CAS Faculty Council
Welcome to the Saint Louis University Arts and Sciences Faculty Council.
The SLU Arts and Sciences Faculty Council represents the diversity of faculty voices in the college, provides a vehicle for faculty participation in shared and self-governance, makes recommendations on curricular issues and serves as an advisory body to the dean. In its work, the council strives to defend academic freedom and to embody the Catholic, Jesuit principle of subsidiarity, ensuring that when possible decisions are made at the level closest to the individuals affected.
All Arts and Science faculty members are invited to attend and participate in full Faculty Council meetings.
Scott Ragland
Faculty council president, 2025-26
fc-president@slu.edu
Faculty Council Meetings
Faculty Council Meetings for the 2025-26 year are the first Thursday of each month from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in room 256 Busch Student Center.
Faculty Council Roster
Executive Committee 2025-2026
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Scott Ragland – president – philosophy
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Chris Duncan – vice president and chair, nominations – political science
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Ben England – secretary – biology
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Ashley Milam – chair, Faculty Advisory Committee – biology
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Kim Powlishta – chair, Graduate Curriculum Committee – psychology
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Brian Downes – chair; rank, tenure, and sabbatical – biology
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Sarah Bauer – chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – LLC
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Elizabeth Block – at-large Rep, humanities – theological studies
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Ellen Carnaghan – at-large Rep, social sciences – political science
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Elena Bray Speth – at-large Rep, natural sciences – biology
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Bryan Sokol – Rep, Mission – psychology
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Rachel Greenwald Smith – Rep, DEIA – English
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André Zampaulo – faculty senate Rep – LLC
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Donna LaVoie – CAS dean, ex officio
- Zhenguo Lin - biology - natural sciences
- Ashley Milam - biology - natural sciences
- Scott Harris - sociology and anthropology - social sciences
- Yun Lee - philosophy - humanities
- Laurie Russell - CAS associate dean - ex officio
- Cathleen Fleck - faculty advisory chair - visual and Performing arts
- Cathleen Fleck - visual and performing arts - humanities
- Ashley Milam - biology - natural sciences
- Morgan Hazelton - political science - social sciences
- Dan Kozlowski - CAS associate dean - ex officio
- Kimberly Powlishta - psychology - graduate curriculum chair
- Charnell Peters - communication - social sciences
- Wenyan Xiao - biology - natural sciences
- Amy Wright - language, literature and cultures - humanities
- Jennifer Popiel - CAS associate dean - ex officio
- Donna LaVoie - CAS associate dean - ex officio
- Rubén Rosario-Rodriguez - theological studies - nominations chair
- Ander Beristain - language, literature and cultures - humanities
- Steven Rogers - political science -social sciences
- Cristy Portales-Reyes - biology - natural sciences
- Brian Downes - biology - chair
- Wynne Moskop - political science - social sciences
- Jason Knouft - biology - biology
- Jonathan Sawday - English - humanities
- Robert Cropf - political science - ex officio (UCART)
- Sarah Bauer - language, literature and cultures - chair
- Lisa Willoughby - psychology - social sciences
- Mike May - math and statistics - natural sciences
- Gary Barker - CAS associate dean- ex officio
- Donna LaVoie - CAS associate dean - ex officio
- Matthew Nanes - political science
- Stephanie Tennill - visual and performing arts
- Heidi Ardizzone - American studies
- Alesha Durfee - women's and gender studies
- Vince Casaregola - English
- Yolonda Wilson - health care ethics
- Sam Conedera - history
- Sergey Toymentsev - language, literature and cultures
- Scott Ragland - philosophy
- Rachel Lindsey - theological studies
- Bukky Gbadegesin - African American studies
- Elena Bray-Speth - biology
- Anneke Bart - math and statistics
- Jennifer Korte - communication
- Ruth Warner - psychology
- Liz Chiarello - sociology and anthropology
- Judy Ogilvie - neuroscience
- Melinda McPherson - forensic science
- Joel Jennings - sociology and anthropology
- Chris Duncan - political science
- Toby Benis - English
- Stacey Harris - math and statistics
- Hisako Matsuo - sociology and anthropology
- Bukky Gbadegesin - African American studies
- Stephen Casmier - English
- Zhenguo Lin - biology
- Yuqi Wang - biology
- Andre Zampaulo - language, literature, and cultures
- Stacey Harris - math and statistics
- Hisako Matsuo - sociology and anthropology
- Kim Druschel - math and statistics
- Elena Bray Speth - biology
- Ali Fisunoglu - political science
- Dan Kozlowski - communication
- Sheri Anderson-Gutierrez - language, literature, and cultures
- Grant Kaplan - theological studies
- Paul Lynch - English
- Nila Petty - visual and performing arts
- Gerardo Camilo - biology
- Lisa Willoughby - psychology
- Lucy Cashion - visual and performing arts
- Robert Cropf - political science
- Ness Sandoval - sociology and anthropology
- Zhenguo Lin - biology
- Toby Benis - english
- Jennifer Rust - English
Minutes
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