College of Liberal Arts

The College of Liberal Arts reflects the shared governance structure in place at Oregon State University.  Faculty members provide direction and consultation to the College’s Dean through elected membership on College committees.  Below is a listing of the membership of these important committees for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Faculty Council
Dwaine Plaza, Sociology ‘12 (President)
David Bernell, Political Science (’12)
Peter Betjemann, English ’13 (President-Elect )
Melissa Cheyney, Anthropology (’12)
Robert Iltis, Speech Communication (’12)
Curriculum Committee Chair
Budget Committee Chair
Personnel Committee Chair

Curriculum Committee
Amy Below, Political Science (’12)
Fina Carpena-Méndez, Anthropology (’13)
Sebastian Heiduschke, FLL (’12)
Jonathan Katz, History (’13)
Janet Lee, Women Studies (’13)
Rebecca Olson, English (’12)

Budget Committee
Kristin Barker, Sociology  (’12)
Neil Davison, English (’13)
Jacob Hamblin, History (’13)
Flo Leibowitz (’13)
Victor Tremblay, Economics (’13)
Andrew Valls, Political Science (’12)

Personnel Committee
Mina Carson, History (’13)
Guy Wood, Foreign Languages and Literatures (’12)
Mark Edwards, Sociology (’12)
Charlotte Headrick, Theatre (’13)
Anita Helle, English (’12)
Sarah Henderson, Political Science (’12)
Sunil Khanna, Anthropology (’12)

Student Review and Appeals Committee
James Blumenthal, Philosophy (’12)
Kryn Freehling-Burton, Women Studies (’13)
Susan Meyers, English (’12)
Stacey Smith, History (’13)