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Committee Assignments

Management of the Department is led by the Department chair, the chair of the graduate program, and the chair of the undergraduate program.

Chair of the Department: Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller
Chair of the Undergraduate Program: Ira Rohter
Chair of the Graduate Program: Manfred Henningse
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Standing Committees (Fall 2007-Summer 2008)  


Admissions
: Selects new graduate students; manages the application process. Also selects the two incoming Teaching Apprentices and assigns Tuition Waivers allocated for new students.

Chair: Petrice Flowers
Faculty Member: Ehito Kimura
Faculty Member: Michael Shapiro
Faculty Member: John Wilson
Student Member: Amir Moheet
Student Member: Joshua Pryor
Student Member: Steve Laudig
Student Member: Stuart Candy

Advising:

Chair: Ira Rohter
Faculty Member: Kate Zhou
Student Member: TBA

Assessment:

Chair: Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller
Faculty Member: James Spencer
Faculty Member: James Dator

Colloquium Coordinator:

Faculty Member: Noenoe Silva
Student Member: Samson Opondo
Student Member: Tutii Chilton

Focus Group Chairs:

Political Theory: Michael Shapiro & David Toohey
Global Studies: Jungmin Seo & Petrice Flowers
Indigenous Politics: Noenoe Silva & Lisa Dohrn
Alternative Futures: James Dator
Political Governance: Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller
Global Politics: Sophan Seng

Grants And Awards Committee : Selects teaching assistants and winners of various awards; assigns Tuition Waivers allocated for current students; and manages the associated processes.

Chair: Kathy Ferguson
Faculty Member: Katharina Heyer
Faculty Member: Sankaran Krishna
Student Member: Mary Lee
Student Member: Sydney Iaukea
Student Member: Shanah Trevenna
(Alternate Student Member: Jackie Lasky)

Honors Committee:

Chair: John Wilson

GSO Committee:

Tutii Chilton
Samson Opondo
Alternate: John Friend

Space Allocation:

Chair: Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller
Student Member: Ashley Lukens
Student Member: Patrick Johnston
Student Member: Brianne Gallagher
Student Member: Amy Matsen

Curriculum Committee:

Faculty Member : Jungmin Seo
Faculty Member: Michael Shapiro
Faculty Member: Noenoe Silva
Faculty Member: Sankaran Krishna
Faculty Member: Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua
Faculty Member: Nevzat Soguk
Faculty Member: Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller
Faculty Member: Katharina Heyer