Faculty Committees

The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs works with the following committees.

Curriculum Design and Assessment (CDA)

Reviews policy and curricular changes as it relates to undergraduate curriculum design and innovation, student learning, assessment, and curriculum approval.

CDA Members

• Bethany Albertson (Government)
• Rachel Gonzalez-Martin (Mexican American and Latina/o Studies)
• Heather Rice (Slavic and Eurasian Studies)
• Cathy Schlund-Vials (English)
• Chad Seales (Religious Studies)
• Charlie Nagle (Spanish and Portuguese)
• Amy Thompson (Geography and the Environment)

College of Liberal Arts International Study Advisory Committee (CLAISAC)

Advises the college on issues related to international policy and initiatives, including reviewing the college’s study abroad programs.

CLAISAC Members

• Michael Anderson (International Relations and Global Studies)
• Douglas Biow (European Studies)
• Carl Blyth (COERLL)
• Kirsten Cather (East Asian Studies)
• Karen Grumberg (Middle Eastern Studies)
• Mary Neuburger (Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies)
• Adela Pineda (Latin American Studies)
• Mary Rader (UT Libraries)
• Syed Akbar Hyder (South Asia Institute)

Language Policy Advisory Committee (LPAC)

Advises the college on issues related to language policy and pedagogy.

LPAC Members

• Nancy Guilloteau (French & Italian)
• Vivian Flanzer (Spanish and Portuguese)
• Thomas Garza (Texas Language Center)
• Joann Gulizio (Classics)
• Nicholas Henry (Germanic Studies)
• Patricia Kyle (Liberal Arts ITS)
• Yi-Chun Lin (Asian Studies)
• Jeannette Okur (Middle Eastern Studies)
• Melissa Murphy (Spanish and Portuguese)
• Frane Karabatic (Slavic and Eurasian Studies)
• Deborah White (Linguistics)
• Michael Wynne (Linguistics)
• Sergio Romero (LLILAS)

Professional Faculty Advisory Committee (PFAC) 

Advises the college on issues related to Professional Track (NTT) Faculty.

PFAC Members

• Michael Anderson (International Relations and Global Studies)
• Jules Elkins (Sustainability & Geography)
• Jacqueline Evans (Psychology)
• Vivian Flanzer (Spanish and Portuguese)
• Oliver Freiberger (Asian Studies)
• Domino Perez (English)
• Stephanie Holmsten (International Relations and Global Studies)
• Marina Alexandrova (Slavic and Eurasian Studies)
• Nina Palmo (Health and Society)
• Vincent Vanderheijden (Germanic Studies)
• Samy Ayoub (Middle Eastern Studies)

Teaching Awards Committee

Advises the college on college-level and university-level teaching award nominations.

Teaching Awards Committee Members

• Luis Cárcamo-Huechante (Spanish & Portuguese)
• Jim Cox (English)
• Caroline Faria (Geography and the Environment)

Faculty Leaves and Awards Committee

Reviews Faculty Development Leave (FDL) proposals and other faculty research award competitions for College of Liberal Arts faculty.

FLAC Members

• CJ Alvarez (Mexican American and Latina/o Studies)
• Michael Ray Charles (African and African Diaspora Studies)
• Yvon Delville (Psychology)
• Pattie Epps (Linguistic)
• Naomi Lindstrom (Spanish & Portuguese)
• Gretchen Murphy (English)
• Esther Raizen (Middle Eastern Studies)
• Harel Shapira (Sociology)
• Kurt Weyland (Government)

Faculty Development Awards

Reviews Faculty Development Awards (FDA).

FDA Members

• Marina Alexandrova (Slavic and Eurasian Studies)
• Samy Ayoub (Middle Eastern Studies)
• Patricia Garcia (English)