Clemson University Honors College Committee
Last Updated: 09/21/2023Contact Name
Jenny Wirtz,jwirtz@clemson.edu
Description
Clemson University Honors College Committee formulates and recommends policies and procedures for Clemson University Honors College to the Council on Undergraduate Studies. The faculty members on the committee serve as the curriculum committee for the Honors College and are thereby authorized to initiate interdisciplinary honors courses.
This committee is authorized and described in the Clemson University Faculty Manual. Changes to its description or composition should be initiated with the current President of the Faculty Senate.
Membership Composition
The chair is the Dean of the Clemson University Honors College
| Seat Type | Quantity | Term Length | Date of Term Initiation | Seat Filling Mechanism | Voting or Non-Voting | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer (One per college and the libraries; nominees should have experience and interest in the Clemson University Honors College) | 8 | 3 years | August 15 | Elected by faculty accorded voting rights in each college | Voting | |
| Faculty Member (any) | 1 | 1 year | August 15 | Appointed by Faculty Senate President | Voting | |
| Faculty Member (any) (From the combined constituencies of the Dixon Senior Fellows, Clemson University Honors College seminar and colloquium instructors, and Bradbury Award recipients) | 2 | 2 years | August 15 | Appointed by Director of the Honors College | Voting | |
| Director of the Clemson University Honors College | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Associate Director of the Honors College | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Assistant Director of the Honors College | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Staff Member (Member of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions) | 1 | By position | Non-voting | |||
| Undergraduate Student | 2 | 1 year | August 15 | Elected by Honors College Student Advisory Board | Voting | |
| Undergraduate Student (Honors student) | 1 | 1 year | August 15 | Appointed by Director of the Honors College | Voting | |
| Non-voting appointee | 0 | Non-voting |
Membership List (Last Updated: 09/21/2023)
Changes to the current chair and membership list should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.
Chair
| Name | Chair Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristine Vernon | Chair | kvernon |
Members
| Name | Seat Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Service Start | Service End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Stamatikos | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer , Elected by faculty accorded voting rights in each college | adstama | CAFLS | Food, Nutrition and Packaging Science | 8/15/2023 | 8/14/2026 |
| Beth Gilmore | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer , Elected by faculty accorded voting rights in each college | gilmor5 | CBSHS | Communications | 8/14/2024 | |
| Eliza Gallagher | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer , Elected by faculty accorded voting rights in each college | egallag | CECAS | Engineering & Science Education | 8/14/2025 | |
| Jack Wolf | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer , Elected by faculty accorded voting rights in each college | jackw | CoB | Finance | 8/14/2025 | |
| Megan Che | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer , Elected by faculty accorded voting rights in each college | sche | CoE | Teaching and Learning | 8/14/2024 | |
| Joan Marler | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer , Elected by faculty accorded voting rights in each college | jmarler | CoS | Physics and Astronomy | 8/14/2025 | |
| Jennifer Groff | Regular Faculty Member, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer , Elected by faculty accorded voting rights in each college | jgroff | University Libraries | 8/14/2024 | ||
| VACANT | Faculty Member (any), Appointed by Dean of the Honors College | CAAC | ||||
| VACANT | Faculty Member (any), Appointed by Dean of the Honors College | CAH | ||||
| Dave Blakesley | Faculty Member (any) , Appointed by Faculty Senate President | dblakes | CAH | English | 8/15/2023 | 8/14/2024 |
| Neil Calkin | Faculty Member (any) , Appointed by Dean of the Honors College | calkin | CoS | School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences | 8/15/2023 | 8/14/2025 |
| Deborah Falta | Faculty Member (any), Appointed by Dean of the Honors College | faltad | CBSHS | Public Health | 8/15/2023 | 8/14/2024 |
| Sarah Winslow | Associate Dean of the Honors College , By position | swinslo | Honors | |||
| Alexis Shepard | Staff Member , By position | klanham | Office of Admissions | |||
| Ainara Garcia | Undergraduate Student , Appointed by Dean of the Honors College | ainarag | CECAS | Computer Science | 8/15/2023 | 8/14/2024 |
| VACANT | Undergraduate Student , Appointed by Dean of the Honors College | Undergraduate Student | 8/15/2024 | |||
| VACANT | Undergraduate Student , Appointed by Dean of the Honors College | Undergraduate Student | 8/15/2024 |