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Faculty and Staff Resources

This page provides CHESS faculty and staff with access to important resources, committees, and shared information to support collaboration, communication, and engagement across the college. Explore resources including the Chairs Council, faculty committees, governance information, and additional tools to help support the work of CHESS.

The CHESS Chairs Council is a coordinating and advisory body for the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences—which is chaired and organized by the college Dean. The council members are a bridge between faculty, departments, and administration. Chairs Council provides feedback on and recommends changes to CHESS guidelines, especially as they relate to implementing university policy. Chairs participate in shared governance by contributing broadly to college-level decision-making. They seek to understand how policies, procedures, and practices impact faculty, students, and the functioning of academic departments. They consider how institutional changes relate to their ability to deliver academic programs and fulfill the institutional mission at the level of the academic unit.

Deans | College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences

  • Katherine Reedy | Interim Dean | College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
  • Esther Ntuli | Interim Associate Dean | Education
  • Jessica Winston | Interim Associate Dean | Humanities

Department Chairs | School of Humanities

  • James DiSanza | Communication, Media, and Persuasion
  • Brent Wolter | English and Philosophy
  • Justin Dolan Stover | History
  • Timothy Nelson | Military Science (ROTC)

Department Chairs | School of Education

  • Amanda Eller | Teaching and Educational Studies
  • John Curry | School Psychology and Educational Leadership

Department Chairs | School of Social Sciences

  • John Dudgeon | Anthropology and Languages
  • Shin Kue Ryu | Political Science
  • Joshua Swift | Psychology
  • Morey Burnham | Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology

Overview

The College Executive Committee (CEC) serves an important advisory function to the Dean and Associate Deans on issues critical to the operation of the College, particularly the strategic development of the College. The CEC will review sabbaticals, college RFP applications (e.g., faculty travel, course release, etc.), and advise the dean’s office as appropriate.

The CEC is composed of four tenured faculty members (two from each division of the college) and two tenure-track faculty members (one from each division of the college) who are selected following a vote of the faculty in their respective division.  

Tenured faculty members are selected to serve on this committee for a term of three years and may serve no more than two complete three-year terms in a row.

Tenure-track faculty terms are for one year only, and tenure-track faculty must serve in a year that they are on tenure track (i.e., not yet tenured).

Committee Members

  • Thom Hasenpflug, Music (Fall 2025-Spring 2028)
  • Matthew Levay, English & Philosophy (Fall 2023-Spring 2026)
  • Kenneth Kim, Communication, Media, and Persuasion (Fall 2024 - Spring 2026)
  • Deirdre Caputo-Levine, Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology (Fall 2023-Spring 2026)
  • Samuel Peer, Psychology (Fall 2025-Spring 2028)
  • Georgia Hart-Fredeluces, Anthropology and Languages (Fall 2025-Spring 2026)

Overview

The Tenure and Review Committee (TRC) is composed of six tenured faculty members (three from each division of the college) who are selected following a vote of the faculty in their respective division. Faculty members are selected to serve on this committee for a term of three years (the terms are staggered) and may serve no more than two complete three-year terms in a row. A chair is elected among the committee members at the first meeting of the year. 

The committee will review tenure and/or promotion applications and third year reviews. The committee is charged with reviewing candidate dossiers, along with the recommendations of the department level review committees and department chairs, and issuing their own recommendations in writing to the college dean.

Committee Members

  • Eddie Ludema, Music (Fall 2024-Spring 2027)
  • Paul Yeates, Theatre and Dance (Spring 2025-Spring 2026)
  • Sonja Launspach, English and Philosophy (Fall 2025-Spring 2028)
  • Sally Hageman, Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology (Spring 2025-Spring 2027)
  • Erika Fulton, Psychology (Fall 2023-Spring 2026)
  • John Dudgeon, Anthropology (Fall 2025-Spring 2028)

Overview

The Humanities Café Coordinating Committee (HCCC) is a college-level committee that will be made up of five CAL faculty members. All full-time CAL faculty (tenured, tenure track, lecturers, etc.) will be eligible to serve on the HCCC. Membership will not be dependent on CAL division affiliation; however, no more than two individuals from the same department should serve on the HCCC simultaneously. Faculty members are selected to serve on this committee for staggered three-year terms and may serve no more than two complete three-year terms in a row.

Committee Members

  • Jenna McLean, Music (Fall 2024-Spring 2027)
  • Neelam Sharma, CMP (Fall 2024 - Spring 2027)
  • King Yik, Global Studies and Languages (Fall 2023-Spring 2026)
  • Shawn Edrington, Art (Fall 2025-Spring 2026)
  • Claudia Huerta Vera, Anthropology and Languages (Fall 2025-Spring 2028)

Overview

The College Scholarship Committee (CSC) is a three-person committee. All full-time CAL faculty (tenured, tenure-track, lecturers, etc.) are eligible to serve on the CSC. Membership is not dependent on CAL division affiliation. Faculty members are selected to serve on this committee for staggered three-year terms and may serve no more than two complete three-year terms in a row. Only one faculty member from any department may serve at any one time.

Committee Members

  • Evan Rodriguez, English & Philosophy (Fall 2024-Spring 2027)
  • Gesine Hearn, SSWC (Fall 2024-Spring 2026)
  • Sarah Partlow Lefevre, Communication, Media, and Persuasion (Fall 2025-Spring 2028)

Overview

Faculty members from the College of Arts and Letters also provide essential service through participation on the Faculty Senate and numerous university committees. Links to some of these important groups are below.