Student Affairs Committee

The Student Affairs Committee considers such matters as establishing and maintaining the best possible student-faculty relations, receiving and reviewing communications regarding student problems and issues, advising the various offices and agencies of the University regarding student affairs.

2025-2026 Assignments

  1. Collaborate with the Student Academic Misconduct Working Group to review interim measures enacted within student life to address issues with procedures and bring final recommendations to the council. 
  2. Collaborate with EPC and Long Range Planning around discussions focused on re-envisioning general education, first-year experience, and experiential learning programs.  
  3. Work with Constitution and Rules to outline guidelines related to posting of syllabus based on BOT policies and state law.  
  4. Others presented by the committee for review and approval.

2025-2026 Members

Co-chairs:
Dacia Charlesworth, Kelley School of Business
Heather Eastman-Mueller, School of Public Health
Chase Gamblin, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design (BFC Executive Committee Rep) 

Elizabeth Boling
School of Education
Gavin Burns
IU Student Government Representative
Robert Gonyea
School of Education
Marty Pieratt
Kelley School of Business
Willa Liburd Tavernier
Libraries
Joseph Varga
School of Social Work
William Von Arx
GPSG Representative
Kathy Adams Riester, (Ex-officio)
Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life and Dean of Students
David Daleke, (Ex-officio)
Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Lamar Hylton, (Ex-officio)
Vice Chancellor for Student Life
Jeff Rutherford, (Ex-officio)
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs Graduate School
Libby Spotts, (Ex-officio)
Senior Associate Dean of Students