The College Catalogue

Faculty Committees for 2012–2013

• Richard E. Morgan, Faculty Parliamentarian
• David M. Gordon (fall), Belinda Kong (spring), Faculty Moderator
• Jeanne L. Bamforth, Clerk of the Faculty

(Numbers in parentheses indicate the academic year in which the current term ends.)

Faculty Governance Committees

Committee on Appointments, Promotion and Tenure

Faculty: John M. Fitzgerald (14), Pamela M. Fletcher (13), Mary K. Hunter, Chair, fall semester (14), Stephen M. Majercik (14), Mary Lou Zeeman (13)
Ex officio: Cristle Collins Judd, Dean for Academic Affairs

Committee on Governance and Faculty Affairs

Faculty: Guy Mark Foster (13), David M. Gordon (13), Belinda W. Kong (13), Adam B. Levy, Chair (15), Jeffrey S. Selinger (14), Louisa M. Slowiaczek (15)
Ex officio: Cristle Collins Judd, Dean for Academic Affairs; Barry Mills, President

Curricular Committees

Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee

Faculty: Nadia Celis (13), Brockway Clarke (14), Benjamin Gorske (13), Laura A. Henry (15), Bruce D. Kohorn (15), Dhiraj Murthy (14)
Students: Leah Greenberg ’13, Melissa Arliss ’13, John Izzo ’15 (alt.)
Ex officio: Cristle Collins Judd, Dean for Academic Affairs, Chair; Barry A. Logan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Rebecca Brodigan, Vice President of Institutional Research and Assessment; Barry Mills, President

Curriculum Implementation Committee

Faculty: Jonathan P. Goldstein (13), William Jackman (13), Collin Roesler (13), Robert B. Sobak (14), Hanétha Vété-Congolo (15), Jean M. Yarbrough (14)
Students: Jordan Goldberg ’14, John Izzo ’15, William Griffiths ’14 (alt.)
Ex officio: Barry A. Logan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Chair; Jan Brackett, Registrar; Christine Wintersteen, Director of International Programs and Off-Campus Study; Hilary J. Thompson, Acting Director of First-Year Seminars

Recording Committee

Faculty: Julian P. Diaz (13), Danielle H. Dube (15), Matthew Stuart, Chair (13)
Students: Tristan McCormick ’13, Amy Sham ’13, Brock Cassidy ’15 (alt.)
Ex officio: Suzanne B. Lovett, Faculty Liaison for Advising; Jan Brackett, Registrar; Tim Foster, Dean of Student Affairs; Margaret Hazlett, Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs

Resources Committees

External Student Fellowships Committee

Faculty: Ericka A. Albaugh (15), Elizabeth Muther (15), Christian P. Potholm (14), Manuel L. Reyes (15), Lawrence H. Simon, Chair (15)
Staff: Mary Pat McMahon (13)
Student: Katharine Witteman ’15 (for student speaker selection)
Ex officio: Barry A. Logan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Cindy Stocks, Director of Student Fellowships and Research; an Assistant or Associate Dean of Student Affairs, as needed

Faculty Development Committee

Chair: Rachel J. Beane (14)
Research Subcommittee:
Faculty: James Mullen, Subcommittee Chair (14), Ingrid Nelson (14), Emily M. Peterman (15), Marilyn Reizbaum (15)
Ex officio: William C. VanderWolk, Associate Dean for Faculty Development; Representatives from the Center for Learning and Teaching, the Library, Information Technology, Student Fellowships, and Student Affairs, as needed

Teaching Subcommittee:

Faculty: Rachel J. Beane, Subcommittee Chair (14), Michael Birenbaum Quintero (14), Susan L. Tananbaum (13)
Students: William Griffiths ’14, Isabelle Markert ’15, Omar Sohail ’15 (alt.)
Ex officio: William C. VanderWolk, Associate Dean for Faculty Development; Representatives from the Center for Learning and Teaching, the Library, Information Technology, Student Fellowships, and Student Affairs, as needed

Internal Student Fellowships Committee

Faculty: Stephen J. Meardon (15), Meghan K. Roberts (15), Dale A. Syphers (15), Nathaniel T. Wheelwright, Chair (13)
Staff: Joan Campbell (14)
Student: Katharine Witteman ’15
Ex officio: Barry A. Logan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Cindy Stocks, Director of Student Fellowships and Research; an Assistant or Associate Dean of Student Affairs

Lectures and Concerts Committee

Faculty: Charlotte Griffin (14), Christopher Heurlin (15), Jill Pearlman (15), Elizabeth Pritchard, Chair (15), Shu-chin Tsui (14)
Staff: Allen DeLong, Director of Student Life and the Smith Union
Students: Oriana Farnham ’15, Eric Ruff ’13
Ex officio: Mary Pat McMahon, Director of Residential Life and Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Tony R. Sprague, Director of Events and Summer Programs; Heather T. K. Hietala, Director of Stewardship Programs and Associate Director of Capital Giving; Ann C. Ostwald, Director of Academic Budgets and Operations

Appeals, Grievances, Misconduct Committees

Faculty Appeals and Grievances Committee

Faculty: Peter Coviello (15), Katherine L. Dauge-Roth (14), Paul N. Franco (15), Guillermo “Ta” Herrera (15), Michael Kolster (15), Stephen G. Naculich (15)

Judicial Board and Student Sexual Assault and Misconduct Board

Faculty: Sara A. Dickey (14), K. Page Herrlinger (13), Jennifer Clarke Kosak (15), John Lichter (14)
Students: Jacob Cohen ’15, Viraj Gandhi ’14, Felicity Hills ’13, Susanna Howard ’14, Jacques Larochelle ’15, Teresa Liu ’15, RaiNesha Miller ’13, Miroslava Nikolova ’13, Adrian Rodriguez ’14, Chelsea Shaffer ’14, Tyler Silver ’13, Parker Towle ’13
Ex officio: Tim Foster, Dean of Student Affairs

Student Appeals and Grievances Committee

Faculty: David A. Collings (14), Charlotte Daniels (13), Henry C. W. Laurence (14), Patricia A. Welsch (14)
Students: Chris Breen ’15, Daniela Chediak ’13, Phoebe Joaquin ’15, Megan Phelps ’15, Brian Kim ’13
Ex officio: Barry Mills, President, Chair; Margaret Hazlett, Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Cristle Collins Judd, Dean for Academic Affairs (for grievance cases)

Oversight: College Life Committees

Advisory Committee for a Diverse Community

Faculty: Kelly N. Fayard (15), Robert K. Greenlee (15), Rachel L. Sturman, Chair (13)
Staff: Marko Melendy (13), Aileen Park (14), Christine Wintersteen (13), Amy Stanford (13)
Students: Ameena Khan ’14, Alexxa Leon ’15, Sandra Martinez ’13, Ellery Maya-Altshuler ’15
Ex officio: Roy H. Partridge, Special Assistant to the President for Multicultural Affairs; Leana E. Amaez, Associate Dean for Multicultural Student Programs; Melissa L. Quinby, Director of the Women’s Resource Center; Kate Stern, Director of the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity; Barry A. Logan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Tama Spoerri, Director of Human Resources 

Benefits Advisory Committee

Faculty: Thomas Conlan (15), Susan Wegner, fall semester (15)
Staff: Roberta B. Schwartz (13), James E. Kelley (13), Steven T. Bunn (13), Emily C. Briley (13)
Chair: S. Catherine Longley, Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration & Treasurer
Ex officio: Tama Spoerri, Director of Human Resources; Mary C. Cote, Benefits Coordinator

Bias Incident Group

Faculty: Jorunn J. Buckley (13), Sarah O’Brien Conly (14)
Chair: Barry Mills, President
Students: Phoebe Joaquin ’15, Symone Howard ’15
Ex officio: Tim Foster, Dean of Student Affairs; Leana E. Amaez, Associate Dean for Multicultural Student Programs; Randall T. Nichols, Director of Safety and Security; Bernie Hershberger, Director of the Counseling Service; Scott W. Hood, Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs; H. Roy Partridge, Special Assistant to the President for Multicultural Affairs; Kate Stern, Director of the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity

Bowdoin College Museum of Art Advisory Council

Faculty: B. Zorina Khan (15), Abigail Killeen (14), Stephen G. Perkinson, Director of Art History Program; Mark C. Wethli, Director of Visual Arts Program
o-Chairs: Kevin Salatino, Director of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, and TBD
Students: Stephen Roth ’13, Hongbei Li ’14
Others: alumni, trustees and others appointed by the President; Cristle Collins Judd, Dean for Academic Affairs; Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations or delegate; Joachim Homann, Curator of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Faculty Diversity Committee

Faculty: Mark O. Battle (13), Elena M. Cueto Asín (13), Patsy S. Dickinson, Chair (13), Matthew W. Klingle (fall semester), Patrick J. Rael (14), Nancy E. Riley (fall semester)

Library Committee

Faculty: Janet M. Martin (14), Jeffrey K. Nagle, Chair (14), William C. Watterson (14)
Students: Isaac May ’15, Jacques Larochelle ’15
Ex officio: Judy Montgomery, Acting College Librarian; a representative from Information Technology

Oversight: Research and Safety Issues

Chemical Hygiene Committee

Faculty: Alicia Eggert (Art) (14), Dharni Vasudevan (Chemistry, Environmental Studies) (13)
Staff: Rene L. Bernier, Lab Support Manager and Science Center Manager; Pamela J. Bryer, Director of Biology Laboratories; Steven T. Bunn, Exhibit Technician (Arctic Museum); Kenneth A. Dennison, Lab Instructor (Physics); Kyle A. Downs, Visual Arts Technician (Art); Judith C. Foster, Director of Chemistry Laboratories, Chair; Joanne Urquhart, Lab Instructor (Earth and Oceanographic Science)
Ex officio: Mark J. Fisher, Manager of Environmental Health and Safety and Chemical Hygiene Officer

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee/Institutional Biosafety Committee

(formerly part of Research Oversight Committee)

Faculty: Vlad Douhovnikoff (15), Damon Gannon, Chair (13), Hadley W. Horch (15)
Staff: Mark J. Fisher, Manager of Environmental Health and Safety and Biological Safety Officer; Cara Martin-Tetreault, Director of Sponsored Research, ex officio; Marko Melendy, Animal Care Supervisor and IACUC/IBC
Others: Anne Del Borgo, D.V.M.; Stephanie Dumont; Edward Schmidt, M.D.; Ray S. Youmans, D.V.M. (alt.)

Institutional Review Board

(formerly Research Oversight Committee)

Faculty: Jack Bateman (15), Doris Santoro (13), Scott Sehon, Chair (13)
Staff: Cara Martin-Tetreault, Director of Sponsored Research, ex officio; TBD
Others: Herbert Paris and TBD

Radiation Safety Committee

Faculty: Richard Broene, chair (15), Danielle Dube (14), Anne E. McBride (14), Emily M. Peterman (15)
Staff: Judith C. Foster, Director of Chemistry Laboratories; Martha Mixon, Instrument Support Technician
Ex officio: Mark J. Fisher, Manager of Environmental Health and Safety and Radiation Safety Officer

Working Groups

Working Group on Public Engagement

Faculty: Nancy E. Jennings, Chair, Michael Kolster, Erik Nelson, Dharni Vasudevan
Staff: Eileen S. Johnson, Janice A. Jaffe
Students: none

Working Group on Student Orientation

Faculty: Michael Danahy, Alicia Eggert, Suzanne B. Lovett, Davis R. Robinson, Jayanthi Selinger
Staff: Tim Foster, Dean of Student Affairs, Chair; Jan Brackett, Registrar; Margaret Hazlett, Senior Associate Dean of Student Affairs; Janet Lohmann, Associate Dean of Student Affairs/Dean of First Year Students; Sarah Seames, Interim Director of the McKeen Center for the Common Good; Michael Woodruff, Director of the Outing Club and the Schwartz Outdoor Leadership Center
Students: John Bruno ’13, Sarah Levin ’13

Polaris (Banner) Advisory Group

Co-chairs: Abbie Brown, Suzanne B. Lovett
Faculty: William Barker, Anne E. McBride, Jill S. Smith
Staff: Lori Brackett, Marjorie Parker, Elizabeth Palmer, Leslie Levy
Students: TBD
Others: Members of the Polaris Core Team

Trustee Committees with Faculty Representation

Representatives to the Meetings of the Board of Trustees

Faculty: Guy Mark Foster (12), Louise M. Slowiaczek (13)
Students: Daniela Chediak ’13, Chris Breen ’15

Trustee Executive Committee

Faculty: Louise M. Slowiaczek (13)
Students: Daniela Chediak ’13, Chris Breen ’15

Trustee Academic Affairs Committee

Faculty: Bruce D. Kohorn (13)
Students: Leah Greenberg ’13, Melissa Arliss ’13 (alt.)

Trustee Admissions and Financial Aid Committee

Faculty: Barbara Weiden Boyd (13)
Students: Linda Kinstler ’13, Joshua Raff ’15 (alt.)

Trustee Development and College Relations Committee

Faculty: Tess Chakkalakal (13)
Students: Andrew Hilboldt ’13, Peter Rosiello ’15 (alt.)

Trustee Facilities and Properties Committee

Faculty: Allen L. Springer (13)
Students: Tessa Kramer ’13, Sam Vitello ’13 (alt.)

Trustee Financial Planning Committee

Faculty: Jeffrey S. Selinger (13)
Students: TBD

Trustee Subcommittee on Honors

Faculty: Peter Coviello (13), John C. Holt (13)

Trustee Investment Committee

Faculty: Thomas Pietraho (13)

Trustee Information Technology Advisory Committee

Faculty: Daniela A. S. de Oliveira (13)
Students: Brian Kim ’13, Christopher Tucker ’12

Trustee Special Committee on Multicultural Affairs

Faculty: H. Roy Partridge, Rachel L. Sturman (13)
Students: Ellery Maya-Altshuler ’15, Ameena Khan ’14

Trustee Student Affairs Committee

Faculty: Krista E. Van Vleet (13)
Students: Sarah Levin ’13

Interdisciplinary Program Committees

Africana Studies

Faculty: Tess Chakkalakal (Chair), Ericka A. Albaugh, Brian Purnell, Judith Casselberry (on leave), Peter Coviello, Guy Mark Foster, David Gordon, Scott MacEachern (on leave), Elizabeth Muther, H. Roy Partridge, Laura Premack, Patrick J. Rael, Jennifer Scanlon (on leave), Wendy Thompson-Taiwo, Olufemi Vaughan (on leave), Hanétha Vété-Congolo
Undergraduates: two students majoring in Africana Studies

Asian Studies

Faculty: Henry C. W. Laurence (Chair), Thomas Conlan, Songren Cui, Christopher Heurlin, Belinda Kong, Vyjayanthi Selinger, Rachel L. Sturman, John C. Holt, Shu-chin Tsui, Peggy Wang, Leah Zuo

Biochemistry

Faculty: Anne E. McBride (Chair), Richard D. Broene, Danielle H. Dube, Benjamin C. Gorske, Bruce D. Kohorn, Barry A. Logan

Coastal Studies

Faculty: Philip Camill (on leave), Connie Y. Chiang (on leave), Damon P. Gannon, Guillermo E. Herrera, Amy S. Johnson (on leave), Susan A. Kaplan, Edward P. Laine (on leave), Peter D. Lea (on leave), John Lichter, Sarah F. McMahon, Barbara Putnam, Collin Roesler, Trevor J. Rivers

Environmental Studies

Faculty: John Lichter (Chair), Mark O. Battle, Philip Camill (on leave), Connie Y. Chiang (on leave), Damon P. Gannon, Guillermo E. Herrera, DeWitt John, Amy S. Johnson (on leave), Matthew W. Klingle (on leave, spring semester), Michael J. Kolster, Edward P. Laine (on leave), Erik J. Nelson, Jill E. Pearlman, Collin Roesler, Lawrence H. Simon, Allen L. Springer, Dharni Vasudevan, Anthony E. Walton, Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

Gay and Lesbian Studies

Faculty: David Collings (Chair), Aviva Briefel, Sarah O’Brien Conly, Peter Coviello, Sara A. Dickey, Guy Mark Foster, Pamela M. Fletcher, Elizabeth Pritchard, Marilyn Reizbaum, Jill S. Smith

Gender and Women’s Studies

Faculty: Kristen R. Ghodsee (Chair), Samaa Abdurraqib, Judith S. Casselberry (on leave), Nadia V. Celis, Rachel Ex Connelly (on leave), Durba Mitra, Jennifer Scanlon (on leave), Laura I. Toma (on leave), Dharni Vasudevan
Ex Officio: Anne E. Clifford
Undergraduates: Danielle Lubin-Levy ’13

Latin American Studies

Faculty: Krista Van Vleet (Chair), Greg Beckett, Michael Birenbaum Quintero, Nadia V. Celis, Elena M. Cueto Asín, Julian P. Diaz, Gustavo Faverón Patriau (on leave), Stephen J. Meardon, Laura Premack, Leslie C. Shaw, Elizabeth Shesko, Hanétha Vété-Congolo, Susan E. Wegner, Eugenia Wheelwright, Nathaniel T. Wheelwright, Allen Wells (on leave), Carolyn Wolfenzon, Enrique Yepes (on leave)

Neuroscience  

Faculty: Richmond R. Thompson (Chair), Patsy S. Dickinson, Hadley W. Horch, Bruce D. Kohorn, Michael Palopoli, Sam P. Putnam, Paul Schaffner, Mary Lou Zeeman

General College Committees

Bowdoin Administrative Staff (BAS) Steering Committee

Staff: Sarah Begin Cameron (alt.), Zakaree Harris, Nate Hintze, Lesley Levy, Cara Martin-Tetreault, Sarah Seames, Delmar Small (Chair)
Ex Officio : Tama Spoerri, Director of Human Resources

Campus Safety Committee

Staff: Cindy Bessmer (Co-Chair), Mark J. Fisher (Co-Chair, Manager of Environmental Health and Safety), Kim Bibber, Amy J. Boyd, Karen J. Cook, Michele Gaillard, Michael J. Grim, Michael J. Roux, Julie Santorella, Jim St. Pierre, Kristin J. Steinman, Denise Trimmer
Ex Officio : Tama Spoerri, Director of Human Resources

Support Staff Advocacy Committee (SSAC) Steering Committee

Staff: Stella Crooker, Nancy Greindl, Michael J. Grim, Deborah Infante (Chair), Denice L. Manhardt, and two TBD
Ex Officio : Tama Spoerri, Director of Human Resources

Workplace Advisors

Staff: Stephen P. Hyde, Leanne N. Pander, H. Roy Partridge, Delmar D. Small, Donna M. Trout and Doris White