Faculty Service
Faculty Service and University Awards
Academic year 2023-2024
On Leave
- Janet Horne AY 2023-2024, Academic and Administrative Leave
- Gary Ferguson, Fall 2023, Sesquicentennial Associateship
- Deborah McGrady, Fall 2023, Sesquicentennial Associateship
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
- Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Claire Lyu
- Faculty Senator: Amy Ogden
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)
- Mamadou Dia
- 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)
- Philippe Roger
- Graduate student rep: TBD
Peer Evaluation Committee
- Gary Ferguson (Chair)
- Maya Boutaghou
- Cheryl Krueger
- 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 1)
- Philippe Roger (Chair 2)
- Gary Ferguson (1)
- Alison Levine (2)
- Ari Blatt, ex officio (1 and 2)
First-Year Advisors
- Ari Blatt (COLA Advisor)
- Cheryl Krueger
“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 William Smythe)
- Ari Blatt (director to Lela Trainer)
- Claire Lyu (director to Elise Kalhor)
- Amy Ogden (director to Casey Baxter)
French Department-ENS and EHESS exchange liaison: Claire Lyu
Graduate Representatives
MA Representative: Christina Coomer
PhD Representative: Paige Tierney
Newcomer Liaison: Pierce Lockett
Graduate Representative to the Mediation Committee: Michael Overstreet
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Graduate Representative: Daisy Judson
GSASC Representative: Ashton Nicewonger
Departmental Service Assignments of Individual Faculty
Ari Blatt: Department Chair; Course Planning Committee (Chair); Peer Evaluation Committee (Ex Officio); Promotion Committees (Ex Officio); COLA Advisor; DMP Thesis Director (x2).
Maya Boutaghou: Lecture Committee (Chair); Peer Evaluation Committee
Mamadou Dia: TBD
Gary Ferguson: On Leave (Fall 2023); 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: On Leave (AY 2023-2024)
Karen James: Language Program Director; Course Planning Committee; Undergraduate Studies Committee; Language Program Committee (Chair); Creole Coordinator
Cheryl Krueger: Peer Evaluation Committee; Graduate Studies Committee; First-year Advisor
Alison Levine: Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Claire Lyu: Director of Graduate Studies; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Course Planning Committee; Graduate Program Assessment Coordinator; Lecture Committee; DMP Thesis Director
Deborah McGrady: On Leave (Fall 2023); Promotion Committee (Chair); Director of the Medieval Studies Program; Director of the Premodern Cultures and Communities Certificate
Amy Ogden: Faculty Senator; Graduate Studies Committee; Ad-Hoc French Teachers for Tomorrow Committee (Chair); Course Planning Committee; DMP Thesis Director
Cécile Rey: Language Program Committee; Director, UVA in Lyon
Philippe Roger: Lecture Committee; Undergraduate Studies Committee; Promotion Committee (Chair)
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
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