Elected Committees and Positions 2018-19
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.
2018-19 Membership
J. C. Davis to 2019
S. Moorti to 2019
K. Morse to 2021
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.
2018-19 Membership
P. Zupan to 2019
J. Munroe to 2020
C. Keathley to 2021
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.
2018-19 Membership
A. Briggs to 2019
M. Clinton to 2019
M. Beatty to 2019
N. Eppelsheimer to 2020 (on leave)
M. Baker-Medard to 2020 (on leave)
J. Finley to 2020
H. Vila to 2020
S. Stroup to 2021
R. Bunt to 2021
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.
2018-19 Membership
S. Gurland, chair (ex-officio)
J. Tropp to 2019
P. Schwartz to 2020
R. Tiger to 2020 (on leave)
E. Vazquez to 2020
J. Ward to 2020
F. Feiereisen to 2021
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 committee is comprised of two elected faculty members and four appointed faculty members. Election is open to all tenured and pre-tenured faculty members on regular appointment, and all faculty members on special appointment who have contracts extending for at least one year beyond the date of the start of the term to which they would be elected or appointed. No more than two members may be from one division and no more than one member may be from one department.
2018-19 membership
C. Han to 2019
L. Jenkins to 2019
D. Silva to 2020
S. Shapiro to 2020
T. Tran to 2020
K. Fuentes-George to 2021
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.
2018-19 Membership
T. Affolter to 2019
M. Rohena-Madrazo to 2019
D. Kafumbe to 2020 (on leave)
C. Myers to 2021
J. Teets to 2021
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.
2018-19 Membership
B. Matthias to 2019
J. McCallum to 2019
E. Garcia to 2020 (on leave)
J. Larrabee to 2020
J. Schmitt to 2020
Appeals Council
The Appeals Council hears petitions from faculty members who wish to contend 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.
2018-19 Membership
B. Millier to 2019
M. Olinick to 2019
P. Nelson to 2019
J. Spackman to 2020 (on leave)
B. Hart to 2021
G. Spatafora to 2021
Faculty Moderator
David Dorman, Mathematics (to 2020)
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. The moderator will also maintain a webpage.
Committees Appointed by Faculty Council 2018-19
Administration Committee
2018-19 Membership
V. Backus
K. Callanan
S. Mirling
W. Xu
Admissions Advisory Committee
2018-19 Membership
A. Anzali
A. Gregg
K. Moss
C. Thomsen
Athletic Policy Committee
2018-19 Membership
P. Sommers (chair)
R. Cohen
H. Du
E. Quinn
Center for Careers and Internships Advisory Committee
2018-19 Membership
S. Kimmel
I. Uricaru
College Street Children's Center Board
2018-19 Membership
J. Berazneva
Community Bias Response Team
2018-19 Membership
L. Owens
Community Council
2018-19 Membership
M. Leftheris
J. Sanchez
Curriculum Committee
2018-19 Membership
C. Baldridge
M. Costanza-Robinson
E. Gong
C. Medeiros
Environmental Council
2018-19 Membership
D. Allen
W. Amidon
M. Anderson
A. Nurok
Faculty LIS Advisory Committee (FLAC)
2018-19 Membership
P. Johnson
N. Poppe
L. Stein
Health Professions Committee
2018-19 Membership
M. Spritzer (co-chair)
J. Byers
M. Dube
J. Fitzsimmons
R. Joo
D. Munro
K. Walowsk
J. Weber
Academic Integrity Committee (instead of Honor Code Review this year)
2018-19 Membership
S. Tan
M. Ward
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Please contact Katie Gillespie (x-3053) with any questions for this committee.
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
2018-19 Membership
G. Spatafora (Chair)
K. Cronise
G. Ernstrom
Institutional Review Board
2018-19 Membership
A. Robbett (chair)
M. Linderman
J. Ortegren
M. Seehuus
M. Sheridan
B. Stevens (Community Member)
A. Morsman
Judicial Boards
2018-19 Membership
Academic Judicial Board
E. Bleich (co-chair)
A. Crocker
R. Greeley
M. Manrique-Gomez
R. Mitchell
E. Sassin
Community Judicial Board
I. Brancoli
L. Besser
R. Ganiban
C. Nunley
Laboratory Safety Committee
2018-19 Membership
V. Backus
P. Hess
M. Kimble
L. Repka
D. West
Off-Campus Study/Programs Abroad
2018-19 Membership
C. Velez (chair)
I. Feldman
C. Packert
W. Pyle
Ombudsperson(s)
Antonia Losano to 2021
Don Wyatt to 2021
Pre-Professional Committees
2018-19 Membership
Architecture
P. Broucke
Engineering
A. Goodsell
D. Scharstein
Law
K. Callanan
M. Dry
- ad hoc Committee on Assessment
2018-19 Membership
R. Bennette
L. Castaneda
B. Cluss
E. Glikman
M. Lawrence
- ad hoc Honorary Degree Committee
2018-19 Membership
J. Isham
M. Newbury
- ad hoc Language Schools Faculty Advisory Committee
Two Year Membership 2018-19 and 2019-20
D. Ayoub
A. Crouzieres-Ingenthron
K. Davis
M. Nevins
T. Portice