2018-2019
I. OFFICERS:
Head – M. Meléndez
Associate Head – M. Bowles
Director of Graduate Studies – J. Irigoyen-García
Advisors to first year M.A. Students
Spanish Linguistics: Jegerski
Hispanic Literatures: Irigoyen-García
Portuguese: Karam
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Spanish – Abbott
Director of Education Abroad – Delgado
Undergraduate Advisor in Spanish (including Honors and Study Abroad) – Robles
Director of Introductory Spanish Language – Waters
Director of 4th Semester Spanish Language – Carollo
Director of Advanced Spanish Language – Henshaw
Director of Basic Language Instruction for Portuguese – Goebel
Undergraduate Advisor in Portuguese—Karam
Parliamentarian – Tolliver
Graduate Student Representative to Departmental Meetings – Jone Vicente
Basque Studies Mentor – Hualde
Catalan Studies Mentor - Tolliver
Course Supervisors (Fall 2018):
SPAN 232 – Abbott
SPAN 252 – Bowles
SPAN 254 – Cervantes
SPAN 303 – Hualde
SPAN 305 – Hualde
SPAN 307 – Montrul
SPAN 308 – Jegerski
SPAN 320 - Delgado
II. STANDING COMMITTEES
Advisory Committee [elected]- Irigoyen (2018-2020), Tolliver (2018-2020), Delgado (2017-2019), Montrul (2017-2019), Bowles (ex officio)
Study Abroad Committee: Delgado (Chair, Fall), Abbott, Robles, Escobar (Chair, Spring) Jegerski (Fall only), Goldman, Fornoff, Ane Icardo
Graduate Recruitment & Admissions- Irigoyen (Chair), Hualde (Spanish Linguistics), Montrul (Spanish Linguistics), Goldman (Latin American Literature), Karam (Portuguese)
Committee on Graduate Awards – Irigoyen (Chair, ex officio), Cervantes, Goodman, Hualde, Escobar (Spring)
Area Review Committees on Graduate Progress (including course scheduling and strategic planning within the group):
Spanish Linguistics: Montrul (Chair), Bowles, Escobar (Spring only), Jegerski (Fall only), Hualde
Spanish, Latin American Literatures/Cultures: Delgado, Irigoyen-García (Chair), Meléndez, Tolliver, Goldman, Cervantes, Fornoff, Karam, Goodman
Portuguese: Karam (Chair), Goodman, Goebel
Committee on Undergraduate Awards (Flores, Jugenheimer, Alvaro Monserrat Llardén, Borgeson, Pasquariello): Abbott (Chair), Montrul, Karam
Curriculum Committee: Abbott (ex officio), Irigoyen (ex officio), Goldman, Tolliver (Chair), Karam, Robles (ex officio), Henshaw, Dawn Navejas
Policy & Development – Hualde (Chair), Jegerski (Fall), Escobar (Spring), Goodman, Mónica Lugo
Capricious Grading Committee [elected -3] –Karam (18-21), Jegerski (16-19), Montrul (Chair, 17-20), Irati Hurtado
Lectures & Arrangements Committee –Goodman (Chair), Jegerski (Fall only), Escobar (Spring) Fornoff, Sara Fernández
Academic Integrity Violations Appeals Committee (elected-3): Bowles (Chair), Karam, Tolliver (2018-2019)
Faculty Annual Review Committees: (Evaluations must be completed by April 15 for non-tenure track
faculty and by May 15 for tenure track)
Assistant Professors: All tenured faculty (Associate and Full professors)
Associate Professors: Meléndez, Delgado, Montrul, Hualde
Non-tenure track faculty: Advisory committee (other faculty may be recruited if needed)
III. AD HOC
Darlene Wolf Fellowship – Montrul (Chair), Escobar, Bowles
Non-departmental Awards for Excellence – Goldman (Chair), Delgado (Fall), Escobar (Spring), Carollo, Martínez Quiroga
(This is a committee that identifies awards in LAS or campus and suggests nominations from our faculty)
Website committee: Irigoyen (Chair), Goldman, Abbott, Aritz Regoyo
Newsletter committee: Meléndez, Abbott, Goodman
Scheduling and Timetable committee: Bowles (Chair), Carollo, Henshaw, Waters, Aritz Regoyo
Proficiency evaluation committee (Fulbright, Study Abroad, other): Martínez Quiroga (Chair), Henshaw, De Angelo, Goebel, Waters, Carollo
IV. NON-DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES
Humanities Council Committee- Tolliver
Illinois Academic Advising Committee (IlliAAC) - Robles
Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab, Director – Montrul
SLCL Executive Committee – Tolliver, Delgado (ex officio FA 18)
Spanish and Portuguese representatives Academic Senate –Tolliver (2016-2018)
University Language Academy for Children, Director – Montrul
V. REPRESENTATIVES ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
(appointed/selected extra-departmental)
Academic Senate Executive Committee - Tolliver
Campus Research Boaru - Hualde
Campus Research Policy Committee – Meléndez
Center for Language Instruction and Coordination [CLIC], (Chair) - Henshaw
Center for Translation Studies, Director – Tolliver
Committee of Departmental Advisors (CODA) - Robles
Faculty Advisory Committee for System Academic Affairs - Tolliver
Foreign Language Accommodations Committee - Bowles
Foreign Language Advisory Committee (FLAC) Meeting—Robles
Foreign Language Teacher Education (FLTE) Admissions Committee – Robles
Global Migration and Diaspora Initiative - Goldman
HASS & HARF Funds Review Committee – Meléndez
IlliAAC Executive Board Racial Justice Allies and Advocates Training Committee (RJAA) – Robles
Illinois Abroad Policy Committee – Delgado
IPRH Advisory Committee - Karam
Latino Family Visit Day Committee (LFVD) – Robles
LAS Advisory Board - Abbott
LAS Awards Committee–Abbott
LAS Foreign Language Accommodations Committee–Bowles
LAS Foreign Language Teacher Education (FLTE) Review Board - Abbott
LAS Global Studies Advisory Committee – Delgado
LAS Honors Council–Henshaw, Abbott
LAS Honors Search Committee (Director) – Abbott
LAS Humanities Council Committee - Meléndez
LAS LEAP Award Committee 2018-19 - Ledesma
LAS Life + Career Advisory Board - Abbott
LAS Online Advisory Board – Abbott
LAS Policy and Development – Bowles
LAS Senior Women Faculty Advisory Committee – Meléndez
Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies (Assoc. Director) - Karam
Program in Jewish Culture and Society (Director)– Goldman
Program Review Council (Provost Office) – Montrul
Senate Committee on General University Policy–Tolliver
SLCL Executive Officers Committee - Tolliver
Social and Behavioral Sciences Interdisciplinary Working Group (Campus level) – Montrul
University Senates Conference (Chair) - Tolliver
VI. SPGO – Graduate Student Organization
President: Ander Beristain
Vice President: María Iruti Iparraguirre
Treasurer: Marco Parodi
Secretary: Miren Antón
Representative to Faculty Meetings: Jone Vicente Urrutia
Social Event Coordinator: María Iruti Iparraguirre
GEO Stewards: Liz Moreno, Carmen Gallegos, Megan Gargiulo, Miren Anton Lobato
VII. OFFICE STAFF
Staff Supervisor, Administrative Associate to the Director of FLB – Rebecca Riley
EO Support - Office Mgr. for Classics, Translation Studies, Medieval Studies – Lauri Quick
EO Support - Office Mgr. for Linguistics & Modern Greek – Dee Bates
EO Support – Office Administrator for SP, SLATE, ULAC, Study Abroad– Kathy Schilson
