Executive Committee 2011-2012

The Center for Public Humanities is led by a director who is chosen by the Dean of the School of the Humanities. The activities of the Center are guided by the Executive Committee comprised of faculty representatives from the disciplines of Art History, Biblical & Religious Studies, Communication, English, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy, and Politics, and the dean of the School of the Humanities ex officio. The Executive Committee meets monthly during the academic year to review applications for funding and to plan the yearly Spring Humanities Symposium. It has the responsibility for managing the Center’s endowment in conjunction with the dean of the School of the Humanities.


Biblical & Religious Studies
Richard Crane, Assistant Professor of Theology

Communication

Kate Quimby, Senior Lecturer in Humanities

English
Larry Lake , Associate Professor of Writing

History
David Pettegrew, Assistant Professor of History

Modern Languages
Gladys A. Robalino, Assistant Professor of Spanish

Philosophy
David J. Schenk, Associate Professor of Philosophy

Politics
Paul Rego, Assistant Professor of Politics

School of the Humanities

Joseph Huffman , Director

Peter K. Powers, Dean, ex officio