2011-2012 ACADEMIC YEAR

Academic Departments and Programs 

Anthropology
Jason C. Pribilsky

Art
Charles R. Timm-Ballard, Chair

Art History & Visual Culture Studies
Bokyung Kim & Matthew Reynolds - fall
Dennis Crockett, Chair - spring

Asian Studies
Charles F. McKhann, Director - fall
Akira "Ron" Takemoto, Director - spring

Astronomy
Andrea K. Dobson, Chair

Biology
Delbert W. Hutchison, Chair

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
James E. Russo, Director

Chemistry
Frank M. Dunnivant, Chair

Classics
Elizabeth Vandiver, Chair - fall
Dana L. Burgess, Chair - spring

Dance
Rebecca R. Hanrahan, Director

Economics
Robert J. "Pete" Parcells, Chair

English
Theresa M. DiPasquale, Chair

Environmental Studies 
Phil Brick, Director

First Year Encounters
Paul Apostolidis, Director

Foreign Languages and Literatures
John R. "Jack" Iverson, Chair
Chinese
French
German
Japanese

Gender Studies
Melissa M. Wilcox, Director

Geology
Patrick K. Spencer, Chair

History
David F. Schmitz, Chair

Mathematics
Barry A. Balof, Chair

Music
Susan E. Pickett, Chair

Philosophy
Patrick R. Frierson, Chair

Physics
Kurt R. Hoffman, Chair

Politics
Shampa Biswas, Chair

Psychology
Melissa W. Clearfield, Chair

Race and Ethnic Studies
Nicole Simek, Director

Religion
Melissa M. Wilcox, Chair

Rhetoric and Media Studies
James Hanson, Chair

Sociology
Keith Farrington, Chair

Spanish
Janis Breckenridge, Chair - fall
Nohemy Solórzano-Thompson, Chair - spring

SSRA (Sport Studies, Recreation and Athletics)
Dean C. Snider, Director

Theatre
Christopher Petit, Chair