Community: Faculty
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is charged with oversight of Sixth’s academic plan, and all related aspects of the College’s educational environment. Elected faculty members normally serve two-year renewable terms.
Members are representative of the five academic divisions of the UC San Diego general campus, and none, apart from the Provost and the chair of the faculty, may be members of the same department. There are two student representatives who are selected by the Sixth students in a representative manner and who serve no more than two on-year terms. The Executive Committee may also call meetings of the Sixth College faculty and appoint ad hoc committees. Learn more about the role of the Sixth College Executive Committee.
Executive Committee Members (2023-2024) -
| Members | Department |
|---|---|
| Cook, Geoffrey | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Castro, Robert | Theatre |
| TBD | TBD |
| Molinski, Tadeusz |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Science |
| Electrical/Computer Engineering | |
| Weizman, Haim (Chair) | Chemistry/Biochemistry |
| Chilukuri, Lakshmi | Sixth College Provost, ex-officio |
| Fraser, Christine | Sixth College Dean of Academic Advising, ex-officio |
| Dube, Ishika | Sixth College Student Representative |
| TBD | Sixth College Student Representative |
Core Advisory Committee
The Core Advisory Committee focuses on the Culture, Art, and Technology course sequence and affiliated programs, including the embedded writing program. Faculty members serve renewable three-year terms.
The Core Advisory Committee works with the Director of Academic Programs to develop, maintain, and evaluate the CAT program and to develop writing assessment mechanisms. In conjunction with the Executive Committee, the members will also ensure that Sixth College fulfills campus-wide goals for the Writing Programs, participating in regular CEP reviews of the UCSD Writing Programs. Learn more about the full Core Advisory Committee charge.
Core Advisory Committee Members (2022-2023) -
| Members | Department |
|---|---|
| Golan, Tal | History |
| Kluender, Robert | Linguistics |
| Nguyen, Hoang | Literature |
| Chilukuri, Lakshmi | Sixth College Provost, ex officio |
| Fraser, Christine | Sixth College Dean of Academic Advising, ex officio |
| Bronstein, Phoebe (co-chair) | Sixth College Director of Academic Programs, ex officio |
| Popko, Elizabeth (co-chair) | Sixth College Associate Director for Writing, ex officio |
| Denise Rodriguez | Sixth College Graduate Student Representative |
| Ishika Dube | Sixth College Student Representative |
Experiential Learning Requirement Advisory Committee
The Experiential Learning Requirement Advisory Committee works to develop and refine the Sixth College experiential learning requirement. Committee members serve renewable three-year terms.
The Experiential Learning Requirement Advisory Committee advises the Provost, the Director of Academic Programs, and the Associate Director of Experiential Learning on the running and development of the Sixth College experiential learning requirement program. The committee ensures that the experiential learning requirement follows UCSD Academic Senate rules and guidelines, and establishes explicit educational goals while applying high academic standards. To read the full Experiential Learning Requirement Advisory Committee charge, please click here.
Experiential Learning Requirement Advisory Committee Members (2023-2024) -
| Members | Department |
|---|---|
| Bronstein, Phoebe (co-chair) | Sixth College Director of Academic Programs, ex officio |
| Chilukuri, Lakshmi | Sixth College Provost, ex officio |
| Fraser, Christine | Sixth College Dean of Academic Advising, ex officio |
| Petrie, Katherine | Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution |
| Robertson Geibel, Bill (co-chair) | Sixth College Associate Director of Experiential Learning, ex officio |
| Weizman, Haim | Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Vacant | Sixth College Student Representative |
Academic Senate Representatives
The Academic Senate is one of three governance branches in the University of California system. Sixth College appoints two faculty to represent it on the San Diego division of the Academic Senate. Representatives serve for two-year terms each.
In the San Diego division of the Academic Senate, the Representative Assembly is the legislative body, which consists of 86 members. Members meet six to eight times throughout the year and act on committee recommendations on various matters. Representatives advise in the areas of faculty appointment and promotion, budget priority and policy, library policy, research policy, academic freedom, faculty privilege and tenure, faculty welfare, faculty and student affirmative action, campus planning, and computer policy. Representatives also take part in the search for deans, chancellors, and presidents, and are called upon to recommend faculty for serve on administrative committees.
Academic Senate Representatives (2023-2024) -
| Members | Department | Alternate Members | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lei Ni | Mathematics | Adrian Ioana | Mathematics |
| Andrej Zlatos | Mathematics | Cornelis (Kees) Murre | Molecular Biology |
| Rand Steiger | Music |
