2021-2022 Department of English Committees (06/28/2021)
(All standing committee terms are three years except for staff and lecturer faculty who hold one-year terms)
English Advisory Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Gitanjali Shahani (Chair) |
2022 |
| Geoffrey Green |
2024 |
| Robert Kohls |
2023 |
| Lyn Motai |
2022 |
| Summer Star |
2022 |
| Loretta Stec |
2023 |
| Joan Wong |
2022 |
Ex-officio: P. Abeywickrama, CMS & TESOL; S. Cannon, Lit; S. Hackenberg, Lit MA; B. Gelms, Comp.; J. Lederer, Ling.; J. Gilligan, English Ed; N. Lindeman, PWR; T. Lockhart, Writing Program
English Curriculum Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Bill Christmas |
2023 |
| Will Clark |
2024 |
| Kathleen De Guzman |
2023 |
| Bridget Gelms |
2022 |
| Jim Gilligan |
2023 |
| Martha Klironomos |
2023 |
| Teresa Pratt |
2023 |
| Meg Schoerke (Chair) |
2024 |
| Anastasia Smirnova |
2024 |
| Summer Star |
2022 |
Ex-officio: P. Abeywickrama, CMS & TESOL; S. Cannon, Lit; S. Hackenberg, Lit MA; B. Gelms, Comp.; J. Lederer, Ling.; P. Morris, English Ed; N. Lindeman, PWR; T. Lockhart, Writing Program
Faculty Support and Mentoring Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Michelle Clark |
2022 |
| Kathleen DeGuzman |
2024
|
| Brandon Diaz |
2022 |
| Taylor Fredericks |
2022 |
| Jim Gilligan |
2024 |
| Gin Schwarz |
2024 |
Lecturer Faculty Hiring, Appointments, and Evaluation Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Tara Lockhart (Chair) |
2024 |
| Robert Kohls |
2024 |
| Jennifer Trainor |
2024 |
Ex-officio: P. Abeywickrama, CMS & TESOL; S. Cannon, Lit MA; B. Gelms, Comp.; J. Lederer, Ling.; P. Morris, English Ed; N. Lindeman, PWR; T. Lockhart, Writing Program
Nominations and Elections Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Michelle Clark |
2022 |
| Bridget Gelms |
2022 |
| Wai-Leung Kwok |
2024 |
| David Olsher (Chair) |
2022 |
Retention Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Angela Jones |
2023 |
| Wai-Leung Kwok |
2024 |
| Mark Roberge |
2024 |
| Jennifer Trainor |
2023 |
Students and Alumni Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Priyanvada Abeywickrama |
2024 |
| Mark Roberge |
2024 |
| Summer Star (Chair) |
2024 |
Still needed: 1 grad student, 1 undergrad, 1 alum.
Tenure and Promotions Committee
| Name |
Year |
| William Christmas |
2024 |
| Tara Lockhart (Chair) |
2022 |
| Julie Paulson |
2024 |
| Maricel Santos |
2024 |
Tenure-Track Hiring Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Sarita Cannon |
2022 |
| David Olsher |
2022 |
| Jennifer Trainor |
2022 |
Ex-officio: Gitanjali Shahani
Program Coordinators
| Name |
Program |
| Bridget Gelms |
Graduate Composition |
| Sarita Cannon |
Literature |
| Sara Hackenberg |
Graduate Literature |
| Paul Morris |
Education |
| Priya Abeywickrama |
CMS |
| Priya Abeywickrama |
TESOL |
| Jenny Lederer |
Linguistics |
| Tara Lockhart |
First-Year Writing |
| Priya Abeywickrama |
CMS |
| Neil Lindeman |
PWR |
Graduate Literature Curriculum Committee
| Name |
| Sara Hackenberg (Chair) |
| Wai-Leung Kwok |
| Geoffrey Green |
| Kat De Guzman |
Student Representatives: TBD
Ex-officio: S. Cannon, Lit.
TESOL Committee
| Name |
| Priya Abeywickrama |
| Robert Kohls |
| David Olsher |
| Maricel Santos |
University Committee for Written English Proficiency (Academic Senate)
| Name |
Position |
| Paul Morris |
English Education |
| Priyanvada Abeywickrama |
CMS |
| Jennifer Trainor |
Composition Coordinator's Designee |