Faculty Committees, 2009-10
Admissions
The Admissions Committee consists of faculty, students, and the Assoc. Dean of Admissions. The Committee meets each year to review selected admissions files to make admissions decisions about those files. The Committee also submits recommendations to the full faculty concerning admissions policies. Requests for readmission by students who are academically dismissed also are heard by the Admissions Committee.
Peter Swisher (spring sabbatical)
Adrienne Volenik
Jon Stubbs Bill Fisher
Joel Eisen (chair)
Kevin Walsh
Michelle L. Rahmam, ex officio
Appointments
The Appointments Committee reviews and screens candidates for a position on the full-time faculty, and recommends to the full faculty those candidates who should be given more careful review. The Committee also makes recommendations to the faculty about areas of curricular coverage needing attention as faculty hiring decisions are made.
Clark Williams
Dan Murphy (Chair)
Carl Tobias
Jim Gibson
Shari Motro
Jessica Erickson
Building
The Building Committee works and consults with the architects, University Facilities, faculty, staff, and students to develop a plan for building renovations and additions.
Tim Coggins (Chair)
Clark Williams
Kris Henderson
Adrienne Volenik
Jim Gibson
Jack Preis
J. P. Jones
Margaret Bacigal
Michelle Rahman
Chris Cotropia 3L
Student Rep TBD
Curriculum
The Curriculum Committee reviews the course offerings and degree requirements at the Law School, on a regular and continuing basis. The Committee receives proposals for new course offerings, or modification of credit hours for existing course offerings, and makes recommendations to the full faculty about such curricular changes. The Committee also periodically reviews the overall curriculum, to propose changes in required course offerings, the introduction of new areas of concentration or specialization, or other programmatic changes in the curriculum.
Clark Williams
Hank Chambers (Chair)
Joyce Janto
Kristen Osenga
Margaret Bacigal
Jim Gibson
Jessica Erickson
Adrienne Volenik
Melanie Holloway
Jack Preis
Meredith Harbach
Diversity
The Diversity Committee consists of faculty, staff, students and alumni. The Committee’s mission is to increase diversity in the Law School and to make the Law School a welcoming place for all faculty, staff and students. The Committee engages in analysis of diversity, provides forums for discussion of diversity, promotes activities relating to diversity, and serves as a clearinghouse for diversity issues in the Law School. While the Committee has no formal role in resolving diversity-related matters, it can advise about existing procedures for resolution of complaints, such as the sexual harassment procedure, and also plays a role in informally attempting to change existing practices deemed inconsistent with a diverse law school
Membership TBD
Library and Technology
The Library and Technology Committee reviews the function, needs and effectiveness of the Law Library and of Information Services in the Law School. The Committee addresses needs in this area, both on its own initiative and as directed by the full faculty, and makes recommendations to the full faculty.
Paul Birch
Hamilton Bryson (Chair)
Sally Wambold
John Pagan
John Carroll Timothy
Timothy L. Coggins, ex officio
Promotion and Tenure
The Promotion and Tenure Committee reviews candidates for promotion and tenure among the full-time faculty, and administers the information gathering process which accompanies that review. The Committee makes recommendations to the tenured full-time faculty on proposed tenure decisions, and makes recommendations to the full-time faculty on proposed promotion decisions. The Committee also makes recommendations to the full faculty about proposed changes to the policies and procedures for tenure and promotion review.
Ron Bacigal
Peter Swisher (spring sabbatical)
Mary Heen
Jon Stubbs
Carl Tobias
David Frisch (chair, fall semester)(spring sabbatical)
Chris Cotropia
Student Affairs
The Student Affairs Committee deals with issues related to student activities and student services. The Committee undertakes review of such issues and makes recommendations for action to the full faculty. Areas of responsibility include Career Services, the Honor Court and Honor Code, and various student organizations. The Committee also proposes a slate of recipients for student graduation awards to the full faculty.
JP Jones (Chair)
Gail Zwirner
Noah Sachs
Suzanne Corriell
Dale Margolin
Tara Casey
Emmy Reeves
Kelley Bartges
Joel Eisen
Kristine Marzolf Henderson, ex offico