World Languages Committees

Executive Committee
The Executive Committee ensures that all other department committees are fully staffed. 
John Pizer, Chair 01/2024 to 08/2025
Albert Watanabe
Gundela Hachmann 
 
Study Abroad Committee
The Study Abroad Committee serves as an advisory body to the Chair, who makes the final decision on approving any program before submitting it to Academic Programs Abroad/Office of Global Engagement. Its task is to evaluate the academic aspects of a program, including syllabi, the proposed itinerary abroad, and study abroad needs for our sections.
Laura Martins, Chair 
Jeremy King
Harald Leder 
Touria Khannous
Paul Anderson 
Kathryn Monroe
 
Bylaws Revision Committee

Mark Wagner
Andrea Morris
Rebecca Carrero
Michael Katchmer 

Curriculum Committee
The Curriculum Committee ensures all new course proposals or revisions of current courses complies with rules established by the Faculty Senate Courses and Curricula Committee. 
John Pizer, Chair
Touria Khannous
Richard Warga
Alejandro Cortazar
 
Faculty Awards Committee
Kristopher Fletcher, Chair
Andrea Morshaeuser 
Gang Zhou
Mark Wagner 
Matthew Freeman
Alejandro Cortazar
 
Faculty Governance Committee
Carmela Mattza
Mark Wagner
Rafael Orozco
Mason Barto
Joshua Allbright 
 
Multicultural Affairs Committee
Liliana Socorro Naranjo, Chair
Carmen Pierson
Carol Stumpf
Dasny Hunt 
Matha Flores
Nancy Laguna Luque 
Paul Anderson
Rebecca Carrero Figueroa 
Sheldon Lotten
 
Open House Committee
Nancy Laguna Luque, Chair
Charles Cloutier
Julio Molinete 
Lan Zhe
Raul Gamboa
 
Peer Evaluation Committee 2024 to 2026
Andrea Morris
Laura Martins
Kristopher Fletcher
Carmela Mattza
Jeremy King 
 
Promotion and Tenure Committee
The Promotion and Tenure Committee reviews cases of Assistant Professors who are being considered for mandatory tenure and promotion to Associate Professor and Associate Professors who wish to be considered for non-mandatory Full Professor. 
John Pizer, Chair
Qiancheng Li
Laura Martins
Rafael Orozco
Christian Fernandez
 
Research Committee
Qiancheng Li, Chair
Mark Wagner
Rafael Orozco
Aaron Yamada 
Elena Castro 
 
Social Life Events Committee
Eliana Maldonado Cano, Chair 
Paul Anderson 
Jose Rojas 
Nohora Byrd 
Rebecca Fisher 
 
Technology Committee
Jose Rojas, Chair
Katy Monroe, Chair 
Michael Dettinger 
Allison White
Cathy Luquette
Charles Cloutier 
Isabel Matus
Jimmy Challis Gore
Jose Rojas
Rafael Orozco
 
Classics Library Committee
Albert Watanabe, Chair
Joshua Allbright 
Richard Warga
 
Spanish Awards Committee
Rebecca Carrero Figueroa
Raul Gamboa 
 
Spanish Undergraduate Committee
Andrea Morris, Chair
Jeremy King
Rafael Orozco
Laura Martins
Dorota Heneghan
Sheldon Lotten
Jose Rojas
 
Spanish Scholarship Committee
Alejandro Cortazar
Aaron Yamada
 
Dual Enrollment
Jeremy King 
 
Secondary Education 
Jeremy King
 
LSU in Argentina
Jeremy King
 
LSU in Spain
Carmela Mattza
 
Sigma Delta Pi
Carmela Mattza
 
Spanish Award Committee
Elena Castro, Chair
Aaron Yamada
Rebecca Carrero
Christian Fernandez
 
Hispanic Studies Roundtables

These roundtables provide an excellent opportunity for faculty, instructors, and graduate students to share works-in-progress—whether research projects, thesis/dissertation proposals, or papers for upcoming conferences—and receive constructive feedback from a small, interested audience. This format fosters a dynamic space for professional exchange and learning among peers.

Laura Martins 

 
Spanish El club de Espanol
Carol Stumpf
Carmen Pierson
 
Spanish Conversation Table 
Julio Molinete
Raul Gamboa
Mauren Cortazar
Missael Duarte

 

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