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College of Arts and Sciences Advising
O'Dowd Hall, Room 130
586 Pioneer Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4482
(location map)
(248) 370-4567
casadv@oakland.edu
College of Arts and Sciences
Dean's Office
Varner Hall, Room 217
371 Varner Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4485
(location map)
(248) 370-2140
Fax: (248) 370-4280
cas@oakland.edu

Committees and Membership
The College of Arts and Sciences Committees on Instruction are comprised of a rotating body of faculty members that represent the whole of the disciplines within the College. These bodies collaborate and communicate to work towards the constant optimization of College processes, programs and curriculum.
There are no members entered for this committee
Amy Banes-Berceli
banesber@oakland.edu
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Fay Hansen
Mathematics/Sciences
hansensm@oakland.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
John Corso
Humanities
corso@oakland.edu
Department: Art and Art History
Jeff Chapman
Languages/Literatures
chapman4@oakland.edu
Department: English
David Garfinkle
Mathematics/Sciences
garfinkl@oakland.edu
Department: Physics
Harvey Qu
At-Large
qu@oakland.edu
Department: Communication and Journalism
Jennifer Vonk
Social Sciences
vonk@oakland.edu
Department: Psychology
Kevin J. Corcoran
Ex Officio
corcoran@oakland.edu
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Sandy Dykstra
Ex Officio
dykstra@oakland.edu
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Amy Banes-Berceli
Ex Officio
banesber@oakland.edu
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Lori Ostergaard
Languages/Literatures
ostergaa@oakland.edu
Department: Writing and Rhetoric
Megan Schoen
At-Large
meganschoen@oakland.edu
Department: Writing and Rhetoric
Cody Vanderkaay
Humanities
vanderkaay@oakland.edu
Department: Art and Art History
Elizabeth Shesko
At-Large
shesko@oakland.edu
Department: History
Doug Wendell
Mathematics/Sciences
wendell@oakland.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Chiaoning Su
Social Science
chiaoningsu@oakland.edu
Department: Communication and Journalism
Sam Srauy
srauy@oakland.edu
Department: Communication
Angela Kaiser
kaiser@oakland.edu
Department: Social Work
Kuniko Nielsen
nielsen@oakland.edu
Department: Linguistics
Keith Berven
Mathematics/Sciences
berven@oakland.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Laura Landolt
Social Science
landolt@oakland.edu
Department: Political Science
Anja Wieden
Languages/Literatures
wieden@oakland.edu
Department: Modern Languages and Literatures
Paul Graves
Humanities
graves@oakland.edu
Department: Philosophy
David Kidger
At Large
kidger@oakland.edu
Department: Music
Kevin J. Corcoran
Ex-Officio
corcoran@oakland.edu
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
There are no members entered for this committee
Jacob Cayanus
Languages/Literatures
cayanus@oakland.edu
Department: Communication and Journalism
Jessica Payette
Humanities
payette@oakland.edu
Department: School of Music, Theatre and Dance
Sandy Dykstra
Ex officio
dykstra@oakland.edu
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Robert Stewart
Ex-officio
stewart@oakland.edu
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
James Naus
Social Sciences
naus@oakland.edu
Department: History
Alison Powell
Languages/Literatures
powell@oakland.edu
Department: English
Martha Escobar
Social Sciences
marthaescobar@oakland.edu
Department: Psychology
Thomas Raffel
Mathematics/Sciences
raffel@oakland.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Arik Dvir
Mathematics/Sciences
dvir@oakland.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Eddie Cheng
Mathematics/Sciences
echeng@oakland.edu
Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Keith Berven
Mathematics/Sciences
berven@oakland.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Mary Craig
Mathematics/Sciences
mecraig@oakland.edu
Department: Biological Sciences
Amy Banes-Bercelli
Mathematics/Sciences
banesber@oakland.edu
Department: Mathematics and Statistics
Brad Roth
Mathematics/Sciences
roth@oakland.edu
Department: Physics
Natalie Cole
Languages/Literatures
cole@oakland.edu
Department: English
Jeffrey Insko
Languages/Literatures
insko@oakland.edu
Department: English
Andrea Eis
Languages/Literatures
eis@oakland.edu
Department: English
Niels Herold
Languages/Literatures
herold@oakland.edu
Department: English
Dikka Berven
Languages/Literatures
dberven@oakland.edu
Department: Modern Languages and Literatures
Jennifer Law Sullivan
Languages/Literatures
law@oakland.edu
Department: Modern Languages and Literatures
Mark Navin
Humanities
navin@oakland.edu
Department: Philosophy
John Corso
Humanities
corso@oakland.edu
Department: Art and Art History
Ami Harbin
Humanities
aharbin@oakland.edu
Department: Philosophy
Mark Rigstad
Humanities
rigstad@oakland.edu
Department: Art and Art History
Todd Estes
Humanities
estes@oakland.edu
Department: History
Henri Gooren
Social Sciences
gooren@oakland.edu
Department: Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work & Criminal Justice
David Dulio
Social Sciences
ddulio@oakland.edu
Department: Political Science
Jo Reger
Social Sciences
reger@oakland.edu
Department: Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work & Criminal Justice
Jay Meehan
Social Sciences
meehan@oakland.edu
Department: Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work & Criminal Justice
Alan Epstein
Political Science
epstein@oakland.edu
Department: Political Science
If you would like to obtain copies of current or past minutes, agendas or documents for the committees, please contact the College of Arts and Sciences at (248) 370-2140 or email cas@oakland.edu.
Please use this checklist and the coordinating documents as a resource in developing new courses as it is used by members of the Committee on Instruction in the new course review process. To ensure timely approval of course proposals, submitters are encouraged to review these criteria and incorporate them within their submissions.
New Course Proposal Guidelines
Example 1: Objectives