Academic Year 2024-2025

As part of our Faculty Senate charter "to study and make recommendations on those academic policies and programs which will have a significant impact on available resources," we are continuing our task force on interdisciplinary programs and policies. For the second year, the task force will study specific questions to establish a clear picture of current programs on campus and those at other institutions. The larger goal is to establish a clear understanding of our interdisciplinary policies and programs, a census of current practices, and recommendations on any revisions needed as we prepare for the potential growth of undergraduate and graduate interdisciplinary programs.

The task force will report its findings at a spring 2025 meeting of the Faculty Senate.

Meeting Schedule

  • Monday December 9, 2024 at 1-2 p.m. via Teams
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April

Task Force Membership

  • Co-Chair: Kevin Petersen, Teaching Professor, Department of English, Associate Director of Bachelor of Liberal Arts (BLA) Program
  • Co-Chair: Karoline Evans, Associate Professor, Department of Management
  • Leslie Farris, Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
  • Alice Frye, Teaching Professor, Department of Psychology, Co-Director Center of Autism Research and Education (CARE)
  • Paula Haines, Director of Curriculum Assessment and Accreditation
  • Kerry Patenaude, Associate Director of Faculty Senate Operations and Curriculum Management
  • Serena Rajabiun, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health
  • Kate Way, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Art and Design

Updated December 5, 2024