Faculty Committees
Overview
Purpose: This page provides an overview of advisory, awards, and governance faculty committees that are facilitated or overseen by Academic & Faculty Affairs.
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 | Department | Term |
|---|---|---|
Sarah Angulo | Psychology | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Erika Bsumek | History | 2026-27 to 2027-28 |
Lydia CdeBaca | English | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Jo Hsu | Social & Cultural Analysis | 2026-27 to 2027-28 |
Jesse Johnson | Government | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Kyle Mahowald | Linguistics | 2026-27 to 2027-28 |
Gretchen Murphy | English | 2026-27 to 2027-28 |
Geral Oettinger | Economics | 2026-27 to 2027-28 |
Robert Reece | Sociology | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Sandro Sessarego | Spanish & Portuguese | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Faculty Development Awards Committee (FDA)
Reviews Faculty Development Awards (FDA).
FDA Members | Department | Term |
|---|---|---|
Samy Ayoub | Middle Eastern Studies | 2023-24 to 2024-25 & 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Michael Mosser | Government | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Nicole Smith | Philosophy | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Faculty Leaves and Awards Committee (FLAC)
The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Leaves and Awards Committee reviews FDL research leave requests and other faculty research award competitions for College of Liberal Arts faculty. The full committee or a sub-set of the committee is tasked with reviewing the following programs: UT-FDLs, COLA-FDLs, External Fellowship-FDLs, Subvention Grants, and other University-level or College-level awards as needed.
FLAC Members | Department | Term |
|---|---|---|
Ann Cvetkovich | Social & Cultural Analysis | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Judith Coffin | History | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Diane Coffey | Sociology | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Marina Peterson | Anthropology | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Kenneth Greene | Government | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Jeehyun Lim | English | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
David Sibley | Economics | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Bertram Gawronski | Psychology | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Mark Budolfson | Geography and the Environment | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Language Policy Advisory Committee (LPAC)
Advises the college on issues related to language policy and pedagogy. LPAC is overseen by the Advisor to the Dean for Language and Area Studies on behalf of the Associate Dean for Academic & Faculty Affairs.
LPAC Members | Department/Center/Unit | Term |
|---|---|---|
Kaori Duffey | Asian Studies | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Lizzy Adams | Classics | 2025-26 & 2026-27 |
Adebimpe Adegbite | Social & Cultural Analysis | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Morgane Haesen | European & Eurasian Studies | 2025-26 & 2026-27 |
Frane Karabatic | European & Eurasian Studies, Chair | 2025-26 & 2026-27 |
Lina Del Castillo | History/Institute of Latin American Studies | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Patricia Kyle | Liberal Arts ITS |
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Rebecca LeBorgne | Linguistics | 2025-26 & 2026-27 |
James Fazio | Linguistics | 2025-26 & 2026-27 |
Avi Blitz | Middle Eastern Studies | 2025-26 & 2026-27 |
Jim Hankinson | Philosophy | 2026-27 & 2027-28 |
Melissa Murphy | Spanish & Portuguese | 2025-26 & 2026-27 |
Vivian Flanzer | Spanish & Portuguese | 2025-26 & 2026-27 |
Nick Henry | Texas Language Center |
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Professional Faculty Advisory Committee (PFAC)
Advises the college on issues related to Professional Track Faculty.
PFAC Members | Department | Term |
|---|---|---|
Olla Al-Shalchi | Middle Eastern Studies | 2026-27 to 2028-29 |
Alexander Etz | Psychology | 2025-26 to 2027-28 |
Teri Fickling | English | 2026-27 to 2028-29 |
Vivian Flanzer | Spanish & Portuguese | 2026-27 to 2028-29 |
Matt Giani | Sociology | 2026-27 to 2028-29 |
Nancy Guilloteau | French and Italian | 2025-26 to 2027-28 |
Rachel Ozanne | History | 2024-25 to 2026-27 |
Patrick Walter | Social and Cultural Analysis | 2024-25 to 2026-27 |
Michael Wynne | Linguistics | 2026-27 to 2028-29 |
Study Abroad Review Committee
SABR Memebers | Department / Program | Term |
|---|---|---|
Michael Anderson | International Relations and Global Studies | Fall 2026 to Fall 2027 |
Levi Thompson | Middle Eastern Studies | Fall 2026 to Fall 2027 |
Rhonda Evans | Government | Fall 2026 to Fall 2027 |
Alex Thomas | Spanish & Portuguese | Fall 2026 to Fall 2027 |
Akbar Hyder | Religious Studies | Fall 2026 to Fall 2027 |
Karen Ewing | European and Eurasian Studies | Fall 2026 to Fall 2027 |
Teaching Awards Committee
Advises the college on college-level and university-level teaching award nominations.
Teaching Awards Committee Members | Department | Term |
|---|---|---|
Marina Alexandrova | European and Eurasian Studies | 2024-25 to 2026-27 |
Ashante Reese | Social and Cultural Analysis | 2025-26 to 2027-28 |
Ashley Farmer | Social and Cultural Analysis | 2026-27 to 2028-29 |
For questions, contact: la-academic@austin.utexas.edu