Westphal Faculty Caucus The Westphal Faculty Caucus operates under its Charter and Bylaws with the goal to ensure shared governance between Westphal full-time faculty and the Dean’s Administration. Executive Committee Michelle McHugh Chair Michael Wagner Vice Chair Cyrille Taillandier Recording Secretary Bill Rees Additional Member Ulrike Altenmuller-Lewis Additional Member Westphal Caucus Committee Chairs Luke Abruzzo CCAA: 2019-24 Joe Steinhardt CCFA: 2023-24 Shannon Lacek CCBP&D: 2021-23 At-Large Caucus Members Ulrike Altenmueller Yvonne Leach Cyrille Taillandier Faculty Senators Michelle McHugh Dee Nicholas Joseph Steinhardt Jocelyn Tarquini Jacklynn Niemiec Alternate Senators Jeff Apruzzese John Avarese Ben Kalina Matthew Kaufhold Bill Rees Adjunct Faculty Representative Rosemary Murphy Standing Senate Committee Members Michael Wagner SCAA 2023-25 Brea Heidelberg SCRSCA 2022-24 Julie Goodman SCN 2023-25 Emil Polyak SCAA (Grad) 2022-24 Raja Schaar SCSL 2022-24 Joe Marsini (Liaison with University SCPB&D) SCBP&D 2023-25 Shushi Yoshinaga SCAS 2021-24 Joe Hancock SCFA 2023-25 Emeritus Committee Joe Hancock 2023-26 Sabbatical Committee Glen Muschio Caucus Committee on Academic Affairs (CCAA) Luke Abruzzo Performing Arts (Chair) Rena Cumby Architecture, Design & Urbanism (Liaison with SCAA) Alphonso McClendon Design Jackie Kilmartin Design Robert Lloyd Digital Media Michelle McHugh Cinema & Television Diana Nicholas Architecture, Design & Urbanism (Liaison with SCAA Grad Subcommittee) Daniel Coslett Architecture, Design & Urbanism Emil Polyak Digital Media Delia Solomons Art & Art History Jocelyn Tarquini Cinema & Television James McKinney Arts & Entertainment Enterprise Terry Murphy, Director of Academic Scheduling and Services - Ex-officio Evelyn Ramos, Academic Advising - Ex-officio Deb Ruben, Associate Dean for Academics - Ex-officio Caucus Committee on Budget, Planning and Development (CCBP&D) Nick Anselmo Performing Arts Shannon Lacek (Chair) Arts & Entertainment Enterprise Paul Runyon Design Mark Stockton Art & Art History Andrew Susskind Cinema & Television (Liaison with SCBP&D) Jervis Thompson Digital Media Simon Tickell Architecture, Design & Urbanism Peter Bartscherer, Associate Dean for Finance, Facilities, and Operations – Ex-officio Caucus Committee on Faculty Affairs Ulrike Altenmuller Architecture, Design & Urbanism Art Scott Bacon Performing Arts Chris Baeza Design Yvonne Leach Cinema & Television (Liaison with SCFA) Jacob Lunderby Art & Art History Emil Polyak Digital Media Joseph Steinhardt, Chair Arts & Entertainment Enterprise Neville Vakharia, Associate Dean for Research – Ex-officio