Arts & Sciences Committees

Dartmouth's committees and councils are central to policy-making at the College. The Standing Committees of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences are comprised of elected or appointed faculty members. The committees address academic and educational policies of the College and matters related to student life.

Standing Committees of the Arts & Sciences

Below are the Standing Committees of the Arts & Sciences and their current memberships. To learn more about the functions and objectives of these committees, please refer to the Organization of the Faculty of Dartmouth College. A&S faculty also serve on Councils of the General Faculty. For more information, please visit the Office of the Provost or refer to the Organization of the Faculty of Dartmouth College.

Lisa M. LaFlam, Assistant to the Dean for Faculty Committees, (603) 646-2020.

Committee of Chairs

Comprised of the chairs of the departments and programs of the A&S and several ex officio members, the Committee of Chairs acts on behalf of the A&S faculty in all matters except those involving major changes in policy.

Chairs Of Departments and Programs

Arts & Humanities:

Sciences:

Social Sciences:

Interdisciplinary Programs:

Ex Officio Members

  • Elizabeth Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Chair, Ex Officio)
  • Philip J. Hanlon ’77, President of the College
  • Kathryn Lively, Interim Dean of the College
  • Richard G. Mills, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Meredith H. Braz, Registrar
  • Irene Kacandes (Chair, Committee on Organization and Policy)
  • Pending (Chair, Committee on Priorities)

Faculty Coordinating Committee

The Faculty Coordinating Committee identifies and approves items to be placed on the agendas of meetings of the Committee of Chairs and the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. The Committee coordinates the work of the committees and councils and assists the Dean of Faculty in the elaboration of matters of policy and implementation strategies.

  • Elizabeth Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  • Vice-Chair, Committee of Chairs (pending election)
  • Pending (Chair, Committee on Priorities)
  • Irene Kacandes, (Chair, Committee on Organization and Policy)
  • Lee Witters, (Chair, Committee on Student Life)
  • Steven Ericson, (Chair, Committee on Off-Campus Activities)
  • Samuel Levy, (Chair, Committee on the Faculty)
  • Thomas Cormen, (Chair, Committee on Instruction)

Committee on Priorities

The Committee on Priorities formulates, articulates, and promotes the priorities of the faculty of the A&S as they relate to the budget and allocation of resources.

Committee on Organization & Policy

The Committee on Organization and Policy considers and makes recommendations on general policies which affect the faculty. The Committee ensures that committees and councils are fully invested and representative of the voting faculty members of the Arts & Sciences.

Review Committee

The Review Committee, at the request of the Dean of Faculty, reviews matters of academic freedom as brought forth by faculty members, certain recommendations for disciplinary actions, and appeals by faculty members regarding reappointment, promotion, and tenure decisions.

Committee on Instruction

The Committee on Instruction is responsible for reviewing matters relating to educational policies, including those pertaining to the curriculum, undergraduate degree requirements, majors and minors, culminating experience, First-Year seminars and advising, among others.

Committee on Admissions & Financial Aid

The Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid maintains and reviews policies governing admissions to the undergraduate college and financial aid while acting as an advisory body to the Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. 

Committee on Senior Fellowships

The Committee on Senior Fellowships oversees the administration of the senior fellowship program, which supports up to 10 fourth-year students per year in independent research outside the usual Dartmouth curriculum.

Committee on Off-Campus Activities

The Committee on Off-Campus Activities manages matters relating to off-campus educational programs and activities, including the submission of proposals for new programs and changes to existing programs.

Committee on Standards/Organizational Adjudication Committee

The Committee on Standards reviews and takes action on alleged violations of the Academic Honors Principle and the Code of Conduct, cases of unsatisfactory scholarship, certain student petitions, and rules concerning the disciplinary system.

Committee on Graduate Fellowships

The Committee on Graduate Fellowships evaluates all candidates from Dartmouth for prestigious national scholarships and fellowships, including Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Churchill, Fulbright, DAAD, Truman, Goldwater, Luce, Gates and others. The Committee evaluates applications for Dartmouth-funded fellowships and graduate research opportunities for graduating seniors, including the Dartmouth General and Reynolds grants.  

Committee on Student Life

The Committee on Student Life works in close partnership with the Offices of the Dean of Faculty and the Dean of the College to manage matters relating to the intersection of academics and student life.

Committee on the Faculty

The Committee on the Faculty has a broad mandate to consider matters that affect the professional development and well-being of the faculty of the Arts & Sciences and to advise the President, the Dean of the Faculty, or other officers of the College in these matters.

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