Introduction

  • This election is for Faculty Senate College of Arts and Humanities Representatives. The rules for this election are listed below.
  • The nominees for the Faculty Senate College of Arts and Humanities Representatives election are listed to the right. The list to the right is not a ballot.
  • This list in not official until nominations have been closed and the list of nominees has been reviewed and verified by the APSCUF Nominations and Elections Committee.
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The nominees for Faculty Senate College of Arts and Humanities Representatives are:

Eirini Panagiotidou
Roxane Petit-Rasselle
Simon Ruchti
Esther Smidt
Dominik Wolff

Nominations close Mar 8, 2024.
Regular Faculty in the College of Arts and Humanities may be nominated.

Rules for the Election

  • The election is decided by a plurality of those casting votes.
  • Faculty may be nominated as both a school, college, or non-classroom faculty representative and as an at-large representative; however, candidates elected as a school, college, or non-classroom faculty representative will be removed from the list of nominees for the election of at-large representatives.
  • Each candidate selected counts as a cast vote.

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Eirini Panagiotidou


Department: English

I am an associate professor at the English department, and I am seeking re-election as a College of Arts and Humanities representative. Serving as senator since 2021, I have been a member of standing and ad-hoc committees. This academic year I am the co-chair of the Faculty Welfare committee. In this role, I have been working with fellow senators to identify ways of promoting a positive working environment and advocating for faculty rights and privileges. As an international faculty member, I am particularly invested in issues related to faculty diversity, including recruitment and retention.

Due to my experience, I am familiar with the powerful voice that the Senate gives us to represent our communities. Additionally, my diverse administrative experience that includes directing the Linguistics Minor and serving on CAH committees such as the Poetry Center’s Faculty Advisory Committee have offered me a broad understanding of the College’s interdisciplinary nature, and I look forward to continuing to represent our faculty at the Senate.


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Roxane Petit-Rasselle


Department: Languages and Cultures

My name is Roxane Petit-Rasselle. I am an Associate Professor of French and the Coordinator of the French Program in the Department of Languages and Cultures. I would be honored to be Faculty Senate College of Arts and Humanities Representative.


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Simon Ruchti


Department: Philosophy

Over the last several years, I have been an active member of Faculty Senate and represented the Senate on a number of important committees. I consider it an honor to voice concerns on behalf of my colleagues and I am not afraid to respectfully challenge major decision-makers from across campus. I would appreciate your support in allowing me to continue to do this work.


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Esther Smidt


Department: Languages and Cultures

I would love to continue serving in the Faculty Senate as the CAH Representative and would appreciate your support. I was the CAH Representative from 2020-2024. I represented Faculty Senate in the Search Committee for the Associate Provost for Learning and Teaching Innovation in 2022 where we hired Naomie Nyanungo.


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Dominik Wolff


Department: Languages & Cultures

As I am approaching a decade at WCU and having slowly amassed a decent level of experience with service ranging from APSCUF to TeP, I feel ready for and excited about the potential opportunity of serving on the Faculty Senate. Thank you for your consideration.


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