Current Committees & Officer Appointments

Assembly Officers

  • Chair – Dean of the Library (permanent appointment)
  • Secretary – Ashelee Gerald Hill (through June 2027)
  • Members-at-Large – Kate Silton (through June 2027) and Kate Trathen (through June 2028)

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

  • Kathy Shields (through June 2027) (Chair)
  • James Harper (through June 2028)
  • Steve Kelley (through June 2028)

Mentoring Committee

  • Meghan Webb (through June 2027) (Chair)
  • Joddy Marchesoni (through June 2028)
  • Craig Fansler (through June 2027)

Mentoring Committee 2024-25 Annual Report

Peer Review Committee

  • Elizabeth Ellis (through June 2028)
  • Jeff Eller (through June 2027)
  • Summer Krstevska (through June 2027) (Co-chair)
  • Alternate: Melde Rutledge (through June 2027)
  • Denice Lewis (through June 2028) (Co-chair)
  • 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

  • Amanda Kaufman (through June 2029)

Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility (Senate Committee)

  • Kate Silton (through June 2027)
  • Tanya Zanish Belcher (through June 2028)

Committee on Academic Planning

  • Amanda Kaufman

Committee on Advising

  • Denice Lewis

Committee on Information Technology (CIT)

  • Appointed member: Thomas Dowling
  • Elected member: Joddy Marchesoni (through June 2029)

Committee for Liberal Arts and the Core Curriculum (CLACC)

  • Rosalind Tedford

Committee on Online Education Coordination and Compliance

  • Kyle Denlinger

Curriculum and Academic Planning for School of Divinity

  • Kaeley McMahan

Faculty Senate

  • Rosalind Tedford (through March 2030)
  • Rodrigo Castro (through March 2028)

Global Campus Collaborative Council (GC3)

  • Lauren Corbett

Grievance Committee (Senate Committee)

  • Melde Rutledge, member (through May 2028)
  • Carol Cramer alternate (through May 2028)

Information Technology Executive Committee (ITEC)

  • Lauren Pressley (permanent)

Institutional Review Board

  • Thomas Dowling

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 2029)

Slavery Race, and Memory Project

  • Tanya Zanish-Belcher

University Art Galleries & Collections Advisory Committee

  • Tanya Zanish-Belcher