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Faculty Service

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
  • Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Claire Lyu
  • 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

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Graduate Representative: Ninon Bartz                       

GSASC Representative: Monique Zahui            

 

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; Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; 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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