Committee and Administrative Assignments

Department Administration

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Committee and Administrative Assignments


Head	Darryl de Ruiter
Associate Head	Sharon Gursky
Director of Graduate Studies	Jeff Winking
Associate Director of Graduate Studies
M.S. Program Coordinator	Kevin Crisman
Director of Undergraduate Studies	Allison Hopkiins

Archaeology Program Coordinator	Jessi Halligan
Biological Anth Program Coordinator	Sharon Gursky
Cultural Anth Program Coordinator	Mike Alvard
Nautical Anth Program Coordinator	Cemal Pulak

Department Curator	Heather Thakar
Director, CMAC	Chris Dostal
Director, SCFA	Mike Waters
Associate Director, SCFA	Jessi Halligan
Director, CRL	Donny Hamilton
NAGPRA Coordinator	Heather Thakar
Assessment Coordinator (phasing out)	TBA
Distinguished Lecture Series Coordinator	Sergio Lemus

Bridging Themes Working Groups

Evolution & Ecology (Darryl de Ruiter, Chair)
Food/Nutrition/Culture (Allison Hopkins, Chair)
Migrations/Dispersals/Diaspora (Sergio Lemus, Chair)
Technology & Material Culture (TBA)

Standing Committees

Executive Committee
TBD (ARCH)
TBD (BIO)
Mike Alvard (CULT)
Cemal Pulak (NAUT)
Mike Waters (CSFA Director)
Chris Dostal (CMAC Director)

Graduate Committee
Jeff Winking (CULT, Chair)
TBA (NAUT)
TBA (ARCH)
TBA (BIO)

Undergraduate Committee
Allison Hopkins (CULT, CHair)
TBA (ARCH)
TBA (BIO)
Deborah Carlson (NAUT)

Association of Anthropology Graduate Students
TBA (AAGS GPSC Rep & Faculty Liaison)
Missy Gandarilla (AAGS GPSC Rep Alternate)

Promotion & Tenure Committee

Ted Goebel (Chair)

All Tenured Faculty review Assistant Professors for Promotion & Tenure
All Full Professors review Associate Professors for Promotion & Tenure

Departmental Representation on College Committees

College of Arts & Sciences Executive Council (Cynthia Werner)
College of Arts & Sciences GIC (TBA)
College of Arts & Sciences UIC (TBA)
College of Arts & Sciences Council (Catharina Laporte)
College of Arts & Sciences Climate & Inclusion (Heather Thakar)
Planning & Resources (TBA)
TAMU Libraries Representative (TBA)
Glasscock Center Advisory Committee (Shelley Wachsmann)

Departmental Representatives on Faculty Senate

Catharina Laporte (Executive Committee Member)
Heather Thakar

Departmental Representation on Staff Committees

College of Arts & Sciences Staff Development Council (TBA)
College of Arts & Sciences Business Council (Rebekah Luza)

Advisors to Student Organizations

Anthropological Society Staff Advisor (TBA)
Nautical Archaeology Student Association Faculty Advisor (TBA)
Anthropology Graduate Student Association (TBA)

Mentors for Assistant Professors

Allison Hopkins – Jeff Winking and Cynthia Werner
Catharina Laporte – Valerie Balester (outside of dept) and Cynthia Werner
Anna Linderholm – Jeff Winking and Kelly Graf
Heather Thakar – Ted Goebel and Cynthia Werner

Mentors for Associate Professors (if desired)

Sheela Athreya – Lori Wright
Debbie Carlson – Cemal Pulak and Kevin Crisman