World Languages Committees

Executive Committee

World Languages Committees

The Executive Committee ensures that all other department committees are fully staffed.

Christian Fernández-Chair

Paolo Chirumbolo

Dorota Heneghan

Katy Provenzale Monroe

Study Abroad Committee

The Study Abroad Committee serves as an advisory body to the Chair, who makes the final decision on approving any program before submitting it to Academic Programs Abroad/Office of Global Engagement. Its task is to evaluate the academic aspects of a program, including syllabi, the proposed itinerary abroad, and study abroad needs for our sections.

Jeremy King-Chair
Touria Khannous
Paul Anderson

Kathryn Provenzale Monroe

Andrea Morshaeuser

Bylaws Revision Committee

John Pizer-Chair
Qiancheng Li
Richard Warga

Curriculum Committee

The Curriculum Committee ensures all new course proposals or revisions of current courses complies with rules established by the Faculty Senate Courses and Curricula Committee.

Qiancheng Li

Elena Castro

Christian Fernández

Faculty Awards Committee

Rafael Orozco
Mark Wagner

Andrea Morshaeuser

Multicultural Affairs Committee

Rebecca Fisher

Kim Breaux

Fabian Herrea

Eliana Maldonado

Mathilde Bergeron

Open House Committee

Maureen Cortazar, Co-Chair

Rebecca Fisher

Bruna Renova Varela, Chair

Aaron Yamada

Dasny Hunt

Emely Flores

Peer Evaluation Committee 2024 to 2026

Carmela Mattza

Rafael Orozco
Kristopher Fletcher
Jeremy King

Qiancheng Li

Paolo Chirumbolo

Promotion and Tenure Committee

The Promotion and Tenure Committee reviews cases of Assistant Professors who are being considered for mandatory tenure and promotion to Associate Professor and Associate Professors who wish to be considered for non-mandatory Full Professor.

Kris Fletcher

Paolo Chirumbolo

Dorota Heneghan

Kathryn Provenzale Monroe

Research and Mentoring Committee

Gang Zhou

Gundela Hachmann

John Pizer

Recruitment Committee

Allison White-Chair

Martha Flores

Carol Stumpf

Liliana Naranjo

Sadie Seilhan

Touria Khannous

Gundela Hachmann

Qiancheng Li

Zoe Thomas

Technology Committee

Michael Dettinger
Allison White
Charles Cloutier
Isabel Matus
Jimmy Challis Gore
José Rojas- Chair

Liliana Naranjo- Co-Chair
Rafael Orozco

Spanish Section Committees

Executive Committee for Hispanic Studies: Andrea Morris, Chair (Director), Carmela Mattza (Graduate Advisor, Spanish Lit.), Alejandro Cortazar (Latin America), Aaron Yamada (Linguistics), Affiliated Faculty: Ariel Francisco (English)

Graduate admissions subcommittee of Exec. Committee: Carmela Mattza, Chair (Graduate Advisor, Spanish Lit.), Alejandro Cortazar (Latin America), Aaron Yamada (Linguistics)

Spanish Section Coordinating Committee (schedule): Andrea Morris, Chair (Director), Carmela Mattza (Graduate Advisor), Jeremy King, (Spanish Undergraduate Advisor), Rebecca Carrero-Figueroa (Interim Spanish Language Coordinator)

Undergraduate Studies Committee: Jeremy King, Chair (Spanish Undergraduate Advisor), Christian Fernández, Rafael Orozco, Laura Martins, Dorota Heneghan, Sheldon Lotten (Interim Spanish Language Coordinator), Matthew Freeman (Instructor Representative).

Spanish Scholarships Committee: Andrea Morris (Director), Jeremy King (Undergraduate Advisor), Carmela Mattza (Graduate Advisor)

Dual Enrollment: Jeremy King

Secondary Education: Jeremy King

LSU in Argentina: Jeremy King

LSU in Spain: Matt Freeman

Hispanic Studies Roundtable: Laura Martins

Sigma Delta Pi: Christina Galindo; Eliana Maldonado

Pedagogical Best Practices for teaching Spanish Roundtable: Isabel Matus, Adriana Byrd, Liliana Naranjo, Allison White

El Club de Español: Carol Stumpf, Sadie Seilhan, Juan Acevedo, Haidee Franco Moreno

Spanish Conversation Table: Mauren Cortazar-Chair, Christina Galindo, Missael Duarte, Eliana Maldonado, Dasny Hunt,

Bruna Varela, José Rojas

TA Mentoring: Carol Stumpf

New faculty Mentoring: Kim Breaux, Sheldon Lotten