The Liberal Studies Committee is charged with:

  • Reviewing proposals for Liberal Studies courses, and recommending to the Senate Undergraduate Curriculum Committee the inclusion of those which meet the criteria for Liberal Studies; recommending to the Senate Undergraduate Curriculum Committee the deletion of courses which no longer meet such criteria;
  • Undertaking periodic reviews of each part of the Liberal Studies program, and recommending to the Senate Undergraduate Curriculum Committee such changes as may be necessary and;
  • Making any other recommendations, either to the Senate Undergraduate Curriculum Committee or to other university bodies, which it believes will improve the Liberal Studies program at IUP.

The Liberal Studies Committee will not supercede, but will supplement and assist, the university governing bodies which are now established. All curricular proposals presented to the Liberal Studies Committee will be submitted to the Senate Undergraduate Curriculum Committee with the Liberal Studies Committee recommendation. If approved by UWUCC they will be passed on to the University Senate for appropriate action.

Liberal Studies Committee Resources

Liberal Studies Committee Members

Liberal Studies Committee Minutes

Members

The current members of the Liberal Studies Committee are listed below. Terms for director and faculty are three years. Terms for deans and students are two years. Liberal Studies Committee membership since 1987 is available in Record Group 115, “The Liberal Studies and Crimson Core Collection,” in the IUP Special Collections and University Archives.

Dawn Smith-Sherwood
Director, Liberal Studies (ex-officio)
Stabley B14
Ext. 7-5715, Dawn.Smith-Sherwood@iup.edu  

Bryna Siegel Finer
Director, Writing Across the Curriculum (ex-officio)
Leonard 506X
Ext. 7-2261, Bryna.SiegelFiner@iup.edu

Sarah Brown (2027)
Counseling and Human Development Department (COEHS)
Stouffer Hall 206B
Ext. 7-2306, Sara.Brown@iup.edu 

Steve Hovan (2027)
Dean, Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (KCNSM)
Kopchick 212
Ext. 7-2609, Steven.Hovan@iup.edu

Megan Knoch (2026)
Biology Department (KCNSM)
Kopchick 112
Ext. 7-2352, Megan.Knoch@iup.edu

Vicky Ortiz (2025)
Communications Media Department (CAHMPA)
121B Stouffer Hall
Ext. 7-2492, Anna.Ortiz@iup.edu

Curtis Scheib (2025)
Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, Media, and Public Affairs (CAHMPA)
201 McElhaney Hall
Ext. 7-2424, Curtis.Scheib@iup.edu

Leslie Stenger (2025)
Applied and Public Health Department (COHS)
Uhler 105
Ext. 7-4440, Leslie.Stenger@iup.edu

No faculty representative from Eberly College of Business at this time.
No student member at this time.