Current Committees & Officer Appointments

Assembly Officers

  • Chair – Dean of the Library (permanent appointment)
  • Secretary – Ashelee Gerald Hill (through June 2027)
  • Members-at-Large – Kyle Denlinger (through June 2026) and Kate Silton (through June 2027)

Assembly Committees

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee includes the officers (above), the “designated” Associate Dean and the Chairs of the Mentoring, Governance and Peer Review Committees.

Elections Committee

The Elections Committee consists of the Secretary and Members-at-Large, with other members called on an ad hoc basis as necessary to avoid conflicts of interest.

Governance Committee

  • Carol Cramer (through June 2025) (Chair)
  • Amanda Kaufman (through June 2026)
  • Kathy Shields (through June 2027)

Mentoring Committee (Chair TBD)

  • Morgan Ritchie Baum (through June 2026)
  • Craig Fansler (through June 2027)
  • Meghan Webb (through June 2027)

Mentoring Committee 2024-25 Annual Report

Peer Review Committee (Chair TBD)

  • Rodrigo Castro (through June 2026)
  • Jeff Eller (through June 2027)
  • Summer Krstevska (through June 2027)
  • Alternate: Denice Lewis (through June 2027)
  • Carolyn McCallum (through June 2026)
  • Kaeley McMahan (through June 2027)
  • Sandy Rodriguez, ex-officio (permanent)

University & College Committees

Business Intelligence and Analytics (BIA) Community of Interest

  • Carol Cramer

CAT (Center for the Advancement of Teaching) Committee

  • Elizabeth Ellis (through June 2024)

Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility (Senate Committee)

  • Kate Silton (through June 2027)
  • Kathy Shields (through June 2026)

Committee on Academic Planning

  • Rosalind Tedford

Committee on Advising

  • Joy Gambill

Committee on Information Technology (CIT)

  • Appointed member: Thomas Dowling
  • Elected member: Kyle Denlinger (through June 2024)

Committee on Online Education Coordination and Compliance

  • Kyle Denlinger

Committee on Undergraduate Orientation

  • Meghan Webb

Council on Inclusion and Diversity

  • Chris Burris
  • Hu Womack

Curriculum and Academic Planning for School of Divinity

  • Kaeley McMahan

Dean’s Initiative Steering Committee

  • Kaeley McMahan

Faculty Senate

  • Amanda Kaufman (through March 2026)
  • Rodrigo Castro (through March 2028)

Global Advisory Council

  • Lauren Corbett

Grievance Committee (Senate Committee)

  • Melde Rutledge, member (through May 2028)
  • Leslie McCall, alternate

Information Technology Executive Committee (ITEC)

  • Tim Pyatt (permanent)

Institutional Review Board

  • Thomas Dowling

LIAISE (Linked Integrative Attention to International Student Experience)

  • Hu Womack

Library Planning Committee

This committee advises ZSR on planning and policy issues. It consists of faculty representatives from each Division of the College, the School of Business, the Divinity School, and students from both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Research Advisory Council

  • Colleen Foy (through June 2026)

SACS COC QEP Advisory Councils

  • Experiential Learning: Elizabeth Ellis