Governance and Committees

Gallatin School Committees 2012-2013

Executive Committee Members

• Susanne Wofford, Dean, Chair
• Lisa Goldfarb, Associate Dean
  
• Matthew Stanley, Chair of Curriculum
• Andrew Romig, Chair of Advisement and Policy
• George Shulman, Director, Interdisciplinary Seminars
  
• Greg Erickson, Chair, Writing Program
• Julie Malnig, Representative, Interdisciplinary Arts Committee 
• Valerie Forman, Senior Faculty at large
• Millery Polyné, Junior Faculty at large
  

Curriculum Committee

Matthew Stanley, Chair of Curriculum
Lisa Goldfarb, Associate Dean
Greg Erickson, Faculty Chair, Writing Program
Julie Malnig, Chair, Interdisciplinary Arts Committee
George Shulman, Interdisciplinary Seminars Director
Ritty Lukose
Ethan Harkness
Alejandro Velasco (spring), Community Learning
Mary Witty, Ex Officio

Advising and Policy Committee

Andrew Romig, Chair
Celeste Orangers, Ex Officio
Lauren Kaminsky, Director of Advising
Gene Cittadino
Sharon Friedman (fall)
Kristin Horton
David Moore

Gallatin School Disciplinary Committee

Chair, Andrew Romig, Chair of A and P
Kimberly DaCosta, Associate Dean of Students
Gene Cittadino
Kristin Horton

Disciplinary Appeals Committee

Lisa Goldfarb, Chair
Matthew Stanley, Ex Officio as curriculum chair
David Moore

Promotion and Tenure Committee (elected)

Chair, Stephen Duncombe
Myles Jackson (begins term fall 2012)
Brad Lewis (begins term fall 2012)
Ali Mirsepassi (begins term fall 2012)
Stephen Dumcombe (begins term fall 2011)
Ritty Lukose (begins term fall 2011)
George Shulman (begins term fall 2011)
Vasuki Nesiah (begins term fall 2012)

Senior Promotion and Tenure Committee

Laura Slatkin, Chair
Ali Mirsepassi
Myles Jackson
George Shulman
e. Frances White
Susanne Wofford, Ex Officio

Writing Program

Chair, Greg Erickson
June Foley, Writing Program Administrative Director
Sara Murphy (overseeing The Gallatin Review)
Lisa Goldfarb
Hannah Gurman
Amy Huber
Stacy Pies
Myisha Priest (spring)
Millery Polyné
Andy Romig (Great World Texts)

Interdisciplinary Arts Committee

Chair, Julie Malnig
Michael Dinwiddie
Sharon Friedman (fall)
Karen Hornick (spring)
Kristin Horton, Artistic Director, Gallatin Arts Festival
Mitch Joachim
Eve Meltzer
Meleko Mokgosi
Myisha Priest (spring)
Laurin Raiken

Advisers on Gallatin Galleries (to work with Gallatin Curator Keith Miller): Jessica Lee, Eve Melzer, Julie Malnig, Rachel Plutzer

Community Learning Initiative

(no formal chair)

Rosalind Fredericks
Kristin Horton
Mitch Joachim
David Moore
Vasuki Nesiah
René Poitevin
Alejandro Velasco (spring)

Graduate Program Committee

A major role of this committee is reading graduate applications and admitting the graduate class

Co-Chairs, David Moore and Karen Hornick (spring)
Administrative Director, Amy Spellacy
Director of Enrollment, Fran Levin
Peder Anker
Nina Cornyetz
Valerie Forman
Hannah Gurman
Amy Huber
Meleko Mokgosi
Bella Mirabella
Sara Murphy
Millery Polyné

Artistic Director MA Thesis Showcase: Ben Steinfeld (also Arts Adviser, for grad students in the performing arts)
MA Arts Adviser: Bella Mirabella (fall)

Gallatin Faculty Technology Committee

Chair,Nick Likos, Director of Technology and Operations
Mitch Joachim
Steve Duncombe
Louise Harpman
Karen Hornick (spring)
Steve Hutkins
Other interested faculty

To consult with: Linda Reiss, Assoc Dean
Nick Likos, Director of Technology
Stephanie Ploof, Educational Technology
Molly Kleiman

Gallatin Distinguished Faculty Lectures Committee

Chair, Laura Slatkin
Kimberly DaCosta
Amy Huber

Albert Gallatin Scholars

Primary Faculty Advisors:  Susanne Wofford and Jacques Lezra
(Amy Spellacy to travel with group)
Administrative Director of the Scholars, Pat McCreery
Destination: Spain and Morocco

Dean’s Honor Society

Primary Faculty Advisor:  Rosalind Fredericks
(Lisa Goldbarb to travel with the group)
Administrative Director,Melissa Daniel
(Joseph Pisano with travel with the group)
Destination: Senegal

Americas Scholars

Primary Faculty Advisor:  Kimberly DaCosta
(Millery Polyné and Marie Cruz Soto to travel with the group)
Administrative Director, Rahul Hamid
(Sherese Williams-Spencer to travel with the group)
Destination: Cuba

Albert Gallatin Lecture Coordinator for Fall 2012

Eve Meltzer (to convene and work with student committee)

Albert Gallatin Lecture Coordinator for Spring 2013

Greg Erickson (to convene and work with student committee on writing and music)

Gallatin Greening Committee

Chair, Rosalind Fredericks
In addition to student members, the following faculty and staff:
Peder Anker
Marie Cruz-Soto
Donna Goodman
Mitchell Joachim
Louise Harpman
Myisha Priest (spring)
Linda Wheeler Reiss
(Faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate themselves)

Ad hoc Diversity Action Committee

Kimberly DaCosta
Michael Dinwiddie
Lauren Kaminsky
Myisha Priest (spring)
George Shulman
Laurin Raiken
Meredith Theeman
(Faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate themselves)

The Gallatin Theater Committee

Susanne Wofford, chair
Michael Dinwiddie
Kristin Horton
Myla Churchill
Ben Steinfeld
Jessie Austrian

Distinguished Teaching Award Committee (University Award)

[This committee is made up of people who have won this award]

George Shulman, Chair
Laura Slatkin (last year's winner)
Michael Dinwiddie
Sharon Friedman (fall)
Lisa Goldfarb
Steve Hutkins
Bella Mirabella
Stacy Pies
Laurin Raiken

Gallatin Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

[The same Committee as above but including:]
Stephen Duncombe
Karen Hornick
Julie Malnig
Sara Murphy
Maria Hodermarsky (winner this past year)
Cris Beam (winner this past year)

Global Gallatin Committee

Chair: Pat McCreery
Pat will be sending out a list of current sub-committees and faculty liaisons for each site.

Gallatin Undergraduate Research Scholar Committee

Chair:  Lisa Goldfarb
Kim DaCosta, Susanne Wofford

Gallatin Student Resource Fund

Chair:  Gene Cittadino
Donor Family representative
Linda Wheeler Reiss
Steve Duncombe
Meleko Mokgosi
Amy Huber
Two students ex-officio (President and VP of the Gallatin Student Council)

Horn Family Environmental Studies Resource Fund

Chair:  Mitch Joachim
Peder Anker
Gene Cittadino
Rosalind Fredericks
Marie Cruz Soto

Newington Cropsey Foundation Fellowship Committee

Laurin Raiken
Sharon Friedman
Amy Spellacy
Lauren Kaminsky
Josephine De Caro, for the Foundation

Committee on University Diversity Post-Docs

Chair:  Valerie Forman
Peder Anker
Hannah Gurman
Steve Hutkins
Sara Murphy
Millery Polyné

Senior Projects Committee

Chair:  Lisa Goldfarb
Kristin Horton
Greg Erickson
Lauren Kaminsky
Andrew Romig
Matthew Stanley
Meredith Theeman, Ex Officio as Senior Class Adviser

Dean’s Award for Summer Research

Chair: Kim DaCosta
Peder Anker
Nina Cornyetz
Louise Harpman
Karen Hornick (spring)
Ali Mirsepassi
Millery Polyné
In consultation with Susanne Wofford

Dean’s Award for Graduating Seniors

Chair: Nina Cornyetz
Meredith Theeman, Ex Officio (Senior Class Adviser)
Michael Dinwiddie
Kristin Horton
Vasuki Nesiah
Bella Mirabella
In consultation with Lisa Goldfarb

Jewish Studies Grant Committee

Lisa Goldfarb, Chair
Ali Mirsepassi
Stacy Pies
Laurin Raiken
Laura Slatkin

Committee to Review Proposals for Gallatin Travel Courses

Chair:  Lisa Goldfarb
Susanne Wofford, Ex Officio
Linda Wheeler Reiss
Matthew Stanley, Curriculum Chair
George Shulman
Patrick McCreery, Ex Officio

Special Projects, University Minors and Affinity Groups

Black Theater Network:  Michael Dinwiddie, National President
Iranian Studies Initiative:  Ali Mirsepassi, Director
Center for Artistic Activism:  Stephen Duncombe, Director
Science and Society Minor (InterSchool):  Myles Jackson
Global Design NYU (website at GDNYU):  Peder Anker, Louise Harpman, Mitch Joachim
Rethinking Politics and the Global:  Marie Cruz Soto, Vasuki Nesiah
Gallatin Human Rights Initiative:  Vasuki Nesiah, Pat McCreery
History of Science Working Group:  Matthew Stanley, Gene Cittadino
Bicycle Initiative:  Hannah Gurman
Fashion Committee:  Chair: Rachel Pluszer, with student members
Works on the Fashion Show and related curricular initiatives.  Faculty interested in working on the Fashion Show, which will focus this year on "Fashion and Music," are encouraged to identify themselves to Rachel.

University Committees

Environmental Studies Liaison:  Gene Cittadino
Liaison to the Medical School and Medical Humanities:  Brad Lewis
Liaison to Law School and Human Rights Center:  Vasuki Nesiah
Gallatin Faculty Senator:  Laurin Raikin; Michael Dinwiddie, Alternate
Distinguished Teaching Award Committee:  George Shulman will be Gallatin representative
University Faculty Advisory Committee on Academic Priorities (Provostial Committee):  Matt Stanley, and Kim DaCosta (Provostial appointees)
University Undergraduate Curriculum Advisory Committee:  Lisa Goldfarb
University Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee:  Kim DaCosta
Curricular Development Challenge Fund:  Rosalind Fredericks
Representatives to the Graduate Commission:  Susanne Wofford, Lisa Goldfarb
University Academic Work Group on Global Sites:  Stephen Duncombe
University Fulbright Committee:  Ali Mirsepassi, Kim DaCosta, Lauren Kaminsky, Karen Hornick, Valerie Forman, Andy Romig, Greg Erickson, Ethan Harkness, Peder Anker, Amy Huber, Fran White, Bella Mirabella, Rosalind Fredericks, Hannah Gurman, Nina Cornyetz, Marie Cruz Soto, Matt Stanley, Sara Murphy, Stacy Pies and others