CLA PTRM Committee

The College of Liberal Arts promotion, tenure, reappointment and merit committee provides professional review  of faculty performance by colleagues at the college level.

Dr. Christopher Cain, English Department
Dr. Chris Cain, Department of English.

The Committee is made up of one member from each department plus the dean as a non-voting member. The job of the committee is to apply to specific cases standards and criteria articulated in USM, Towson University, the College of Liberal Arts, and department documents, ensuring in so far as possible consistency and fairness for each person evaluated.

The committee reviews departmental and chair recommendations and makes its own recommendations on the granting of tenure and on promotion, prior to review folders being forwarded to the Provost's Office for the final decision.

College of Liberal Arts Promotion, Tenure Reappointment and Merit Committee (College Level)

Chair

  • Michelle Manasse (SOAN)

Vice Chair

  • Vacant

Members

  • Anne Ashbaugh (PHIL)
  • Danice Brown (PSYC)
  • Karen Doneker (FMST)
  • Ben Fisher (HIST)
  • Daniel Hanna (LLC)
  • Paul McCartney (POSC)
  • Donnie McMahand (ENGL)
  • Cecelia Rio (WGST)
  • Marty Roberge (GEOG)

Ex-Officio

  • Chris Chulos, Dean

College of Liberal Arts Promotion, Tenure Reappointment and Merit Committee (Department Level)

Each department’s PTRM committee is comprised of all tenured faculty members.

ENGLISH

  • PTRM Standards Chair: Leslie Harrison
  • Full Professors Rank Chair: Harvey Lillywhite
  • Associate Professors Rank Chair: Dana Phillips
  • Assistant Professors Rank Chair: Donnie McMahand
  • Lecturers Rank Chair: Sherita Roundtree
  • Tenure Committee Chair: Salvatore Pappalardo

FAMILY STUDIES

  • Chair: Maureen Todd

GEOGRAPHY and ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

  • Chair: Martin Roberge

HISTORY

  • Chair: Akim Reinhardt

LANGUAGES, LITERATURES & CULTURES

  • Chair: Katia Sainson

PHILOSOPHY and RELIGIOUS STUDIES

  • Chair, Philosophy: Suk Choi
  • Chair, Religious Studies: Barry Gittlen 

POLITICAL SCIENCE

  • Chair: James Roberts

PSYCHOLOGY

  • PTRM Coordinator: Evangeline Wheeler
  • Chair, Promotion: Kim Shifren
  • Chair, Reappointment & Tenure: Maria Fracasso

SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

  • Chair, Promotion, Tenure & Reappointment: Michael Elliott
  • Chair, Merit: Elizabeth Clifford

WOMEN'S and GENDER STUDIES

  • Chair: Kate Wilkinson