A&S GSO Committees
The Chairs of A&S GSO Committees are chosen at the April GSO Council Meeting. However, any A&S graduate student may serve as a member of these committees. If you are interested in joining one of these committees please contact the AA. or the Chair of the committee listed below for more information.
Teaching Award
The teaching award committee determines the applications process, solicits nominations, reviews applications and plans for the reception for the Elizabeth Baranger Excellence in Teaching Award for A&S Graduate Students.
- Christine Walther, Psychology
- Megan Julian, Psychology
- Mary Hostenske, Anthropology
- Chen-Jye ("Phebie") Thum, Sociology
Grad Expo
The Grad Expo committee plans and carries out the annual Grad Expo each Spring. The Grad Expo is a yearly exposition of grad student research The committee meets in the Fall but the bulk of the work occurs in the Spring semester.
- Charles-Louis Moran-Metivier, French & Italian
- David Givens, Religious Studies
- Emily Bailey, Religious Studies
- Sasha Rohde, Biological Sciences
- Jessica Sarver, Chemistry
Finance
The committee will be responsible for formulating recommendations to be voted on by the full Council. Responsibilities will include: an annual budget; regulations governing the Travel Grants; review of the financial transactions and recordkeeping performed by the AA; and recommendations for the disbursement of forfeited departmental funds and emergency funds when appropriate.
- Grant Williams, Theatre Arts
- Adrienne Spiller, Religious Studies
- PJ Dillon, Computer Science
Website
The committee updates and maintains the information on this website, the Grad Expo website, the A&S GSO web application (still under development), and the A&S GSO Facebook application (also still under development).
- PJ Dillon, Computer Science
Happy Hour
This committee plans Happy Hours sponsored by A&S GSO. Please let them know if you have any suggestions about where to hold Happy Hours. They are always looking for new ideas.
- Panayiotis Neophytou, Computer Science
- Dan Bisbee, History
External Committees
Appointments to external are voted on at the April A&S GSO Council meeting. However, there are periodically openings during the year. If you would like to volunteer to serve on one of these committees, if an opening become available or if you would like to be considered in April please contact the AA.
Graduate Student and Professional Assembly (GPSA)
3 Appointments
GPSA is the university-wide graduate student government; it represents all the graduate and professional schools at Pitt, including A&S. GPSA appoints representatives to various university committees, including Senate and Board of Trustees subcommittees. If you are interested in serving on university committees such as the Library Committee, Transportation or University Computing, please contact the Vice President for Committees of GPSA. A current list of openings can be found here.
- Kristopher Geda, Linguistics
- Mary Hostenske, Anthropology
- Alex Oliver, History of Art and Architecture
Arts & Sciences Council
2 Appointments
This committee consists of the dean, twelve faculty members, two A&S graduate students, and two A&S undergraduate students. The A&SC acts for the Arts and Sciences in the intervals between meetings of the full faculty, prepares the agenda for such meetings, and consults with the Dean on long-range budget planning.
- PJ Dillon, Computer Science
- Grant Williams, Theatre Arts
Arts & Sciences Planning and Budget Committee
3 Appointments
The Arts and Sciences Planning and Budgeting Committee (A&S-PBC) is comprised of six faculty, three staff, three graduate students, and the Dean and Graduate and Undergraduate Deans of A&S. This Committee advises the A&S Dean with regard to planning and annual budget allocations within A&S, assists him or her in reviewing the priority of requests that involve significant new funding, and helps to determine budgetary guidelines for A&S. Most recently, this committee has been responsible for long-range budget planning. The graduate student representatives are one from each of Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural sciences.
- Megan Julian, Psychology
- Panayiotis Neophytou, Computer Science
- Michael Dupuis, English
Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies
5 Appointments
This committee advises the graduate dean on matters of concern to A&S graduate students. Five graduate students and six faculty members sit on this committee. Concerns include curriculum and instructional programs, admissions, degree requirements, and other academic matters.
