Elected Committees and Positions 2020-21
Promotions Committee
The Promotions Committee advises the president on cases in which a faculty member is under review for promotion with tenure or to full professor. The Promotions Committee also serves as a body of review in termination for cause cases involving faculty members. The committee consists of three full-time full professors who are elected by the faculty. No more than two members of the committee may be from one division and no more than one from a department.
2020-21 Membership
K. Morse to 2022
M. Costanza-Robinson to 2022
M. Wells to 2022
Reappointments Committee
The Reappointments Committee advises the provost in all reappointment reviews. This committee also conducts ten-year reviews. The committee consists of three full-time full professors who are elected by the faculty. No more than two members of the committee may be from one division and no more than one from a department.
2020-21 Membership
C. Keathley to 2021
S. Carletti to 2023
E. Garrison to 2023
Faculty Council
Faculty Council is the executive committee of the faculty. In this capacity it (1) coordinates faculty business; (2) represents the College faculty when working with the administration and/or Board of Trustees on all matters related to the College faculty; (3) acts as the Committee on Committees; and (4) in conjunction with other elected faculty committees, works with the administration and/or Board of Trustees on matters of shared interest related to the College, the Schools, and the Institute.
The council will consist of four tenured faculty members, two pre-tenure (i.e., nontenured regular appointment) faculty members, and one special appointment faculty member.
2020-21 Membership
R. Bunt to 2021
M. Baker-Medard to 2021
N. Eppelsheimer to 2022
S. Stroup to 2022
J. Mao to 2022
J. Sanchez to 2023
S. DeSimone to 2023
The committee may be contacted, en masse, via e-mail facultycouncil@middlebury.edu.
Faculty Council Archives - Minutes of council meetings, tagged by content (restricted to members of the Middlebury Community).
Educational Affairs Committee
The EAC has two primary functions: to oversee the general direction of the College's curriculum and to make recommendations on staffing and the allocation of teaching resources. The EAC consists of five tenured members of the faculty, elected by the faculty. No more than two members of the committee may be from one division, and no more than one from a department.
2020-21 Membership
S. Gurland, chair (ex-officio)
D. Scharstein to 2021
E. Vazquez to 2021
F. Feiereisen to 2021
W. Amidon to 2023
E. Morrison to 2023
Inquiries for the EAC may be directed to Dean of Curriculum. The entire committee may be contacted via email at Educational Affairs Committee.
For more information about requesting staffing positions, teaching expectations, the course release policy, and EAC reports, please visit the EAC subpage.
Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will serve as a platform for faculty engagement and governance on issues pertaining to diversity, inclusivity, and equity.
The CDEI will consist of six faculty members: two elected members and four appointed by Faculty Council in its role as the Committee on Committees. No more than two CDEI members shall be junior faculty. No more than two members of the CDEI may be from one division and no more than one member may be from one department.
2020-21 membership
E. Eggleston to 2021
K. Fuentes-George to 2021
T. Affolter to 2021
W. Nash to 2022
C. Han ro 2022
D. Miranda Hardy to 2023
Strategy Committee
The Strategy Committee represents the College faculty in long-range strategic planning with the administration and Board of Trustees. Though the committee is concerned primarily with the College, it will also represent the faculty in shared-governance discussions on matters of common interest to the College, the Schools, and the Institute. The committee is also charged with engaging the faculty, administration, and trustees on developments in higher education (both nationally and globally), as they might affect Middlebury College.
The committee is comprised of four faculty members, two of whom are elected by the faculty and two appointed by the Faculty Council in its role as the Committee on Committees. No more than two members of the Strategy Committee may be from one division and no more than one member may be from one department.
2020-21 Membership
D. Kafumbe to 2021
C. Myers to 2022
J. Teets to 2022
A. Lyford to 2022
Resources Committee
The Resources Committee represents the College faculty in shared-governance discussions with the administration and Board of Trustees regarding Middlebury's financial sustainability, especially as it relates to the College. In addition to its concern with matters direcly related to the faculty, the Committee will also consider other financial matters that affect the integrity of Middlebury's academic program and, for example, the College's commitments to supporting students with financial need and insuring the diversity of the community.
The Resources Committee will consist of four faculty members: two elected by the faculty and two appointed by Faculty Council in its role as the Committee on Committees. No more than two members of the Resources Committee may be from one division, and no more than one member may be from one department.
2020-21 Membership
E. Garcia to 2021
K. Smith Abbott to 2022
N. Graham to 2022
T. Byker to 2022
Appeals Council
The Appeals Council hears petitions from faculty members who wish to contest a promotion review that results in non-reappointment. Appeals are granted only on grounds involving procedural errors that may have influenced the review committee and/or the provost, or violations of academic freedom.
The Appeals Council consists of five tenured faculty members, elected by the faculty. No two members of the Council may be from the same department.
2019-20 Membership
J. Spackman to 2021
D. West to 2021
B. Waldron to 2021
M. Sheridan to 2022
G. Spatafora to 2022 (on leave 2020-21)
N. Horning to 2023 (on leave 2020-21)
P. Saldarriaga to 2023
Faculty Moderator
David Dorman, Mathematics (to 2022)
The Faculty Moderator presides over Faculty Meetings, participates with Faculty Council and with the administration in planning the agenda for faculty meetings, and encourages faculty to make suggestions for the agenda.
To write to the Faculty Moderator, click here.
Committees Appointed by Faculty Council 2020-21
Administration Committee
2019-20 Membership
V. Backus
T. Billings
E. Wolcott
W. Xu
Admissions Advisory Committee
2019-20 Membership
T. Byker
J. Sanchez
C. Thomsen
M. Williams
Athletic Policy Committee
2019-20 Membership
J. Grant
E. Quinn
P. Sommers (chair)
AJ. Vasiliou
Center for Careers and Internships Advisory Committee
2019-20 Membership
S. Kimmel
I. Uricaru
College Street Children's Center Board
2019-20 Membership
L. Sainte-Claire
Community Bias Response Team
2019-20 Membership
L. Castaneda
Community Council
2019-20 Membership
L. Burnham
J. Parini
N. Poppe
CTLR Advisory Committee
2019-20 Membership
K. Gottshall
J. L'Roe
A. Morsman
K. Sargent
Curriculum Committee
2019-20 Membership
C. Baldridge
K. Deane-Coe
E. Gong
C. Medeiros
Environmental Council
2019-20 Membership
M. Anderson
J. Carpenter
A. Nurok
D. Suarez
Digital Learning, ITS and Library Engagement (DIALECT)
2019-20 Membership
H. Du
P. Johnson
N. Ngaiza
Health Professions Committee
2019-20 Membership
M. Biancosino (1 yr) to 2020
J. Fitzsimmons (1 yr) to 2020
R. Ganiban (2 yr) to 2021
L. Giddings (2 yr) 2021
D. Munro (1 yr) to 2020
F. Rocha (2 yr) 2021
M. Simpson (2 yr) to 2021
M. Spritzer (co-chair, 1 yr) to 2020
S. Ratcliff (2 yr) 2021
K. Walowski (1 yr) to 2020
Academic Integrity Committee (replaces Honor Code Review)
2019-20 Membership
H. Allen
R. Bennette
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Please contact Katie Gillespie (x-3053) with any questions for this committee.
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
2019-20 Membership
G. Spatafora (Chair)
K. Cronise
G. Ernstrom
Institutional Review Board
2019-20 Membership
S. Abe
M. Linderman
J. Ortegren
A. Robbett (chair)
M. Seehuus
M. Sheridan
B. Stevens (Community Member)
Judicial Boards
2019-20 Membership
Academic Judicial Board 2019-20
M. Abel
T. Moran
E. Oxfeld (co-chair)
E. Sassin
C. Star
J. Weber
Community Judicial Board 2019-20
I. Brancoli Busdraghi
J. Howarth
S. Liebhaber
Y. Siddiqi
Laboratory Safety Committee
2019-2020 Membership
D. Allen
M. Durst
L. Repka
D. West
Off-Campus Study/Programs Abroad
2019-20 Membership
C. Velez (chair)
O. Milutin
D. Miranda Hardy
W. Pyle
Ombudsperson(s)
Antonia Losano to 2021
Don Wyatt to 2021
Pre-Professional Committees
2019-20 Membership
Architecture
J. Mcleod
Engineering
A. Goodsell
A. Vaccari
Law
M. Dry
S. Viner
- ad hoc Committee on Assessment
2019-20 Membership
C. Anderson
B. Cluss
E. Glikman
S. Gumuscu
M. Lawrence
- ad hoc Honorary Degree Committee
2019-20 Membership
W. Poulin-Deltour
S. Watson
- ad hoc Language Schools Faculty Advisory Committee
Two Year Membership
D. Ayoub to 2020
K. Davis to 2020
M. Nevins to 2020
T. Portice to 2020