Faculty Governance
View the Faculty Handbook for details regarding Faculty Governance bylaws and committee charges.
FACULTY COUNCIL
Membership 2023-2024
Jess Perlitz, Arts & Humanities Representative
Anne Bentley, Mathematical & Natural Sciences Representative
Cliff Bekar, Social Sciences Representative
Maryann Bylander (FA23) / Jim Proctor (SP24), ILC Representative
Daena Goldsmith, Associate Dean of Faculty Development
Bruce Suttmeier, Dean of the College
FACULTY MEETINGS
2023-2024
Ben Westervelt, Clerk of the Faculty
Nancy Gallman, Secretary of the Faculty
Faculty meetings are held the first Tuesday of the following months: October, November, December, February, March, April, and May.
An archive of faculty motions is available via Google Drive, accessible with your LC credentials.
FACULTY STANDING COMMITTEES
Membership 2023-2024
Voting Members
Jessie Starling, At-Large Representative, Chair
Reiko Hillyer, Humanities Representative
Oren Kosansky, Social Sciences Representative
Rebecca Lingafelter, Arts Representative
Iva Stavrov, Mathematical & Natural Sciences Representative
Olivia Townsend, Student Representative
Ex-officio Members
Anastacia Dillon, Associate Vice President for Financial Aid
Hollie Elliott, Associate Vice President of Admissions
Scott Feickert, Director of Operations and Finance
Eric Staab, Vice President of Admissions and Financial Aid
Administrative Support
Amy Baskin
Committee Charge:
The Committee on Enrollment shall review and inform the faculty about issues of enrollment, including recruitment and admissions, financial aid and retention; recommend policy and procedure pertaining to enrollment to the Dean of the College, the Dean for Enrollment, and the President; and coordinate faculty support of the College’s enrollment initiatives. The Committee on Enrollment shall provide faculty representation on major enrollment committees constituted by the College. The Committee on Enrollment may designate a substitute to represent the faculty if no current committee member can attend.
Committee Membership:
The Committee on Enrollment shall consist of five members of the voting Faculty and one student. The three divisions shall each have one representative, elected by the entire voting faculty, and two members shall be elected at large. The Dean of the College, the Dean for Enrollment, and the Director of Financial Aid shall be ex officio, nonvoting members. Ex officio members may designate a substitute if they are unable to attend Committee meetings.
See Faculty Handbook, Appendix 3, Article V, Section 9 (pg. 26).
Membership 2023-2024
Voting Members
Elliott Young, Arts & Humanities Representative, co-chair
Julio de Paula, Mathematical & Natural Sciences Representative
Cliff Bekar, Social Sciences Representative, co-chair
Todd Lochner, At-Large Representative
Kathy Fitzgibbon FA23 / Aine McCarthy SP24, At-Large Representative
TBA, Student Representative
Ex-officio Members
Bruce Suttmeier, Dean of the College
Scott Feickert, Director of Operations and Finance
Administrative Support
Tracy Robinette
See Faculty Handbook, Appendix 3, Article V, Section 6 (pg. 25).
Membership 2023-2024
Voting Members
Susan Smith, Arts & Humanities
Louis Kuo, Mathematical & Natural Sciences
TBA, Social Sciences
Karen Gross, Interdisciplinary Studies
Michael Johanson, At-large Arts & Humanities
Paul Allen, At-large Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Chair
TBA, At-large Social Sciences
TBA, SAAB Student Representative
Emma Ford, Honor Board Chair, Student Representative
Ex-officio Members
Mark Dahl, Director of Watzek Library
Judy Finch, Registrar
Bruce Suttmeier, Dean of the College
Blythe Knott, Director of Overseas & Off-Campus Programs
Administrative Support
Margaret Salstrom
Curriculum Committee Subcommittees
CPSC -Course Proposal Subcommittee: Charged with evaluating incoming course proposals and making recommendations to the full Curriculum Committee about whether the proposal should be accepted, rejected or discussed by the full Curriculum Committee. The CPSC examines courses to verify that they further the goals of the college and departments in providing a rigorous educational experience in keeping with the liberal arts tradition.
SCA - Subcommittee on Curriculum Assessment: Responsible for facilitating assessment of the CAS curriculum.
SPAS - Subcommittee on Petitions, Appeals & Student Designed Majors: Responsible for reviewing any appeals for student status in partnership with the Registrar’s Office and for reviewing any student designed majors
See Faculty Handbook, Appendix 3, Article V, Section 5 (pg. 24).
Membership 2023-2024
Will Pritchard, At-large Arts & Humanities
Jessica Kleiss, At-large Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Chair
Ben Gaskins, At-large Social Sciences
Paul Powers, Dean of the College Appointed Arts & Humanities
Liz Stanhope, Dean of the College Appointed Mathematical & Natural Sciences
Moriah Bostian, Dean of the College Appointed Social Sciences
Ex-officio Member
Bruce Suttmeier, Dean of the College
See Faculty Handbook, Appendix 3, Article V, Section 8 (pg. 26).
Membership 2023-2024
Voting Members
Masha Hristova, Arts & Humanities Representative
Alain Kägi, Mathematical & Natural Sciences Representative
Erik Nilsen, Social Sciences Representative
Will Pritchard, At-large Representative, Chair
Ex-officio Members
Miranda Carney-Morris, Director of Educational Technology
Mark Dahl, Director of Watzek Library
Student Representative
Kryton Gackle
Administrative Support
Darla Norgren
Faculty and Staff Development Fund
Library and Educational Technology Faculty and Staff Development Fund Proposal
The fund is managed by the Library and Educational Technology Committee and is intended to support exploration and innovation within CAS in the following areas:
- The application of technology to enhance teaching or research;
- The use or creation of information resources to support teaching or research;
- Approaches to teaching information literacy, digital literacy or other types of advanced digital skills within the curriculum.
- Textbook affordability including the use of Open Educational Resources.
The committee will solicit proposals in the spring semester for the following fiscal year (June-May). The committee will then solicit proposals in the fall for the remaining funds available for the current fiscal year. After a proposal is submitted, the Library and Educational Technology Committee will rank the proposals and recommend funding. Recipients will be expected to fill out a brief form detailing the outcomes of their funding by the following September. They will also be asked to participate in the Faculty Technology Showcase held each year to demonstrate and discuss the outcomes of their project.
Follow-up Survey - Library and Educational Technology Faculty and Staff Development Fund
2023-2024 Membership
General Education Steering Committee
Kundai Chirindo, Director of General Education and the Core Program
Ben David, At-large Arts & Humanities Representative
Norma Velazquez Ulloa, At-large Mathematical and Natural Sciences Representative
Kyle Lascurettes, At-large Social Sciences Representative
Festival of Scholars & Artists Committee
Aaron Beck, At-large Arts & Humanities Representative
TBA, At-large Mathematical & Natural Sciences Representative
Kyle Lascurettes, At-large Social Sciences Representative
Magalí Rabasa, At-large Interdisciplinary Studies Representative
Faculty Representatives to the Board of Trustees
Elizabeth Bennett
Greta Binford
Faculty Athletics Representatives
Anne Bentley
Keith Dede
Human Resources 403(b) Committee CAS Faculty Representative
Cliff Bekar
STANDING COMMITTEE MINUTES
All standing committee and faculty meeting minutes are available online via Google Drive. LC username and password required.
Office of the Dean of the College is located in room 201 of Albany on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 47
email casdean@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7100
Dean Bruce Suttmeier
Office of the Dean of the College
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road MSC 47
Portland OR 97219