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Committees and Councils
MIT's governance structure is supported by a strong system of committees and councils: The Faculty, as one of the Institute's governing bodies, develops and carries out policy through the Standing and Special Committees of the Faculty; the latter also include the award committees and the Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board. Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President hold responsibility for policy development and review in key areas; each reports to a senior officer. Other Institute Committees and Councils comprise other Institute-wide groups involved in policy development and review. Please contact us if there is a committee you feel should be included here. NOTE: For information related to a committee at the School, department, lab, or center level, please contact the relevant office directly.
| Committee name | Contact | Committee Type |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Performance, Committee on (CAP)Academic Performance, Committee on (CAP) | Ceasar | McDowell | Chair | Jocelyn | Heywood | Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Campus Planning, Committee on (CCP)Campus Planning, Committee on (CCP) | Seth | Mnookin | Chair | Amy | Kaiser | Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Curricula, Committee on (CoC)Curricula, Committee on (CoC) | Bill | Minicozzi | Chair | Pam | Walcott | Executive Officer | Alison | Trachy | Staff | Martha | Janus | Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Discipline, Committee on (COD)Discipline, Committee on (COD) | Jay | Scheib | Chair | Tessa | McLain | Executive Officer | James | Reed | Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Faculty Policy Committee (FPC)Faculty Policy Committee (FPC) | Lily | Tsai | Chair | Tami | Kaplan | Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Graduate Programs, Committee on (CGP)Graduate Programs, Committee on (CGP) | Duane | Boning | Chair | Jessica | Landry | Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Library System, Committee on the (CLS)Library System, Committee on the (CLS) | Roger | Levy | Chair | Erin | Stalberg | Executive Officer | Shannon | Hunt | Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Nominations, Committee on (CoN)Nominations, Committee on (CoN) | Brent | Ryan | Chair | Tami | Kaplan | Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Student Life, Committee on (CSL)Student Life, Committee on (CSL) | Carrie | Sampson Moore | Chair | Judith | Robinson | Executive Officer | Katie | McLean | Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid, Committee on (CUAFA)Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid, Committee on (CUAFA) | Ila | Fiete | Chair | Stuart | Schmill | Executive Officer | Chris | Peterson | Staff | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Undergraduate Program, Committee on the (CUP)Undergraduate Program, Committee on the (CUP) | Adam | Albright | Chair | Genevre | Filiault | Executive Officer | Standing Committees of the Faculty |
| Communication Requirement, Subcommittee on the (SOCR)Communication Requirement, Subcommittee on the (SOCR) | To Be | Determined | Science/Engineering Co-Chair | To Be | Determined | SHASS Co-Chair | Kathleen | MacArthur | Executive Officer | Tom | Scahill | Staff | Special Committees of the Faculty |
| Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award Selection Committee, Harold E.Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award Selection Committee, Harold E. | Rafi | Segal | Chair | Tami | Kaplan | Staff | Special Committees of the Faculty |
| Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board, MIT (FNL)Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board, MIT (FNL) | David | Lewis | Managing Editor | Special Committees of the Faculty |
| HASS Requirement, Subcommittee on the (SHR)HASS Requirement, Subcommittee on the (SHR) | Emily | Pollock | Chair | Patty | Fernandes | Executive Officer | Kara | Cunningham | Staff | Special Committees of the Faculty |
| Killian Faculty Achievement Award Selection Committee, James R. Jr.Killian Faculty Achievement Award Selection Committee, James R. Jr. | Laura | Kiessling | Chair | Tami | Kaplan | Staff | Special Committees of the Faculty |
| Animal Care, Committee on (CAC)Animal Care, Committee on (CAC) | Howard | Heller | Chair | Abigail | Powell | Program Manager | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Assessment of Biohazards and Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight, Committee on (CAB/ESCRO)Assessment of Biohazards and Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight, Committee on (CAB/ESCRO) | David | Housman | Chair | Nicolas | Paquin | Executive Secretary | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Baker Memorial Foundation Advisory Board, Everett MooreBaker Memorial Foundation Advisory Board, Everett Moore | Emily | Cheng | Co-Chair | Charlotte | Wickert | Co-Chair | William | Tisdale | Faculty Advisor | Michael | Santoro | Staff Advisor | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Building CommitteeBuilding Committee | Cynthia | Barnhart | Co-Chair | Glen | Shor | Co-Chair | Melissa | Stopa | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Commencement CommitteeCommencement Committee | James | Poterba | Chair | Kristina | Kastrinelis | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Community Giving at MIT Steering CommitteeCommunity Giving at MIT Steering Committee | Bevin | Engelward | Chair | Traci | Swartz | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Community Service Fund Board (CSFB)Community Service Fund Board (CSFB) | Jared | Curhan | Chair | Logan | Read | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| DAPER Advisory BoardDAPER Advisory Board | John | Fernandez | Chair | Missy | Kubik | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Distinguished Fellowships, Presidential Committee onDistinguished Fellowships, Presidential Committee on | Will | Broadhead | Co-Chair | Tamar | Schapiro | Co-Chair | Kimberly | Benard | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Endicott House Board of GovernorsEndicott House Board of Governors | Joe | Higgins | Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Enrollment Management Group (EMG)Enrollment Management Group (EMG) | Ian | Waitz | Chair | Elizabeth | Hoy | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Environmental Health and Safety, Institute Council on (EHS)Environmental Health and Safety, Institute Council on (EHS) | Maria | Zuber | Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Family and Work, Council onFamily and Work, Council on | Amy | Glasmeier | Co-Chair | Ken | Goldsmith | Co-Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Hobby Shop, Committee on theHobby Shop, Committee on the | Alex | Slocum | Chair | Hayami | Arakawa | Director, Hobby Shop | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Intellectual Property, Committee on (COIP)Intellectual Property, Committee on (COIP) | Maria | Zuber | Chair | Greg | Moffatt | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| International Advisory Committee (IAC)International Advisory Committee (IAC) | Fotini | Christia | Chair | Doug | Pfeiffer | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Lincoln Laboratory - Campus Interaction CommitteeLincoln Laboratory - Campus Interaction Committee | Kerri | Cahoy | Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Medical Consumers' Advisory Council (MCAC)Medical Consumers' Advisory Council (MCAC) | Janet | Sonenberg | Chair | Erin | Forte | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| MIT Medical Management BoardMIT Medical Management Board | Dr. Russell | Phillips | Chair | Dorianne | DeLeon | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| MIT Press Editorial BoardMIT Press Editorial Board | David | Kaiser | Chair | Justin | Kehoe | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| MIT Press Management BoardMIT Press Management Board | Chris | Bourg | Chair | Nick | Green | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| MITAC Advisory CouncilMITAC Advisory Council | Jesse | Kroll | Chair | Traci | Swartz | Interim Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Prehealth Advising CommitteePrehealth Advising Committee | Alan | Grodzinsky | Co-Chair | Matthew | Vander Heiden | Co-Chair | Aleshia | Carlsen-Bryan | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Race and Diversity, Committee on (CRD)Race and Diversity, Committee on (CRD) | Beatriz | Cantada | Co-Chair | John | Dozier | Co-Chair | Tim | Jamison | Co-Chair | Rachel | Ornitz | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Radiation Protection, Committee onRadiation Protection, Committee on | Richard | Milner | Chair | Mitchell | Galanek | Executive Secretary | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Reactor Safeguards Committee (MITRSC)Reactor Safeguards Committee (MITRSC) | Dennis | Whyte | Chair | Susan | Tucker | Secretary | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Renovation and Space Planning, Committee for (CRSP)Renovation and Space Planning, Committee for (CRSP) | Krystyn | Van Vliet | Co-Chair | Joe | Higgins | Co-Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| ROTC Oversight CommitteeROTC Oversight Committee | Michael | Yaffe | Chair | Elizabeth | Hoy | Staff | Liam | Gale | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response, Committee on (CSMPR)Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response, Committee on (CSMPR) | Lerna | Ekmekcioglu | Co-Chair | Sarah | Rankin | Co-Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Supplemental 401(k) Plan Oversight CommitteeSupplemental 401(k) Plan Oversight Committee | Glen | Shor | Chair | Kenneth | Davies | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Technology Broadcasting CorporationTechnology Broadcasting Corporation | Marianna | Parker | President | Todd | Glickman | Clerk | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Toxic Chemicals, Committee on (CTC)Toxic Chemicals, Committee on (CTC) | Moungi | Bawendi | Chair | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Transportation and Parking, Committee forTransportation and Parking, Committee for | Joe | Higgins | Chair | Tom | Giannino | Secretary | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects, Committee on the (COUHES)Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects, Committee on the (COUHES) | Leigh | Firn | Chair | Na | Hu | Director, IRB | Michael | Keohane | Manager, IRB | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Women's Advisory Group (WAG)Women's Advisory Group (WAG) | Judi | Segall | Convener | Kalina | Schloneger | Staff | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Working Group for Support Staff (WGSS)Working Group for Support Staff (WGSS) | Shirley | Entzminger | Interim Senior Co-Convener | To Be | Determined | Junior Co-Convener | Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President |
| Administrative Advisory Council II (AACII)Administrative Advisory Council II (AACII) | Peter | Brenton | Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Afghan Working GroupAfghan Working Group | Richard | Lester | Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Compton Advisory CommitteeCompton Advisory Committee | Philip | Khoury | Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Corporation Joint Advisory Committee on Institute-Wide Affairs (CJAC)Corporation Joint Advisory Committee on Institute-Wide Affairs (CJAC) | Chris | Taylor | Associate Secretary | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Employee Benefits Oversight Committee (EBOC)Employee Benefits Oversight Committee (EBOC) | Ramona | Allen | Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Free Expression, Ad Hoc Working Group onFree Expression, Ad Hoc Working Group on | Sallie (Penny) | Chisholm | Co-Chair | Phillip | Clay | Co-Chair | Doug | Pfeiffer | Staff | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Guidelines for Outside Engagements, Ad Hoc Faculty Committee onGuidelines for Outside Engagements, Ad Hoc Faculty Committee on | Tavneet | Suri | Chair | Deliana | Ernst | Staff | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Information Technology Governance Committee (ITGC)Information Technology Governance Committee (ITGC) | Mark | Silis | Co-Chair | Krystyn | Van Vliet | Co-Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Information Technology Policy Committee (ITPC)Information Technology Policy Committee (ITPC) | Robert | Redwine | Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| International Coordinating Committee (ICC)International Coordinating Committee (ICC) | Robin | Lemp | Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| MITx and MITx Online, Ad Hoc Committee onMITx and MITx Online, Ad Hoc Committee on | Caspar | Hare | Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Nonprofit Entity Working GroupNonprofit Entity Working Group | Cynthia | Barnhart | Co-Chair | Lily | Tsai | Co-Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Review MIT Gift Processes, Ad Hoc Committee toReview MIT Gift Processes, Ad Hoc Committee to | Peter | Fisher | Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |
| Sustainability Leadership Steering CommitteeSustainability Leadership Steering Committee | Andrea | Campbell | Co-Chair | Julie | Newman | Co-Chair | Other Institute Committees and Councils |