Executive Committee, 2011-2012
The Executive Committee consists of the Officers of the Faculty Council, who are elected by the Faculty Assembly and the chairs of the Standing Committees of the Faculty Council, who are elected by the Faculty Council to serve a two-year term.
The Executive Committee meets weekly during the academic year to discuss matters pertaining to the faculty, to meet with members of the University administration to discuss policy, and to plan the agenda for the Faculty Council meetings.
Officers
Adam Sweeting
Chair, Faculty Council
Associate Professor, Division of Humanities
College of General Studies
871 Commonwealth Avenue
358-0306
sweeting@bu.edu
Kathe Darr
Vice-Chair, Faculty Council
Professor
School of Theology
745 Commonwealth Avenue
353-3074
kdarr@bu.edu
Steve Brady
Secretary-Treasurer, Faculty Council
Director, Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine Program
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Graduate Medical Sciences
School of Medicine
715 Albany Street Robinson 2 B-2903
617-638-8689
sbrady@bu.edu
Committee Chairs
Academic Freedom
Robert Volk, Chair
Associate Professor
School of Law
765 Commonwealth
353-3156
rvolk@bu.edu
Appointment, Promotion and Tenure
Lou Chitkushev, Chair
Chairman/Associate Professor
Metropolitan College
Department of Computer Science
808 Commonwealth
353-6771
ltc@bu.edu
Budget
Irena Vodenska, Chair
Assistant Professor
Metropolitan College
Department of Administrative Sciences
755 Commonwealth
353-3000
vodenska@bu.edu
Communication
Fred Bayles
Associate Professor
Department of Journalism
College of Communication
640 Commonwealth
353-7736
fbayles@bu.edu
Compensation
J. Robb Dixon, Chair
Associate Professor Operations and Technology Management
School of Management
595 Commonwealth
353-5243
jrdixon@bu.edu
Credentials and By-laws
D. Lynn O’Brien Hallstein, Chair
Assistant Professor
Department of Rhetoric
College of General Studies
871 Commonwealth
358-0301
lhallst@bu.edu
Curriculum and Academic Policies
John Wallace, Chair
Assistant Professor
College of Fine Arts
855 Commonwealth
353-3865
jhw@bu.edu
Equity and Inclusion
Stephanie Watts, Chair
Associate Professor
School of Management
Information Systems
595 Commonwealth
358-2330
swatts@bu.edu
Faculty Advisory
Peter Szende
Associate Professor of the Practice
School of Hospitality
928 Commonwealth
353-0936
pszende@bu.edu
Planning
John Carroll, Chair
Assistant Professor
Department of Mass Communication
College of Communication
704 Commonwealth
353-3493
carroll7@bu.edu
Research Activities, Libraries and Support Services
Michael Mendillo, Chair
Professor
Department of Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
725 Commonwealth Avenue
353-2629
mendillo@bu.edu
Student Life Task Force
Stanley Buchin, Chair
Professor
School of Hospitality Administration
928 Commonwealth Avenue
353-0932
sbuchin@bu.edu