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.
Contents
College of Liberal Arts International Study Advisory Committee
Ad-hoc Committee on Curricular Breadth
Curriculum Design and Assessment
Faculty Development Awards Committee
Faculty Leaves and Awards Committee
Language Policy Advisory Committee
Professional Faculty Advisory Committee
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 is overseen by the Advisor to the Dean for Languages and Area Studies on behalf of the Associate Dean for Academic & Faculty Affairs.
CLAISAC Members | Department/Center/Unit |
|---|---|
Michael Anderson | International Relations and Global Studies |
Carl Blyth | Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning (COERLL) |
Kirsten Cather | Center for East Asian Studies |
Syed Akbar Hyder | South Asia institute |
Michael Mosser | European Studies |
Mary Neuburger | Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies |
Adela Pineda | Latin American Studies |
Mary Rader | UT Libraries |
Levi Thompson | Center for Middle Eastern Studies |
Ad-hoc Committee on Curricular Breadth
The ad-hoc committee is charged to conduct a review the College’s general education requirements and provide recommendations to ensure that COLA students gain exposure to a breadth of essential skills and experiences. The ad-hoc committee is comprised of faculty representing various areas of the curriculum and College.
ACCB Members | Department |
|---|---|
Charlie Nagle *committee chair | Spanish & Portuguese |
Bethany Albertson | Government |
Erika Bsumek | History |
Karma Chavez | Mexican American and Latina/o Studies |
James Curley | Psychology |
Scott Graham | Rhetoric and Writing |
Karen Grumberg | Middle Eastern Studies |
Helen Schneider | Economics |
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 |
Casey Boyle | Rhetoric and Writing | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Lydia CdeBaca | English | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Michael Hames-Garcia | Mexican American and Latina/o Studies | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Jesse Johnson | Government | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Robert Reece | Sociology | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Sandro Sessarego | Spanish & Portuguese | 2025-26 to 2026-27 |
Rajka Smiljanic | Linguistics | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
James Slotta | Anthropology | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
CJ Alvarez | Mexican American and Latina/o Studies | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Mark Budolfson | Geography and the Environment | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Thomas Garza | Slavic and Eurasian Studies | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Julie Hardwick | History | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Jonathan Kaplan | Middle Eastern Studies | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Eric McDaniel | Government | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Youjeong Oh | Asian Studies | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Pam Paxton | Sociology | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Connie Rosati | Philosophy | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
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 |
|---|---|
Youngfeng Liu | Asian Studies |
Rubi Sanchez Lozoya | Asian Studies |
Lizzy Adams | Classics |
Morgane Haesen | French and Italian |
Nick Henry | Germanic Studies |
Karolin Obert | Institute of Latin American Studies |
Patricia Kyle | Liberal Arts ITS |
Rebecca LeBorgne | Linguistics |
James Fazio | Linguistics |
Avi Blitz | Middle Eastern Studies |
Frane Karabatic | Slavic and Eurasian Studies |
Melissa Murphy | Spanish & Portuguese |
Vivian Flanzer | Spanish & Portuguese |
Tom Garza | Texas Language Center |
Paola Bueche | Texas Language Center |
Professional Faculty Advisory Committee (PFAC)
Advises the college on issues related to Professional Track Faculty.
PFAC Members | Department | Term |
|---|---|---|
Marina Alexandrova | Slavic and Eurasian Studies | 2023-24 to 2025-26 |
Samy Ayoub | Middle Eastern Studies | 2023-24 to 2025-26 |
Alexander Etz | Psychology | 2025-26 to 2027-28 |
Nancy Guilloteau | French and Italian | 2025-26 to 2027-28 |
Smyth Johansson | Germanic Studies | 2025-26 to 2027-28 |
Jeffrey Leon | Philosophy | 2024-25 to 2026-27 |
Rachel Ozanne | History | 2024-25 to 2026-27 |
Nina Palmo | Health and Society | 2023-24 to 2025-26 |
Patrick Walter | African and African Diaspora Studies | 2024-25 to 2026-27 |
Teaching Awards Committee
Advises the college on college-level and university-level teaching award nominations.
Teaching Awards Committee Members | Department | Term |
|---|---|---|
Marina Alexandrova | Slavic and Eurasian Studies | 2024-25 to 2026-27 |
Jim Cox | English | 2022-23 to 2025-26 |
Caroline Faria | Geography and the Environment | 2022-23 to fall 2025 |
Ashante Reese | African and African Diaspora Studies | 2025-26 to 2027-28 |
For questions, contact: la-academic@austin.utexas.edu