Reach out to Matt Lang with questions re: academic policy, scheduling, student advising, assessments, & administration.
Reach out to Christiana Whitesel with questions re: travel, purchasing, pay, & HR/operations policy.
Administrative Links
Department Leadership
Department Chair - Sarah-Grace Heller.64
French Basic-Language Director - Wynne Wong.240
French Basic-Language Assistant Director - TBD
Italian Basic-Language Director - April Weintritt.1
Italian Basic-Language Assistant Director - Rosa DiGrottole.1
Director of Undergraduate Studies - Jennifer Willging.1
Director of Graduate Studies & French Center of Excellence Director - Benjamin Hoffmann.312
Senior Academic Coordinator - Matt Lang.650
Business Operations Manager - Christiana Whitesel.23
Fiscal Associate - TBD
Council of Graduate Studies Representative - Michela Bertossa.1
Advising & Service Roles
ASC Senator - Jonathan Mullins.429
Teaching Schedules - French: Jennifer Willging.1 & Wynne Wong.240 / Italian: Janice Aski.1 & April Weintritt.1
Assessment Coordinator - Jennifer Willging.1
Faculty Honors Major Mentors - French: Jennifer Willging.1 / Italian: Janice Aski.1
Faculty Major Mentors - French: Sarah-Grace Heller.64 & Benjamin Hoffmann.312 / Italian: Janice Aski.1
Romance Studies Major Mentors - French (as primary language): Jennifer Willging.1 / Italian (as primary language): Janice Aski.1
ASC Major & Minor Advisor - Andy Spencer.4
Minor Mentors - French: Gloria Torrini-Roblin.1 / Italian: Janice Aski.1
Distance Learning Director - French: TBD / Italian: April Weintritt.1
UG Club Advisors - French: Adela Lechintan-Siefer.1 / Italian: Jonathan Combs-Schilling.1
Transfer/Study Abroad Credit Evaluators - French: Kelly Campbell.796 / Italian: April Weintritt.1
FIGSA Leadership
President - Holly Engel.210
Vice President - Ethan West.1180
Secretary - Sowmya Srikrishna.7
Treasurer - Stefani Scimeca.3
Annual Review Sub-Committee & Tenure Sub-Committee
Wynne Wong.240 - Chair
Janice Aski.1
Jennifer Willging.1
Salary Advisor Committee
Wynne Wong.240 - Chair
Jonathan Combs-Schilling.1
Benjamin Hoffmann.312
Associated Faculty Committee
Jonathan Combs-Schilling.1 - Chair (AU22-SP25)
Adela Lechintan-Siefer.1
Christiana Whitesel.23
Undergraduate Studies Committee
Jennifer Williging.1 - Chair
Janice Aski.1
Adela Lechintan-Siefer.1
Matt Lang.650
Graduate Studies Committee
Benjamin Hoffmann.312 - Chair
Jonathan Mullins.429
Matt Lang.650
Ethan West.1180 - GA Representative
DEI & Engagement Committee
Sarah-Grace Heller.64 - Chair
April Weintritt.1
Ryan Joyce.289
Anne Mutidjo.1
Matt Lang.650
Demetrio Antolini.4 - GA Representative
Ad-hoc: Transnational Italian Search Committee
Jonathan Combs-Schilling.1 - Chair
Janice Aski.1
Jennifer Willging.1 - OAA Policy Liaison
Demetrio Antolini.4 - GA Representative
Department Meetings Calendar
Key:
- AD: meetings for all members of FRIT
- TT: meetings for tenure-track faculty only
- FSR: meetings for faculty, staff, and representatives
AY24 representatives:
- Associated Faculty: Kate Schlosser
- Graduate Associates: Stefani Scimeca
Autumn 2023
- FSR - Monday, September 11, 2023, 9:00am-11:00am
- P&T meeting - Monday, September 18, 2023, 9:00am-10:30am
- French Section retreat - Monday, October 2, 2023, 9:00am-11:30am, La Châtelaine—Lane
- AD - Monday, October 9, 2023, 9:00am-10:30am
- FSR - Monday, October 30, 2023, 9:00am-10:45am
- AD - Monday, November 27, 2023, 9:00am-10:30am
Spring 2024
- FSR - Monday, January 22, 2024, 9:30am-11:00am
- AD - Monday, February 12, 2024, 9:30am-11:00am
- FSR - Monday, March 4, 2024, 9:30am-11:00am
- P&T meeting - Monday, March 25, 2024, 9:30am-11:00am
- AD - Monday, April 8, 2024, 9:30am-11:00am
- TT - GTA review, Monday, April 22, 2024, 9:30am-11:00am
- FRIT Graduation Ceremony - Saturday, May 4, 2024, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Promotion, Tenure, & Annual Review Dates
- Wednesday, February 1, 2024: Annual updates for calendar year 2023 due to Business Operations Manager, Christiana Whitesel (tenure-track faculty)
- Monday, February 26, 2024: Associate professors wishing to be put forward for promotion must notify Chair and submit annual update with a CV, all publications since last promotion (or from previous 5 years), and all SEIs and SETs since last promotion (or from previous 5 years)
- Friday, May 17, 2024: Associated Faculty annual updates (2022-23 academic year) due to Business Operations Manager, Christiana Whitesel
Associated Faculty Award
Associated Faculty in The Department of French and Italian who have had a paper accepted at a professional conference, who have a research or professional development project that requires travel, or who have job interviews at the annual MLA Convention may apply for a Departmental Travel Award of up to $1,500. To apply, send a brief letter describing the paper, development opportunity, or project, a copy of the letter of acceptance or invitation, and an estimated budget (travel, lodging, and transportation) to the current department chair. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year until the funds have been exhausted.
Tenure-track Faculty Travel Funding
Tenure-track faculty in French and Italian may apply for up to $2500 per academic year for research-related travel (conference presentations, archival work, etc.). Please e-mail the department chair a brief description of the conference or project, an acceptance or invitation e-mail if pertinent, and a rough budget. For additional funding of up to $2000 for conferences, research, creative work, etc., see the A&H Small Grants Program.