Semester I, 2008-2009
(Version current as of 8/14/08)
PLEASE NOTE: This directory will be updated regularly as new information becomes available. VACANCY-APFA indicates that the position is filled pending faculty approval at the next regular faculty meeting.
Interested in serving on one of these committees? Click here to submit your committee preferences.
Faculty Officers
Faculty Officers | Faculty Forum Officers
Standing Committees of the Faculty
Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) | Tenure, Promotion and Appointments Committee (TPAC) | Academic Priorities Committee (APC) | NEW: Committee on Faculty Equity and Diversity (CFED)| Grievance (Committee on) | University Resources Committee (URC) | Honorary Degrees (Advisory Committee on) | Medical Faculty Executive Committee (MFEC) | Medical Faculty Appointments (CMFA) (Committee on) | Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies (Advisory Committee on) | Nominations (Committee on) | Faculty Retirement (Committee on)
Councils and Committees for the Curriculum
College Curriculum Council (CCC) | Graduate Council | Academic Code (Standing Committee on the) | Academic Standing (CAS) (Committee on) | Commencement Speakers (Committee on) | Resumed Undergraduate Education Policy and Admission Committee (FRUEPAC) (Faculty Committee on)
Administrative Advisory Boards
Campus Life Advisory Board | Campus Planning Advisory Board | College Advisory Board | Computing Advisory Board | Diversity Advisory Board | Human Resources Advisory Board | Library Advisory Board | Research Advisory Board
Other Committees
University Disciplinary Council | Brown University Community Council
Faculty Officers
Chair of the Faculty/FEC: James Dreier (Philosophy)
Vice-Chair of the Faculty/FEC: Gerald Diebold (Chemistry)
Past Chair of the Faculty/FEC: Ruth Colwill (Psychology)
Secretary of the Faculty: Stephen Foley (English)
Parliamentarian: Peter D. Richardson (Engineering and Physiology)
FACULTY FORUM OFFICERS
Chair of the Faculty Forum: Thomas Banchoff (Mathematics)
Secretary of the Faculty Forum: Laurie Heller (Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences)
Standing Committees of the Faculty
Faculty Executive Committee (FEC)
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays (3:00-5:00 PM)
Committee charge
To June 30, 2009: Ruth Colwill (Psychology) Past Chair, Geoffrey Russom (English)
To June 30, 2010: James Dreier (Philosophy) Chair, Lina Fruzzetti (Anthropology), Gabriel Taubin (Engineering), Nicolas Wey-Gomez (Hispanic Studies)
To June 30, 2011: Gerald Diebold (Chemistry) Vice-Chair, Cynthia Garcia Coll (Education), Susan Allen (Community Health)
Ex-officio voting member: Penelope Dennehy (Pediatrics/RI Hospital) MFEC Past Chair
Tenure, Promotion and Appointments Committee (TPAC)
Meets weekly on Wednesdays (1:00-3:00 p.m.)
Committee charge
To December 31, 2008: See-Chen Ying (Physics) replacing C. Pieters
To June 30, 2009: Kim Boekelheide (Pathology) Chair, Steven Reiss (Computer Science), Julio Ortega (Hispanic Studies), Oded Galor (Economics)
To June 30, 2010: Coppelia Kahn (English), James Morgan (Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences), Carle Pieters (Geological Sciences) (leave Sem 1), Joan Richards (History)
To June 30, 2011: Maggie Bickford (History of Art & Architecture), Jerome Sanes (Neuroscience), Richard Stratt (Chemistry), Alan Zuckerman (Political Science)
Academic Priorities Committee (APC)
Meets weekly on Tuesdays (10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.)
Committee charge
Chair: David Kertzer, Provost
Vice-Chair: Rebecca Burwell (Psychology)
To June 30, 2009: Rebecca Burwell (Psychology), Jimmy Xu (Engineering)
To June 30, 2010: Wendy Chun (MCM), Donald Forsyth (Geological Sciences) (leave Sem II)
To June 30, 2011: Diane Hoffman-Kim (MPPB), Tara Nummedal (History)
Alternates:
To June 30, 2010: Eric Chason (Engineering)
To June 30, 2011: Matthew Gutmann (Anthropology), Joseph Hogan (Community Health)
COMMITTEE ON FACULTY EQUITY AND DIVERSITY (CFED)
NEW COMMITTEE: Faculty interested in serving beginning in the fall of 2008 should e-mail Cheryl_Moreau@brown.edu. Click here to view the Committee's charge.
Committee on grievance
Meets when Petitions are filed.
Committee charge
To June 30, 2009: Mary Louise Gill (Philosophy/Classics) Chair, Richard Gould (Anthropology)
To June 30, 2010: Virginia Krause (French Studies), Karl Jacoby (History)
To June 30, 2011: Pauline Jacobson (Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences), Richard Kenyon (Mathematics) Vice-Chair
Alternates: Constantine Dafermos (Applied Mathematics) '09, Anne Fausto-Sterling (MCB) '10, Benjamin Kimia (Engineering) '11
University Resources Committee (URC)
Meets weekly on Mondays (3:00-5:00 p.m.)
Committee Charge
Chair: David Kertzer , Provost
Faculty Vice-Chair: James Green (History/Portuguese & Brazilian Studies)
Faculty members:
To December 31, 2008: Suzanne Stewart-Steinberg (Italian Studies/Comparative Literature) (alt. replacing B. Bauer), Gang Xiao (Physics) (alt. replacing Melissa Clark)
To February 28, 2009: Christopher Seto (Chemistry) (alt. replacing T. Hopmann), Beth Bauer (Hispanic Studies) (leave fall semester)
To February 28, 2010: Melissa Clark (Community Health) (leave fall semester), James Green (History/Portuguese & Brazilian Studies)
To February 28, 2011: Jan Hesthaven (Applied Math), David Sheinberg (Neuroscience)
Alternates: Jane Sokolosky (German Studies) '10, Christopher Seto (Chemistry) '10, Suzanne Stewart-Steinberg (Italian Studies/Comparative Literature) '11, Gang Xiao (Physics) '11
Administration: John Deeley (Division of Biology & Medicine), Rajiv Vohra (Dean of the Faculty), Elizabeth Huidekoper (VP, Finance & Administration), Richard Spies (Senior VP for Planning)
Students: Fiona Heckscher, Chaney Harrison (undergraduates), Omar Lansari (graduate), Sunny Intwala (medical)
Staff Representatives: Jill Rossi (Alumni Relations), Pat Putney (Financial Services, Library)
Honorary Degrees
Meets 4-5 times during Semester I; meets twice in Semester II.
Committee charge
To December 31, 2008: Harvey Silverman (Engineering) Co-Chair, Elissa Jelalian (Psychiatry & Human Behavior) Co-Chair
To December 31, 2009: Maud Mandel (Judaic Studies) (leave 08-09), Jack Wands (Medicine), David Gottlieb (Applied Mathematics)
To June 30, 2009: Naoko Shibusawa (History) (replacing M. Mandel)
To December 31, 2010: Corey Walker (Africana Studies), Kerry Coppin (Visual Art)
Students: Ariel Werner (Undergraduate), Alex Rosenberg (Undergraduate), Hussein Banai (Graduate)
Medical Faculty Executive Committee (MFEC)
Meets monthly on the 2nd Monday (8:00-9:30 a.m.)
Committee charge
To June 30, 2009: Penelope Dennehy (Pediatrics, RI Hospital) Past Chair, Michelle Lally (Medicine, Miriam Hospital), Emma Simmons (Family Medicine, Memorial Hospital of RI), Geoffrey Tremont (Psychiatry, RI Hospital), Barry Lester (Psychiatry/Pediatrics, Bradley Hospital), Patricia Flanagan (Pediatrics, RI Hospital)
To June 30, 2010: Michael Stein (Medicine/Community Health, Butler Hospital) Chair, James Gilchrist (Neurology, RI Hospital), Francois Luks (Surgery, RI Hospital), Paul DiSilvestro (Ob/Gyn, Women & Infants Hospital), Linda LaGasse (Pediatrics, Women & Infants Hospital), Zeev Harel (Pediatrics, Hasbro/RI Hospitals), Deborah Myers (Ob/Gyn, Women & Infants Hospital), Angela Anderson (Medicine/Pediatrics, RI Hospital)
To June 30, 2011: Suzanne de la Monte (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, RI Hospital) Vice-Chair, Jennifer Clarke (Obstetrics & Gynecology/Memorial Hospital of RI), Craig Eberson (Orthopaedics, RI Hospital), Leslie Robinson-Bostom (Dermatology, RI Hospital), Colin Harrington (Psychiatry & Human Behavior, RI Hospital), Cynthia Miller-Loncar (Pediatrics, Women & Infants Hospital), Iris Tong (Medicine, Women & Infants Hospital)
Ex-officio voting member: Geoffrey Russom (English/Member, FEC)
Committee on Medical Faculty Appointments (CMFA)
Meets approx. 10 times during the AY on Tuesdays, 8:15 a.m.
Committee charge
Chair: Edward Wing, Dean of Medicine & Biological Sciences
To June 30, 2009: Paul Williard (Chemistry), Bess Marcus (Psychiatry/HB, Miriam Hospital), Karen Rosene-Montella (Medicine, Women & Infants Hospital)
To June 30, 2010: George Karniadakis (Applied Mathematics), Edwin Forman (Pediatrics), Joan Teno (Community Health)
To June 30, 2011: David Berson (Neuroscience), Susan Cu-Uvin (Ob/Gyn), Cindy Schwartz (Pediatrics), VACANCY (Biology)
Administrators: Jane Eisen (Associate Dean of Medicine)
Advisory Committee on Corporate Responsibility in Investment Policies
Meets twice in Semester I; more frequently in Semester II.
Committee charge
To June 30, 2009: Stephen Houston (Anthropology)
To June 30, 2010: Louis Putterman (Economics)
To June 30, 2011: Luiz Valente (Portuguese & Brazilian Studies)
Students: 2 Undergraduates, 1 Graduate (to be named)
Alumni members: Stanley Griffith, Laura Posten, Peter Voss
Nominations Committee
Meets as needed in Semester I; more frequently Semester II.
Committee charge
Chair: Andrea Simmons (Psychology)
Vice-chair: Evelyn Hu-Dehart (History/Ethnic Studies)
To June 30, 2009: Elizabeth Harrington (Medicine), Hye-Sook Wang (East Asian Studies), Evelyn Hu-Dehart (History/Ethnic Studies)
To June 30, 2010: Jeffrey Muller (History of Art), Jay Tang (Physics), Michael Oklot (Slavic Languages)
To June 30, 2011: Andrea Simmons (Psychology), Bill Patterson (Engineering), Nancy Jacobs (Africana Studies/History)
COMMITTEE ON FACULTY RETIREMENT
Meets monthly.
Committee charge
To June 30, 2009: Bruno Harris (Mathematics), Lois Monteiro (Community Health)
To June 30, 2010: Lewis Lipsitt (Psychology), Steve Rabson (East Asian Studies) Chair
Committee on Faculty Retirement
To June 30, 2011: Joan Lusk (Chemistry) (Secretary), Newell Stultz (Political Science)
Councils and Committees for the Curriculum
COLLEGE CURRICULUM COUNCIL (CCC)
Meets twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month (4:00-6:00 p.m.)
Committee charge
Chair: Katherine Bergeron (Dean of the College)
Vice-Chair: Jack Wright (Psychology)
To June 30, 2009: William Suggs (Chemistry) (leave Sem I), Jack Wright (Psychology)
To June 30, 2010: Constantine Dafermos (Applied Mathematics), Jin Li (Education) (leave 08-09), Richard Meckel (American Civilization) (leave Sem I)
To June 30, 2011: Lewis Seifert (French Studies), Evelyn Lincoln (History of Art), David Sobel (Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences)
Administrators: Michael Pesta (Registrar) CCC Secretary, Karen Krahulik (Associate Dean of the College), Sheila Bonde (Dean of the Graduate School), Carolyn Dean (Associate Dean of the Faculty), Marjorie Thompson (Associate Dean of Biological Sciences)
Students: Undergraduates: Jason Becker, Matthew Corritore, Priyanka Ghosh, Arthur Matuszewski/ Graduate: Amanda Katz
Graduate Council
Meets once a month on the 3rd Tuesday, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Committee charge
Chair: Sheila Bonde, Dean of the Graduate School
Vice Chair: Onesimo Almeida (Portuguese & Brazilian Studies)
To June 30, 2009: Onesimo Almeida (Portuguese & Brazilian Studies), VACANCY (social sciences), VACANCY (life/medical sciences)
To June 30, 2010: Elie Bienenstock (Applied Mathematics), Yan Liang (Geological Sciences), Robert Lee (American Civilization)
To June 30, 2011: Suzanne Stewart-Steinberg (Italian Studies/Comparative Literature), Hernando Ombao (Community Health)
Graduate Students: Julie Waters (Engineering), William Tatum (History), Jing Liu (MPPB), VACANCY (Humanities)
standing committee on the academic code
Meets when hearings are scheduled.
Committee charge
Case Administrator: Christina Furtado, Assistant Dean of the College
To June 30, 2009: Gregory Elliott (Sociology) Chair, Beth Taylor (English)
To June 30, 2010: Thomas Doeppner (Computer Science), Robert Patrick (Neuroscience)
To June 30, 2011: Roderic Beresford (Engineering), Polly Ulichny (Education)
Academic Standing (CAS)
Meets approximately 11 times per year.
Committee charge
Chair: Stephen Lassonde (Deputy Dean of the College)
To June 30, 2009: Julie Kauer (Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology & Biotechnology)
To June 30, 2010: Melinda Rabb (English)
To June 30, 2011: Claire Kenyon (Computer Science), Robert Emlen (American Civilization)
Administrators: Katherine Bergeron (Dean of the College), Michael Pesta (Registrar), Kathleen McSharry (Associate Dean of the College), Karen Krahulik (Associate Dean of the College)
Commencement Speakers
Meets twice a year.
Committee charge
Chair: TBD
To June 30, 2009: Nancy Dunbar (Theatre)
To June 30, 2010: Elizabeth Taylor (English)
To June 30, 2011: Robert Patrick (Neuroscience)
Faculty Committee on Resumed Undergraduate Education Policy & Admission Committee (FRUEPAC)
Meets2-3 times per semester.
Committee charge
Faculty:
To June 30, 2009: Susan Harvey (Religious Studies)
To June 30, 2010: Tara Nummedal (History), Leonor Simas-Almeida (Portuguese & Brazilian Studies), Chair
To June 30, 2011: Bill Patterson (Engineering), Mary Carskadon (Psychology)
Administration: Maitrayee Bhattacharyya (Associate Dean of the College)
RUE students: TBD
Administrative Advisory Boards
As needed, senior administrators shall create administrative advisory boards consisting of faculty, and as appropriate, students and staff. For a board to be recognized and approved by the Faculty, the senior administrator to whom the board reports must seek approval from the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) of an appropriate description of the board for inclusion into the Faculty Rules and Regulations. Board Chairs shall be a senior administrator and the Vice-Chair shall be a faculty member.
Faculty members are either appointed by the senior administrator with advice from the FEC or are nominated by the FEC in consultation with the senior administrator and elected by the Faculty, either at a Faculty meeting or by mail ballot.
Campus Life Advisory Board
Meets a least twice per semester.
Board charge
Chair: Margaret Klawunn, Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services
Faculty Vice-Chair: TBD
Faculty Members: Nancy Barnett (Psychiatry & Human Behavior), VACANCY (social sciences), James Egan (English), Thompson Webb (Geological Sciences)
Administrators: Robert Shaw (Executive Associate Dean of the College), Rumee Ahmed (Associate University Chaplain), Gail Cohee (Directory, Sarah Doyle Women's Center), Philip Estes (Head Coach, football), Valerie Wilson (Associate Dean of the Graduate School)
Students: Undergraduates: Sara Damiano, Deepa Galaiya, Sarah Geller, Joshua Rosenthal/ Graduate: Molly Waring (Epidemiology)/Medical: Jason Lambrese
Campus Planning Advisory Board
Meets 2-3 times per semester.
Board charge
Chair: Pam O'Neil
Faculty Vice-Chair: Stephen Foley (English)
Faculty members:
To June 30, 2009: Stephen Foley (English), John Stein (Neuroscience)
To June 30, 2010: TBD
Ex-officio members: Michael McCormick (Director of Planning, Facilities Management), Steve Maiorisi (VP for Facilities Mgt.)
Students: Undergraduates: Kevin McDonald/ Graduate: TBD /Medical: David Elson
Staff Member: Bonnie Buzzell (Sr. Knowledge systems Librarian), Peter Neivert (Geological Sciences)
College Advisory Board
Disbanded 2006
Computing Advisory Board
Meets at least once a month.
Board charge
Chair: Michael Pickett (VP/CIO, Computing and Information Services)
Faculty Vice-Chair: Sherief Reda
Faculty Members: 4 vacancies TBD, Sherief Reda (Engineering)
Administration: Harriette Hemmasi (University Librarian)
Staff: Anne Nolan (University Library), Jeffrey Hiris (Systems Manager, Bio-Med)
Student Members: Undergraduates: Bentley Rubenstein/ Graduate: Socrates Dimitriadis/ Medical: Victor Long
Diversity Advisory Board
Meets once a month.
Board charge
Chair: Brenda Allen, Associate Provost and Director of Institutional Diversity
Faculty Vice-Chair: TBD
Faculty Members:
To June 30, 2009: Lundy Braun (Pathology), Silvia Sobral (Hispanic Studies)
To June 30, 2010: TBD
Administrators: Russell Carey (Interim VP Campus Life)
Staff: Michelle Nuey, Kerri Hicks, Ricky Gresh, Gwen Jordan, Elizabeth Love, Henry Johnson (EEO/AA), Catherine Axe (Disability Services)
Students: TBD
Human Resources Advisory Board
Meets weekly in Oct. and Nov.; bi-weekly for the remainder of the academic year, generally on Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Board charge
Chair: Karen Davis, Vice President for Human Resources
Faculty Vice-Chair: Robert Pelcovits (Physics)
Faculty members:
To June 30, 2009: Brian Evenson (Literary Arts), Robert Pelcovits (Physics) Vice-Chair
To June 30, 2010: Wendy Schiller (Political Science), VACANCY (life/medical science)
Administration: Brenda Allen (Associate Provost, Director of Institutional Diversity), Michael Pickett (VP/CIO, Computing and Information Services), Regina White (Assoc. VP, Research Administration), Janice Wright (Legal Advisor, General Counsel), Gretchen Willis (Director, Dining Services), Elizabeth Doherty (Assoc. Dean of the Faculty), Amanda Woodward (Asst. Director, Financial Aid)
Staff: Dionne Gomez, Jessica Ann Smith
Ex-officio non-voting member: Roberta Gordon (Asst. VP for Human Resources)
Library Advisory Board
Meets every other month.
Board charge
Chair: Harriette Hemmasi, University Librarian
Faculty Vice-Chair: TBD
Faculty Members:
To June 30, 2009: Peter Andreas (Political Science),Evelyn Lincoln (History of Art), James Russell (Geological Sciences)
To June 30, 2010: TBD
Ex-officio member: Michael Pickett (VP/CIO, Computing and Information Services)
Administrators: Gloria Reynolds (HR specialist, Univ. Library)
Students: Undergraduates: 2 vacancies/ Graduates: 2 vacancies
Research Advisory Board
Meets once a month.
Board charge
Senior Administrator and Chair: Clyde Briant , Vice President for Research
Faculty Vice-Chair: Robert Hurt (Engineering)
Faculty members: Agnes Kane (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine), Robert Hurt (Engineering), Susan Alcock (Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World), Michael Steinberg (Cogut Humanities Ctr), William Warren (Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences), Michael White (Sociology), Matthew Zimmt (Chemistry)
Ex-officio members: Pamela O'Neil (Assoc. Provost for Policy & Planning), Tim Leshan (Director, Government Relations and Community Affairs), Edward Hawrot (Dean of Biology)
Administration: Charles Kingdon (Assoc. VP Technology Partnerships), Regina White (Assoc. VP Research Administration), Joann Tillman (Operations manager, Technology Partnerships)
Other Committees
University Disciplinary Council (UDC)
Meets monthly for business meetings and as hearings are scheduled; reports to the Corporation.
Committee charge
Chair: Joseph Pucci (Classics)
Faculty: Wendy Schiller (Political Science), Joseph Pucci (Classics), Lewis Seifert (French Studies), Mercedes Vaquero (Hispanic Studies), Andrew Campbell (MMI)
Graduate Deans: Carla Hansen, Valerie Wilson
Undergraduate Deans: Linda Dunleavy, Karen McLaurin-Chesson
Medical Deans: Julianne Ip, Philip Gruppuso
Undergraduate Students: Veronica Lowe, Lindsey Meyers, Esther Kolni, Steven Johnson, Carly Sieff, Alexander Hovis, Mark Fuller, Steven Chan/Alternate: Alexander Young
Graduate Students: Doreen Wesche (Bio-med), Joseph Bush (Chemistry), Casey Marks (Computer Science), Priya Mahajan (Public Policy)
Medical Students: Neil Shah, Joshua Honeyman, Jeffrey Cheng, Jennifer Kim
Brown University Community Council
Meets 2-3 times per semester.
Committee charge
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Community_Council/index.htm
Chair: Ruth Simmons, President
Provost David Kertzer
Faculty
To June 30, 2009: David Cutts (Physics), Stephen Foley (English), David Sheinberg (Medical Science), Suzanne de la Monte (Pathology/RI Hospital)
To June 30, 2010: Tony Cokes (MCM), Chi-Ming Hai (MPPB), Marida Hollos (Anthropology)
To June 30, 2011: Lynne Joyrich (MCM), Timothy Herbert (Geological Sciences), Evelyn Hu-Dehart (History/Ethnic Studies)
Cabinet members: Karen Davis (VP for Human Resources), Margaret Klawunn (VP for Campus Life and Student Services, Marisa Quinn (VP for Public Affairs and University Relations), Vince Tompkins (Deputy Provost)
Undergraduate Students: Brian Becker (UCS President), Alison Cohen, Michael Glassman, Subha Subramanian, Clay Wertheimer
Graduate Students: Lauren Buckel (Bio-Med), Joseph Bush (Chemistry), James Doyle (Anthropology/GSC President)
Medical Students: Kartik Venkatesh
Staff: Carin Algava (Asst. Director, Education), Gillian Bell (Computing and Information Services), Yolanda Castillo-Appollonio (Student Life), Nancy Fjeldheim (Mgr., Geological Sciences), Kathleen Rossi (Financial Asst., Int'l Programs), Sarah Sharpe (Mgr., Joukowsky Institute)
Alumni: Marlene Cutitar MD '86, Charile Knoll '01, Kenneth McDaniel '69, Damon Rarick AM '92, PhD '98