Assignments

Although this website is updated regularly, there may be occasions when someone has recently been appointed to a committee and has yet to be added to this webpage.  Appointments to committees under the Senate are made via a consent calendar brought by the AVC of the Senate, currently AVC Thomas Madura, to the Executive Committee and the Senate.  Appointments and removals will not appear on the committee assignments and vacancy pages until after they are approved by the Executive Committee and full Senate. We thank you for your patience.

Please contact the Committee on Committees Representative for your college or the Chair of the Committee on Committees, Thomas Madura, to verify that the vacancy you are interested in is still available. If you notice an error on this page relating to assignments please email Thomas Madura. 

Policy Committee Assignments

• Executive Committee
• Committee on Committees
• Curriculum and Research Committee
• Instruction and Student Affairs Committee
• Organization and Government Committee
• Professional Standards Committee

Operating Committee Assignments

• Faculty Diversity Committee
• General Education Advisory Committee
• Graduate Studies and Research Committee
• Institutional Review Board
• International Programs and Students Committee
• Academic Planning Committee
• Student Evaluation and Review Board
• Student Fairness Committee
• Undergraduate Studies Committee

Special Agency Assignments

• Accreditation Review Committee
• Academic Freedom Committee
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Committee
• Athletics Board
• Budget Advisory Committee
• Campus Planning Board
• Strategic Planning Steering Committee
• Student Success Committee

Other Committee Assignments

• Academic Disqualification and Reinstatement Review Committee
• Board of Professional Responsibility
• Transit/Traffic and Parking Committee
• University Library Board
• University Sustainability Board
• University Writing Committee

Policy Committee Assignments 2025-2026

Note:  All policy committees report to the Executive Committee

Executive Committee

Chair:  Tabitha Hart, 0024, x42442

Meets Mondays, Noon to 1:30 p.m., CLK 551, 8/25, 9/15, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 10/27, 11/10, , 11/17, 12/1, 1/26, 2/9, 2/16, 3/2, 3/9, 3/23, 4/6, 4/20, 4/27

Committee on Committees

Chair: Thomas Madura 0106, x45268

Meets , 2-4 p.m., via zoom, Dates  8/25, 9/15, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 10/27, 11/10, , 11/17, 12/1, 1/26, 2/9, 2/16, 3/2, 3/9, 3/23, 4/6, 4/20, 4/27

Curriculum and Research Committee

Chair: Megan Chang 0059 x43075

Meets Mondays 2-4 p.m Dates  8/25, 9/15, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 10/27, 11/10, , 11/17, 12/1, 1/26, 2/9, 2/16, 3/2, 3/9, 3/23, 4/6, 4/20, 4/27

Instruction and Student Affairs Committee

Chair: Julian Vogel, 0066 x45542

Meets Mondays 2-4pm,  Dates  8/25, 9/15, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 10/27, 11/10, , 11/17, 12/1, 1/26, 2/9, 2/16, 3/2, 3/9, 3/23, 4/6, 4/20, 4/27

Organization and Government Committee

Chair:  Joshua Baur, 0115, x45841

Meets Mondays, 2-4 p.m., via zoom, Dates  8/25, 9/15, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 10/27, 11/10, , 11/17, 12/1, 1/26, 2/9, 2/16, 3/2, 3/9, 3/23, 4/6, 4/20, 4/27

Professional Standards Committee

Chair:  Shannon Rose Riley, 0092, x41365

Meets Mondays, 2-4pm, via zoom Dates 8/25, 9/15, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 10/27, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 1/26, 2/9, 2/16, 3/2, 3/9, 3/23, 4/6, 4/20, 4/27 except for the first and last semester meetings which are in person in CL412. 

Operating Committee Assignments 2025–2026

Note:  All Operating Committees report to one of the policy committees as indicated below

Faculty Diversity Committee

Co-Chairs, Kezban Yagci Sokat 0069, x48038 and TBD

 (Reports to Professional Standards Committee)

First Friday of each month via Zoom from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

General Education Advisory Committee

(formerly known as Board of General Studies (BOGS), reports to Curriculum and Research Committee)

Chair: Matthew Bejar, 0126 x 43028

Meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays of month, 2-3 P.M. via zoom except November (11/9 and 11/30 2-3 p.m.)

Graduate Studies and Research Committee

Chair: TBD

(Reports to Curriculum and Research Committee)

Meets 12-1:30 P.M via zoom on dates TBD

Institutional Review Board—Human Subjects

Chair: Areum Jensen, 0054, x48153
(Reports to Curriculum and Research Committee)

Meets via Zoom, Dates TBD

International Programs and Students Committee

Chair: Katharine Olson, 0117, x45521
(Reports to Instruction and Student Affairs Committee)

First Tuesday of each month, via Zoom, 2:00 p.m.

Academic Planning Committee

Chair: Erin Woodhead, 0120, x45654
(Reports to Curriculum and Research Committee)

Meets First Friday of every month from 12-2 P.M.

Student Evaluation Review Board

Chair: Michele Villagran, 0029, x42494
(Reports to Professional Standards Committee)

Meets 2nd Friday of the month via zoom only from 12-1 P.M.

Student Fairness Committee

Chair: Fabio Di Troia, 0249, x 45901
(Reports to Instruction and Student Affairs Committee)

Meets every other Wednesday 2 pm - 4pm via zoom

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Undergraduate Studies Committee

Chair: TBD 
(Reports to Curriculum and Research Committee)

Meets Wednesdays 12-1:15 P.M. two times a month via zoom

Special Agency Assignments 2025–2026

Academic Freedom Committee

Chair:  TBD, Chair chosen from the tenured faculty by committee.  Faculty serve 2 year terms and may be appointed for 2 additional terms before rotating off the committee for at least 1 term.

Accreditation Review Committee

Chair: Priya Raman, 0112, x45371

Meets 9am - 10am second Tuesdays

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Committee

Co-Chairs: TBD  (1 Academic Affairs, 1 Student Affairs)
Appointed by President for three-year staggered terms; Faculty/staff nominated by Comm/Comm)

Athletics Board

Chair: TBD

(Three-year faculty terms; appointed by President upon Senate recommendation)

2nd Friday of each month - 9-10:30 a.m. via zoom

Budget Advisory Committee

Co-Chair: Hiu Yung Wong, 0084, x43910, Co-Chair: Kathy Kaoudis , 0006, x41500

Meets via zoom 1-3pm on 8/28, 9/4, 9/18, 10/2, 10/16, 11/6, 11/20, 12/11. For Spring 2026 approximately biweekly on Thursday 1-3pm

Campus Planning Board

Chair:  Fred Cohen, 0095, x44677
(Faculty appointed by Senate upon nomination by Exec Comm for three-year terms)

Meets: TBD

Strategic Planning Steering Committee

(Reports to the President)

Co-Chair: Tabitha Hart 0024, x42442
Co-Chair:  Vincent Del Casino, 0020, x42400

Student Success Committee

Chair:  Andrew Wright (Reports to ISA)

Meets 2nd and 4th Friday of each month 9am-10am 

Other Committees 2024-2025

Academic Disqualification and Reinstatement Review Committee

Chair: Melinda Jackson, 0030, x45293

Meets 9:00-10:30am on the 4th Monday of the month.

Board of Professional Responsibility

Chair: Soma Sen
(Works w/ Office of Faculty Affairs; Members FT Tenured elected by College/Unit for four-year terms) Meeting Times: TBD via Zoom

Transit, Traffic, and Parking Committee

Chair: Eric Cross, 0166, 46511
(Presidential Directive)

Meets: TBD

Note: members are appointed for two-year terms beginning October 1st.  

University Library Board

Chair: Nada Attar, 0249, x45108 (Reports to Executive Committee)

Meets Mondays, 2-4 p.m via zoom

University Sustainability Board

Co-Chair:  David Chai, x44340, 0025
Co Chair: Dina Izenstark x43872, 0075

Meets: TBD
(Reports to Senate, and the President)

University Writing Committee

(reports to the Curriculum and Research Committee)

Chair: Shannon Miller, x44300, 0088

Meets 1st Friday of the month from 9:30 A.M. to 11 A.M.