- ESA Co-chairs
Facilitate discussion among members; act as liaisons between the student body and the Executive Officer; organize ESA meetings; serve on the Executive Committee ex officio.
Elissa Myers
Catherine Engh - Admissions and Financial Aid
Read applications and work with faculty to make recommendations for offers of admission.
LeiLani Dowell
Amelia Greene
Michael Shellichach
Hilarie Ashton
Alicia Andrewjeski
Alternates: Stephen Spencer - Alumni and Fundraising
Maintain alumni contact info; organize career panels, readings, and other social and scholarly events; create a yearly alumni newsletter with department updates and alumni publications.
Jason Nielsen
Paul Hebert
Jenny LeRoy
Mikayla Zagoria-Moffat
Alternate: Kate Eickmeyer - Conference
Organize and run ESA conference; distribute a CFP; screen submissions; advertise conference; direct participants and volunteers on the day of the event.
“The Vibrating World: Soundscapes and Undersongs”
Paul Fess
Sophia Sunseri
Elly Webright
Christina Katapodis
Kaitlin Mondello
Laura Eldridge
Lauren Bailey - Course Assessment
Oversee the dissemination, collection, and transcription of course evaluations.
Rose Tomassi
Jane Boyton
Kultej Dhariwal
Sarah Schwartz
Kate Eickmeyer
Andrew Dunn - Curriculum
Regularly review the program’s requirements and make recommendations.
Yair Solan
Shoumik Bhattacharya
Alternates: Seth Graves & Anna Zeemont - Diversity
Attend to matters of diversity within the Program.
Rebecca Fullan
Danny Dupont
Mikey Rumore
Sharmaine Brown
Madison Priest
No alternates - Editorial
Organize student guides on ESA Commons; revise existing guides as needed.
Rebecca Fullan
Alyssa Mackenzie
Mikayla Zagoria-Moffat
Bradley Nelson
Alternates: Johanna Karlin & Anna Zeemont - Elections
Conduct the election of student committee members and ESA Co-chairs; Responsible for including any valid proposed amendments to the ESA by-laws on the ballot.
Sarah Schwartz
Kristi Fleetwood - Executive
This committee is the chief governing body of the English Program. It meets about once a month, including Open Meetings at the end of each semester.
Elissa Myers
Catherine Engh
Esther Bernstein
Danny Dupont
Alternates: Alicia Andrejewski & Jenny LeRoy - Faculty Membership
Consider changes in the doctoral faculty membership; publicize searches for new members; make recommendations to the Executive Committee.
Jane Boyton
Chelsea Wall
Alternates: Erin Garrow & Sean Kennedy - Friday Forum Committee
Evaluate the Friday Forum Proposals each semester.
Mikey Rumore
Maggie Birrell
Alternates: Esther Bernstein & Laura Eldridge - Library
Maintain the ESA library in the English lounge.
Christina Katapodis
Stefano Morello
Alternates: Sean Nolan - Placement
Work with the Placement Officer and other faculty members to coordinate job placement efforts.
Lauren Bailey
Rose O’Malley
Sean Kennedy
Erin Garrow - Recruitment
Recruit potential new students before and during the Open House for admitted students; coordinate the Mentor/Mentee program; coordinate with the Website Committee on materials for the Prospective Students.
Alexander Baldassano
Sydnee Wagner
Sophia Sunseri
Sophie Reimenschneider
Daniel Hengel
Alternate: Shoumik Bhattacharya - Website
Maintain the ESA site; update, expand, and organize the website as needed.
Madison Priest
Patrick Smyth
Andrew Dunn
- English Program DSC Representatives
*DSC reps are not elected by the ESA
Jason Nielsen
Rebecca Fullan
Shoumik Bhattacharya - At-Large DSC Representatives who are ESA members
*DSC reps are not elected by the ESA
Charlotte Thurston
Velina Manolova - Graduate Council
*Grad Council members are elected for 2 year terms
Susan Kalaz
Jason Nielsen
