Information for Faculty and Staff
Faculty Governance
Standing Committee membership as shown below takes effect in Fall 2023 following the MSU College of Music election.
Area Chairs
| Brass | Justin Emerich | Expires Spring 2026 |
| Composition | David Biedenbender | Expires Spring 2027 |
| Conducting | Sandra Snow | Expires Spring 2027 |
| Musicology/Ethnomusicology | Kevin Bartig | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Jazz Studies | Rodney Whitaker | |
| Music Education | Karen Salvador | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Music Theory | Michael Callahan | Expires Spring 2027 |
| Percussion | Gwen Dease | |
| Piano | Deborah Moriarty | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Strings | Suren Bagratuni | Expires Spring 2026 |
| Vocal Arts | Richard Fracker | Expires Spring 2027 |
| Woodwinds | Mingzhe Wang | Expires Spring 2025 |
College Committees
Advisory Committee
| Elden Little | Performance | Expires Spring 2026 |
| Cara Stroud | Academic | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Nermis Mieses | Performance | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Sarah Long | Academic | Expires Spring 2026 |
| Richard Desinord | At-Large: no area rotation | Expires Spring 2025 |
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee
| Chris Scales | Academic | Expires Spring 2026 |
| Zhihua Tang | Performance | Expires Spring 2026 |
| Marcie Ray | Academic | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Xavier Davis | Performance | Expires Spring 2025 |
| TBD | At-Large: no area rotation | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Emily Henley | Staff | Expires Spring 2026 |
| Lupe Dominguez | Staff | Expires Spring 2025 |
| TBD | Student | Expires Spring 2026 |
| TBD | Student | Expires Spring 2025 |
Undergraduate Committee
| Octavio Más-Arocas | Performance | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Nick Schumacher | Acad: Theory/Comp | Expires Spring 2027 |
| Ken Prouty | Acad: Ed/Musicology | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Melanie Helton | Performance | Expires Spring 2027 |
| Michael Callahan | At-Large: Theory/Comp | Expires Spring 2025 |
Faculty Travel Committee
| Eric Zuber, chair | Expires Spring 2026 |
| Dmitri Berlinsky | Expires Spring 2027 |
| James Sullivan | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Alexis Bacon | Expires Spring 2026 (on leave 2024-25) |
Graduate Committee
| Karen Salvador | Acad: Ed/Musicology | Expires Spring 2027 |
| Walter Blanding | Performance | Expires Spring 2027 |
| James Sullivan | Acad: Theory/Comp | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Marc Embree | Performance | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Ryan Shaw | At-Large: Ed/Musicology | Expires Spring 2024 |
Technology Committee
| Michael Kroth, Chair | Associate Dean of Undegraduate Studies | |
| Christine Bastian | Assistant Dean of Operations | |
| Alexis Bacon | Academic | |
| Kenneth Prouty | Academic | |
| Jane Bunnell | Applied | |
| Michael Dease | Applied | |
| Justin Baker | IT Services | |
| Jen Shangraw | Recording Services | |
| Andrea Worful | Budget | |
| Chuck Roberts | Operations/A&I | |
| David Foster | Piano Technology |
Visiting Artist/Lecturer Committee
| Gordon Sly, chair | Expires Spring 2025 |
| Jon Weber | Expires Spring 2026 |
| Derek Polischuk | Expires Spring 2027 |
University Committees
| University Council/Faculty Senate |
Guy Yehuda (2024-2026) |
Standing Committees
| University Committee on Academic Governance | Gordon Sly (2023-2026) |
| University Committee on Undergraduate Education |
Anthony Stanco (2024-2027) |
| University Committee on Curriculum | Zhou Tian (2024-2027) |
| University Committee on Faculty Affairs |
Melanie Helton (2023-2026) |
| University Committee on Faculty Tenure |
Michael Dease (2022-2025)
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| University Committee on Graduate Studies |
Sarah Long (2024-2025) |
| University Academic Hearing Boards |
Katherine Kilburn (2024-2027) |
Advisory Committees
| University Committee on International Studies and Programs | Walter Blanding (2023-2025) |
| University Committee for the Library | Ryan Shaw (2023-2026) |
| University Committee on Honors Programs | James Sullivan (2023-2025) |
