The primary advisory body in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is The College Assembly. The obligation for advice and consent of the members of The College Assembly is vested in The College Senate.
All academic matters, including course approvals, curriculum, degree offerings and the creation of new programs and units, are brought to The College Senate for review and recommendations. A majority of the members of The College Senate shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.
Membership in The College Senate may be determined in two ways:
- University academic senators from each academic unit of the college and the university academic senators-at-large from the college may be further designated as unit representatives(s).
- Or any academic unit may choose to hold an independent election to select alternate representation to The College Senate in equivalent numbers to its representation on the University Academic Senate.
The Executive Committee of The College Senate is composed of the senators-at-large and the secretary of The College Assembly, with the senior senator-at-large serving as the presiding officer of The College Senate.
Bylaws
Revised: 1992; Amended: 1996, 2001, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2021
ASU The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Bylaws of the College Assembly
Calendar
Calendar: 2024 - 2025
The College Senate
September 23, 2024
3:15 p.m.
Armstrong Hall, Room 250
October 21, 2024
3:15 p.m.
Armstrong Hall, Room 250
November 18, 2024
3:15 p.m.
Armstrong Hall, Room 250
February 10, 2025
3:15 p.m.
Armstrong Hall, Room 250
March 24, 2025
3:15 p.m.
Armstrong Hall, Room 250
April 21, 2025
3:15 p.m.
Armstrong Hall, Room 250
Curriculum Committee Meetings - Fall 2024
| Deadlines for Submission | Meeting Dates | Time | Location |
| August 16, 2024 | September 6, 2024 | 1:30 pm | ARM 250 |
| September 16, 2024 | October 4, 2024 | 1:30 pm | ARM 250 |
| October 18, 2024 | November 1, 2024 | 1:30 pm | ARM 250 |
For questions regarding the Curriculum Committee, contact Jenny Smith at 480-965-6506 or at jenny.smith@asu.edu
Committee Rosters
Academic Standards Committee
| Member/Unit | Term Ending |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Bondy - School of Social Transformation | 2022-25 |
| Richard Hervig - School of Earth and Space Exploration | 2022-25 |
| Hilde Hoogenboom - School of International Letters and Cultures | 2022-25 |
| Joel Palka - School of Human Evolution and Social Change | 2023-26 |
| Pauline Cheong - Hugh Downs School of Human Communication | 2024-27 |
| Jason Robert - School of Life Sciences | 2024-27 |
| Patricia Webb - Department of English | 2024-27 |
| Ryan Trovitch - School of Molecular Sciences | 2023-26 |
| Anna Holian - School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies | 2024-27 |
| Ex officio: Paul LePore, Associate Dean |
Committee on Committees
| Member/Unit | Term Ending |
|---|---|
| Curtis Austin - School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies | 2021-24 |
| Takeyuki (Gaku) Tsuda - School of Human Evolution and Social Change | 2023-26 |
| Xu Wang - School of Molecular Sciences | 2022-25 |
| Patricia Webb - Department of English | 2021-24 |
| Jennifer Boney | 2023-26 |
| Ex-officio: Deborah Clarke, Interim Associate Dean of Faculty and Kelly Knudson, Assistant Dean of Faculty |
Curriculum Committee
| Member | Unit | Term Ending |
|---|---|---|
| Linh Vu, Associate Professor | School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies | |
| Reed Cartwright, Associate Professor | School of Life Sciences | 2024-27 |
| Daniel McNeish, Professor | Department of Psychology | 2024-27 |
| David Martinez, Professor | American Indian Studies | 2024-27 |
| Hannah Cheloha, Associate Teaching Professor | School of International Letters and Cultures | 2023-26 |
| Tennille Marley, Associate Professor | American Indian Studies | 2023-26 |
| Konstantina-Eleni Michelaki, Associate Professor | School of Human Evolution and Social Change | 2022-25 |
| Oliver Beckstein, Professor | Department of Physics | 2022-25 |
| Almira Poudrier, Teaching Professor, MY | School of International Letters and Cultures | 2022-25 |
Dean's Academic Professional Advisory Council
| Member/Unit | Term Ending |
|---|---|
| Ruby Macksoud - Department of English | 2022-25 |
| TBD | |
| TBD | |
| Ex officio: Deborah Clarke, Interim Associate Dean of Faculty and Kelly Knudson, Assistant Dean of Faculty |
Dean's Faculty Advisory Council
| Member/Unit | Term Ending |
|---|---|
| Marisol Perez - Department of Psychology | 2024-27 |
| Nina Berman - School of International Letters and Cultures | 2024-26 |
| Ricardo Alarcon - Department of Physics | 2022-25 |
| Judd Bowman - School of Earth and Space Exploration | 2022-25 |
| Jessica Early - Department of English | 2024-27 |
| Hjorleifur (Leif) Jonsson - School of Human Evolution and Social Change | 2024-26 |
| Huaiyu Chen - School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies | 2024-26 |
| Breandan O hUallachain - School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning | 2024-27 |
| Okechukwu Iheduru - School of Politics and Global Studies | 2023-26 |
| Fixed-term Faculty | |
| Xia Zhang - School of International Letters and Cultures | 2022-25 |
| Bridget Granville Seeley - T. Denny Sanford School of Social & Family Dynamics | 2024-27 |
| Carolyn Cavanaugh-Toft - Department of Psychology | 2024-25 |
| Ex officio: Deborah Clarke, Interim Associate Dean of Faculty and Kelly Knudson, Assistant Dean of Faculty |
Committee on Quality of Instruction
| Member/Unit | Term Ending |
|---|---|
| Casja Baldini - Department of English | 2022-25 |
| Maitrayee Bose - School of Earth and Space Exploration | 2022-25 |
| Arlinda Hill - Department of Physics | 2021-24 |
| Katie Hinde - School of Human Evolution and Social Change | 2021-24 |
| Deirdre Pfeiffer - School of Geographical Studies and Urban Planning | 2023-26 |
| Shyam Nair - Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies | 2021-24 |
| Robert Short - Department of Psychology | 2023-26 |
| Anne Walton-Ramirez - School of International Letters and Cultures | 2021-24 |
| Kari Visconti - School of Social and Family Dynamics | 2022-25 |
| Ex officio: Deborah Clarke, Interim Associate Dean of Faculty and Kelly Knudson, Assistant Dean of Faculty |
Student Affairs and Grievances Committee
| Member/Unit | Term Ending |
|---|---|
| Douglas Kenrick - Department of Psychology | 2021-24 |
| Christine Holbo - Department of English | 2022-25 |
| Ian Gilby - School of Human Evolution and Social Change | 2023-26 |
| Darryl Reano - School of Earth and Space Exploration | 2022-25 |
| Kristin Dybvig - Hugh Downs School of Human Communication | 2023-26 |
| Nick Williams - School of International Letters and Cultures | 2023-24 |
| Ex officio: Amanda Smith, Senior Director for Curriculum and Student Affairs |
Members
Executive Committee
| Presiding Officer | Kristin Dybvig |
| Presiding Officer-Elect | Dana Tait |
| Dean, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Kenro Kusumi |
| Associate Dean of Faculty | Deborah Clarke, Interim Associate Dean of Faculty Kelly Knudson, Assistant Dean of Faculty |
The College Senate
| College Unit | Senator | Term Ending |
| American Indian Studies | Michelle Hale | 2025-26 |
| Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, School of | Luke Perez | 2024-25 |
| Communication, Hugh Downs School of | Kristin Dybvig (Presiding Officer) Jen Eden Raena Quinlivan | 2023-24 2024-25 2024-25 |
| Earth and Space Exploration, School of | Donald Burt Francis Timmes | 2024-25 2025-26 |
| English | Jacob Greene Heather Maring Dana Tait (Presiding Officer-Elect) | 2025-26 2025-26 2024-25 |
| Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, School of | Breandan O hUallachain Rashad Shabazz | 2024-25 2024-25 |
| Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, School of | Terry Shoemaker Sungik Yang | 2025-26 2024-25 |
| Human Evolution and Social Change, School of | Charles Perreault Rhian Stotts | 2025-26 2024-25 |
| International Letters and Cultures, School of | Chiara Dal Martello Antonella Dell'Anna Anne Walton-Ramirez | 2024-25 2024-25 2024-25 |
| Life Sciences, School of | Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz Christopher Rojas | 2024-25 2024-25 |
| Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, School of | Rochus Boerner Eric Kostelich Bruno Welfert | 2024-25 2026-27 2024-25 |
| Molecular Sciences, School of | James Allen Pierre Herckes | 2024-25 2025-26 |
| Physics | Damien Easson Fernando Ponce | 2025-26 2025-26 |
| Politics and Global Studies, School of | Laine Munir | 2024-25 |
| Psychology | Eva Szeli TBD | 2025-26
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| Social and Family Dynamics, School of | Dan Erickson Kimberly Jensen | 2024-25 2025-26 |
| Social Transformation, School of | Christine Holman Vera Lopez | 2025-26 2024-25 |
| Transborder Studies, School of | Brendan O'Connor | 2024-25 |