Council Committees

Academic Integrity Board; Elected Chair
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Anika Toories (chair)	2028	FAS/Bio
Faculty Members: Jeremy Benson	2028	FSEHD/FAS - English
Faculty Members: Jayson Spas	2028	FAS/Psych
Faculty Members: Alison Shonkwiler	2028	FAS/Eng
Undergraduate Student Appointed by SCG after consultation with the Dean of Students	2027	Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student Appointed by the Graduate Committee	2027	Graduate Student
Professional Staff Appointed by the President of the College: Darcy Dubois	continuing	Dir. Res. Life & Housing

Academic Standing Committee; Appointed Chair; Term Starts July 1; Faculty Members: no more than 1 from same department
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Casey Cunha	2028	SoN
Faculty Members: Emily McEachern	2028	FAS/Physical Sciences
Faculty Members: Charles Boisvert	2027	FSEHD
Faculty Members: Benjamin Young	2027	FAS/Biology
Faculty Members: Melissa Marcotte	2027	FAS/Psych
Registrar: Timothy McDonald	continuing	Registrar
Director of Academic Advising: Lindsey Petrarca (Chair)	continuing	OAA
Academic Administrator Appointed by the Provost: Lexi Rogel	continuing	Dir. of Acad. Ops. and Policy
Registrar's designee: (non-voting) (serve as Secretary to the Committee): Mendy Smith	continuing	Assistant Registrar
Vice President for Student Success or designee: Ted Zito	continuing	Assist. VPSS/Dean of Students

Academic Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC); Elected Chair; Chair to be faculty member; 1 from each school; 1 at-large
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Erin Dacey	2028	Nursing
Faculty Members: Estrellita Moronta	2028	SSW/MSW
Faculty Members: Jordan Pearce	2028	FSEHD/Ed Studies
Faculty Members: Jason Ramsay	2027	FAS/Biology
Faculty Members: needs to be filled by C-on-C	2027	SoB
Faculty Members: George Ladd	2027	At large (FAS/Psychology)
Director of Adams Library or designee: Sarah Sanfilippo	continuing	Library, Asst. Dir. Access Svcs.
Manager of Instructional Technology Support & Training or designee: Kyle Jackson	continuing	Manager ITS
Director of User Support Services or designee: David Toms	continuing	Director USS
Director of Center for Faculty Teaching and Learning or designee: Chris Marco	continuing	FCTL
Undergraduate Student Appointed by SCG	2027	Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student Appointed by Graduate Committee	2027	Graduate Student
Vice President for Academic Affairs or faculty designee, ex-officio, non-voting: Jeffrey Johnson		AV Provost
Assistant Vice President for Information Services or designee, ex-officio, non-voting: Brian Kenney	continuing	Asst. VP, Info. Services
Director of Information Security, ex-officio, non-voting: Henk Sonder	continuing	Information Services
Director of Management Information Services, ex-officio, non-voting: Brian Kenney	continuing	Interim AVP/CIO, Info. Svcs.
Director of Web Communications or designee, ex-officio, non-voting: Carrie Millier	continuing	Dir., Web Communications
Director of Disability Services or designee, ex-officio, non-voting: Molly McKeon	continuing	Disability Services

Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Admissions Policy; Appointed Chair
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Geoff Stilwell (chair)	2028	FAS/Biology
Faculty Members: Angelica Cardente-Vessella	2027	FAS/Theatre & Dance
Faculty Members: Alison Philbrook	2027	FAS/Biology
Faculty Members: Jamie Towle-Weicksel	2027	FAS/Physical Sciences
Student Appointed by C-on-C after consulting with SCG - 2 year appointment	2028	Student
Professional Staff Appointed by C-on-C: Antonio Rocha	2027	Cntr for Scholar Develop
Professional Staff Appointed by C-on-C: Nancy Bessette	2028	Financial Aid
Academic Administrator Appointed by the President of the College: Jen Burke	continuing	Dean of Enrollment Mgt.
Director of Admissions, ex-officio, non-voting: Coral Maack	continuing	Admissions

Athletic and Recreation Advisory Committee; Appointed Chair
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Tanni Chaudhuri (chair)	2028	FAS/Sociology
Faculty Members: Meg Sumeracki	2028	FAS/Psych
Faculty Members: Chris Teixeira	2027	FAS/Math
Faculty Members: Sarah Hesson	2027	FSEHD/ES
Students Nominated by SCG and Appointed by the President of the College	2027	Undergraduate Student
Students Nominated by SCG and Appointed by the President of the College	2027	Undergraduate Student
Administrator Appointed by the President of the College: Michael Cunningham	continuing	Assoc. Dean of Students
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Intramurals, and Recreation, ex-officio, non-voting: Donald Tencher	continuing	Athletics
Faculty Athletic Representative to the NCAA, ex-officio, non-voting: Sharon Galloway	continuing	Nursing

Bookstore Advisory Committee; Appointed Chair; Preferably 1 from each school
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Aswood Bousseau	2028	SSW
Faculty Members: Anthony Paiva	2028	FSEHD
Faculty Members: Jiyun Wu	2027	SoB
Faculty Members: Karen Wholey (chair)	2027	Nursing/Undergraduate
Faculty Members: William Wilson	2027	FAS/Theatre & Dance
Undergraduate Student Appointed by SCG, by Dean of Students if not filled within 3 weeks	2027	Undergraduate Student
Administrator Appointed by the President of the College: Anastasia Rodriguez	continuing	VP Admin & Finance
Manager of the Campus Bookstore, ex-officio, non-voting: Shannon Ott	continuing	Campus Bookstore Manager

By-Laws Committee; Elected Chair
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Erik Christiansen (chair)	2027	FAS/History
Faculty Members: Karen Boren	2027	FAS/English
Faculty Members: Carse Ramos	2028	FAS/Sociology

Committee on Academic Policies & Procedures (CAPP); Appointed Chair; 1 grad. prog. dir., 2 among SON, SOB, SSW, or FSEHD, 2 FAS; 2 faculty members need to be replaced
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Anabela Maia	2028	FAS/Biology
Faculty Members: Melissa Marcotte	2028	FAS/Psychology
Faculty Members: Rebecca Sparks	2028	FAS/Math
Faculty Members: Elizabeth Holtzman	2027	FSEHD
Faculty Members: Debra Servello	2028	SON/Grad. Dept. Chair
Faculty Members: Mimi Mumm	2027	SSW/MSW
Faculty Members: Andrea Del Vecchio (chair)	2027	FAS/Physical Sciences
Faculty Members: Anita Duneer	2027	FAS/English
Student Appointed by President of the College after consultation with SCG	2027	Undergraduate Student
Vice President for Academic Affairs or designee: Lexi Rogel	continuing	Dir. of Acad. Ops. and Policy
Vice President for Student Success or designee: Chris DaCosta	continuing	VP Student Success
Director of Registrar's Office or designee: Timothy McDonald	continuing	Registrar
Director of OAA or designee: Lindsay Petrarca	continuing	Director of OAA

Committee on College Lectures; Elected Chair
Member	Term Ends June…	School
Faculty Members: Todd Seguin	2028	Adams Library
Faculty Members: Charles Boisvert	2028	FSEHD
Faculty Members: Emily Ford	2027	FAS/Biology
Faculty Members: Karen Capraro (chair)	2027	FSEHD
Undergraduate Student Appointed by SCG, by Dean of Students if not filled within 3 weeks	2027	Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student Appointed by SCG, by Dean of Students if not filled within 3 weeks	2027	Undergraduate Student
Vice President for Academic Affairs or designee: Elizabeth Hamilton

Committee on College Mission & Goals; Chair of Council Appoints Faculty Co-Chair after Consult with Exec Comm; President Appoints Admin Co-Chair; three-year term for faculty
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Praveena Gullapalli (co-chair)	2029	FAS/Anthropology
Faculty Members: Medini Padmanabhan	2028	FAS/Physical Sciences
Faculty Members: Victoria Williams	2029	SoB
Faculty Members: James Geckler	2028	FSEHD
Faculty Members		Nursing?
Faculty Members: Cary Donaldson	2029	SSW
Faculty Members: Charlie Fitzpatrick	2028	Library
Provost and VPAA: Val Endress	continuing	Provost/VPAA
VP for Adminstration and Finance or designee: Anastasia Rodriguez	continuing	VP Admin & Finance
VP for Student Success or designee: Cindy Kozil (co-chair)	continuing	VP Student Success
VP for External Relations and Diversity & Equity or designee (no longer a position - Praveena will update)	continuing
RIC Administration member - Appointed by the President: Michael Cunningham	continuing	Exec. Dir. Strategic Initiatives
PSA member - Appointed by C-on-C: David Mcenery	2027
Council 94 member - Appointed by the President of Council 94: Sherry DiBiase	2028
Representative of the Public - Appointed by the President and the Chair of the Council: LIz Catucci	2027
Student - Appointed by the President and the Chair of the Council after consult with SCG	2027	Undergraduate

Committee on Committees; Elected Chair; Council Elects Faculty Members in First Meeting of the Year for One-Year Terms
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Josh Diem	2027
Faculty Members: Carse Ramos	2027
Faculty Members: Veronica Denison	2027
Faculty Members: Natasha Seaman (chair)	2028
Executive Committee Appointment: Matt Duncan	2027

Committee on Convocations (likely combining with Honorary Degrees); Commencement Coordinator is Chair
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Elizabeth Kieswetter	2028	FAS/Physical Sciences
Faculty Members: Giselle Auger	2027	FAS/Theatre & Dance
Faculty Members: Larissa Patterson	2027	FAS/Biology
Senior Class President or designee	2027	Undergraduate President
Graduate Student - Appointed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs	2027	Graduate Student
Three Administrators - Appointed by the President of the College: Alie Drew	2027	Dir. New Student Programs
Three Administrators - Appointed by the President of the College: Jess Raffaele	2027	Dir. Student Eng. & Ldrshp
Three Administrators - Appointed by the President of the College: David Toms	2027	Director USS
Commencement Coordinator: Chair: Patricia Nolin (chair)	continuing	College Events & Conf. Svcs.
Director of Facilities and Operations or designee, ex-officio, non-voting: Kevin Fitta	continuing	Asst VP Administration

Committee for Faculty Scholarship and Development; Elected Chair (Tenured); 3-year term for faculty
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Kimberly Martin (AFT Appointment)	2027	FAS/Communication
Faculty Members: Moonsil Kim (AFT Appointment)	2028	FAS/History
Faculty Members: Jennifer Walrad (Casey Seymour Kim) (AFT Appointment)	2028	FAS/Theatre & Dance
Faculty Members: Carla Narvaez Diaz (AFT Appointment)	2027	FAS/Biology
Faculty Members: Qian Liu	2027	SoB/CSIS
Faculty Members: Debra Servello	2028	Nursing
Faculty Members: Stefan Battle (co-chair)	2028	SSW
Faculty Members: Alia Hadid	2028	FSEHD/ES
Faculty Members: Natalie Rogol (co-chair)	2028	FAS/Political Science
Director of the Center for Innovation, Research, and Creative Activity (appointed by the Provost and VPAA): Jamie Towle-Weicksel	continuing	Director of CIRCA

Committee on Online Learning (CoOL); Appointed Chair; Membership: 2FAS, 1 each from Business, Education, SSW, Nursing, Library
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Kieran Ayton (chair)	2028	Adams Library
Faculty Members: Aswood Bousseau	2028	SSW
Faculty Members: Joann Costello (spring 2027)/Christie Bowser (fall 2026)	2027	Nursing/Graduate
Faculty Members: Victoria Williams	2027	SoB/HCA
Faculty Members: Sara Picard	2027	FAS/Art
Faculty Members: Soumyadeep Mukherjee	2027	FSEHD
Faculty Members: Gisele Auger	2027	FAS/Communication
Director of Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, or designee: Liz Fisher Sullivan		FCTL
Undergraduate Student, appointed by Student Community Government	2027	Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student, appointed by Graduate Dean	2027	Graduate Student
Vice President for Academic Affairs or designee, non-voting	continuing	AV Provost
Staff member representing Information Services (USS, MIS, Network & Communications), non-voting, appointed by CIO (Brian Kenney): Kyle Jackson		Manager ITS
AVP of Student Success, or designee: Jessica Newman	continuing	Dir. Academic Success
Director of Disability Services or designee, non-voting: Molly T. McKeon	continuing	Dir. Disability Services
AVP for Adult & Online Education, non-voting: Miguel Nino	continuing	AVP, Adult & Online Learning

Committee on Program Review and Reporting; Appointed Chair; Membership: 3FAS from different departments, 1 each from Business, Education, SSW, & Nursing, including one rep from a graduate program
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Deron Grabel	2028	SoB
Faculty Members: Mary Archibald	2028	SSW/BSW
Faculty Members: Lesly Bogad	2028	FSEHD
Faculty Members: Linda Dame	2027	Nursing
Faculty Members: Roz Sibielski	2027	FAS/English/Film
Faculty Members: Brandon Hawk (chair)	2028	FAS/English
Faculty Members: David Ramirez	2027	FAS/Modern Langugages
Undergraduate Student, appointed by Student Community Government, non-voting	2027	Undergraduate Student
Academic Deans, or designees: Susan Weiss	continuing	SoB
Academic Deans, or designees: Sam Terrazas	continuing	SSW
Academic Deans, or designees: Justin DiLibero	continuing	Nursing
Academic Deans, or designees: Carol Cummings	continuing	Education
Academic Deans, or designees: Quenby Hughes	continuing	FAS
Provost and VPAA, or designee, non-voting: Val Endress (confirmed)	continuing	Provost/VPAA
Director of Institutional Research and Planning, non-voting: Sara Phillips	continuing	Dir. Inst. Research & Planning

Committee on Student Life; Appointed Chair; 2FAS; 1 each other school; 1 graduate programs
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Rebeka Rand-Cyr	2027	FAS/Biology
Faculty Members: Leah Dorfman (co-chair)	2027	FAS/Biology
Faculty Members: Lawrenica Okai (co-chair)	2027	SSW/MSW
Faculty Members: Maria Guzman Antelo	2028	FSEHD
Faculty Members: Cary Donaldson	2028	SSW
Faculty Members: Maureen	2028	SoN
Faculty Members: Kristen Regine	2028	SoB
Professional Staff from Student Success Appointed by the Vice President for Student Success: Gloria Joseph	2027	Student Success
Professional Staff from Student Success Appointed by the Vice President for Student Success: Michael Cunningham	2027	Student Success
Undergraduate Student Appointed by SCG, by Dean of Students if not filled within 3 weeks	2027	Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student Appointed by SCG, by Dean of Students if not filled within 3 weeks	2027	Graduate Student
Student Living in a Campus Residence Hall Appointed by SCG, by Dean of Students if not filled within 3 weeks	2027	Student from a Residence Hall
Vice President for Student Success, ex-officio, non-voting: Cindy Kozil	continuing	VP for Student Success

Elections Committee; Appointed Chair
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Todd Seguin	2028	Adams Library
Faculty Members: Greg Golden (chair)	2027	FAS/History
Professional Staff Member Appointed by Committee on Committees: James Murphy	2027

Executive Committee; Elected by Council (not filled by C-on-C)
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members	2027
Faculty Members	2027
Faculty Members	2027
Faculty Members	2027
Faculty Members	2027
Vice President for Academic Affairs	continuing	Provost/VPAA
President of the College: Jack Warner	continuing	President

Graduate Committee; Elected Members (not filled by C-on-C)
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members	2027
Faculty Members: Aswood Bousseau (executive committee)	2027	SSW
Faculty Members: Kalina Brabeck	2027	FSEHD
Faculty Members: Brandon Hawk	2027	English
Faculty Members	2028
Faculty Members	2028
Faculty Members	2028
Faculty Members	2028
Faculty Members	2028
Graduate Student Appointed by VPAA: Jaron Daniels	2027	Graduate Student
Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs, ex-officio, non-voting: Jeffrey Johnson	continuing	AV Provost

Honorary Degrees Committee (likely combining with Convocation); Chair via bylaws
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Todd Borgerding	2028	FAS
Faculty Members: Amy Montali	2027	FAS/Art
Faculty Members: Erin Dacey	2028	SoN
President of the College or designee, ex-officio, non-voting (will serve as Chair): Jen Giroux (chair)	continuing	VP, Corporate & External Rel.
Advisor to the Senior Class: Chosen by Senior Class
Senior Class President	2027	Undergraduate President
Graduate Student Appointed by the VPAA	2027	Graduate Student

Library Advisory Committee; Appointed Chair
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Nandita Gurjar (chair)	2027	FSEHD/ElEd
Faculty Members: Peter Little	2027	FAS/Anthropology
Faculty Members: Katherine Lacasse	2028	FAS/Psychology
Faculty Members: Frederick Harrop	2028	FAS/Math
Faculty Members: Emily Cook	2028	FAS/Psychology
Undergraduate Student Appointed by Student Community Government	2027	Undergraduate Student
Administrator Appointed by the President of the College: Chereva McClellan		Director, Strategic Initiatives
Director of the Library, ex-officio, non-voting: Carissa Delizio	continuing	Director of Adams Library

Traffic and Parking Committee; Appointed Chair
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members: Marc Lamontagne	2028	FAS
Faculty Members: Dan Hewins (chair)	2027	FAS/Biology
Undergraduate Student Appointed by SCG, by Dean of Students if not filled within 3 weeks	2027	Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student Appointed by SCG, by Dean of Students if not filled within 3 weeks	2027	Undergraduate Student
Administrator Appointed by the President of the College	2027
Professional Staff Member Appointed by the President of the College: Kevin Fitta
Classified Employees Appointed by Local 2878-Years Ending in Even Nums & Local 2879-Years Ending in Odd Nums: McKenzie Saunders		Local 2879
Director of Security, ex-officio, non-voting: James Mendonca	continuing	Director of Security & Safety
Director of Facilities and Operations, ex-officio, non-voting: Michael Needleman?	continuing	Dir. Facilities & Operations

Undergraduate Academic Advising Committee; Chair via bylaws; Membership: 2 FAS, 2 Ed, 1 each from Business, SSW, Nursing
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members	2027	FSEHD/ELED
Faculty Members: Laura Stambaugh	2027	FSEHD/Ed Stud (FAS/Music)
Faculty Members: Susan DiBlasi	2027	Nursing
Faculty Members: Jesse Capece	2028	SSW/BSW
Faculty Members: Ignacio Ramirez Cisneros	2027	Business/ECON & FIN
Faculty Members: Desirée Ciambrone	2027	FAS/Sociology
Coordinator of Academic Advising (will serve as chair): Michelle Brophy-Baermann	continuing	Dir. Academic Advising
Director of OAA or designee: Lindsay Petrarca	continuing	OAA
Director of Registrar's Office or designee: Mendy Smith	continuing	Registrar's Office
Undergraduate Student Appointed by Student Community Government	2027	Undergraduate Student

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee; Elected Members (not filled by C-on-C); Deans of two of five Schools Appointed by VPAA: voting
Member	Term Ends June…	School/Department
Faculty Members		FAS/English
Faculty Members: Glenn Rawson (secretary)	2027	FAS/Philosphy
Faculty Members: Anthony Galvez	2027	FAS/Communication
Faculty Members		FAS/MTD
Faculty Members		FAS/Political Science
Faculty Members: Traci Weinstein (executive committee)	2027	FAS/Psychology
Faculty Members		FAS/Biology
Faculty Members: John Burke (executive committee)	2027	FAS/Math & CS
Faculty Members: Kemal Saatcioglu	2027	Business/Econ & Fin
Faculty Members		Business/Mgt & Mkt
Faculty Members: Soumyndeep Mukherjee	2027	FSEHD/Health & Phys Ed
Faculty Members: Natasha Feinberg	2027	FSEHD/Elementary Ed
Faculty Members		Nursing
Faculty Members		SSW
Chair of COGE, ex officio: Suchandra Basu	2027	Business/Econ & Fin
Undergraduate Student Appointed by SCG, by Dean of Students if not filled within 3 weeks: Madison Mello	2026	Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student Appointed by SCG, by Dean of Students if not filled within 3 weeks: Jasmine Valdez	2026	Undergraduate Student
VPAA, ex officio, non-voting: Val Endress		Provost & VPAA
Deans of two of five Schools Appointed by VPAA: Quenby Hughes		FAS
Deans of two of five Schools Appointed by VPAA: Carol Cummings		FSEHD

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