Faculty Service and University Awards

Academic year 2024-2025

On Leave

• Gary Ferguson, Fall 2024
• Mamadou Dia, AY 2024-2025

Department Chair and Program Directors 

• Department Chair: Ari Blatt
• Director of Graduate Studies: Claire Lyu
• Director of Undergraduate Studies: Jennifer Tsien
• Language Program Director: Karen James
• French House Director: Rachel Geer
• Director of UVa Program in Lyon, France: Cécile Rey
• Chair of Summer Courses and Director, French SLI (Summer Language Institute) : Spyros Simotas
• Faculty Senator: Amy Ogden
• Language Course Coordination: FREN 1010, 1020, 1050, Cécile Rey / FREN 2010, Elizabeth Hall / FREN 2020, Rachel Geer

University Programs

• Medieval Studies Program, Director: Deborah McGrady
• Premodern Cultures and Communities Certificate Director: Deborah McGrady

FRENCH DEPARTMENT COMMMITTEES

Graduate Studies Committee

• Claire Lyu (DGS/Chair)
• Cheryl Krueger
• Amy Ogden

Undergraduate Studies Committee

• Jennifer Tsien (DUP/Chair)
• Karen James

Language Program Committee

• Karen James (Chair)
• Cécile Rey
• Elizabeth Hall

Maison Française Planning Committee

• Rachel Geer (Chair)
• Jennifer Tsien (DUP)

Course Planning Committee

• Ari Blatt (Chair)
• Claire Lyu (DGS)
• Jennifer Tsien (DUP)                          
• Karen James (LPD)
• Amy Ogden

Lecture Committee

• Maya Boutaghou (Chair)
• Claire Lyu (DGS)
• Jennifer Tsien (DUP)
• Graduate student rep: TBD

Peer Evaluation Committee

• Maya Boutaghou (Chair)
• Gary Ferguson
• Janet Horne
• Ari Blatt (ex officio)

Assessment Coordination

• DUP, Jennifer Tsien, for undergraduate program
• DGS, Claire Lyu, for graduate program
• Members of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Committees

Promotion Committee

• Deborah McGrady (Chair)
• Gary Ferguson
• Cheryl Krueger (Fall 2024)
• Jennifer Tsien (Fall 2024)
• Ari Blatt, ex officio

Pre-Major Advisors

• Deborah McGrady (College Fellow and Engagements Advisor)

“French Teachers for Tomorrow” ad-hoc Committee (FTFT)

• Amy Ogden (Chair)
• Liz Hall
• Spyros Simotas

Phi Delta Phi Moderator

• Jennifer Tsien (DUP)

Distinguished Major Program, Thesis Directors

• Ari Blatt (director to Betsy Bass and Rachel Stenzel)
• Ari Blatt (director to Lela Trainer)
• Claire Lyu (director to Alexander Ivanov)

French Department-ENS and EHESS exchange liaison: Claire Lyu

Graduate Representatives 2024-2025:

MA Representative:  Gabriela Swic                  

PhD Representative: Emily Marks                   

Newcomer Liaison: Oriane Guiziou-Lamour 

Graduate Representative to the Mediation Committee: Michael Overstreet                   

Departmental Service Assignments of Individual Faculty

Ari Blatt: Department Chair; Course Planning Committee (Chair); Peer Evaluation Committee (Ex Officio); Promotion Committees (Ex Officio); DMP Thesis Director (x2).

Maya Boutaghou: Lecture Committee (Chair); Peer Evaluation Committee (Chair)

Mamadou Dia: On Leave

Gary Ferguson:  On Leave (Fall 2024); Promotion Committee, Peer Evaluation Committee (Chair)

Rachel Geer: French House Director

Elizabeth Hall: Language Program Committee; “French Teachers for Tomorrow” ad-hoc committee

Janet Horne: Peer Evaluation Committee

Karen James: Language Program Director; Course Planning Committee; Undergraduate Studies Committee; Language Program Committee (Chair); Creole Coordinator

Cheryl Krueger: Graduate Studies Committee; Promotion Committee (Fall 2024)

Alison Levine: Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Claire Lyu: Director of Graduate Studies; Course Planning Committee; Graduate Program Assessment Coordinator; Lecture Committee;

Deborah McGrady: Promotion Committee (Chair); Director of the Medieval Studies Program; Director of the Premodern Cultures and Communities Certificate; College Fellows and Engagements Pre-Major Advisor

Amy Ogden: Faculty Senator; Graduate Studies Committee; Ad-Hoc French Teachers for Tomorrow Committee (Chair); Course Planning Committee

Cécile Rey: Language Program Committee; Director, UVA in Lyon

Spyros Simotas: Chair of Summer Courses and Director, French SLI (Summer Language Institute); “French Teachers for Tomorrow” ad-hoc Committee

Jennifer Tsien:   Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUP); Chair of Undergraduate Studies Committee; Pi Delta Phi Faculty Moderator; Undergraduate Program Assessment Coordination; Course Planning Committee; Lecture Committee; Promotion Committee (Fall 2024)

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