COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS

The committee is composed of: the dean, the college's financial officer, the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, 2 members selected by the Administrative Council from among the chairs of the college's academic units, 2 members selected from the Collegiate Council, and 5 members of the faculty appointed by the dean with the advise and consent of the Collegiate Council.

Functions of the Committee:

1. To review and make recommendations to the dean regarding strategic plans of the college's units. To deliberate and advise the dean in preparing the college's strategic plan.
2. To review and advise the dean on the college's reversion and reallocation decisions in accord with guidelines supplied by the campus.
3. To review and make recommendations to the dean regarding Directed Research Initiative Fund (DRIF) requests. To review and make recommendations to the Graduate School about supplemental funding for college projects.
4. To review and make recommendations to the dean on the financial implications of proposals for new programs and curricula or for substantial changes in existing courses or curricula.
5. To respond to other requests from the dean for advice on other business before the college with implication on resource allocation among the programs and priorities of the college.

2022-23 Committee Members: 

• Stephanie Shonekan: Dean and Professor, College of Arts and Humanities 
• Amanda Bailey: Administrative Council, English
• Maxine Grossman: Administrative Council, Jewish Studies
• Matthew Suriano: Collegiate Council, Jewish Studies
• Caroline Wilkins: Collegiate Council, English
• GerShun Avilez:  Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, ex officio
• Fernando Rios: TTK Faculty, School of Music
• Jared Mezzocchi: TTK Faculty, Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
• Perla Guerrero :TTK Faculty, American Studies
• Zenzele Isoke: TTK Faculty, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Evelyn Canabal-Torres: PTK Faculty, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
• Dana Persaud: Staff Council, Art History and Archaeology
• Ralph Bauer: Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, ex officio
• Audran Downing: Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, ex officio
• Trevor Parry-Giles: Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, ex officio
• Patrick Warfield: Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, ex officio
• Julie O. Wright: Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, ex officio

The council consists of the dean, chairs and directors of all academic and administrative units, the chair of the Collegiate Council, associate and assistant deans, and appropriate dean's staff. The voting members of this body are the dean, the department chairs, and directors. The dean presides at all council meetings.

Committee Members: 

• Stephanie Shonekan, Dean
• Trevor Parry-Giles, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs and Research
• Amanda Bailey, Chair, English
• Ralph Bauer, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
• Laura Brown, Assistant Dean, Development
• Kathleen Cavanaugh, Assistant Dean, Academic Technology & Administrative Operations
• GerShun Avilez, Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Eric Adler, Chair, Classics
• Neda Atanasoski, Chair, Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Audran Downing, Assistant Dean Student Affairs
• Jessica Enoch, ADVANCE Professor
• Rika White, Acting Assistant Dean, Marketing and Communications
• Maxine Grossman, Director, Jewish Studies
• Curlee Holton, Director, David C. Driskell Center 
• William Idsardi, Chair, Linguistics
• Connie DiJohnson, Lead Director, National Foreign Language Center
• Maura Keefe, Director, School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies
• Samuel Kerstein, Chair, Philosophy
• Jordana Saggese, Interim Chair, Art History and Archaeology
• Gregory Miller, Director, School of Music
• Brandon Morse, Chair, Art
• Trevor Muñoz, Director Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
• Lori Owen, Assistant to the Dean, Facilities
• Shawn Parry-Giles, Chair Communication
• Colin Phillips, Director, Language Science Center
• Terry Dwyer, Executive Director, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
• Ahmet Karamustafa, Chair, History
• Mary Ellen Scullen, Director, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
• Caroline Wilkins, Chair, Collegiate Council
• Psyche A. Williams-Forson, Chair, American Studies
• Julie Wright, Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration

The Collegiate Council is the faculty council of the College of Arts and Humanities. Each academic unit in the College elects one member (and one alternate who attends and votes in the absence of the elected representative) from among its faculty. Faculty representatives serve a term of two years from July 1 after election and may not serve for more than two successive terms. The Dean has voice, but no vote, in the Collegiate Council. 

Council Members

• Stephanie Shonekan, Dean (ex-officio)
• Trevor Parry-Giles, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research (ex-officio)
• Caroline Wilkins, Principal Lecturer, English (Chair)
• Matthew Suriano, Associate Professor, Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies (Vice Chair)
• Andrea Brown, Associate Clinical Professor, School of Music
• Mikhail Dolbilov, Associate Professor, History
• Heather Bremenstuhl, Lecturer, Dean’s Living and Learning Program
• Robert Chiles, Senior Lecturer, History
• Linda Coleman, Associate Professor, English
• Michael Driggers, Manager, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
• Rachel Fredman, Undergraduate Student
• Andrea Frisch, Professor, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
• Emily Egan, Assistant Professor, Art History and Archaeology
• Kayleigh Gallagher, Undergraduate Student (Alternate)
• Julie Gowin, Coordinator, Communication
• Helen Huang, Professor, School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies
• Jiyoun Kim, Assistant Professor, Communication
• Andrea Zukowski, Research Scientist, Linguistics
• Christina Hanhardt, Associate Professor, American Studies
• Pamela Orel, Principal Lecturer, English
• Eric Pacuit, Associate Professor, Philosophy
• Hannah Prescott, Graduate Student (Alternate)
• Stephanie Prichard, Associate Professor, School of Music
• Shalom Rosenburg, Graduate Student (Alternate)
• Michelle Rowley, Associate Professor, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Justin Strom, Associate Professor, Art
• Kathryn Thier, Graduate Student
• Joseph Udovich, Undergraduate Student (Alternate)
• Chiara Graf, Assistant Professor, Classics

Learn more about the Collegiate Council.

Committees on Faculty Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure

The Dean of the College convenes two committees responsible for the appointment, promotion, and/or tenure of faculty: one responsible for TTK faculty and another responsible for PTK faculty.

The TTK committee consists of five (5) voting members of the tenure track faculty who hold the rank of tenured full professors from any academic unit of the College of Arts and Humanities. In accordance with the standing policies on appointments, promotion, and tenure of tenure track faculty, the TTK committee shall deliberate in confidence and shall then make written recommendations to the Provost on all cases of tenure, promotion as well as new TTK faculty appointments that carry tenure. Committee members are appointed to a one-year term and may be reappointed for one (1) successive year.

TTK Committee Members:

• Tita Chico, Professor, English
• Fatemeh Keshavarz, Professor, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
• Xiaoli Nan, Professor, Communication
• Patrik Widrig, Professor, Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
• Peter Wien, Professor, History

The PTK committee consists of five (5) voting members, including at least two (2) Principal Lecturers (or equivalent rank) from any unit of the College, and at least two (2) tenured TTK faculty from any unit of the College. In accordance with the standing policies on the promotion of professional track faculty, the PTK committee shall deliberate in confidence and shall then make written recommendations to the Provost on all cases of promotion to Principal Lecturer, Research Professor, and equivalent PTK ranks as well as new PTK faculty appointments at the highest rank .Committee members are appointed to a one-year term and may be reappointed for one (1) successive year.

PTK Committee Members:

• Gregory Bucher, Principal Lecturer, Classics
• Shay Hazkani, Associate Professor, Jewish Studies/History
• Rebecca Holden, Principal Lecturer, English
• Eyda Merediz, Associate Professor, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
• Pamela Orel, Principal Lecturer, English

The Dean, with the advice and consent of the Collegiate Council, shall appoint members. The committee shall consist of five faculty, one undergraduate student, and one graduate student.

Committee Members

• Sharada Balachandran-Orihuela, English
• Elsa Barkley Brown, History & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Thayse Lima, School of Languages Literatures and Cultures
• Melissa Lucas, Communication
• Sara Pearson, School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies
• Drew Ashby-King, Graduate Student
• Robert Crane, ARHU Student Affairs (ex-officio)
• Yelena Luckert, McKeldin Library (ex-officio)
• Ralph Bauer, Dean's Office (ex-officio)
• Betsy Yuen, Dean's Office (ex-officio)

PCC Spring 2023 Meeting Dates

• January 30
• February 27
• April 3
• May 1

The purpose of this committee is to advise the Dean on goals related to the eradication and dismantling of structural racism and on strategies for ensuring equity and social justice throughout the college, campus and community.

Committee Members

• GerShun Avilez, Dean's Office
• Trevor Parry-Giles, Dean's Office
• Mercedes Baillargeon, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 
• Elsa Barkley Brown, Women's Studies and History  
• Crystal Davis, School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies
• Aric Darroe, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
• Scott Eklund, English
• Purdom Lindblad, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities 
• Bayley Marquez, American Studies 
• Kendra Portier, School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies
• Ana Patricia Rodriguez, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 
• Erich Sommerfeldt, Communication
• Patrick Warfield, School of Music

Established as an advisory board, the cabinet will advocate for arts and humanities scholarship and help spread Dean Thornton Dill’s vision for the college. Cabinet members represent a vast array of fields and diverse backgrounds, including leadership in business, law and other endeavors in the humanities and arts. Each continues to play an active role with the college.

Cabinet Members

• Kevin Apperson
• Nancy Clarvit
• Patricia Cousins
• Ashley Foxworth
• Domonique Foxworth
• Francie Hester
• Donald Himelfarb
• Charles Hirsch
• Ellen Koplow
• Jeff Mennick
• Michael Twigg
• Sandra Twigg
• Catherine (Kip) Young

The purpose of the Research Advisory Committee is to create a channel for faculty voice on the research agenda and efforts of the college. The college is seeking guidance from faculty who are committed to excellence in their field's areas of scholarship and other intellectual pursuits. The Committee will consist of the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research and a representative from various ARHU units. 

2022-23 Committee Members

• Ken Elpus: School of Music 
• Edlie Wong: English
• Naomi Feldman: Linguistics 
• Kang Namkoong: Communication
• Alicia Volk: Art History and Archaeology
• Harjit Bhogal: Philosophy
• La Marr Bruce: American Studies
• Adriane Fang: School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
• Eva Hageman: Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Manel Lacorte: School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
• Michael Ross: History

The Arts and Humanities Staff Council serves as staff advocate to facilitate a healthy and civil work culture in the College of Arts and Humanities. 

Council Members

• Aric Darroe, coordinator, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
• Michael Driggers, assistant technical director, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
• Scott Eklund, coordinator, English department
• Joe Filteau, coordinator, College of Arts and Humanities
• Julie Gowin, coordinator, Communication department
• Megan Jeffrey, director, National Foreign Language Center
• Nat Kuhn, assistant director, College of Arts and Humanities (Staff Council Chair)
• Isata Munu, business manager, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and American Studies
• Dana Persaud,  coordinator, Art History & Archaeology
• Gail Russell, coordinator, History department
• Emily Shallbetter, coordinator, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Submit a comment or question to the Staff Council

Learn more about the Staff Council.

The Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) is charged with advising the College of Arts and Humanities on strategy and policy in the application of new technologies in scholarship, instruction, and creative activities. The committee is comprised of faculty and staff members who represent various units within the college.

Committee Members

• Andrew Cissna, Assistant Clinical Professor, Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies
• Lindsey Anderson, Associate Professor, Communication
• Joe Filteau, Coordinator College of Arts and Humanities (Staff Council Representative)
• Julie Koser, Associate Professor, School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures
• Peter Wien, Professor, History
• Phillip Scott Moses, Senior Lecturer, English
• Trevor Munoz, Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (ex-officio)
• Kathleen Cavanaugh, Assistant Dean (ex-officio)