Shared Governance, Service & Committees
SBS Faculty with Roles in Shared Governance
For 2021-2022, the following SBS faculty have roles in institutional shared governance. Please feel free to reach out to any of them with questions, concerns, or comments.
Shared Governance Committees
Faculty Senate Executive Committee
- Diane Ohala, Linguistics
- Javier Duran, Latin American Studies (Senator-at-large)
- Leila Hudson, Middle Eastern and North African Studies (SBS Representative)
- Paul Hurh, English (SBS Representative)
- Kristin Little, Writing Program/English (SBS Representative)
- Joel Smith, Writing Program/English (Senator-at-large)
Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory Committee (SPBAC)
- Javier Duran, Latin American Studies
- Leila Hudson, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
- Stephanie Troutman Robbins, Gender & Woman's Studies
Academic Personnel Policy Committee (APPC)
- John P. (Pat) Willerton, Government and Public Policy
Student Affairs Policy Committee
- Diane Ohala, Linguistics (Co-Chair)
- Kristin Little, Writing Program/English
- Leila Hudson, Middle Eastern and North African Studies (Vice Chair)
Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure (CAFT)
- Samira Farwaneh, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
- Benjamin Lawrance, History
Constitution & Bylaws Committee
- Amy Fountain, Linguistics (Chair)
- Alex Braithwaite, Government and Public Policy
- David Cuillier, Journalism
- Jonathon S. Reinhardt, English
- Tina Mendoza, Communication (Graduate Coordinator)
Grievance Clearinghouse Committee
- Jennifer Jenkins, English and The Southwest Center
- David Cuillier, Journalism
Shared Governance Review Committee
- Leila Hudson, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
- Michelle Berry, Gender & Woman's Studies
University Committee on Ethics & Commitment
- Damián Baca, Mexican American Studies and English
- Jennifer Jenkins, English and The Southwest Center
University-wide General Education Committee (UWGEC)
- Kevin Cassell, English/Writing Program
- Amy Fatzinger, American Indian Studies
- Amy Fountain, Linguistics
- Dereka Rushbrook, Geography, Development & Environment
- Jeremy Vetter, History
SBS Faculty Advisory Committee
Our Faculty Advisory Committee advises the Dean on emerging matters of college or university importance. It is an elected body composed of five faculty members (rank open), with representatives across the units.
Information on eligibility and voting procedures is available through the Faculty Advisory Committee policy.
Fall 2021 members of the Faculty Advisory Committee (with a 6th person this Fall for continuity given upcoming sabbaticals):
- Paulette Kurzer (Chair), Government and Public Policy
- Leila Hudson, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
- Joel Smith, Writing Program/English
- Brian Silverstein, Anthropology
- Susan Swanberg, Journalism
Faculty interested in learning more about the Faculty Advisory Committee, including how to participate, are welcome to email the above members or email Mika Galilee-Belfer on the Faculty Affairs team in SBS.
SBS Financial Task Force
- Alex Braithwaite, Government and Public Policy
- Catherine Brooks, Information
- Ben Fortna, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
- Shelley Rodrigo, Writing Program/English
- Chris Segrin, Communication
- Stephanie Troutman Robbins, Gender and Women's Studies
- Jason Turner, Philosophy
- With thanks to Jim Florian, Vice Provost, Institutional Planning and Analysis, for his collaboration with this task force
SBS Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences places critical perspectives on social difference at the very center of our scholarship, teaching, and service. See our statement on Diversity & Inclusion.
Open letter to President Robbins regarding freedom of speech and the AZ3
Statement of Support for Native SOAR (Student Outreach, Access, and Resiliency) Students
2020-2021 members of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (update for 2021-22 coming shortly)
Looking for a new service opportunity? There are several committees within in SBS that you can consider:
- Continuing Status & Promotion Committee
- Diversity & Inclusion Committee
- Faculty Advisory Committee
- Promotion & Tenure Committee
- Sabbatical Committee
If you are interested in serving on one of the SBS committees, please email Mika Galilee-Belfer.