Status of Women Council

About

The Status of Women Council at UMass Amherst makes recommendations affecting the status of women on campus in areas such as recruitment, promotion and salaries, tenure, day care, admissions, financial aid, and more.

For a complete description of the council’s charge and membership parameters, please view the Status of Women Council section in the Bylaws and Constitution of the UMass Amherst Faculty Senate.

Chair
Membership

Faculty Members

Jonique Childs
Senator
Student Development  
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Email
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Lori A. Clarke
CICS | Emeritus Faculty
CLARKE
Email
CLARKE
Carey Clouse

Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning

Clouse
Email
Clouse
Helene Cousin
Senator
Veterinary & Animal Sciences  
Cousin
Email
Cousin
Patricia Martinho Ferriera

Spanish and Portuguese Studies

Patricia Martinho Ferriera
Email
Patricia Martinho Ferriera
Raeann G Leblanc
Nursing
LeBlanc
Email
LeBlanc
Jennifer L. Nye
History
NYE
Email
NYE
Annie Sollinger
Senator
Library
Sollinger
Email
Sollinger
Celeste Surreira
Senator Nursing
Surreira
Email
Surreira
Kelsey Whipple
Journalism
whipple
Email
whipple

Ex-officio Members

Michelle Budig
Provost/Designee
Michelle Budig
Michelle Budig
Kara Knott
Dir Off of Family Resources/Designee
Kara Knott
Email
Kara Knott
Hind Mari
VC Student Aff & Camp Life/Designee
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Anthony Paik
Secretary of the Faculty Senate
paik
Email
paik
Kerri Tillett
  Assoc VC Equal Opp & Access/Designee
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Email
kerri
Gisella Zuniga
Rep/ Center for Women & Community
Gisella Zuniga
Gisella Zuniga

Ex-officio Student

Julia DeMarco

SGA Designee

Julia DeMarco
Email
Julia DeMarco
Karina Diaz
Undergraduate Student
Karina Diaz
Email
Karina Diaz
Michael Goodman
Undergraduate Student
Michael Goodman
Email
Michael Goodman
Nargis Mirzaie

GSS Appointment to Faculty Senate Status of Women Council 

Nargis Mirzaie
Email
Nargis Mirzaie
Elizabeth O'Donnell

GSS appointment to Status of Women Council, Student Affairs and University Life Council 

Elizabeth O'Donnell
Email
Elizabeth O'Donnell
Niharika Pola
Graduate Student
Niharika Pola
Email
Niharika Pola

Vacancies

Vacant Engineering Position
Vacant Faculty Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Vacant Isenberg Position
Vacant Faculty Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Vacant SPHHS Position
Vacant Faculty Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
VC Equity & Inclusion/Designee
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
VC Admin & Finance/Designee
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Rep. Non-Professional Staff
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Rep. Non-Professional Staff #2
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Rep. PSU
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Undergraduate Student 2
Vacant Ex-officio Student Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Rep. MSP
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Meetings

The Status of Women Council will meet on the following dates during the 2024-25 academic year. All meetings will take place via Zoom at the link below:

https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/96479913234?pwd=ZVFtQ21LbDlNc3RJQmNsZ0ZCUVRVdz09

Meeting ID: 964 7991 3234        Passcode: 125474

Spring 2025 Meetings

24
Feb
11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
Status of Women Council Meeting 02-24-25
24
Mar
11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
Status of Women Council Meeting 03-24-25
28
Apr
11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
Status of Women Council Meeting 04-28-25
Documents

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