The president has charged several university committees with engaging the campus community and providing strategic counsel. Members of these committees include faculty, students, staff, alumni, and trustees, appointed by the president for limited terms.
The Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility is a university body advisory to the President with the following functions:
a) Receive issues referred to it by members of the Duke community
b) Monitor trends and activities in investment responsibility that have an impact on educational institutional investors
c) Conduct research, update Duke’s files on companies, and provide analyses when requested by the President
d) Make recommendations to the President on how to vote proxies when the committee believes proxies should be voted outside the standard protocol of “economic interest;” whether to sponsor shareholder resolutions; whether to correspond with the management of corporations in which the University holds an identifiable equity position; when to divest; and on any new issues, which may warrant attention.
Term: 2 years.
Faculty
Lawrence Baxter (Law School), Chair, 2021
Craig Burnside (Economics), 2021
Gina-Gail Fletcher (Law School), 2022
D. Sunshine Hillygus (Sanford School of Public Policy), 2021
Martin Smith (Nicholas School of the Environment), 2021
Student representatives
Gianna Affi, DSG, 2022
Austin Bath, GPSC Representative, 2022
Shrey Majmudar, DSG Representative, 2022
Gabriella Shull, GPSC, 2022
Alumni representative
Jeff Howard, 2022
Trustee representative
Fred Sutherland, 2022
Administrators
Scott Gibson, Executive Vice Dean for Administration for the School of Medicine
Tracy Futhey, Vice President for IT & Chief Information Officer
Ex officio
Christopher Lott, Deputy University Counsel
Tori Nevois, Assistant VP & Deputy Treasurer
Others (without vote)
Anil Madhok, Advisor, Chief Compliance Officer, DUMAC
Charge: The charge to the Athletic Council is outlined on pages 5-8 in the Athletic Policy Manual (pdf). Term: 3 years.
Administration
*Ravi Bellamkonda, Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering
*John Blackshear, Dean of Students
Chris Lott, Associate University Counsel
Martin Smith, Dean of Academic Affairs, Trinity College
Daniel Ennis, Executive Vice President
Faculty
*Linda Franzoni (Chair) (Pratt School of Engineering), 2021
Gavan Fitzsimons (Fuqua School of Business), 2022
Laura Smart Richman (Psychology), 2022
*Kathy Andolsek (School of Medicine), 2022
*Sara Beale (Vice Chair) (Law School), 2021
Laurent Dubois (History), 2021
Don Taylor (Sanford School of Public Policy), 2021
Alumni
Margo Riddle, 2021
*Abby Johnston McGrath, 2022
Steve Wilson, 2022
Trustees
Allyson Duncan, 2022
*Janet Hill, 2022
Undergraduate Student Representatives
Jackson Kennedy
Ramya Ginjupalli
Graduate Student Representatives
Charles Odie
Audreya Metz (alternate)
Student-Athlete Advisory
*Kincey Smith
Terry Lindsay (alternate)
Club Sports
Rayhan Jhanji
Ex-Officio Members
Mary Pat McMahon, Vice Provost/Vice President for Student Affairs
*Martha Putallaz, Faculty Athletics Representative, 2022
*Sterly Wilder, Secretary, Associate Vice President, Alumni Affairs
Others (without vote)
Brad Berndt, Associate Director, Athletics
Frank Blalark, University Registrar
Cynthia Clinton, Office of Institutional Equity
Shawn Newton, Director of Sports Programs, Recreation and Physical Education
Christoph Guttentag, Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Kimberly Hewitt, Vice President for Institutional Equity
Chris Kennedy, Senior Deputy Director, Athletics
Miranda McCall, Acting Director, Financial Aid
Heather Ryan, Senior Women’s Administrator
Kevin White, Vice President and Director, Athletics
* Serves on Executive Committee
The Campus Sustainability Committee (CSC) was created in 2007 as part of the institutional structure to guide development and implementation of the Duke Climate Action Plan (CAP). After review by senior staff and the Board of Trustees, Duke officially submitted its CAP on October 15, 2009 to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. The target date for carbon neutrality is 2024. Charge: The Duke University Campus Sustainability Committee (CSC), a standing committee appointed by the President, is responsible for making recommendations to guide campus sustainability policies, championing these sustainability initiatives and communicating them to each member’s respective constituencies to foster a more sustainable campus community. Terms: 2 Years for faculty, 1 Year for students.
Faculty
Toddi Steelman, Co-Chair (Dean, Nicholas School of the Environment), 2021
Joel Collier (Pratt School of Engineering), 2021
Mona Hassan (Religious Studies), 2021
Katherine Schipper (Fuqua School of Business), 2021
Ara Wilson (Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies), 2021
Charlotte Clark (Nicholas School of the Environment), 2021
Ellen Davis (Divinity), 2021
Christine Folch (Cultural Anthropology), 2021
Dirk Philipsen (Sanford School of Public Policy), 2021
Tim Profeta (Nicholas Institute), 2021
Jonathan Wiener (Law School), 2021
Administrators
Daniel Ennis, Co-chair, Executive Vice President
Matt Arsenault, Program Manager, Duke Carbon Offset Initiative
Tavey McDaniel Capps, Director, Sustainable Duke
Marcus Carson, Assistant Director of Sustainability, Duke Dining
Carl DePinto, Director, Parking & Transportation
Jason Elliot, Assistant Director, Sustainable Duke
Joe Gonzalez, Associate Dean, Residence Life
Paul Grantham, Office of Communications Services
Mark Hough, Office of University Architect
John Noonan, Vice President of Facilities
Kelly Rockwell, Assistant to the Deans, Pratt School of Engineering
Tanja Vujic, Director, Biogas Strategy
Undergraduate representatives
Zac Johnson, 2021
Chaya Agarwal, 2021
Graduate representatives
Ravi Prakash, 2021
Shreyas Hedge, 2021
The Environmental Alliance
Leah Roffman, 2021
Kevin Peng, 2021
Duke Sustainability Board
Analise Lindborg, 2021
Sonia Nelson, 2021
Duke Climate Coalition
Caroline Heitmann, 2021
Rachita Gowdu, 2021
Undergraduate Environmental Union
Ashley Rosen, 2021
Emily Nagamoto, 2021
Charge: This committee is responsible for planning for the future of the Duke Forest. Faculty serve three-year terms.
Faculty
James Heffernan (Nicholas School of the Environment), 2022
Sherryl Broverman (Biology), 2021
Dan Richter (Nicholas School of the Environment), 2021
Larry Zelenak (Law School), 2021
Administrators
Daniel Ennis, Co-chair, Executive Vice President
Toddi Steelman, Co-chair, Dean, Nicholas School of the Environment
Sally Kornbluth, Provost
William LeFevre, Executive Director, Duke Gardens
David Singleton, Associate University Counsel
Mike Schoenfeld, Vice President, Public Affairs & Government Relations
Stelfanie Williams, Vice President, Durham Affairs
Student Representatives
Aislinn McLaughlin, Graduate and Professional Student Council, 2021
Zella Hanson, Duke Student Government, 2021
Reviews all projects destined for consideration by the Trustees’ Facilities & Environment Committee. Six faculty and six administrative appointments; co-chaired by one faculty member and one administrative member. Term: 3 years.
Faculty
Chris Woods, Co-chair (Medicine and Global Health), 2021
Lisa Huettel (Pratt School of Engineering), 2021
Robert Swinney (Fuqua School of Business), 2021
Ava Vinesett (Dance), 2021
Anna Gassman-Pines (Sanford School of Public Policy), 2022
Timothy Johnson (Nicholas School of the Environment), 2022
Administrators
Paul Manning, Co-chair, Director, Project Management of Facilities
Mark Hough, Office of the University Architect
Pat Hull, Assistant Director, Institutional Research
Shawn Subasic, Director, Duke Medical Center Facility Planning Design and Construction
Rachel Satterfield, Interim Vice President, Finance
Robert Weiseman, Senior Associate Director, Athletics
Duke Student Government
Hailey Ross, 2021
Sawyer O’Keefe, 2021
Graduate and Professional Student Council
Emma DeAngeli, 2021
Helena Wu, 2021
Recommends candidates for Honorary Degrees to the Academic Council and to the Board of Trustees. These recommendations must be approved by both the Council and the Board for the degree to be granted. Faculty term: 3 years.
Faculty
Lesley Curtis (School of Medicine), 2022
Peter Feaver (Political Science), 2021
Ellen Davis (Divinity School), 2021
Preyas Desai (Fuqua School of Business), 2021
Richard Powell (Art, Art History and Visual Studies), 2021
Trustees
Adam Silver, Chair, 2021
Lisa Borders, 2021
William Brody, 2021
Nancy Schlichting, 2021
Bill Kaelin, 2021
Ex Officio
Vince Price, President
Sally Kornbluth, Provost
Charge: Committee’s charge is to facilitate planning for the Founders’ Day Weekend and the awarding of a University Medal at the Convocation in October. Term: 2 years.
Faculty
Carla Brady (School of Medicine), 2021
David Hinton (Nicholas School of the Environment), 2021
Kerry Haynie (Political Science & African and African American Studies), Academic Council Chair & University Faculty Marshal, ex officio
Administrators
Robert Bliwise, Associate Director, Alumni Affairs & Director, Duke Magazine, 2020
Ex Officio
Terry Chambliss, Co-Chair, Director, Special Events & University Ceremonies
Margaret Epps, Special Assistant to the President & Associate University Secretary
Michael Schoenfeld, Vice President, Public Affairs & Government Relations
Sterly Wilder, Associate Vice President, Alumni Affairs
Charge: Review all proposals for outdoor public sculpture on campus, both proposed gifts and potential commissions, to ensure that the university encourages the development of an exciting and stimulating visual environment that will enhance Duke’s architecture and physical setting. All units contemplating the installation of public sculpture will submit their plans to this committee, and the committee’s recommendations will in turn be submitted to the Committee on Facilities and Environment for ratification. Term: 3 years
Faculty
John Brown (Music), 2022
Mark Goodacre (Religious Studies), 2022
Cary Moskovitz (Thompson Writing Program), 2022
Edna Andrews (Slavic Studies), 2021
Esther Gabara (Romance Studies), 2021
Rick Powell (Art, Art History & Visual Studies), 2021
Tom Rankin (Center for Documentary Studies), 2021
Barbara Turner (School of Nursing), 2021
Other Members
Kimberly Hewitt, Vice President, Office of Institutional Equity
Mark Hough, Office of the University Architect
William LeFevre, Executive Director, Duke Gardens
Undergraduate Student Representative
James Toscano, 2021
Graduate Student Representative
Aubrey Howard, 2021
Ex Officio
Trevor Schoonmaker, Chair, Director of the Nasher Museum of Art
Paula McClain, Dean, The Graduate School (Committee Chair)
Bob Ashley ’70, former editor of the Durham Herald-Sun and former Interim Executive Director, Preservation Durham.
Jeff Baker, Professor of Pediatrics and Research Professor of History
Danal Blessis BSE’82, Alumni Representative
Esther Gabara, Romance Studies
Valerie Gillispie, University Archivist
Zac Johnson, Undergraduate Student
William E. King ’61, A.M.’63, Ph.D.’70, University Archivist Emeritus
Neil McWilliam, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Art and Art History
Deondra Rose, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Political Science
Michael Schoenfeld ’84, Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations
Matias Sur, Graduate/Professional Student
Charge: The Council helps ensure that the University pursues its goals of increasing the diversity of the faculty and student body and guaranteeing an excellent experience to students. The Council focuses on student issues for both graduate and undergraduate students. The Council also shares information about events and activities on campus that are relevant to African-American members of the community, and helps disseminate this information more broadly.
Faculty
Robert Bryant (Mathematics), 2022
Tommy DeFrantz (Dance), 2021
*Trina Jones (Law School), 2021
Darrell Miller (Law School), 2021
*Deondra Rose (Sanford School of Public Policy), 2022
Damon Tweedy (School of Medicine), 2021
Alumni
*Sanders Adu, Co-Chair, President, Duke Black Alumni
Tadena Simpson, Co-Chair, Duke Black Alumni
Administrators
Vince Price, Chair, President
Zoila Airall, Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs
Valerie Ashby, Dean, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
Abbas Benmamoun, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Gary Bennett, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Linda Capers, Assistant Director, Center for Multicultural Affairs
Chandra Guinn, Director, Mary Lou Williams Center
Kimberly Hewitt, Vice President for Institutional Equity and Chief Diversity Officer
Sally Kornbluth, Provost
*Antwan Lofton, Assistant Vice President, Human Resources, Staff and Labor Relations/Staff and Family Programs
**Jacqueline Looney, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
Mary Pat McMahon, Vice Provost/Vice President, Student Affairs
Reginaldo Howard Scholars
Katlyn Hurst, 2021
Nigel Sapp, 2021
Black Graduate and Professional Student Association
Joshua Crittenden, 2021
Crystal Kennedy, 2021
Kierna Mason, 2021
*Ariel Powell (President), 2021
Duke Student Government
Stephanie Green, 2021
Tommy Hessel (President), 2021
Cody Perry, 2021
Graduate and Professional Student Council
Andrea Barnes, 2021
Jay Lusk (President), 2021
Hope Pegues, 2021
Black Student Alliance
Kelcye Allen, 2021
Tobi Akinyelu (Co-President), 2021
Kaycee Hailey, 2021
*Cartier Robinson (Co-President), 2021
National Pan-Hellenic Council
Nurah Koney-Laryea (President), 2021
National Society of Black Engineers
Akylah Cox (President), 2021
The Bouchet Society
Gwenaelle Thomas (President), 2021
**Chair of Advisory Committee
*Serves on Advisory Committee
Charge: The responsibilities of the University Judicial Board are outlined in Appendix A of the Duke Community Standard in Practice (Formerly Bulletin of Information and Regulations). Term: 2 years.
Faculty
Darrell Miller (Law School), Chair, 2021
Amy Bejsovec (Biology), 2021
Robert Bryant (Mathematics), 2021
Andrew Foster (Law School), 2021
Claudia Gunsch (Pratt School of Engineering), 2021
Administrators
John Blackshear, Dean, Academic Affairs, Trinity College
Students (2 representatives from each school)
Allied Health:
Mimi Smith, 2021
Irene Soulos, 2021
Divinity:
Linda Coley, 2021
Shelby Meehan, 2021
Nursing:
Leigh Mullen, 2021
Madeline Manfredi, 2021
Nicholas School of the Environment:
Amrita Sood, 2021
Gabriela Nagle Alverio, 2021
Graduate School:
Ashley Williams, 2021
Gray Kidd, 2021
Law School:
Linda Wang, 2021
Britta Momanyi, 2021
School of Medicine:
Denisse Porras Rimbres, 2021
Tressa Ellet, 2021
Fuqua:
Nathan Hixson, 2021
Adam Simon, 2021
Pratt:
Keshav Garg, 2021
Swati Jain, 2021
Sanford:
Madelyne Huibregtse, 2021
Jessica Maeda Jeri, 2021
Undergraduate Conduct Board:
A.G. Chancellor, 2021
Juliana Mayer, 2021
Charge: This university committee is charged with assessing university and academic priorities, ensuring that the University’s annual and long-term budgets reflect these priorities, and making recommendations to the President. This committee replaces the President’s Advisory Committee on Resources and provides a stronger venue for faculty governance, and for collaboration between faculty leaders and the senior administration. Term: 3 years.
Faculty
Debu Purohit, Chair, (Fuqua School of Business), 2021
Lisa Keister (Sociology/ECAC representative), 2021
Stefan Zauscher (Pratt), 2021
Adriane Lentz-Smith (History), 2021
Joseph Blocher (Law School), 2021
Elizabeth Albright (Nicholas School of the Environment), 2022
John Aldrich (Political Science), 2022
Laura Lieber (Religious Studies), 2022 (will not serve fall 2019)
Anne West (Neurobiology), 2022
Neil Siegel (Law School), APC Chair
Ex Officio Members (with voting rights)
Vince Price, President
Sally Kornbluth, Provost
Kyle Cavanaugh, Vice President, Administration
Jennifer Francis, Executive Vice Provost
Linda Franzoni, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education
Scott Gibson, Executive Vice Dean, Administration, School of Medicine
Kerry Haynie, Academic Council Chair
Daniel Ennis, Executive Vice President
Rachel Satterfield, Interim Vice President, Finance
Gene Washington, Chancellor for Health Affairs
Deans
Ravi Bellamkonda (Pratt School of Engineering), 2021
Judith Kelley (Sanford School of Public Policy), 2021
Students
Jay Lusk, Graduate and Professional Student Council, 2021
Tommy Hessel, Duke Student Government, 2021
Budget and Finance Subcommittee
Debu Purohit, Chair
Sally Kornbluth, ex officio
Tallman Trask, ex officio