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 |