Faculty Governance
Committees
College of Medicine faculty committees create programs, allocate resources, review faculty appointments and promotions, admit students, advise the administration, and formulate and implement policies.
Serving on a committee provides an excellent opportunity to engage in important work on behalf of the College and allows for interaction with peers, information sharing, and development of leadership abilities.
A call for nominations to open faculty committee positions is circulated to the faculty of the College of Medicine each spring. You may nominate yourself or a colleague. (Please confirm in advance that your nominee is willing and able to commit to full participation on the committee if elected.)
The faculty elects committee members after the General Faculty Meeting held each May. Committee appointments commence on July 1st.
2022 Committee Election Information
2022 Proposed Bylaws Addition
Faculty Governance Bylaws
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Faculty Bylaws COM-T
These Bylaws provide procedures by which the faculty committees of the College of Medicine, Tucson will function.Revised May, 2020.
Permanent Committees
The Faculty will elect its own members to the Admissions Committee. The Admissions Committee will consist of eleven (11) Faculty members and five (5) students. The Admissions Committee will be responsible to consider applicants and select students to the M.D. program for the college. The Admissions Committee’s decisions regarding such selections will be final and not subject to administrative or other review.
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Holly Bullock, MD, MPH – OB/Gyn |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Cori Daines, MD – Pediatrics * |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Valentine Nfonsam, MD, MS, FACS – Surgery (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Ritu Pandey, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Alejandra Zapien Hidalgo, MD, MPH – Family and Community Medicine |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Maria Czuzak, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Dalia Mikhael, MD – Medicine (2nd term) |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Salma Patel, MD, MPH – Medicine (2nd term) |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Zoe Cohen, PhD – Physiology (2nd term) |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Patricia Harrison-Monroe, PhD – Psychiatry (2nd term) |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Nafees Ahmad, PhD – Immunobiology |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Students |
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Hamza Ghannam, Class of 2025 |
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Kenneth Silvestro, Class of 2025 |
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Natalie Demirjian, Class of 2025 |
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Bobbie Anne Alcanzo, Class of 2025 |
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Adam Carl, Class of 2025 |
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++George Fantry, MD – Associate Dean, Student Affairs & Admissions |
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++Tejal Parikh, MD – Assistant Dean, Admissions |
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*Chair ++Ex-Officio |
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Note: Membership on the Admissions Committee requires a heavy service commitment. Attendance at the meetings is critical and members are expected to give notification prior to missing a meeting. Absence from three full meetings could result in loss of membership.
The COM-Tucson Faculty will elect the Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee, which will include a minimum of three (3) tenured full professors. Additional tenured professors and non-tenure eligible professors may be added to expand committee knowledge about criteria for promotion on the clinical, research and educator tracks. Per UHAP 3.3.02, in promotion or tenure matters, recommendations will be made only by faculty members holding rank superior to the rank of the faculty member being considered, except in the case of full professors, where recommendations can only be made by faculty members holding the same rank. The same will apply to faculty title series. Only tenured members of the Committee may vote on issues concerning tenure track Faculty. This Committee will review and advise the Dean regarding each proposed Faculty appointment, promotion or award of tenure.
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*Ron Heimark, PhD – Surgery (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Karen Weihs, MD – Psychiatry |
9/21 |
6/22 |
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*Cynthia Miranti, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Valentine Nfonsam, MD – Surgery |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Nafees Ahmad, PhD – Immunobiology (2nd term) |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Rui Chang, PhD – Neurology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Xiaoguang Sun, MD, PhD – Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Unni Udayasankar, MD – Medical Imaging |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Robert Harland, MD – Surgery |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Belinda Sun, MD, PhD - Pathology |
10/21 |
6/24 |
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Zong-Ming Li, PhD – Orthopaedic Surgery |
10/21 |
6/24 |
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Saif Mashaqi, MD – Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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***Christina Kalel, Faculty Affairs |
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*Co-chairs *** Staff/Advisor ++Ad Hoc |
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Note: Membership on the Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Committee requires a heavy service commitment year-round. Attendance at meetings is critical and members are expected to give notification prior to missing a meeting. Unreported absence from multiple meetings could result in loss of membership.
The COM-Tucson Faculty may, but is not required to, elect a Committee of Ten, which will consist of ten (10) members of its Faculty. This Committee may initiate and study any issue or matter of interest to the College and may consider any academic or administrative matter brought to its attention by a Dean, any other Committee of the Faculty, or any member of the Faculty, or refer such matter to an appropriate University committee or office that is charged with addressing such issues directly. It may make recommendations to the person or group that consulted it and may, also at its discretion, make recommendations to the Dean, other Committees and to the Faculty.
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Term Exp |
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Dorothy Gilbertson-Dahdal, MD – Medical Imaging (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Matthew Gretzer, MD, FACS – Surgery |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Julie Ledford, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine* |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Jarrod Mosier, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Unni Udayasankar, MD – Medical Imaging |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Erika Bracamonte, MD – Pathology |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Amy Mitchell, MD – OB/GYN |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Cameron Hypes, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Vivienne Ng, MD, MPH – Emergency Medicine* |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Deepak Acharya, MD – Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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*Chair ***Staff/Advisor |
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The COM-Tucson Faculty may, but is not required to, elect a Continuing Medical Education Committee, which will consist of ten (10) clinical Faculty members. The Continuing Medical Education Committee will set policy for continuing medical education, provide oversight of continuing medical education activities and assure that the approved policies and activities meet accreditation standards for continuing medical education.
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Daniel Combs, MD – Pediatrics (2nd term)* |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Sarah Desoky, MD – Medical Imaging (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Valerie Ebert, DO – Pediatrics |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Jennifer Plitt, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Emily Clair McClung, MD – OB/GYN |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Nicholas Stea, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Laura Stephens, MD, FCAP, QIA – Pathology* |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Bijin Thajudeen, MD – Medicine (2nd term) |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Garrett Pacheco, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Helene Felman, MD – Pediatrics |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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++Randa Kutob, MD, MPH |
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***Denise Garrett/Cheryl Novalis-Marine/Robert Amend |
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The COM-Tucson Faculty may, but is not required to, elect a Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee, which will consist of six (6) members of its Faculty. A Dean's Faculty Advisory Committee will advise the Dean on matters related to the mission of the college or that are of interest to the Faculty. It will meet with the Dean at least quarterly. The Chairperson may attend monthly meetings of the Department Heads’ Council and represent the COM Faculty at these meetings.
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Term Exp |
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Kwan Lee, MD – Medicine |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Arthur Sanders, MD – Emergency Medicine* |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Emmanuel Katsanis, MD – Pediatrics |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Edita Navratilova, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Marlys Witte, MD – Surgery |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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***Eva Ybarra, Faculty Affairs |
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*Chair **Co-Chair ***Staff/Advisor |
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The Educational Policy Committee for the College of Medicine-Tucson will consist of 12 faculty and 4 medical students. The faculty will be elected from the College of Medicine and serve for 3 years with one renewable term. The students will elect four students representing their class year for 4-year terms. The Educational Policy Committee will work with the Dean, Deputy Dean and COM Administration to provide governance and oversight of the undergraduate medical curriculum, to advance educational goals and to make sure the College meets its accreditation standards. The committee will develop policies for student performance and advancement, and criteria to receive an M.D. degree. The Educational Policy Committee will generally meet at least once per month to evaluate the present curriculum and educational experience and develop changes in the educational and curricular policy as needed.
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Term Exp |
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Zoe Cohen, PhD – Physiology |
6/17 |
6/22 |
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Dawn K. Coletta, PhD – Medicine |
6/17 |
6/22 |
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David Bear, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Indu Partha, MD – Medicine |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Jennifer Plitt, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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James Warneke, MD, FACS – Surgery (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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*Julie Armin, PhD – Family and Community Medicine (2nd term) |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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James Proffitt, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Jordana M. Smith, MD – Ophthalmology (2nd term) |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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**Arthur Sanders, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Allison Huff MacPherson, DHEd – Family and Community Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Teresa Orth, MD, PhD – OB/GYN |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Students |
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Kayla Darris, Class of 2022 (Secondary: Aaron Masjedi, Class of 2022) |
6/18 |
6/22 |
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Anthony McCoy, Class of 2023 (Secondary: Dieter Mohty, Class of 2023) |
6/19 |
6/23 |
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Colin Fields, Class of 2024 (Secondary: Katie Pulling, Class of 2024) |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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Isabellyana Dominguez, Class of 2025 (Secondary: Jasmine Lock, Class of 2025) |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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***Travis Garner & Lindsey Epperson, Curricular Affairs *Chair **Vice Chair *** Staff/Advisor |
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http://medicine.arizona.edu/education/curricular-affairs/educational-policy-committee |
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The medical students of the COM-Tucson campus will elect three (3) medical student representatives from each class to serve on its Honor Code Committee. The COM -- TUCSON Faculty of will elect two (2) members of its Faculty, one from a basic science department and one from a clinical science department, to serve on this Committee. The Associate Dean for Student Affairs may attend an Honor Code Committee’s formal meeting, and act as an advisor to the Committee, but will not vote. The Honor Code Committee will investigate and make recommendations regarding alleged violations of the Code of Scholastic Conduct (Code) to its campus Student Progress Committee. The Honor Code Committee also will conduct a periodic review of the Code and make recommendations to change the Code to the Student Affairs Committee for consideration and implementation, if required.
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Term Exp |
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Fei Yin, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Brian Smith, MD – Psychiatry |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Students |
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Kayla Darris, Class of 2022 Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo, Class of 2022 Rissa Zudekoff, Class of 2022 Student TBD, Class of 2023 Mikayla Whalen, Class of 2024 Ben Litmanovich, Class of 2025 Zak Webber, Class of 2025 Jordan Gotwalt, Class of 2025 (Alternate) |
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***TBD |
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The Faculty of the College of Medicine-Tucson will elect eight (8) faculty and will select one (1) MD/PhD student to serve on the MD/PhD Committee. All applications to the dual MD/PhD program will be reviewed concurrently by the MD/PhD Committee and by the regular Admissions Committee or a subset of that Committee. The MD/PhD Committee will select applicants for the MD/PhD program from those accepted by the College of Medicine Admissions Committee for admission to the MD program. Decisions regarding admission to the dual MD/PhD program will be final and not subject to administrative or other review.
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John Konhilas, PhD – Physiology* |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD – Neurology |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Gregory Woodhead, MD, PhD – Medical Imaging (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Katalin Gothard, MD, PhD – Physiology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Kristian Doyle, PhD – Immunobiology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Joseph Mascarenhas, PhD – Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Belinda Sun, MD, PhD – Pathology |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Teresa Orth, MD, PhD – OB/GYN |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Saad Sammani, MD, MS – Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Students |
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Megan Ahern, Student Representative |
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Austen Thompson, Student Representative |
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++George Fantry, MD |
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++Todd Vanderah, PhD |
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++Tejal Parikh, MD |
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***Susan Nares |
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The Faculty of the College of Medicine-Tucson will elect a Nominating Committee, which will consist of six (6) of its Voting Faculty members. The Nominating Committee will nominate candidates for membership on all Permanent Committees except the Nominating Committee, which will be done as described in Section V.D. in the COM-T bylaws.
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Term Exp |
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Andrew Karellas, PhD – Medical Imaging (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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John Streicher, PhD – Pharmacology (2nd term)* |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Jeffrey Lochhead, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Vivienne Ng, MD, MPH – Emergency Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Laura Stephens, MD, FCAP, QIA – Pathology |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Ramesh Karra, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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***Gracialinda Colmenero |
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*Chair ***Staff/Advisor |
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The COM-Tucson Faculty will elect the Student Appeals Committee, which will consist of at least five (5) Faculty members. Such members should, but are not required to, have served on a Student Progress Committee prior to serving on a Student Appeals Committee. A Student Appeals Committee will consider appeals of final decisions of the Student Progress Committee for which an appeal is permitted by the Procedures for Student Progress, Academic Integrity and Managing Grade Appeals (COM -- TUCSON), as amended, which will govern its activities. Decisions of this Committee are binding within the College of Medicine-Tucson and cannot be appealed further within the College. No member of the Student Progress Committee will serve simultaneously as a member of the Student Appeals Committee. Current society mentors, block directors, clerkship directors, and any faculty member whose participation on this Committee would constitute a conflict of interest, are not eligible to serve on this Committee.
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Term Exp |
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Christopher Banek, PhD – Physiology |
6/20 |
6/22 |
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Tze-Woei Tan, MD, MBBS, MPH, FACS – Surgery |
6/20 |
6/22 |
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Raymond Wong, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/20 |
6/22 |
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Cameron Hypes, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/23 |
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Paulo Pires, PhD – Physiology |
6/21 |
6/23 |
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Lourdes Castanon, MD – Surgery |
6/21 |
6/23 |
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***Travis Garner |
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The COM-Tucson Faculty will elect its own members to the Student Progress Committee, which will consist of at least eight (8) Faculty members, and one (1) student from each of its classes. The Student Progress Committee will have jurisdiction to consider all cases of unsatisfactory academic or non-academic performance, including discipline; recommendations by the Honor Code Committee that the Committee take disciplinary action against a student following a finding that a student has violated the Honor Code; and other matters affecting a student’s progress in the College, as described more fully in the Procedures for Student Progress, Academic Integrity and Managing Grade Appeals (COM-Tucson), as amended, which will govern the Committee’s activities. Such committees will have broad discretion to address issues related to students’ academic progress and disciplinary matters, and to formulate plans for progression and discipline in a manner consistent with COM-Tucson policy. It will also serve as the appeals committee when a student seeks review of a decision by the Associate Dean for Student Affairs that s/he qualifies for automatic dismissal, a finding by the Honor Code Committee that s/he has violated the College’s Code of Scholastic Conduct (prior to the Student Progress Committee considering discipline based upon such finding), and for grade appeals. The Student Progress Committee will also certify that students have met the criteria for graduation and receipt of the M.D. degree. Current society mentors, block directors, clerkship directors, and any faculty member whose participation on this Committee would constitute a conflict of interest, are not eligible to serve on this Committee.
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Term Exp |
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Cindy Chin, MD – Pediatrics (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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*Laura Meinke, MD – Medicine |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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John Purdy, PhD – Immunobiology |
6/20 |
6/22 |
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E. Fiona Bailey, PhD – Physiology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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*Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Xiaoguang Sun, MD, PhD – Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Nicola Baker, MD – Emergency Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Jennifer Segar, MD – Internal Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Students |
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Smita Armstrong, Class of 2023 |
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Charis Royal, Class of 2024 |
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Martin Garcia, Class of 2025 |
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***Travis Garner |
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Standing Committees
The Dean’s Council on Faculty Affairs is a Standing Committee of the College of Medicine which: 1) develops and implements programs that will enhance faculty life (related to, for example, career development, mentoring, leadership, etc.); 2) develops policies pertinent to the faculty at the College of Medicine; and 3) advises the Dean on faculty affairs matters at the College of Medicine (e.g., promotion and tenure, recruitment and retention, etc.). The work of the Council is supported and disseminated by the College of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs.
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Term Exp |
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Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/18 |
6/22 |
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Amber Rice, MD - Emergency Medicine (2nd term) |
6/18 |
6/22 |
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Elaine Situ-LaCasse, MD – Emergency Medicine (2nd term) |
6/18 |
6/22 |
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Mari Ricker, MD – Family and Community Medicine |
6/19 |
6/23 |
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Sarah Desoky, MD – Medical Imaging (2nd term) |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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Kimberly Gerhart, MD – Pediatrics (2nd term) * |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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Julie Ledford, PhD – Cellular & Molecular Medicine |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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Celia Valenzuela, MD – OB/GYN (2nd term) |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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Erika Bracamonte, MD – Pathology |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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Chad Viscusi, MD – Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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Jordana M. Smith, MD – Ophthalmology |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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Hina Arif-Tiwari, MD – Medical Imaging |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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++ Allie Min, MD, Assistant Dean, Faculty Development |
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***Eva Sanchez, Faculty Affairs |
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The Dean’s Research Council is a Standing Committee, which advises the Dean of the College of Medicine on matters pertaining to the research programs of the College of Medicine (e.g., space, faculty career development awards, core facility funding, faculty startup funds, conflict of interest, legislation, animal welfare/animal rights, indirect cost recovery policy, technology transfer, interdisciplinary programs, and future strategies). The Council develops research policy for the College of Medicine that is disseminated to the research community via the Research Office. 15 Faculty – see guidelines for composition of members.
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**Kurt Denninghoff, MD - Emergency Medicine (2nd term) |
6/17 |
6/22 |
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Tolga Turker, MD – Orthopaedic Surgery (2nd term) |
6/17 |
6/22 |
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Srikar Adhikari, MD, MS – Emergency Medicine |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Margaret Briehl, PhD – Pathology |
4/22 |
6/22 |
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Daniel Latt, MD, PhD – Orthopaedic Surgery |
4/22 |
6/22 |
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*Janet Funk, MD – Medicine |
6/18 |
6/23 |
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Maria Altbach, PhD – Medical Imaging (2nd term) |
6/18 |
6/23 |
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Rui Chang, PhD – Neurology |
10/21 |
6/23 |
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Erika Eggers, PhD – Physiology |
6/19 |
6/24 |
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Patrick Ronaldson, PhD – Pharmacology (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/24 |
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Marlys Witte, MD – Surgery (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/24 |
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Katalin Gothard, MD, PhD – Physiology |
6/20 |
6/25 |
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Alicia Allen, PhD, MPH – Family and Community Medicine |
6/21 |
6/26 |
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Edita Navratilova, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/21 |
6/26 |
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Zong-Ming Li, PhD – Orthopaedic Surgery |
2/22 |
6/26 |
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++ Lauren Zajac, Assoc VP Res Admin UAHS; Viviane Carmichael, Assoc VP, UA Fd |
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++ Jason A. Wertheim, MD, PhD, Vice Dean, Research and Graduate Studies |
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*** Deanna Clary |
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The Faculty Diversity Advisory Committee (FDAC) is a standing committee which: 1) identifies strategies, tactics and priorities for improving faculty diversity and inclusivity at the COM; 2) assists in determining how to integrate diversity and inclusion, broadly defined, into everything we do at the college; 3) provides a line of communication between faculty and administration; and 4) supports development and implementation of programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion that enhance faculty life (related to career development, mentoring, leadership, community outreach, etc.). The committee interacts closely with similar committees for students, staff and other groups. The FDAC is co-chaired by two of the members of the FDAC. The College of Medicine Deans for Faculty Development and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion serve as ex-officio members. The FDAC is comprised of 10 faculty members who will serve four-year terms. The FDAC will meet monthly. The work of the FDAC will be supported by the College of Medicine Offices of Faculty Affairs and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Members must be on the faculty at the UA College of Medicine at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor. Additional individuals from staff/student diversity committees or the community may be invited to serve as liaisons on the FDAC. Membership should include representation from multiple departments and centers, all ranks and all tracks. It is expected that the committee will be diverse as defined by the COM Diversity Statement, and will include both UA employed and affiliate faculty.
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Celia Valenzuela, MD – OBGYN* |
6/20 |
6/22 |
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Josie Acuna, MD – Emergency Medicine (2nd Term) |
6/19 |
6/23 |
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Jenny Mendelson, MD – Pediatrics |
6/19 |
6/23 |
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Indu Partha, MD – Medicine |
6/19 |
6/23 |
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Hina Arif Tiwari, MD, MD – Medical Imaging |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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Nancy Casanova, MD, MPH, PhD – Medicine |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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Patricia Lebensohn, MD – FCM (2nd Term) |
6/20 |
6/24 |
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Helene Felman, MD – Pediatrics |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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Sangeetha Murugapandian, MD – Medicine, Nephrology* |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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Yuri Chaves Martin, MD, PhD - Anesthesiology |
6/21 |
6/25 |
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++Allie Min, MD, Assistant Dean, Faculty Development |
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++Victoria Murrain, DO, Deputy Dean, Diversity & Inclusion |
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***Michelle Ortiz, PhD, Diversity & Inclusion |
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The Honors and Awards Committee is a Standing Committee of the COM reporting to the Deputy Dean for Education and the Dean of the College of Medicine. It has 6 faculty members representing the COM Departments voted on by the Faculty and 4 student members, one from each class. It is responsible for selecting a series of awards presented to medical students. It will also review external requests for nominees for faculty awards. Most of the awards will be nominated directly by a Department or Center. When only one nominee can be submitted by the COM, the Honors & Awards committee will review the nominees (if more than one) and provide a recommendation to the Dean.
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May Khanna, PhD – Pharmacology (2nd term) |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Jenny Mendelson, MD – Pediatrics |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Charles Putnam, MD, PhD – Surgery |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Maria Czuzak, PhD - Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Alicia Allen, PhD – Family and Community Medicine (2nd term) |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Michael Ditillo, DO – Surgery * |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Nicolas Iadarola, Class of 2022 |
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++Janet Corral, PhD, Associate Dean, Curricular Affairs |
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++George Fantry, MD, Associate Dean, Student Affairs |
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The Medical Student Research Committee (MSRC) composed of leading basic and clinical faculty as well as students active in research, meets in person or electronically on a regular basis to stimulate student and faculty interest, monitor progress of the program, recommend intramural and extramural funding for student research, evaluate activities of program components, and assist in setting priorities and long-range planning.
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Term Exp |
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Ritu Pandey, PhD – Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Craig Weinkauf, MD, PhD – Surgery |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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Kristian Doyle, PhD – Immunobiology (2nd term)* |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Karen Lutrick, PhD - Family & Community Medicine |
6/20 |
6/23 |
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Franz Rischard, DO – Medicine |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Ken Batai, PhD – Urology |
6/21 |
6/24 |
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Christopher Vance, Class of 2022 |
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Taylor Cox, Class of 2023 |
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++ Marlys Witte, MD, Surgery |
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***Grace Wagner |
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***Graceann Thompson |
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This council represents the faculty’s voice within the AAMC leadership structure. It typically involves a stand-alone two-day meeting in the spring and sessions in conjunction with the AAMC Annual Meeting in November. There are other issue-based task force and committee meetings, but most of the work is completed via webinars, conference calls, and email. Faculty from the senior leadership ranks (such as chair, division director, program director, center director) but without a dean’s office appointment are eligible to serve.
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Term Exp |
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(Sr. Faculty) Ilana Addis, MD, MPH – OB/Gyn |
6/19 |
6/22 |
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(Jr. Faculty) David Stewart, MD – Surgery |
6/19 |
6/22 |
The Graduate Council provides a forum in which matters of concern to graduate education are discussed and the mission of the Graduate College fulfilled. The Council works with the Graduate College to review, establish, and update policies affecting graduate education. Among its roles, the Council is a part of the University process for creating or changing graduate degree programs in the planning and implementation stages, leading to ultimate approval by the Arizona Board of Regents. The Council recommends and reviews the policies and procedures of the Graduate College, including but not limited to admission requirements, degree certification, graduate teaching and research assistantships and recommends priorities for graduate education and supports efforts to achieve them. All instruction, curriculum, and policy action items approved by the Graduate Council are forwarded to the College Academic Administrators Council, Team Provost, and the Senate Executive Committee before advancing to the Faculty Senate for approval. http://facultygovernance.arizona.edu/committee/42
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Margaret Briehl, PhD – Pathology |
7/18 |
6/22 |
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Nam Lee, PhD – Pharmacology |
6/19 |
6/23 |
Faculty Governance Committee List Details
- Full Committee List
A complete list of all committees at the College of Medicine – Tucson for 2021-2022, including membership and information about duties and activities. Note: this list will be updated with the committee chair information once the information has been received from all the committees.