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University Standing Committees 

University Standing Committee membership is self-reported annually by college.  The below membership is effective begnning July 1, 2024.  An indented name indicates the faculty member is filling in for the faculty member listed above who is on leave.  If you have a question regarding a committee or its memebership, please email inlufac@lehigh.edu.  

Committee on Discipline (three-year term)
  • Mengxiao Liu, COB, 2026
  • Leo Tang, COB, 2025
  • Kathryn Jackson, COH
  • Vinod Namboodiri, COH
  • John Fox, RCEAS, 2027
  • Hugo Caram, RCEAS, 2027
  • Grace Caskie, COE, 2027
  • Minyi Dennis, COE, 2026
  • Dustin Stoltz, CAS, 2027
  • Gordon Moskowitz, CAS, 2026
  • VACANT, At-Large, 2027
  • VACANT, At-Large, 2027
Disciplinary Appeals Committee (three-year term)
  • Taieb Berrada, COH At-Large, Chair
  • Ludovica Cesareo, COB, 2026
  • Jacob Zureich, COB, 2027
  • Anna Chupa, COH At-Large
  • Sushil Kumar, RCEAS, 2025
  • Eugene Perevalov, RCEAS, 2027
  • Mason Chew, RCEAS, 2027
  • Brian Osborne, COE, 2027
  • Juan Zheng, COE, 2027
  • Julie Haas, CAS, 2027
 
Educational Policy Committee (three-year term for nine tenured members of the faculty)
  • Fathima Wakeel, COH, 2027, Chair
  • Marina Puzakova, COB, 2027
  • Ahmed Rahman, COB, 2025
  • VACANT, COH, 2027
  • Paolo Bocchini, RCEAS, 2026
  • Angela Brown, RCEAS, 2025
  • Arkady Voloshin, RCEAS, 2027
  • Tom Hammond, COE, 2026
  • Nandini Deo, CAS, 2027
  • Yue Yu, CAS, 2025
  • VACANT, CAS, 2027
  • TBD, CAS, Undergraduate Student Representatives
  • TBD, COH, Undergraduate Student Representatives
  • TBD, RCEAS, Undergraduate Student Representatives
  • TBD: Julia Ngo, COB, Undergraduate Student Representatives
  • TBD, COE, Graduate Student Representative
  • TBD, Graduate Student Representative
  • Henry Odi, Vice Provost for Academic Diversity
  • Michael Dills-Allen, Registrar
  • Linda Bell, Director of Administration and Student Services
  • Katherine Lavinder, Dean of Students
  • Lori McClaind, Associate Dean of Students
  • Terry-Ann Jones, Deputy Provost for Undergraduate Education
  • Peter Zeitler, Chair, Faculty Senate
  • TBD, Academic and Student Affairs Senate Subcommittee
  • Nathan Urban, Ex Officio, Provost
  • Manoj K. Malhotra, Ex Officio, Dean of the College of Business
  • Robert Flowers, Ex Officio, Dean of the CAS
  • Beth Dolan, Ex Officio, Dean of the COH
  • William Gaudelli, Ex Officio, Dean of the COE
  • Stephen DeWeerth, Ex Officio, Dean of the RCEAS

 

Faculty Committee on Global Affairs (three-year non-concurrent terms)
  • Anand Ramamurthi, RCEAS, 2025, Chair
  • Han Ye, COB, 2026
  • VACANT, COB, 2027
  • Joe Pacheco, COH, 2026
  • Eric Delmelle, COH, 2027 (joining Spring 2025)
  • Arindam Banerjee, RCEAS, 2026
  • Zilong Pan, COE, 2027
  • Armando Anzellini, CAS 2025
  • Lindsey Reuben, CAS,  2025
  • Mary Ann Maderia, CAS, 2025
  • TBA, Undergraduate student representative (nonvoting)
  • TBA, Graduate student representative (nonvoting)
  • Cheryl Matherly, Senior Vice President and Vice Provost for International Affairs, Ex Officio
Faculty Committee on Student Life (college reps: four-year staggered terms)
  • David Hinrichs, COB, 2027
  • Sean Daley, COH, 2026
  • Dominic DiFranzo, RCEAS, 2028
  • Bridget Dever, COE, 2026
  • Ed Whitley, CAS, 2027
  • Katherine Lavindir, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs, Indefinite
  • TBD, Dean of Students, Indefinite
  • Kathleen Hutnik, Associate Deputy Provost for Graduate Education, Indefinite
  • TBD, Undergraduate Student Senate
  • TBD, Graduate Student Senate
Faculty Personnel Committee (five-year term)
  • Deborah Laible, CAS, 2026, Chair
  • Sterling Yan, COB, 2028
  • Albert Liu, COH, 2025
  • Shamim Pakzad, RCEAS, 2028
  • Al Bodzin, COE, 2029
 
Faculty Representative to the Council for Equity and Community (CEC) (three-year staggered terms)
  • Saif Mir, COB, 2025
  • Bilal Khan, COH, 2025
  • Nathasha Vermaak, RCEAS, 2027
  • Floyd Beechum, COE, 2026
  • Stephanie Watts, CAS, 2026
 
Faculty Senate Executive Committee
  • Peter Zeitler, CAS, Chair, 2026
  • Jenna Lay, CAS, Vice-Chair, 2027
  • Frank Gunter, COB, 2026 
  • John Hughes, COH, 2026
  • Mike Spear, RCEAS, 2026
  • George DuPaul, COE, 2027
  • Damien Thévenin, CAS, 2026
  • K. Sivakumar, COB, Secretary of the Faculty

 

Graduate and Research Committee (three-year term and graduate student council reps)
  • Zhiyuan Yan, RCEAS, 2025, Chair
  • Raluca Chiorean, COB, 2026
  • Nevena Koukova, COB, 2025
  • Bilal Khan, COH, 2025
  • Tracy Nichols, COH, 2026
  • Brian Chen, RCEAS, 2026
  • Keith Moored, RCEAS, 2025
  • Spencer Quiel, RCEAS, 2025
    • Sabbatical Replacement, Fall 2024: Ethan Yan
  • Craig Hochbein, COE, 2025
  • Chris Liang, COE, 2026
  • Chinedu Ekuma, CAS, 2027
  • Mark Skandera, CAS, 2027
  • Johanna Kowalko, CAS, 2026
  • Ed Whitley, CAS, 2025
  • TBD, Graduate Student Representative
  • TBD, Graduate Student Representative
  • TBD, Undergraduate Student Representative
  • Michael Burger, Ex Officio, Associate Dean CAS, Indefinite
  • TBD, Ex Officio, Associate Dean Business, Indefinite
  • Robin Hojnoski, Ex Officio, Associate Dean COE, Indefinite
  • Won Choi, Ex Officio, Associate Dean COH, Indefinite
  • John Coulter, Ex Officio, Associate Dean RCEAS, Indefinite
  • Robert Flowers, Ex Officio, Dean CAS, Indefinite
  • Manoj Malhotra, Ex Officio, Dean Business, Indefinite
  • Robin Hojnoski, Ex Officio, Interim Dean COE, Indefinite
  • Beth Dolan, Ex Officio, Dean COH, Indefinite
  • Stephen DeWeerth, Ex Officio, Dean RCEAS, Indefinite
  • Kathleen Hutnik, Ex Officio, Associate Deputy Provost for Graduate Education, Indefinite
  • Cynthia J. Kane, Ex Officio, Assistant Senior Vice President of Research and Sponsored Programs, Indefinite
  • Terry-Ann Jones, Deputy Provost for Academic Affairs, Indefinite
  • Sabrina Jedlicka, Deputy Provost for Graduate Education
  • Anand Jagota, Vice Provost for Research
Library and Technology Services Faculty Committee (three-year term)
  • Ke Yang, COB, 2026
  • VACANT, COH, 2027
  • Dan Lopresti, RCEAS, 2026
  • Vanesa Mora Ringle, COE, 2027
  • Yinan He, CAS, 2025
  • Elizabeth Young, CAS, 2025
  • Lilia Adriana Perez Limon, CAS, 2025
Secretary of the Faculty (one-year term)
  • K. Sivakumar, COB, At Large, 2025