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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 CRC is CHESS's responsible body for reviewing departmental recommendations regarding faculty applications and evaluations related to promotion and tenure, third-year reviews, and sabbaticals. The CRC also reviews applications for college RFPs such as for additional faculty travel, course releases, or special projects. At the request of the Dean, the CRC performs additional advisory duties, including reviewing college policies and developing recommendations for consideration by the college faculty and the Dean.

CRC Guidelines

Committee Members

Humanities

Sonja Launspach, English and Philosophy

Unfilled, Open Humanities

 

Education

Howard Fan, School Psychology and Educational Leadership

Unfilled, Teaching and Educational Studies 

 

Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Samuel Peer, Psychology

Sally Hageman, Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology

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.