FACET Advisory Board
The FACET Advisory Committee is comprised of representatives from each college and the library, in a spectrum of roles and ranks, at different stages of tenure, including emeritus faculty, to provide vision and guidance for the center.
The FACET Advisory Board Membership shall be composed of one faculty member from each college, including the library, elected at-large to a three-year term; the Vice Chair of the Academic Senate (ex officio and voting); a representative from TURFA, elected by TURFA annually (ex officio and voting); the Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships (or another designated SPAR representative) (ex officio and voting); and the Assistant Provost for FACET (ex officio and non-voting). Elected members shall include at least one of each rank of faculty (professor, associate professor, assistant professor, and contingent faculty [lecturer, clinical, and/or adjunct]). Elected members are limited to two consecutive terms.
Voting Members
Name / Title |
Department |
College or Unit |
TERM Expiration |
---|---|---|---|
Yongchen Zhao, |
Economics |
College of Business and Economics |
2024 |
Precha Thavikulwat, |
N/A |
TURFA |
2025 |
Melanie Morris, |
Communication Studies |
College of Fine Arts and Communication |
2024 |
Rachel Billman, |
Special Education |
College of Education |
2024 |
Luciana Zuest, |
Kinesiology |
College of Health Professions |
2025 |
Emily Bailey, |
Philosophy & Religious Studies |
College of Liberal Arts |
2025 |
Melike Kara, Assistant Professor |
Mathematics |
Fisher College of Science and Mathematics |
2025 |
Miranda Phair, Publishing and Open Scholarship |
N/A |
Library |
2026 |
Michaela Frischherz, Associate Professor |
Communication Studies |
College of Fine Arts and Communication |
2026 |
Ex Officio Members
Name / Title | Department | College or Unit | TERM Expiration |
---|---|---|---|
Patricia Westerman, Assistant Provost |
NA | FACET Director | NA |
Matthew Durington, Professor, |
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice |
College of Liberal Arts, |
NA |
Stephen Scales, Professor |
Philosophy & Religious Studies | Academic Senate Representative | NA |