results to the supervisor (President in the case of the Provost and Provost in the case of the Deans). Members of this committee are all tenured faculty, four undergraduate and two law, serving three-year terms. During their term on the Faculty Review Committee, members or alternates would be ineligible for the FAEC.
The following is the existing schedule of next evaluations, in the fourth year after appointment or last evaluation:
Dean of The College (to be named): 2018-19
Dean of the Williams School, Larry Peppers: 2015-16
Dean of the School of Law Nora Demleitner: 2016-17
Provost Daniel Wubah: 2017-18
?, Chair
Krzysztof Jasiewicz - 2011-2014
Michelle Drumbl (LS) - 2011-2014
Simon Levy - 2012-2015
David Bruck (LS) - 2012-2015
no election held - 2013-2016
no election held - 2013-2016
Faculty Committee on Inclusiveness represents faculty concern for making Washington and Lee a community open to persons from diverse backgrounds, one that respects and recognizes benefits of administrators, faculty, staff, and students from these different backgrounds. The committee receives reports from administrators as recommended by the faculty, advises University administrators where appropriate, and proposes new initiatives to the faculty when and if they are needed. The committee reports to the faculty annually. The committee consists of seven undergraduate and two law faculty appointed for three-year, staggered terms. Undergraduate members are appointed by the Provost in consultation with the current committee, subject to approval of the undergraduate faculty. Law members are appointed by the Dean of the School of Law in consultation with the current committee and subject to approval of the law faculty. Committee members should include senior and junior faculty members representing all segments of the diverse community for which we are striving. [ This committee is dormant. No new appointments to this committee are being made. Faculty EC has been asked to consider eliminating this committee. Comments should be directed to Larry Peppers, Chair of Faculty EC. ]
?, Chair
Ex officio
member:
Tamara Futrell, Associate Dean of Students
Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) acts ad interim for the university and undergraduate faculties when they faculty cannot meet; it receives student, faculty, and departmental petitions requesting exceptions to University regulations on matters not delegated to other University Committees; it originates recommendations to the university and undergraduate faculties relating to matters not delegated to other University committees; it receives a suggested one- and five-year undergraduate calendar from the Registration and Class Schedules Committee and recommends a calendar to the undergraduate faculty; it acts as the faculty's "committee on committees;" and it advises the President and Deans on matters not delegated to the Advisory Committee. The committee will be the point of contact between the undergraduate faculty and the Dean of Admissions about policy regarding undergraduate admissions and practices. The committee meets at 3:30 pm every Monday during the academic term.
When the Faculty Executive Committee is dealing with strictly undergraduate matters, it will function as an undergraduate committee. Its membership will include six undergraduate faculty members; two student representatives, appointed annually by the President upon recommendation of the Student Executive Committee; and, ex officio, the Dean of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics, the Dean of The College, the Dean of Student Affairs, and the Associate University Registrar as the non-voting Secretary.
Staggered two-year terms will be maintained on
a cycle of electing three Undergraduate Faculty representatives every year. Four
members of the committee will be elected directly from and by the faculty of The
College. Two members of the committee will be elected directly from and by the
faculty of the Williams School. Election is to proceed according to the faculty
handbook, and the entire University Faculty shall be informed about election
results in all divisions.
In order to phase in this proposal, in the first election after approval [given
on May 4, 2013], two College representatives and one Williams School
representative will be elected, so that the change in Undergraduate Faculty
membership will be accomplished after two elections, after which this paragraph
will be removed.
When the committee is dealing with matters of interest to both the undergraduate and law faculties, it will function as a University committee. Its membership will include the same six faculty members, the student representatives, and ex officio members, the Dean of the School of Law, and one law faculty member elected by the law faculty to serve a two-year term."
Those Faculty rotating off the committee each year will be regarded as alternates for the following year. When the Executive Committee requires a replacement, one of the members rotating off will be chosen by lot to serve as the replacement. If two are needed, then both will be asked. If either or both cannot serve, then the committee would turn to those who rotated off the previous year, etc. until a replacement is found.
Larry Peppers, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Suzanne Keen, Interim Dean of The College
Nora Demleitner, Dean of the School of Law
Larry Peppers, Dean of the Williams School
Barbara Rowe, Associate University Registrar - Secretary (non-voting)
Sidney Evans, VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Six Faculty Members Elected - Two College Faculty and One Williams School Faculty annually for two-year terms and one Law Faculty for a two-year term:
Kimberly Jew - 2012-2014
Harvey Markowitz - 2013-2014 (replacing
Fred LaRiviere - 2012-2014)
Deborah Miranda - 2013-2014 (replacing Indira Somani - 2012-2014)
Margaret Howard (LS) - 2012-2014
Shana Levine - 2013-2015
Renée Pratt (WS) - 2013-2015
Matthew Tuchler - 2013-2015
Two students nominated by the Student EC (preferably one junior and one senior), appointed by the President:
? - 2013-2014
? - 2013-2014
The Faculty Executive Committee has also created a standing subcommittee to
consider physical education petitions. The members of the committee are:
Neil Cunningham, Director of Physical
Education, chair (ex officio)
?, Member of the Physical Education Faculty, 2013-2014
Faculty Review Committee (FRC) is advisory to the President and shall hear appeals for non-reappointment or failure to promote based on detailed and substantiated allegations of inadequate consideration or improper consideration. The FRC is composed of six members and five alternates, all of whom shall be tenured members of the Faculty. Five members and three alternates shall be elected from and by the undergraduate faculty and one member and two alternates shall be elected from and by the law faculty. Members and alternates of the Advisory Committee and the Faculty Administrators Evaluation Committee are not eligible to serve concurrently on the FRC and for one year subsequent to the completion of their respective terms. Members and alternates shall serve staggered three-year terms with one-third of each to be elected each year. Each spring after new members have been elected, the FRC shall meet to elect its chair. Term of membership on the committee is from June to May. The committee's internal procedures are available at provost.wlu.edu, under "Faculty Handbook."
Matthew Tuchler, 2013-14 Chair (from May 1, 2013)
Elected, as needed, for 3-year terms:
Carl Kaiser - 2013-2014 (replacing Suzanne Keen, 2011-2014)
Eric Luna (LS) - 2011-2014
Holly Pickett - 2012-2015
Matthew Tuchler - 2012-2015
Laurent Boetsch - 2013-2016
Alexandra Brown - 2013-2016
Alternates: Three Undergraduate, Two Law
Gregory Dresden - 2011-2014
Carl Kaiser - 2012-2015 (serving as member for 2013-2014)
Samuel Calhoun (LS) - 2012-2015
Kimberly Jew - 2013-2014 (replacing Sandra Reiter - 2013-2016)
Sarah (Sally) Wiant (LS) - 2013-2016
Student Affairs Committee (SAC) is composed of the VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students (chair), the Dean of Student Life, the Assistant Dean for Law Student Services, six members elected by and from the University Faculty (undergraduate and law) from among those not already on the University Board of Appeals and including at least one from the Department of Physical Education and Athletics and one elected by and from the Law Faculty. Student members are the President of the Student Body, the Chair of the Student Judicial Council (SJC), a student from the Student-Faculty Hearing Board (SFHB), the Head Resident Assistant, the President of the Student Bar Association (SBA), the second-year representative to SBA, an elected representative of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) Advisory Board, the President of the Interfraternity Council (IFC), and the President of the Panhellenic Council (PC). SAC is responsible for reviewing issues affecting student life, for recommending to the University Faculty changes in University policy on non-curricular student matters, and for overseeing Greek life including the maintenance and review of the Standards for Fraternities/Sororities. With authority delegated by the University Faculty, SAC oversees the judicial procedures of SJC, IFC, PC, SFHB and the resident advisers in university housing.
The three areas of primary responsibility for SAC are:
SAC also serves as a University forum for issues affecting student life, and it may recommend changes in University policy on non-curricular student issues directly to the faculty.
SAC assumes jurisdiction over all student affairs not covered by other committees. It is also an advisory board to the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs.
When SAC requires a replacement, the one person rotating off every two years will be regarded as the alternate, and the two Faculty rotating off every third year will be regarded as the alternates. The one person rotating off will be chosen to be the substitute in each of those two years with the replacement in the year that two rotate off being chosen by lot. When the person or persons rotating off cannot serve as a replacement, the committee will turn to those who rotated off in the previous year, etc.
Sidney Evans, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Sidney Evans, VP for Student Affairs and Dean
of Students
David Leonard, Dean of Student Life
Brett Twitty, Assistant Dean for Law Student
Affairs
Six Elected Faculty Members,
three-year terms - Four University Faculty, One Law Faculty, One Physical
Education Faculty:
Timothy Diette - 2011-2014
Sarah (Sally) Wiant - 2013-2014 (replacing
Susan Franck (LS) - 2011-2014)
Wendy Orrison - 2013-2014 (replacing
Sandra Reiter - 2012-2015)
Bryan Snyder (PE) - April 2012-2015
Eugene (Gene) McCabe - 2013-2016
Sara Sprenkle - 2013-2016
Nine Students - ex officio, by virtue of student office held:
Nathan Kelly '14U, Student Executive Committee President
David Robinson '14U, Student Judicial Council Chair
? '14U, Student-Faculty Hearing Board representative
Alexandra (Allie) Weiss '14U, Head Resident Adviser
Lauren Moseley '14U, Office of Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board
Anne Stafford '14U, Panhellenic President
Harper Coulson '14U, Interfraternity Council President
Katherine Coleman '14L, Student Bar Association President
Ryan Redd '15L, Second-year Student Bar Association Representative
Student-Faculty Hearing Board (SFHB)
is authorized
to hear and adjudicate allegations of sexual misconduct involving Washington
and Lee students. It is chaired by an administrator with appropriate
professional training and experience appointed by the Vice President for Student
Affairs and Dean of Students, and drawn from the administrative staff of the
Division of Student Affairs. The chair will be well-versed in W&L policies and
procedures, and have primary responsibility for managing the SFHB itself as well
as the adjudication process, but shall not participate in deliberation or voting
on matters before the Board. The Vice President for Student Affairs shall serve
as chair in the event that recusal or some other circumstance prevents the board
chair from serving in a specific case. The Chair who presides in any specific
case shall not be permitted to serve on the University Board of Appeals in any
appeal arising from that case.
Four faculty members shall be appointed by the Provost, for three-year staggered
terms, after consultation with the Student Affairs Committee (SAC). The four
will serve as a "pool" from which two shall be drawn to serve on any one case.
The procedure for selecting four student representatives, shall involve a
process in which the Executive Committee of the Student Body (EC) and the Vice
President for Student Affairs (VPSA) participate. The EC shall elicit the
participation of stakeholder groups on campus that may not be represented on the
EC, including sexual assault prevention and response groups, and groups
representing women and minorities. Additionally, the appointment procedures of
the EC shall be reviewed by SAC prior to the application process. The EC shall
appoint four student Board members, representative of the student body and
qualified to adjudicate the sensitive cases heard by the Board. In selecting
members and later constituting the panel to hear a specific case, every effort
shall be made to strive for gender balance and/or other kinds of important
diverse representation.
The EC shall require applications and conduct interviews of applicants for the
board positions apart from other spring appointments. Applications shall include
discussion of knowledge or experience relevant to the mission of the board and
confidentially sent recommendations of two non-student members of the Washington
and Lee community. After receiving applications, but prior to the interview
process, the EC shall send the list of applicants to the VPSA to gather
additional information on each applicant for the EC's consideration in deciding
which applicants to interview. Student board members shall be trained at the
same time as faculty board members. Only two student members from the pool of
four members will hear each case; a pool of four ensures that a case panel can
be constituted in the event that recusal or some other circumstance prevents a
student Board member from serving in a specific case.
The Student Affairs site for the Board is at
www.wlu.edu/x25918.xml.
Shana Levine, Chair
Ex Officio member:
Shana Levine, Associate Director of Athletics for
Compliance
Four Faculty appointed by the
Provost, on staggered three-year terms:
Mary Natkin - 2012-2015
David Novack - 2012-2015
? - 2013-2016
? - 2013-2016
Four Students appointed by the Student EC:
Thomas Day '15U - 2013-2014
(?representative to the Student Affairs Committee)
Hannah Gilmore '16U - 2013-2014
Margaret McClintock '15U - 2013-2014
Jacqueline (Jackie) Yarbro '15U - 2013-2014
University Board of Appeals (UBA) is chaired by the Dean of Students and hears all appeals from the student conduct process filed by individuals, groups, or the University Official, with the exception of appeals from the Executive Committee of the Student Body. Two Undergraduate Faculty and two Law Faculty are elected for two-year terms, from among those not on the Student Affairs Committee, with initial faculty appointments staggered to assure that no more than one of each will rotate off in a particular year. Alternate members for University Board of Appeals shall be elected at the same time as members are elected. There shall be two alternates, decided as the first runners-up in the election of members, one from the undergraduate faculty and one from the law faculty. Alternates will serve in the event a board member needs to resign or recuse, or cannot participate in a hearing due to unforeseen circumstances. Six student representatives (one undergraduate junior, two undergraduate seniors, one second-year law, two third-year law) are appointed by the Executive Committee of the Student Body each year for a one-year term. The Student Affairs site for the board is at http://www.wlu.edu/x36850.xml.
Sidney Evans, Chair
Ex Officio Member:
Sidney Evans, VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Four Faculty representatives - Elected annually for two-year
terms:
Genelle Gertz - 2012-2014
Timothy MacDonnell (LS) - 2012-2014
Sascha Goluboff - 2013-2015
Christopher Seaman (LS) - 2013-2015
Two Faculty alternates - Elected for two-year terms:
Hugo Blunch - 2013-2014 (replacing Scott Hoover - 2012-2014)
Russell Miller (LS) - 2012-2014
Student representatives - Appointed annually for a one-year term:
Law 3rd-year representative:
Patrick Bolling '14L
Law 3rd-year representative: Laura Erdman '14L
Law 2nd-year representative: Cameron Tommey '15L
Undergraduate senior representative: Alexander Berger '14U
Undergraduate senior representative: Trevor (Trey) Hatcher '14U
Undergraduate junior representative: Eleanor (Ellie) Bold '15U
These are committees which function at the behest of the administration to assist it in discharging certain of its responsibilities.
Capital Projects Advisory Committee will act in an advisory role to the president for planning and recommended authorization of all capital projects with an expected cost of $1 million or more. The committee will review and track all projects anticipated within a rolling time frame of five-years. For each project, the Executive Director normally will propose to the Committee a timeline for critical decision points including: concept design to serve a specific program, architectural drawings, construction drawings, bids, financing, construction schedule, etc.) While the university's strategic plan will serve as the primary guide for project authorization and prioritization, other important projects may emerge over time as a result of ongoing planning and evaluation. The Committee will meet at least twice each year to review, prioritize, and coordinate the progress of projects and to update the integrated five-year plan. Following each meeting, the Committee will provide summary recommendations for the president's review. Annually, the Committee will prepare a report and assist the president with a presentation of the current five-year plan to the Capital Projects and Finance committees of the Board of Trustees.
Daniel Wubah,
Chair
Ex officio members:
?
, Director, Facilities Management
Dennis Cross, VP for University Advancement
Nora Demleitner, Dean of the Law School
Suzanne Keen, Interim Dean of The College
Steven McAllister, Treasurer and VP for Finance
Larry Peppers, Dean of the Williams School
Daniel Wubah, Provost
Sidney Evans, VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Faculty representatives to the Capital Projects Committee of the Board of
Trustees:
?
- 2013-2014
?
- 2013-2014
Cincinnati Awards Committee is composed of undergraduate faculty members appointed by the President. It annually confers the Virginia Cincinnati Society award upon the author of the best essay in American military history or some other subject in colonial, revolutionary, or Civil War history of the United States.
?, Chair
Four Faculty Members - No Rotation:
Theodore DeLaney
?Holt Merchant
William Patch
David Peterson
Employee Benefits Committee
(EBC) is composed of
four university faculty members, one retired faculty member, and one or more staff members (all appointed by the President), the University Treasurer, and the Provost. It periodically reviews programs relating to
employee benefits and acts in an advisory capacity to the President.
(See also, Investment Committee.)
Christopher Connors, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Amy Barnes, Executive Director of Human Resources
Steven McAllister, Treasurer and VP for Finance
Daniel Wubah, Provost
Four Appointed Faculty Members, including one from the Law School and one
from the Williams School, and
One Appointed Retiree Faculty Member - 2 biennially for 4-year terms:
Roger Dean - 2010-2014
John Gunn (retiree) - 2010-2014
Nathan Feldman - 2010-2014
Christa Bowden - 2012-2016
? (LS) - 2013-2017
? - 2013-2017
Staff members - four-year term:
David Leonard - 2011-2015
Frederick (Rick) McKemy - 2012-2015 (replacing
Christine Burkett - 2011-2015)
Catherine (Carrie) Berry - 2012-2016
Glasgow Endowment Committee is composed
of five undergraduate faculty members from the humanities, appointed by
the President, chiefly from the language arts departments, and the Associate
Deans of The College, along with two student appointees. It controls the funds of the Glasgow Endowment, a
bequest by Arthur Graham Glasgow "to promote the art of expression by pen
and tongue, including voice production and delivery." It plans and produces
public programs involving language artists/poets, dramatists, and fiction
writers, as well as others whose work can be characterized as "artful expression."
Lesley
Wheeler,
Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Marcia France, Associate Dean of The College
Daniel Wubah, Provost
Five Appointed Faculty Members:
Mónica Botta - 2011-2016
Lesley Wheeler - 2011-2016
? - 2013-2014 (replacing
Kathryn (Katie) Chenoweth - 2012-2017)
Jasmin Darznik - 2012-2017
? - 2013-2018
Two Students:
? - 2013-2014
? - 2013-2014
Global Learning Faculty Liaisons reports to the provost and is chaired by the director of the Center for International Education. Eight faculty (5 from The College, 2 from the Williams School, 1 from the Law School) are recommended by the deans and appointed by the provost. The chair of the International Education Committee and the Study Abroad Adviser are ex officio, non-voting members
The Liaisons will 1) create a faculty network of well-informed advocates for global learning; 2) with the Center for International Education (CIE), ensure the academic quality and integrity of current and future term, year, and Summer study abroad initiatives; and 3) serve as an area contact to facilitate information regarding international opportunities for faculty and students.
Specific responsibilities include: assisting the CIE in accumulating and maintaining data regarding faculty experience, interest and activity in global learning for teaching and research; assisting department heads in the evaluation and authorization of study abroad course credits; with the CIE, carry out regular visits to evaluate current and potential program sites abroad; with the CIE, advise study abroad candidates regarding programs specific to their academic area and incorporate the experience of returning students for the recruitment of new candidates.
Laurent Boetsch, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Laurent Boetsch, Director, Center for International Education
Katherine (Kip)
Brooks, Study Abroad Adviser
Mohamed Kamara, Chair, International Education Committee
Eight Appointed Faculty Members for 4-year terms (5 College, 2 Williams School,
? 1 Law):
Dayo Abah -
2012-2015
Art Goldsmith
(WS) -
2012-2015
Ellen Mayock -
2012-2015
Nicolaas Rupke -
2012-2015
Edward Adams -
2012-2016
Tyler Dickovick
(WS) -
2012-2016
Jon Eastwood -
2012-2016
Jon Erickson -
2012-2016
Graduate Fellowships Committee is composed of nine undergraduate faculty members appointed by the President, the Dean of Student Affairs, and the Associate Dean of The College. It disseminates information on fellowship opportunities and selects nominees for Fulbright, Luce and other scholarship programs.
Marcia France, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Marcia France, Associate Dean of The College
Sidney Evans, VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Nine Appointed Faculty Members - Four-year terms:
Craig McCaughrin - 2010-2014
Kevin Crotty - 2010-2014
Paul Youngman - 2012-2013 (replacing
Martin Davies - 2011-2015)
Rebecca Harris - 2012-2016
Janet Ikeda - 2012-2016
David Sukow - 2012-2016
? - 2013-2017
? - 2013-2017
? - 2013-2017
Historic Preservation and Archaeological Conservation Advisory Board
The purpose of the HPACA Board is to provide advice to the President on matters related to historic preservation and archaeological conservation. The board's primary responsibility will be to review the University's plans to alter or demolish the interiors or exteriors of historic buildings (over 50 years old) on campus; to preserve and protect archaeological resources on campus; and to provide advice on matters related to historic preservation and archeological conservations. The board will meet at least three times per year and will work closely with the University Architect and the Vice President for Administration on these issues.
The board is comprised of up to seven appointed members with the University Architect and Vice President for Administration providing staff support. The seven members will include four faculty members, a non-faculty member from the W&L community, and up to two "outside" members who are interested and knowledgeable. The latter members may include alumni and/or respected members of the historic-preservation, archaeological, and professional architectural communities. Members serve staggered, two-year terms and the chair is appointed by the Provost.
Alison Bell, Chair
Ex Officio members:
John Hoogakker, Executive Director of University Facilities
Thomas Kalasky, Director of Capital Projects
Wendy Price, Assistant Dean of The College
Appointed members - two-year terms:
Alison Bell - 2012-2014
Melissa Kerin - 2012-2014
Dan Mazilu - 2012-2014
? - 2013-2015
? Ronald Fuchs - 2013-2015
? Donald Hasfurther,
Executive Director, Historic Lexington Foundation - 2013-2015
Information Security Program Committee is charged with overseeing the
security of the University’s non-public information (including information that
is designated as confidential and/or sensitive either by applicable law, by
University policy, or by the Committee) through development and implementation
of an overall Information Security Program (“Program”). This Program includes,
but is not limited in scope to, the Financial Information Security Program
previously adopted in response to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 2003 ("GLBA").
In accordance with the GLBA, the Program will be subject to periodic review and
adjustment by the Committee to assure ongoing compliance with the GLBA and the
Federal Trade Commission Safeguards Rule, and other existing and future laws and
regulations, as well as to evaluate consistency with other University policies
and practices.
The Committee reports to the Provost and includes an administrator from each of
the following offices and departments whose operations are likely to be most
significantly affected by the Program: Business, Financial Aid, Human Resources,
Information Technology Services, Law School Records, Law School Technology,
Student Affairs, University Advancement, University Registrar, and University
Treasurer. The Provost may add representatives from other offices and
departments as s/he deems appropriate.
The Provost designates the Information Security Program Coordinator, who serves as the chair of the Committee. The Office of General Counsel works closely with the Coordinator and the Committee and serves as a resource on all elements of the Information Security Program.
Scott Dittman, Information Security Program Coordinator and Chair
Kimberly Austin,
Assistant Director of for Operations, Human Resources
Deborah
Caylor, Associate Treasurer/University Controller
Scott Dittman, University Registrar
Linda Johnson, Director of Law Records
James Kaster, Associate Director of Financial Aid
John Keyser, Associate Dean of the Law School for Administration and Technology
Steven McAllister, VP for Finance and Administration/University Treasurer
Brandon Morey, Director of Advancement Operations
Paul Renzi, Director of Auxiliary Services
David Saacke, Chief Technology Officer
Dean Tallman, Information Security Officer and Enterprise Systems Administrator,
Information Technology Services
Consulting from the General Counsel's Office:
Leanne Shank, General Counsel
Jennifer Kirkland, Associate General Counsel for Compliance
Justin Smith, Staff Attorney
Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC) is composed of faculty, administrative, and student members appointed by the Provost. The Chief Technology Officer is an ex-officio member. The Committee advises the Provost on matters regarding information technology for the academic program of the University and its administration.
Robert Ballenger, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
David Saacke, Chief Technology Officer
John Keyser, Associate Dean for Administration and Technology, School of Law
Seven Appointed Faculty - One annually for 7-year term:
Timothy Diette - 2008-2015
Robert Ballenger - 2009-2016
Hongchu Fu - 2009-2016
Mary Abdoney - 2009-2016
Joshua Stough - 2010-2017
? - 2013-2029
? (LS) - 2012-2019
Administrative
Representatives:
Scott Dittman, University Registrar - 2009-2016
Natalie Garvis, Associate Controller - 2009-2016
Two Student representatives:
? - 2013-2014
? - 2013-2014
Institute for Honor Advisory Board: The
Class of 1960, with generous gifts to the university, established the Institute
for Honor and endowed a Professorship in Ethics to be held by a distinguished
university faculty member. The Institute for Honor Advisory Board has
representation from alumni (including members of the Class of 1960 whenever
possible), faculty, administrators and EC officers, past and present. The Board
helps the Provost and the Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics gain campus,
interdisciplinary, and external perspectives on the cogency and promise of
projects under consideration and appropriate and needed assistance in completing
the project(s) or event(s) proposed by the Professor and funded by the Institute
for Honor Endowment. The Advisory Board provides perspectives and guidance with
respect to projects that are related to the understanding and practice of honor
as an indispensable element of society and the importance of ethics, honor,
integrity, and applications of ethical reasoning in addressing contemporary
issues.
The initial composition of the board is defined by the memorandum of
understanding of May 2012 and by action of the Provost.
Daniel Wubah, Chair
Ex Officio members:
Dennis Cross, Vice President for University Advancement
Robert Fure, Director of Special Programs
Daniel Wubah, Provost
?, Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics
Members of the Class of 1960:
Richard Cohen '60
Richard White '60
Ray Wooldridge '60
Alumni representative with an interest in honor:
Bennett Ross '83
Faculty representatives appointed by the Provost:
Lewis John '58, Professor of Politics, Emeritus
Pamela Luecke, Reynolds Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications
Current President of the Executive Committee of the Student Body:
? '14 - 2013-2014
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is composed of five undergraduate faculty members, one student, two non-institutional members, including a veterinarian, and one W&L community representative. All members are appointed by the Provost. The committee is charged to create and monitor protocols for all research and instructional use of vertebrate animal species. These protocols should comply with relevant federal and state regulations; public concerns about the humane treatment of animals; veterinary expertise in laboratory animal care; accepted standards of appropriate facilities; and protection against unsubstantiated allegations against investigators.
Robert Stewart, Chair
Four Appointed Faculty Members - One annually for 4-year term:
Jonathan Erickson - 2011-2015
Nathaniel Goldberg - 2011-2015
Robert Stewart - 2012-2016
? - 2013-2017
One Member from University Community - 3-year term:
Beverly Bowring - 2011-2014
One Member from Community - 3-year term:
Wade Bell - 2011-2014
One Veterinarian - 3-year term:
Phillip Bailey, DVM - 2011-2014
One student:
? - 2013-2014
Institutional Review Board for Research with Human Subjects (the University's IRB) is composed of four members of the Washington and Lee community and one non-institutional member. The primary purpose of the committee is to assure the protection of the rights and welfare of human research subjects according to federal and state regulations and guidelines. The committee will review institutional or university faculty research proposals which would involve the use of human subjects and assure their compliance with appropriate protocols. Current policy statement and forms are available on the Provost's website.
Julie Woodzicka, Chair
Ex Officio Member:
Jane Horton, Director of Health and Counseling Services
Four Appointed Faculty Members - One annually for 5-year terms:
? , 2013-2014 (replacing
Angela Smith - 2010-2015)
Dan Johnson - 2011-2016
Julie Woodzicka - 2012-2017
? - 2013-2018
Non-faculty, non-alumna/alumnus community member:
? - 2013-2018
Student:
? - 2013-2014
International Education Committee reports to the Provost and is composed of seven voting members appointed by the Provost as follows: five undergraduate faculty members (three from The College, including one from the departments teaching modern foreign languages, and two from the Williams School); two undergraduate students recommended by the Student EC (including one international student recommended by SAIL); and appropriate non-voting ex officio members (Associate Dean of The College, Associate Dean of the Williams School, Director of the Spring Term, Director of International Education, Associate Director of International Education, University Registrar, Study Abroad Adviser, and Spring Term Coordinator). Its responsibilities include working with the Director of International Education; coordinating and consulting on matters of mutual interest; and providing a faculty voice and general oversight on matters pertaining to study abroad and other international education issues as brought up by the Director, the Deans, and the Provost. Academic and policy recommendations will be sent to the faculty and/or administration through the usual process on:
Ex Officio Members:
Laurent Boetsch, Director of International Education
Katherine (Kip) Brooks, Study Abroad Adviser as committee secretary
? Marc Conner, Associate
Provost
Scott Dittman, University Registrar
Marcia France, Associate Dean of The College
Amy Richwine, Associate Director of International Education
Robert Straughan, Associate Dean of the Williams School
Five Appointed Faculty Members - One annually for 4-year terms:
Matthew Bailey - 2010-2014
Roger Dean - 2011-2015
Lawrence Hurd - 2012-2015 (replacing
Suzanne Keen - 2011-2015)
Mohamed Kamara - 2012-2016
Paul Youngman - 2012-2016
Two Students (one an international student recommended by SAIL)
nominated by the Student EC, appointed by the President:
? - 2013-2014, EC appointment
? - 2013-2014, SAIL
Investment Committee is a subcommittee of the Employee Benefits Committee, with responsibility for reviewing and recommending employee options for individual investment of retirement fund contributions. The committee relies on a Statement of Investment Principles to guide the selection, monitoring, and performance evaluation of investment options offered under the university retirement plans.
Steven McAllister, Chair
Amy Barnes, Executive Director of Human Resources
Christopher Connors, Chair of the Employee Benefits Committee and Professor
of Geology
? , 2013-2014 (replacing Scott Hoover, Lawrence Professor of Business Administration)
Steven McAllister, Vice President for Finance and Administration
Daniel Wubah, Provost
Public Functions Committee is composed of ten university faculty members, appointed by the Provost for five-year terms, and the University Marshal who chairs the committee. It supervises appearances of the Faculty and students at Fall Convocation, Founders' Day, Law Commencement, Undergraduate Baccalaureate and Commencement, and other official occasions such as presidential inaugurations.
Maryanne Simurda, Chair and University Marshal, 2009-2014
Ex Officio Members:
Scott Beebe, Director, Facilities Management
University Marshal
and Ten Appointed Faculty Members
- Two annually for
five-year term:
Mohamed Kamara - 2009-2014
Maryanne Simurda - 2009-2014
Chris Schall - 2012-2015 (replacing
Katherine Crowley - 2010-2015)
Nathan Feldman - 2010-2015
? - 2013-2014 (replacing
Mónica González - 2010-2015)
Fiona Watson - 2010-2015
Stephan Fafatas - 2011-2015
Doug Cumming - 2011-2016
Jenefer Davies - 2012-2017
?Sara Sprenkle - 2012-2013
?
- 2013-2018
?
- 2013-2018
Registration and Class Schedules Committee (RCSC) is chaired by the Associate University Registrar and consists of the University Registrar, the Associate Deans of The College and the Williams School, the Director of Athletics and Director of Physical Education, and five undergraduate faculty members appointed by the President and two student representatives appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Student Body Executive Committee. It deals with the undergraduate program. It annually recommends a five-year undergraduate academic calendar to the Executive Committee of the Faculty, considers and recommends changes related to the scheduling of courses and registration of undergraduate students, and serves as an advisory committee to the University Registrar's Office.
Barbara Rowe, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Neil Cunningham, Director of Physical Education
Scott Dittman, University Registrar
Janine Hathorn, Professor of Physical Education and Athletics Director
Wendy Price, Assistant Dean of The College
Barbara Rowe, Associate University Registrar
Robert Straughan, Associate Dean of the Williams School
Five Appointed Faculty Members - One annually for 5-year term:
Alan McRae - 2009-2014
Joel Kuehner - 2012-2013 (replacing
Gwyn Campbell - 2010-2015)
Kary Smout - 2011-2016
? , 2013-2014 (replacing
Joseph Guse - 2012-2017)
?
- 2013-2018
Two students nominated by the Student EC, appointed by the President:
Christian Kennedy '15 - 2013-2014
Sarah Williams '14 - 2013-2014
Spring Term Coordinating
Committee advises and assists the Director of the Spring Term for effective
implementation of the plan for a four-week Spring term, called "Revitalization
of the Spring Term." The new Spring term is also the university's Quality
Enhancement Plan (QEP), approved in the reaffirmation of accreditation in 2008.
This committee will work to integrate the QEP with the broader aims of the
Academic Life Renewal Initiative and to guide the effective implementation and
assessment of the new Spring term. The committee reports to the Provost.
Marc Conner, chair
Ex officio Members:
Marcia France, Associate Dean of The College (as needed)
Marc Conner, Associate Provost
Scott Dittman, University Registrar (or designee)
Francile Elrod, Coordinator of Co-Curricular Education
(service-learning/internships liaison from staff or faculty)
Jeff Overholtzer, ITS Director of Strategic Planning and Communication (as
needed)
Bryan Price, Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness (or designee)
Robert Straughan, Associate Dean of the Williams School (as needed)
Undergraduate faculty members appointed by the Provost: four from The College,
two from the Williams School, one from physical education:
Steve Desjardins, chemistry
? , 2013-2014 (replacing Scott Hoover, business administration)
Joel Kuehner, physics and engineering
James Mahon, philosophy
? , 2013-2014 (replacing Karla Murdock, psychology)
Neil Cunningham, physical education
Robert Straughan, business administration
Two student representatives appointed by the Provost:
?
- 2013-2014
Jake Struebing '14 - 2013-2014
Student Financial Aid Committee consists of the Director of Financial Aid, two representatives from the Student Affairs staff, three representatives from the Admissions Office, five undergraduate faculty members appointed by the President, and two students appointed by the President upon nomination of the Student Body Executive Committee who participate in policy discussions only. The Committee considers applications and establishes policy for awarding financial assistance to undergraduate students with demonstrated need.
James Kaster, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Sidney Evans, VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Marcia France, Associate Dean of The College
James Kaster, Director of Financial Aid
Tamara Futrell, Associate Dean of Students
William Hartog, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Erin Hutchinson, Senior Associate Director of Admissions
David Leonard, Dean of Student Life
Steven McAllister, VP for Finance and Administration/University Treasurer
Jonathan Webster, Associate Dean of Admissions
Five Appointed Faculty Members - One annually for 5-year term:
William King - 2009-2104
Timothy Diette - 2010-2015
Afshad Irani - 2011-2016
George Kester - 2012-2017
?
- 2013-2018
Two students nominated by the Student EC, appointed by the President, for policy
discussions only:
?
- 2013-2014
?
- 2013-2014
Student Health Committee is chaired by the Director of Student Health and Counseling, and includes a representative of the Student Affairs staff, the Director of Health Promotion, and another member of the health and counseling staff, three university faculty members appointed by the President, and three students appointed by the President upon nomination by the Student Body Executive Committee. It acts in an advisory capacity on matters pertaining to the scope and effectiveness of W&L's health and counseling services.
Jane Horton, Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Jane Horton, Director of Student Health and Counseling
Janis Kaufman, Director of Health Promotion
David Leonard, Dean of Student Life
Elizabeth Curry, University Counselor
Three Appointed Faculty Members - One annually for three-year term:
Joel Kuehner - 2011-2014
Brandon Uhl - 2012-2015
?
- 2013-2016
Three students nominated by the Student EC, appointed by the President:
?
- 2013-2014
?
- 2013-2014
?
- 2013-2014
University Athletics Committee (UAC) is composed of six university faculty members appointed by the President, the VP for Student Affairs/Dean of Students, the Sports Information Director, two alumni members chosen by the Alumni Association, and three student members appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Student Body Executive Committee. The Chair is named by the Provost, in consultation with the Athletics Director, for a five-year, renewable term. The Chair of the UAC will serve for one additional year beyond the end of her or his term as Chair as a regular faculty member of the committee. The Athletics Committee acts in an advisory capacity to the Athletics Director, the administration, and the university faculty with regard to all aspects of the athletic program -- intercollegiate, intramural, curricular, and recreational.
? , Chair
Ex Officio Members:
Janine Hathorn, Professor of Physical Education
and Athletics Director
Brian Laubscher, Sports Information Director (non-voting)
Shana Levine, Associate Athletics Director
Sidney Evans, VP for Student Affairs and Dean
of Students
John Wolf, Board of Trustees Liaison
Six Appointed Faculty Members - One annually for Six-year term:
Debra Prager - 2008-2014
Wayne Dymàček - 2009-2015
Robert Stewart - 2010-2016
? , 2013-2014 (replacing
Megan Fulcher - 2011-2017)
Matthew Tuchler - 2012-2018
?
- 2013-201
Two Alumni selected by Alumni Association
- Two-Year terms:
Virginia Burn Wortham '07 - 2013-2015
David Sigler '01 - 2012-2014
Three students nominated by the Student EC, appointed by the President:
? - 2013-2014
? - 2013-2014
? - 2013-2014
University
Collections of Art and History
(UCAH) Advisory Committee is typically composed of the Director of UCAH,
the Curators of Ceramics and UCAH, a faculty representative form the Department
of Art and Art History, and other appropriate members designated by the Provost,
which may include the Dean of The College or his designee, the Vice President
for University Advancement or his designee, representatives from both Law and
the Undergraduate Libraries, and other faculty representatives as required from
relevant disciplines. Duties include: Ex Officio Members: Members, alternating two-year appointments:
• Assist with oversight of the mission and scope of collections
• Recommend policy and practice for collections development and collection
management.
• Review objects proposed for acquisition and make recommendations regarding
acceptance and disposition.
• Review all objects recommended for deaccession and formally recommend
deaccessions to the Provost or President for final approval, as directed in the
Collections Policy.
• Review proposed incoming and outgoing loans
• Advise on educational programming
• Advocate on behalf of UCAH as an academic resource within the university
community.
Larry Stene, Chair
Ronald Fuchs, Curator, Reeves Collection
Peter Grover, Director, University Collections of Art and History
Patricia Hobbs, Associate Director, University Collections of Art and History
Nancy McIntyre, Senior Director of Development (for The College)
Marcia France, Associate Dean of The College
Yolanda Merrill, Humanities Librarian
Caroline Osborne, Director of the Law Library
? , 2013-2014 (replacing
Mary (Molly) Michelmore, History
- 2012-2014)
Yanhong Zhu, East Asian Languages and Literatures - 2012-2014
?
- 2013-2015
?
- 2013-2015
?
- 2013-2015
University Committee on
Inclusiveness and Campus Climate (UCICC) reports to the president and is charged
to
• produce an annual report on our campus climate, especially with respect to
inclusiveness and diversity, that charts the University's progress on key
longitudinal measures;
• advise the president on matters related to inclusiveness and campus climate;
• address from time to time particular issues of concern, such as gender or
racial relations across campus, through focused study and analysis, and make
recommendations to the President for further action by appropriate University
officials, committees or administrative bodies; and
• provide an institutional platform to address issues of inclusiveness and
diversity, in response to concerns within the campus community.
Marc Conner, Chair, 2013-2014
Amy Barnes, Chair, 2014-2016
Ex officio members:
Amy Barnes, Executive Director, Human Resources
Laurent Boetsch, Director, International Education
Brett Twitty, Assistant Dean for Law Student Services
Tamara Futrell, Associate Dean of Students
Janine Hathorn, Professor of Physical Education and Athletics Director
Marc Conner, Associate Provost
? , 2013-2014 (replacing Domnica Radulescu, Director, Women's and Gender Studies)
Faculty and Staff (three-year terms for seven people, beginning in 2012-13):
Carole Bailey - 2011-2014
Janet Ikeda - 2011-2014
Renée Pratt - 2011-2014
Harvey Markowitz - 2012-2015
Derrick Smith - 2012-2015
Greg Whitworth - 2012-2015
?
(Public Safety) - 2013-201
Students nominated by the EC and approved by the president (two-year terms):
?
- 2013-2014
?
- 2013-2014
?
- 2013-2014
?
- 2013-2014
University Library Committee consists of nine university faculty members (appointed by the Provost), the University Librarian, and three student representatives (one each from sophomore, junior, and senior classes with multi-year appointments encouraged), appointed by the President upon nomination by the Student Body Executive Committee. It acts as an advisory board to the librarians and the Provost on matters pertaining to the maintenance and development of the library. The problems the committee usually considers concern public and technical services but may include other areas in which the Librarian seeks advice.
Françoise Frégnac-Clave, Chair
Ex Officio Member:
Terrance Metz, University Librarian
Nine Appointed Faculty Members - Three annually for 3-year terms:
Paul Burns, Chair Ex Officio Members:
Appointed Members (Two-year terms): create a strategic plan
that will guide the University in achieving the goals of the
Talloires
Declaration and
President's Climate Commitment; annually, identify and
recommend to the President key programs and priorities for the year
including a budget request to support committee programming; in conjunction with the
Environmental Management Coordinator, assure the submission of necessary
reports to the governing bodies of these initiatives; serve as a clearing house
for campus sustainability efforts through the provision of support for
curricular and co-curricular efforts, including prioritizing needs and
funding for programs that support the goals of the strategic plan ensure that campus
sustainability efforts are appropriately publicized; coordinate campus efforts
with the efforts of municipal organizations and the surrounding community;
and provide the President
with an annual report that outlines the work of the committee and progress
toward meeting the goals of the
Talloires
Declaration and
President's Climate Commitment.
? , 2013-2014 (replacing
James Warren), Chair Ex Officio Members: Three-year faculty
appointments: ACADEMIC MAJOR /
PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Africana Studies
Program Advisory Committee
Theodore DeLaney, Chair
Faculty: East Asian Studies
Program
Advisory Committee
David Bello, history Environmental Studies
Advisory Committee James Casey, economics Fishback Fund for Visiting Writers Committee
selects the Fishback Visiting Writer. The Fishback Program for Visiting
Writers was begun in 1996 thanks to a generous gift from Sara and William H.
Fishback Jr. '56 in memory of Margaret Haggin Haupt Fishback and William Hunter
Fishback. The program brings an outstanding writer to the Washington and Lee
campus annually. In selecting the visiting writer, the committee’s first
consideration is to men and women who have written with distinction about public
affairs, nature and the environment, history and the theatre – all special
interests of the Fishbacks, who believe deeply in W&L’s liberal arts mission.
The Fishback Visiting Writer meets with students in the classroom and delivers a
public lecture to the Washington and Lee, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington
and Rockbridge County communities. The Fishback Fund is administered by the
Department of Journalism and Mass Communications. The committee, of up to seven
members and chaired by a faculty member in the Department of Journalism and Mass
Communications, is appointed by the head of the Department. At least two members
should be from departments in The College outside of Journalism and Mass
Communications. Each member’s term will be for three years and may be renewed
once. Health Professions Advisory Committee Lisa Alty, Chair Lisa Alty, chemistry Latin American and
Caribbean Studies Program Advisory Committee
Jeffrey Barnett, Chair
Jeffrey Barnett, Romance languages Medieval and Renaissance Studies Committee
Alexandra Brown, religion Neuroscience
Advisory Committee Lisa Alty, chemistry Russian Area Studies
Advisory Committee
Anna Brodsky, Russian - 2010-2014 R. T. Smith, Editor
Alexandra Brown
Frederic
Kirgis (emeritus)
Heather
Ross Miller (emeritus)
James Warren
Lesley
Wheeler
Thomas
Ziegler (emeritus) Shepherd Program
Faculty-Student Advisory Committee
? , Chair
Eight Appointed Faculty Members - some permanent appointments, some for three-year terms
Tyler Dickovick, politics
Staff
Ex
Officio Members
Marcia France, Associate Dean of The College
Four
Appointed Faculty Members – three year terms
Women's and
Gender Studies Program Advisory Committee
Johanna Bond - 2009-2014
Writing Program Advisory Committee consists
of six undergraduate faculty members appointed by the President, the coordinator
of the writing center, an English Department representative, and the Associate
Deans of The College and the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and
Politics. The committee reviews undergraduate needs for writing instruction;
advises the writing program coordinator; collaborates with departments
regarding writing components in their curricula; and helps evaluate the
writing program.
Genelle Gertz, Chair
and Director of the Writing Program Ex Officio Voting Members
Appointed Faculty Members - Two annually for 3 years
AD HOC COMMITTEES
? Academic Student Support
Program Review Committee
(ad hoc, 2012-13) will examine our current undergraduate academic
support services. Washington and Lee admits able students, has an excellent
retention rate and sees a healthy percentage of students achieve graduation in
the four- and six-year periods customarily used to measure institutional
success. Nevertheless, it is worthwhile for us to periodically consider whether
we have effective and efficient policies, procedures and services in place to
provide timely and productive academic help to those students who want or need
it.
? Center for Global Learning, Planning and Design Group
(ad hoc, 2011-2013): This group is charged with the task of developing
detailed plans for the Center for Global Learning in a remodeled and expanded
duPont Hall. The new group will use the “Global Learning Vision” and build on
the work done last year by a program planning committee that visited other
campuses and outlined ideas for a Center for Global Learning. The group will
work with professionals on our facilities staff, consult with relevant
individuals and groups across campus, and meet with outside architects to create
conceptual designs. The Center for Global Learning, like most of the buildings
in the academic core of the campus, will house offices and classrooms. It will
also have the unique programmatic mission of providing attractive and
appropriate spaces for curricular and extra-curricular activities that integrate
global perspectives and international experiences with learning in Lexington.
Committee to
Consider Faculty Handbook Revisions for Undergraduate Tenure and Promotion
(elected to serve at least from Winter 2013 through the 2013-2014 academic
year). This committee, guided by the
June
2012 report from the Committee for the Review of Undergraduate Tenure and
Promotion, will propose changes to the undergraduate tenure and promotion
sections in the Faculty Handbook and present them for faculty consideration.
It is the faculty's hope that the committee will solicit information
from areas of the faculty not otherwise represented. The membership of
the committee will be comprised as follows: Robert Ballenger, Professor, Business
Administration (Chair) Digital Humanities Working Group (ad hoc,
2012-2014) Ex Officio Members
? Residential Life Task Force (ad hoc 2011-2013).
Appointed by the Rector and the President of the University, this task force is
charged to explore and propose the next stages in the University's approach to
residential life. This is an outgrowth of the University's 2007 Strategic Plan,
which, among other things, specified improvements and enhancements to first-year
residential facilities and programs, and consideration of upper-class
alternatives. In the intervening years, situations have brought to light
additional questions and issues about the options available for upper-class
students, on and off campus, and the University's role in ensuring affordable,
high-quality housing for its students as a means of promoting a vibrant and
supportive academic community. The Task Force will begin its work as soon as
possible and report to the Rector and the President by January 15, 2012. Science, Society, and the Arts Planning Committee (ad
hoc, 2013-2015) plans the March 8, 2013, multi-disciplinary conference
involving Washington and Lee students in the presentation of their
academic achievements before an audience of their peers and the faculty. Conference participants may make oral presentations of research papers
on traditional academic-conference-style panels, deliver research results in
poster sessions, or present creative work. Students may also choose to
participate in colloquia organized around common readings proposed by interested
students and faculty.
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Kenneth Lambert - 2011-2014
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Richard Marks - 2011-2014)
Adam Schwartz - 2011-2014
Yanhong Zhu - 2011-2014
Dan Mazilu - 2012-2015
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David Touve - 2012-2015)
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Three students nominated by the Student EC, appointed by the President:
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University
Safety
Committee is charged with providing a
safe and secure living and working environment for the students, faculty, staff,
and visitors of Washington and Lee University. The committee is chaired by the
University's Director of Environmental Health and Safety, and acts in an
advisory capacity to the University President. It is responsible to review,
analyze, and plan for the implementation of safety and health policies and
procedures to be recommended for adoption. Membership includes certain ex
officio appointments, along with representatives of the faculty,
clerical-support staff, and students. Other committee responsibilities include:
• discussing and analyzing hazards identified by the Director of Environmental
Health and Safety or submitted by members of the campus community and suggesting
appropriate action to eliminate or minimize the hazards.
• reviewing inspections of work areas and buildings, prioritizing safety
discrepancies discovered, and recommending corrective measures.
• reviewing all accident reports and selected accident investigations, analyzing
the reports for trends, and formulating recommendations to eliminate or control
specific problems.
• encouraging feedback from all employees regarding safety, including soliciting
possible solutions to identified hazards, ideas for better safety awareness and
safer practices, and identification of possible safety hazards.
• communicating safety policies, training programs, and other safety-related
matters to employees.
The committee shall meet quarterly.
Amy Barnes, Executive Director of Human Resources
Scott Beebe, Director of Facilities Management
Paul Burns, Director of Environmental Health and Safety
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Life and Conduct
John Keyser, Associate Dean for Administration and Technology, School of Law
John Lindberg, Assistant Director for Production, Lenfest Center for the Arts
Wendy Price, Assistant Dean of The College
Paul Renzi, Director of Auxiliary Services
Daniel Roland, Athletic Facilities and Equipment Manager
Justin Smith, Office of General Counsel
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Student representative:
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University Sustainability Committee will advise the
president on matters related to sustainability efforts of Washington and Lee.
The committee will report to the President of the University and will
periodically report to the President's Council. The committee may establish task
forces or subcommittees on specific topics or issues to report directly to the
committee. Financial support for programs developed by the committee or for the
committee's operations will be determined on an annual basis and within the
University's regular budgeting process. Specifically, the committee will:
James Farrar, University
Secretary and
Senior Assistant to the President
John Hoogakker, Executive
Director of Facilities and Capital Planning
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Wendy Price, Dean's Council Representative (one-year rotating appointment)
Paul Renzi, Director of Auxiliary Services
Jane Stewart, Energy Education Specialist
Morris Trimmer, Energy Education Specialist
John (Chris) Wise, Environmental Management Coordinator
Jill Fraley (LS) - 2011-2014
Lisa Greer - 2011-2014
David Harbor - 2011-2014
Adam Schwartz - 2012-2015
Kary Smout - 2012-2015
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James Warren - 2012-2015)
Three-year staff appointments:
James Dick, Student Affairs - 2010-2013
? - 2012-2015
Student members nominated by the EC and approved by the
president:
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Marc Conner, English
Theodore DeLaney, history
Mohamed Kamara, Romance languages
Lucas Morel, politics
David Novack, sociology and anthropology
Student:
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David Bello, Chair
Hongchu Fu, East Asian languages and literatures
Janet Ikeda, East Asian languages and literatures
Timothy Lubin, religion
Michael Smitka, economics
Ken'ichi Ujie, East Asian languages and literatures
Yanhong Zhu, East Asian languages and literatures
James Kahn, Chair
Gregory Cooper, philosophy
Mark Drumbl, law
William Hamilton, biology
James Kahn, environmental studies
Elizabeth Knapp, geology
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Paul Cabe, biology
? Michael Pleva, chemistry
Helen I'Anson, biology
Erich Uffelman, chemistry
Mónica Botta, Romance languages
Tyler Dickovick, politics
John Eastwood, sociology and anthropology
Andrea Lepage, art
Ellen Mayock, Romance languages
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Domnica Radulescu), Chair
David Peterson, history
Holly Pickett, English
Debra Prager, German
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Domnica Radulescu, Romance languages)
Tyler Lorig, Chair
Helen I'Anson, biology
Tyler Lorig, psychology
Robert Stewart, psychology
Wythe Whiting, psychology
Anna Brodsky, Chair
Krzysztof Jasiewicz - 2011-2015
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Arthur Goldsmith, economics
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Joan (Shaun) Shaughnessy, law
John D. King (LS) - 2010-2013
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Timothy Diette - 2011-2014
Deborah Miranda - 2011-2014
Students
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Jennifer Davidson, Coordinator for Campus Kitchen and Adviser to Volunteer Venture
and Nabors League
Francile Elrod, Associate Director for Community-Based Learning
Wendy Lovell, Assistant Director for Community-Based Learning and Communications
Marisa Frey, Coordinator Student Service Leadership and Research
Lenna Ojure, Chair
Richard Kuettner, Director, Tucker Multimedia Center
Lenna Ojure, Director, Teacher Education
Andrea Abry - 2011-2014
Mónica Botta - 2011-2014
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One
representative of a primary/secondary school system
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Megan Fulcher), Chair
Sarah Horowitz - 2009-2014
Ellen Mayock - 2009-2014
Sara Sprenkle - 2009-2014
Florentien Verhage - 2009-2014
Julie Woodzicka - 2009-2014
Robin Le Blanc - 2010-2015
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Domnica Radulescu - 2012-2017)
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Student
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Representative, 2013-201
Marcia France,
Associate Dean of The College
Robert Straughan, Associate Dean of the Williams School
Kary Smout, Writing Center Coordinator
Genelle Gertz - 2011-2014
Eduardo Velásquez - 2011-2014
Sarah Horowitz - 2012-2015
Robert Humston - 2012-2015
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The committee will review how we identify students who need or request academic
assistance, what forms of assistance we provide, whether our services are
accessible and effective, how we monitor students using our academic support
services, whether we make good use of volunteer and paid peer tutoring, what
feedback we receive from students who avail themselves of academic support
services, how our support services are linked to policies regarding probation,
dismissal and reinstatement, and how we handle the coordination and
communication between and among classroom instructors, academic advisers,
student affairs personnel, health and psychological service providers, academic
administrators and others in the university who play a role in supporting the
academic performance of our students. Though much of our academic-support
programming is designed for first-year students, the committee will give
attention to sophomores and upper-class students who also need these services.
The committee should seek information from various offices and organizations on
campus, consult previous reports on related subjects, talk to students, faculty
and administrators with perspectives on these issues, and prepare a report with
an assessment of our current academic support services. The committee may choose
to make recommendations for improving those services. The committee
deliberations should consider the optimal use of existing resources before
making any recommendations regarding additional budget commitments.
Linda Hooks, Chair
Linda Hooks, economics
David Leonard, Dean of Student Life
Alan McRae, mathematics
Wendy Price, Assistant Dean of The College
Robert Straughan, business administration
Erich Uffelman, chemistry
Laurent Boetsch, Director International
Education (Chair)
Matthew Bailey, Department Head and Professor, Romance languages
Alexandra Brown, Professor, religion
Janet Ikeda, Associate Professor, East Asian languages and literatures
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Jeffrey Overholtzer, manager of Strategic Planning and Communication,
Information Technology Services
Wendy Price, Assistant Dean of The College
Robert Straughan, Associate Dean of the Williams School and Professor, business
administration
Owen Collins, Associate Professor, Theater and Dance
Chris Connors, Professor, Geology
Nathaniel Goldberg, Associate Professor, Philosophy
Peter Grajzl, Assistant Professor, Economics
Dan Johnson, Assistant Professor, Psychology
Paul Youngman, Chair
Suzanne Keen, Interim Dean of The College
David Saacke, Chief Technology Officer
John Tombarge, Associate University Librarian for Digital Services and
Strategies
Appointed Members
Rebecca Benefiel, Associate Professor, Classics
Alston Brake, Assistant Professor and Digital Scholarship Librarian
Brandon Bucy, Senior Academic Technologist
Sarah Horowitz, Assistant Professor, History
Julie Knudson, Director of Academic Technologies and Client Services
Dick Kuettner, Director, Tucker Multimedia Center (secretary)
Yolanda Merrill, Associate Professor and Humanities Librarian
Nicolaas Rupke, Johnson Professor of History
Rachel Schnepper, Mellon Junior Faculty Fellow, History
Sara Sprenkle, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Paul Youngman, Associate Professor, German
Specific Tasks (see the full charge to the task force at
http://www.wlu.edu/x55225.xml):
1. Clarify and refine the plan for first-year residential life. The Task Force
should analyze the current housing stock, review and refine design concepts for
facilities, determine optimal capacities, conduct a cost analysis, form a
financing plan, and propose a timetable for implementation of the
recommendations.
2. Analyze current living patterns of sophomores, juniors, and seniors,
including data on where students live; demand, supply and long-term
sustainability for Greek housing as it is currently configured; off-campus
housing of juniors and seniors; and an overview of market pricing in city and
county properties including qualitative assessments and local governments'
enforcement of existing codes and regulations.
3. Assess options for on-campus housing for upper-class students, including
capacity, careful consideration of broader policy questions, financial
resources, and philosophical consideration of the educational strengths and
weaknesses of current living patterns versus the proposed alternatives. Other
considerations include the programmatic focus for any upper-class housing and
the location for new facilities.
4. Submit recommendations to the Rector and the President for consideration by
the Board of Trustees, taking into account financial feasibility; existing
stock; and staffing, programming, and best practices for housing young adults in
a collegiate and academic environment. The Task Force should take a long-term
view, envisioning what residential patterns would be optimal and attractive to
students and parents five, ten and even twenty years from now. Most important
the Task Force should project a view of how student living patterns will support
and enhance a vibrant academic community traditionally known for developing
life-long friendships and preparing students for lives of independence and
responsibility.
Committee Co-Chairs
Dallas Wilt '90, Trustee and Chair of the Campus Life Committee of the Board of
Trustees
Sidney Evans, Vice-President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Committee Members
Deborah Dailey, Assistant Provost and Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Benjamin Gambill '67, Trustee
Elizabeth Knapp '90, Senior Assistant to the President and Associate Professor of Geology
Joel Kuehner, Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering
Sally Lawrence, Trustee
David Leonard, Dean of Student Life
Pamela Luecke, Department Head and Professor of Journalism and Mass
Communications
Brooke Diamond O'Brien, Assistant Professor of Physical Education
Robert Sadler '67, Trustee
Student Advisory Committee
Caitlin Edgar '12
Taylor Gilfillan '13
Kathryn Salvati '12
Jarrett Smith '12
John Wells '12
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