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Membership AY 2025-2026

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Chair
Steve Silvia (2026)
SIS
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Vice Chair
Jason Snyder (2026)
SOE
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Past Chair
Jennifer Axe (2026)
CAS
[email protected]
CAS Representative
Alison Chrisler (2026)
CAS/Health Studies
[email protected]
CAS Representative
Bernhard Gunter (2026)
CAS/Economics
[email protected]
CAS Representative
Nathan Harshman (2026)
CAS/Physics
[email protected]
CAS Representative
Julia Chifman (2026)
CAS/Math/Stat
[email protected]
KSB Representative
Sheila Bedford (2026)
KSB
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SOE Representative
Eric Macias (2027)
SOE
[email protected]
SOC Representative
Kurt Braddock (2027)
SOC
[email protected]
SIS Representative
Jonathan Crock (2026)
SIS
[email protected]
SPA Representative
Jason Fabrikant (2027)
SPA
[email protected]
University Library
Stella Hudson (2027)
University Library
[email protected]
WCL Representative
John Heywood (2026)
WCL
[email protected]
At-Large Representative
Tony Ahrens (2027)
CAS
[email protected]
At-Large Representative
Sonja Walti (2027)
SPA/term only seat
[email protected]
At-Large Representative
John Bracht (2026)
CAS
[email protected]
At-Large Representative
Mary Switalski (2026)
CAS
[email protected]
At-Large Representative
Ximena Varela (2027)
CAS
[email protected]
Chair, Committee on Learning Assessment (COLA)
Tracy Specia (2026)
SOE
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Chair, Committee on Faculty Actions (CFA)
Pat Aufderheide (2026)
SOC
[email protected]
Chair, Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum (UCC)
Katie Hut (2026)
UL
[email protected]
Chair, Committee on Graduate Curriculum (GCC)
David Gerard (2026)
CAS
[email protected]
Chair, Committee on Information Services (CIS)
Larry Engel (2026)
SOC
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Chair, Committee on Academic Budget & Benefits (CABB)
Olivia Ivey (2026)
UL
[email protected]
Chair, Faculty Committee on Inclusive Excellence (FacCIE)
Karen Knee (2026)
CAS
[email protected]
Chair, Committee on Continuing Appointment & Term Faculty Affairs (CATFAC)
Garret Martin (2026)
SIS
[email protected]
Chair, Committee on Scholarship (COS)
Rachel Borchardt (2026)
UL
[email protected]
Provost
Vicky Wilkins*
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Dean of Faculty
Monica Jackson *
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* Ex officio, non-voting member