UBC Arts brings together diverse members of the faculty in committees to advance a wide variety of initiatives, including the Curriculum Committee and the Dean’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure.
Curriculum Committee
Voting Members
- Catherine Rawn, Chair, Psychology
- Stefania Burk, Asian Studies, Associate Dean Academic ex officio
- Marina Adshade, Economics
- Hedy Law, School of Music
- Juliet O’Brien, French, Hispanic and Italian Studies
- Patrick Rizzotti, Theatre and Film
Non-Voting Members
- Arts Curriculum Development: Heidi May ex officio
- Arts Advising & Academic Systems: Madeline Stephens ex officio
- Indigenous Initiatives CTLT: Janey Lew ex officio
Consultation requests from other faculties can be sent to arts.curriculum@ubc.ca.
Dean’s Advisory Committee on Promotion and Tenure
- Janice Stewart, Dean pro tem and Associate Dean Faculty; Professor of Teaching, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice
- Lisa Cooper, Professor, Department of Ancient, Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies (elected; 2021-2023)
- Kiley Hamlin, Professor, Department of Psychology (elected; 2021-2023)
- Marwan Hassan, Professor, Department of Geography (appointed; 2022/2023)
- Kirsty Johnston, Professor, Department of Theatre and Film (appointed; 2022/2023)
- Thomas Kemple, Professor, Department of Sociology (appointed; 2022/2023)
- Erik Kwakkel, Professor, School of Information (appointed; 2022/2023)
- Tina Loo, Professor, Department of History (elected; 2022-2024)
- Sandra Tomc, Professor, Department of English Language and Literatures (elected; 2022-2024)
Faculty Council Meeting Representatives
Faculty Representatives from the Faculty of Arts to Other Faculties
- Education: Dr. Strang Burton
- Forestry: Dr. Eagle Glassheim
- Dentistry: Dr. Vinay Kamat
- Science: Dr. Steven J Barnes and Dr. Nina Hewitt
Faculty Representatives from Other Faculties to the Faculty of Arts
- Pharmaceutical Sciences: Dr. Annalijn Conklin
- Medicine: Dr. Sarah de Leeuw
- Education: Dr. Leah Macfadyen
- Forestry: Dr. Lori Daniels
- Dentistry: Dr. Chris Overall
- Science: Dr. Liane Chen
- Land and Food Systems: Dr. James Vercammen
Lecturer Representatives
- Chelsea Freeborn
- Suzanne James
Sessional Representatives
Elected Student Representatives
- AUS President: Fatima Rua
- AUS VP Academic: Jennifer Kim
- 1st Year: Elisa Delle Monache, Ryan Chiu
- 2nd Year: Mehak Fatima
- 3rd Year: Violet Smith
- 4th Year: Louis Liu
- Non-AUS: Sadhvi Sail
Graduate Council Representatives
- Mollie Holmberg
- Jada Charles
Policy, Governance, and Organization
Members
- TBA