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Faculty Council Senators


Function: To represent the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) in the University Senate and the Faculty Senators Council (FSC) of New York University.  The Senate is the deliberative body of the University and is empowered to act on “educational matter and regulations of the academic community that affect more than one school”.  The faculty senators comprise the Faculty Senators Council. The FSC is established by bylaw 41, and may consider, inter alia, any matters of educational and administrative policy. The FSC functions as the faculty personnel committee of the Senate, and in this capacity, it is charged with considering any and all University-wide matters pertaining to faculty personnel. The Senators shall report on the activities of the Senate and FSC to the FAS at its scheduled faculty meetings.

Elected
Manthia Diawara (Comparative Literature, Africana Studies), 2002-2005
Daniel Walkowitz (History, Metropolitan Studies), 2002-2005
Sylvain Cappell (Mathematics), 2002-2005
Lynne Haney (Sociology), 2003-2006
Edward Lehman (Sociology), 2003-2006
Jonathan Eaton (Economics), 2003-2006
Jess Benhabib (Economics), 2004-2007
Una Chaudhuri (English), 2004-2007
Evelyn Birge Vitz (French), 2004-2007
Josephine Hendin (English), 2004-2007
Harry Harootunian (East Asian, History), 2004-2007

Alternates
Mona Mikhail (Middle Eastern Studies) Alternate for Diawara 2002-2005
David Sider (Classics) Alternate for Walkowitz 2002-2005
David Schuster (Chemistry), Alternate for Cappell 2002-2005
Dalton Conley (Sociology), Alternate for Lynne Haney 2003-2006
Richard Randall (Politics), Alternate for Edward Lehman 2003-2006
Cliff Jolly (Anthropology), Alternate for Jonathan Eaton 2003-2006
Efrain Azmitia (Biology), Alternate for Jess Benhabib 2004-2007
Edmond Schonberg (Computer Science), Alternate for Una Chaudhuri 2004-2007
John Rinzel (Neural Science), Alternate for Evelyn Birge Vitz 2004-2007
Peter Nemethy (Physics), Alternate for Josephine Hendin 2004-2007
Ennio Stacchetti (Economics), Alternate for Harry Harootunian  2004-2007


Advisory Committee On Policy and Planning


Function:  To provide advice to the Dean of the FAS on all matters that affect the FAS, including, but not limited to, educational policies, fiscal policies, governance, tenure and promotion, and other academic matters that are within the province of the faculty and the Dean.

Ex Officio
Richard Foley, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
Matthew Santirocco, Dean, College of Arts and Science
Catharine Stimpson, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Science
Peter Lennie, Dean for Science, Faculty of Arts and Science
Joe Juliano, Senior Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
Mary Carruthers, Dean for Humanities, Faculty of Arts and Science
George Downs, Dean for Social Science, Faculty of Arts and Science

Elected
Michael Gilsenan (Middle Eastern Studies), 2002-2005
Robert Kohn (Mathematics), 2002-2005
John Rinzel (Neural Science), 2003-2006
Emily Martin (Anthropology), 2003-2006
Xudong Zhang (East Asian, Comparative Literature), 2004-2007
Bambi Schieffelin (Anthropology), 2004-2007

Representatives
Faculty Council Representative – Cliff Jolly (Anthropology)
Graduate Curriculum Committee Representative – Edmond Schonberg (Computer Science)
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Representative - Mark Baltin (Linguistics)


Advisory Committee On Promotion and Tenure


Function: To review departmental recommendations for promotion and tenure, to provide advice to the Dean of the FAS on such recommendations, and to ensure that the standards of the FAS for promotion and tenure are maintained.

Ex Officio
Richard Foley, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
Matthew Santirocco, Dean, College of Arts and Science
Catharine Stimpson, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Science
Peter Lennie, Dean for Science, Faculty of Arts and Science
Mary Carruthers, Dean for Humanities, Faculty of Arts and Science
George Downs, Dean for Social Science, Faculty of Arts and Science

Elected  
Thomas Bender (History), 2002-2005
Claude Desplan (Biology), 2003-2005
Samuel Feldman (Neural Science), 2003-2006
Fred Myers (Anthropology), 2003-2006
Zachary Lockman (Middle Eastern Studies), 2004-2007
Farhad Kazemi (Politics), 2004-2007

Appointed
Don Garrett (Humanities) 2004-2005
Michael Landy (Psychology), 2004-2005
Larry Wu (Social Science) 2004-2007
Mary Louise Pratt (Humanities) 2004-2007
Glennys Farrar (Science), 2004-2007
William Easterly (Social Science), 2004-2007


Committee On Graduate Curriculum


Function:  To review and evaluate proposals for instructors, courses, degree programs, and GSAS rules and requirements, and to recommend them to the FAS for approval; approve non-full-time GSAS faculty dissertation committee members or readers; and to review annually the above and report the findings and any recommendations to the Deans of the FAS and the GSAS, and the FAS.  The committee also engages in issues of educational policy and makes recommendations for the improvement and assessment of quality in the graduate curriculum.

Ex Officio
Richard Foley, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
Catharine Stimpson, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Science
James Matthews, Vice Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Science

Elected
Gerard Aching (Spanish and Portuguese), 2002-2005
Patrick Shrout (Psychology), 2002-2005
Edmond Schonberg (Computer Science) 2003-2006
Rayna Rapp (Anthropology) 2003-2006
Ulrich Baer (German), 2004-2007
Elisabeth Wood (Politics), 2004-2007


Committee On Undergraduate Curriculum


Function:  To review and evaluate proposals for, courses, degree programs, and requirements of the CAS, including those of the Morse Academic Plan (MAP), and make recommendation to the FAS for approval; and to review annually the above and report the findings and any recommendations to the Deans of the FAS and the CAS, and the FAS faculty. The committee also engages in issues of educational policy and makes recommendations for the improvement and assessment of quality in the undergraduate curriculum.

Ex Officio
Richard Foley, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
Matthew Santirocco, Dean, College of Arts and Science
Otto Sonntag, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Science


Elected
Michele Lowrie (Classics), 2002-2005
Lynne Kiorpes (Neural Science), 2002-2005
Margaret J. McLagan (Anthropology), 2002-2005
Eileen Rodriguez (Courant) 2003-2006
Christine Rushlow (Biology) 2003-2006
Barbara Krauthamer (History) 2003-2006
Renee Blake (Linguistics) 2003-2006
Eliot Borenstein (Russian and Slavic Studies), 2004-2007
Ruth Horowitz (Sociology), 2004-2007


Committee On Student Discipline


Function:  To investigate alleged student offenses, to conduct hearings on complaints against students, and to recommend appropriate action to the appropriate Dean.  Student offenses within the jurisdiction of the GSAS and CAS include but are not limited to: cheating; plagiarism; forgery of academic documents; deliberate destruction, theft, or unauthorized use of laboratory data, research materials, computer resources, or university property; disruption of academic events or interference with access to classrooms, laboratories, or academic offices; and actual or threatened violence against or harassment of a student, instructor, staff member, or administrator.

Elected
Maria-Luisa Ardizzone (Italian), 2002-2005
Benjamin Goldberg (Computer Science), 2002-2005
Robert Dewar (Computer Science) 2003-2006
Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto (East Asian Studies) 2003-2006
Gregory L. Murphy (Psychology) 2003-2006
Yael Feldman (Hebrew and Judaic Studies), 2004-2007
Vivek Chibber (Sociology), 2004-2007
Catherine Hafer (Politics), 2004-2007
Marcia Rock (Journalism), 2004-2007


Committee On Graduate Financial Aid


Function:  To evaluate and make recommendations to the Deans of the GSAS and the FAS, and to the FAS concerning the financial aid policies and procedures in the GSAS.

Ex Officio
Catharine Stimpson, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Science
James Matthews, Vice Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Science
David Slocum, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Life, GSAS
Roberta Popik, Associate Dean for Graduate Enrollment Services, GSAS
Joe Juliano, Senior Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science

Elected
Harold Weitzner (Mathematics), 2002-2005
Ruth Horowitz (Sociology), 2002-2005
Paul Gans (Chemistry) 2003-2006
Larissa Bonfante (Classics) 2003-2006
Kathleen Ross (Spanish and Portuguese), 2004-2007
Judith Stacey (Sociology), 2004-2007


Committee On Grievance


Function:  To receive, investigate, and make recommendations concerning grievances with respect to procedural matters involved in promotion and tenure decisions, as well as other administrative matters and decisions that involve members of the FAS, and to report the recommendations to the Dean of the FAS and, if appropriate, to the FAS.  Some grievances may not be in the purview of this Committee, and the Committee, in consultation with the Dean of the FAS, may recommend a more appropriate forum within the University.

Elected
Moss Roberts (East Asian Studies), 2002-2005
Walter Scott (Biology), 2002-2005
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (Politics), 2002-2005
Frederick Greenleaf (Courant) 2003-2006
Sylvia Molloy (Spanish and Portuguese) 2003-2006
Tobias Colding (Mathematics), 2004-2007
Carol Krinsky (Fine Arts), 2004-2007
Jean-Pierre Benoît (Economics), 2004-2007
Christopher Mitchell (Politics, CLACS), 2004-2007


Committee on Nominations and Elections 


Function:  To seek, receive, and make nominations for standing and special committees of the FAS; to conduct elections, count votes, and certify the results; to fill vacancies on standing committees, usually based on the results of previous ballots for the respective committees; and to develop nominations and conduct elections on an ad-hoc basis, as requested by the Dean of the FAS.  On an annual basis, the committee shall develop a slate of candidates for vacancies on standing FAS committees, including the Committee on Nominations and Elections.  The Committee shall present this slate to the FAS at a scheduled meeting and accept additional nominations from the floor.  The Committee shall ensure that all academic divisions are represented on all committees at all times (e.g., when an elected member of a Committee is absent because of leave or resignation), except for committees with no divisional requirements on membership where the Committee shall ensure that the slate of candidates includes all academic divisions.

Elected
Albert Novikoff (Mathematics), 2002-2005
Liz Phelps (Psychology), 2002-2005
Molly Nolan (History) 2003-2006
Nancy Regalado (French) 2003-2006
Kathleen Gerson (Sociology), 2004-2007
Arlene Dávila (Anthropology, American Studies), 2004-2007


Committee on Undergraduate Academic Standards


Function:  To make recommendations to the Deans of the FAS and the CAS on requests from students for waivers from stated requirements for graduation or from requirements for maintenance of good standing as a student in the CAS.

Ex Officio
Richard Foley, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science
Matthew Santirocco, Dean, College of Arts and Science

Elected
Ruth Ben-Ghiat (Italian), 2002-2005
David Holland (Mathematics), 2002-2005
Tamar Schlick (Courant) 2003-2006
Arlene Davila (American Studies) 2003-2006
Bernard Haykel (Middle Eastern Studies), 2004-2007
Rita Wright (Anthropology), 2004-2007


Library Liaison Committee


Function: To ensure that the NYU libraries serve the diverse needs of the FAS faculty and students; to identify ways to improve the collection, as well as the services provided.

Ex Officio
Carol Mandel, Dean of the Libraries
T. James Matthews, Vice Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Science
Otto Sonntag, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Science

Elected
Martha Rust (English), 2002-2005
Alexander Reyes (Neural Science), 2002-2005
Caroline H. Persell (Sociology), 2002-2005
Justin Blau (Biology) 2003-2006
Gabriela Basterra (Spanish and Portuguese) 2003-2006
Fiona McGillivray (Politics) 2003-2006
Gerard Ben-Arous (Mathematics), 2004-2007
Larissa Bonfante (Classics), 2004-2007
Christine Harrington (Politics), 2004-2007

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