Faculty Committees

Today@Elon: “Elon celebrates student, faculty and staff contributions to global education”

 

The GEC is advised by two faculty committees: the Global Education Center Advisory Committee (GECAC) and the Global Education Curriculum Committee (GECC).

Global Education Center Advisory Committee (GECAC)

The Global Education Center Advisory Committee (GECAC) supports and offers advice on all aspects of the Global Education Center. It is made up of faculty members from the various colleges and schools, except for the Elon University School of Law, and various staff members who have close relationships with the GEC. Faculty members are appointed for three years by the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs in consultation with the Dean of Global Education and based on expressed interest. Particular responsibilities of the Committee include vetting proposals for faculty-in-residence at the Elon Centers Abroad and providing input on policies, programs, and other global initiatives.

Committee members:

Rotating Members

2022 – 2025

  • Young Do Kim, Associate Professor of Sport Management
  • Brittany Riggs, Lecturer in Mathematics & Statistics
  • Yidi Wu, Assistant Professor of History

2023 – 2026

  • Zahra Akbari, Lecturer in Economics
  • Cyra Kussman, Lecturer of Nursing
  • Kristin Lange, Associate Professor of German

2024 – 2027

  • Jen Guy Metcalf, Associate Professor of Dance
  • Anthony Rizzuto, Associate Professor of Chemistry
  • Evan Small, Lecturer in Wellness

Standing Members

  • Andrea Sinn, Program Director of International and Global Studies and O’Briant Developing Professor and Associate Professor of History
  • Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, Director of the Center for Research on Global Engagement and Professor of Psychology

GEC Members

  • Nick Gozik, Dean of Global Education
  • Mark Kurt, Assistant Dean & Professor of Economics
  • Allegra Laing, Executive Director of Global Programming

Global Education Curriculum Committee (GECC)

The Global Education Curriculum Committee (GECC), formerly called the Study Abroad Committee (SAC), is a standing committee appointed by the Academic Council. Faculty members representing all of the colleges and schools, except for the Elon University School of Law, are appointed. There are eight or nine faculty members, each with a three-year appointment. The Director of Elon Core Curriculum serves as a standing committee member. Non-voting members include the Dean of Global Education and the Assistant Dean of Global Education. The role of the GECC is to act as a proxy of the Curriculum Committee in approving courses proposed for short-term faculty-led global programs. In addition to reviewing and deciding on approval of the proposals, the GECC approves policy decisions related to short-term faculty-led global programs and offers advice to new faculty members in putting forward proposals.

Committee members:

Voting members

2022 – 2025

  • Christy Benson, Associate Professor of Business Law, Management and Entrepreneurship
  • Derek Lackaff, Associate Professor of Communication Design & Director of iMedia Graduate Program
  • Kai Swanson, Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television Arts

2023 – 2026

  • Jeff Carpenter, Professor of Education and Director of Teaching Fellows Program
  • Damion Blake, Associate Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies
  • Paula DiBiasio, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Education

2024 – 2027

  • Pamela Runstead, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
  • Jacob Rutz, Lecturer in Environmental Studies
  • Pablo Celis-Castillo, Associate Professor the Department of World Languages and Cultures

Standing Members

  • Matthew Buckmaster, Director of the Elon Core Curriculum & Associate Professor of Music and Education

Non-voting members

  • Nick Gozik, Dean of Global Education & Assistant Professor
  • Mark Kurt, Assistant Dean of Global Education & Professor of Economics