Faculty Executive Committee (FEC)
Representatives to the UCLA Academic Senate Legislative Assembly
About GSE&IS' Faculty Executive Committee
The Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) is the elected representative body of the Faculty of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. It functions as an arm of the Academic Senate and per its by-laws, provides general oversight of the welfare of the students, faculty, and staff of the School; advises the Dean on academic policies, long‑range planning, budget considerations, and allocation of Faculty positions with the School; and reviews and responds to proposed University policies.
Members of the FEC are elected from and by the Academic Senate members of the faculty of GSE&IS and are expected to represent the interests of their faculty constituents. In addition to the Chair and the Chair-elect, the membership includes:
- Three Education Faculty, elected by the Department of Education faculty (2 year terms);
- Two Information Studies Faculty, elected by the Department of Information Studies faculty (2 year terms);
- Two Faculty members, elected at large (2 year terms)
The FEC also includes the following non-voting members:
- The Dean, Associate Deans, and Department Chairs (ex officio);
- Two professional faculty members, one from each department;
- Two student representatives, one from each department.
Although the FEC formally represents the Senate Faculty, we consider it our responsibility to represent the interests of all faculty members of the School without regard for their eligibility for Senate membership. Meetings are open to all members of the faculty.
Faculty Executive Committee Members
Chair: Richard Desjardins
Chair Elect: Jean-François Blanchette
Education Representatives: Rashmita Mistry, Teresa McCarty, Pat McDonough (Fall only)
Information Studies Representatives: Ramesh Srinivasan, Shawn VanCour
Members At Large: Connie Kasari, Federica Raia
GSE&IS Dean, ex-officio: Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
GSE&IS Associate Dean, ex-officio: Jody Priselac
GSE&IS Associate Dean, ex-officio: Cecilia Rios-Aguilar
Education Department Chair, ex-officio: Tina Christie
Information Studies Department Chair, ex-officio: Jonathan Furner
Education Professional Faculty Representative: Jeff Share
Information Studies Professional Faculty Representative: Diane Ascher
Education Student Representative: Grace Dong
Information Studies Student Representative: Joanna Smith, Julie Botnick
Meeting Dates and Locations
Meetings are open to all GSE&IS academic personnel. In 2018-2019, all meetings will take place in the Moore Hall Reading Room (3340), on the following Thursdays, from 1:00-3:00:
October 11
January 24
February 21
April 25
May 23
GSE&IS Representatives to the UCLA Academic Senate Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly is empowered to act in all matters for the Los Angeles Division, subject to provisions of Divisional bylaws. Members of the Assembly approve all changes to the Senate Bylaws and Regulations, ratify slates for each of the Senate’s Standing Committees as recommended by the Committee on Committees, review and approve annual reports of each of the Standing Committees, and consider campus-wide issues. Assembly members elect the six at-large members of the Senate's Executive Board, choosing three each Spring quarter. The Legislative Assembly meets four times a year, in the months of November, February, April, and June.
Departments are allotted one voting member for each 20 Senate members, with every department allotted at least one member. For more information, see https://senate.ucla.edu/committee/lga/
Representatives for Education
- David Garcia
- Lorena Guillen
- Ananda Marin
Representative for Information Studies
- Michelle Caswell
