{"id":406,"date":"2021-08-13T07:43:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T11:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/?page_id=406"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:40:58","slug":"appointed-committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/resources\/appointed-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointed Committees (2025-2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Updated August 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information on the duties of each Committee, see<a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/resources\/handbook\/\">&nbsp;Chapter 8 \u201cFaculty Governance &amp; Committees\u201d in the <em>Faculty Handbook<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:f:\/r\/sites\/AcademicAffairsforFaculty\/Shared%20Documents\/Committee%20on%20Committees%20(CoC)?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=ghEu9t\" target=\"_blank\">PDF available in the Academic Affairs for Faculty Team<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Academic Standards Committee<\/strong> <strong>Faculty Representatives (see <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/registrar\/progress\/\" target=\"_blank\">Satisfactory Academic Process<\/a> information)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Denise Bostdorff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michelle Johnson (cont)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wooster.edu\/alumni\/board\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alumni Board<\/a> Faculty Representatives<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rob Kelvey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allison Neptune<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/assessment\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assessment Reports Review Committee<\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tom Wood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Megan Wereley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Classroom Stewards<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Colin Davison<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drew Pasteur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jo Shaya<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conduct Board Faculty Representatives (see <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/student-rights\/x-the-conduct-system\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/student-rights\/x-the-conduct-system\/\">The Conduct System<\/a>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pam Frese (cont)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dylan Findley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drew Guarnera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Niklas Manz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/copeland-fund\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"466\" target=\"_blank\">Copeland Fund for Independent Study Committee<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Michael Bush<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marion Duval<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam Ewing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miriam Kilimo (cont)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sharon Lynn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/cultural-events\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"592\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cultural Events Committee<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Peiyao Chen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chan Sok Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mehri Yavari (cont)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Faculty Research &amp; Development Committee (FRDC) &#8211; see information on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/academic-affairs\/funding\/\" target=\"_blank\">Faculty Funding<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Harry Gamble<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pam Pierce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christina Welsch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glca.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) <\/a>Academic Council Representatives<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amber Garcia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hamed Goharipour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/geo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Global Engagement Office (GEO)<\/a> Advisory Committee<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brian Cope<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Omar Dieng (cont)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olivia Navarro-Farr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ibra Sene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/hsrc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Human Subjects Research Committee (HSRC)<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Margaret Ng<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anne Nurse (cont)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terry Reeder (cont)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Huiting Tian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greg Wiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Research &amp; Study Leaves Committee<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monica Florence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shirley Huston-Findley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cody Leary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seiko Matsuzawa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scot Council<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>left vacant, to be assigned pending information from Scot Council leadership<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/\" target=\"_blank\">STEM Success Initiative<\/a> Advisory Committee (Non-STEM Representative)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gretchen Tefs (cont)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self-Appointed Committees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/iacuc\/\">Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amy Jo Stavnezer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sharon Lynn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainability Committee<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elora Agsten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matt Mariola<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terry Reeder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated August 2025 For additional information on the duties of each Committee, see&nbsp;Chapter 8 \u201cFaculty Governance &amp; 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