Faculty Committees

The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs works with the following committees:

Academic Planning and Advisory Committee (APAC)

Established by the dean of the college in September 2009 to assist in reviewing all departments, centers, and institutes.

APAC Members

Davida Charney (Rhetoric and Writing)
James Garrison (English)
Wilson Geisler (Psychology)
John Kappelman (Anthropology)
Patrick Olivelle (Asian Studies)
Brian Roberts (Government)
Tom Tweed (Religious Studies)

To provide suggestions, comments or to send queries to the committee, please send an email to apac@mail.la.utexas.edu

Policy and Curriculum Committee (PCC)

Reviews policy and curricular changes, assesses college academic objectives, and makes recommendations on academic policies.

PCC Members

Daniel Birkholz (English)
Elizabeth Engelhardt (American Studies)
Cory Juhl (Philosophy)
Patrick McDonald (Government)
Sharmila Rudrappa (Sociology)
Jacqueline Toribio (Spanish and Portuguese)

College of Liberal Arts International Study Advisory Committee (CLAISAC)

Makes recommendations on the College’s study abroad programs.

CLAISAC Members

Kamran Aghaie (Middle Eastern Studies)
Kamran Ali (South Asia Institute)
Douglas Biow (European Studies)
Michael Brenner (International Relations and Global Studies)
Charlie Hale (Latin American Studies)
Mary Neuburger (Slavic and Eurasian Studies)

Language Policy Advisory Committee (LPAC)

Advises the college on issues related to language policy and pedagogy.

LPAC Members

Mahmoud Al-Batal (Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic Flagship)
Carl Blyth (French and Italian)
Jennifer Ebbeler (Classics)
Thomas Garza (Texas Language Center)
Michael Pesenson (Slavic and Eurasian Studies)
David Quinto-Pozos (Linguistics)
Adi Raz (Middle Eastern Studies)
Rafael Salaberry (Spanish and Portuguese)
Rupert Snell (Asian Studies, Hindi Urdu Flagship)
Per Urlaub (Germanic Studies)

College Promotion and Tenure Committee

Charged with making recommendations to the dean of the college on promotion and tenure cases.

Members

Representatives are selected by department chairs

College Academic Affairs Committee

Consultative and informational committee that meets monthly to discuss isues and concerns related to curricular policies, enrollments, course scheduling, and other matters related to academic and curricular affairs.

Members

Members are department chairs or their representatives