Shared Governance, Service & Committees
SBS Faculty with Roles in Shared Governance
For 2022-2023, 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
- Leila Hudson, Middle Eastern and North African Studies (Chair of the Faculty)
- Javier Duran, Latin American Studies (Senator-at-Large)
- Kristin Little, Writing Program/English (SBS Representative)
- John Senseney, History (SBS Representative)
Faculty Senate Executive Committee
- Leila Hudson, Middle Eastern and North African Studies (ex officio as Chair of the Faculty)
- Diane Ohala, Linguistics
Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory Committee (SPBAC)
- Javier Duran, Latin American Studies
- Leila Hudson, Middle Eastern and North African Studies (ex officio as Chair of the Faculty)
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
- Matthew Abraham, English
- Leila Hudson, Middle Eastern and North African Studies (ex officio as Chair of the Faculty)
Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure (CAFT)
- Jennifer Earl, Sociology
- Samira Farwaneh, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
- Jamie A. Lee, Information
- Lynda Zwinger, English
Constitution & Bylaws Committee
- Amy Fountain, Linguistics (Chair)
- Alex Braithwaite, Government and Public Policy
- David Cuillier, Journalism
- Jonathon S. Reinhardt, English
- David Cuillier, Journalism
Shared Governance Review Committee
- Leila Hudson, Middle Eastern and North African Studies (ex officio as Chair of the Faculty)
- Michelle Berry, Gender & Woman's Studies
University Committee on Ethics & Commitment
- Damián Baca, Mexican American Studies and English
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 Council
Our Faculty Advisory Coucil 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 Council policy and SBS Faculty Advisory Council Bylaws
AY 22-23 members of the Faculty Advisory Council:
- Jennifer Earl, Sociology (Co-Chair)
- Paulette Kurzer, Government & Public Policy (Co-Chair)
- Mahmoud Azaz, Middle Eastern & North African Studies
- Sonja Lanehart, Linguistics
- Elizabeth Oglesby, Latin American Studies and Geography, Development & Environment
- Brian Silverstein, Anthropology
- Houston Smit, Philosophy
- Susan Swanberg, Journalism
Faculty interested in learning more about the Faculty Advisory Council, 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
Looking for a new service opportunity? There are several committees within in SBS that you can consider:
- Continuing Status & Promotion Committee
- Diversity & Inclusion Council
- Faculty Advisory Council
- Promotion & Tenure Committee
- Sabbatical Committee
If you are interested in serving on one of the SBS committees, please email Mika Galilee-Belfer.