Advancing the Arts and Humanities Steering Committee
“Penn State will be a leader in the arts and humanities, utilizing them — along with the sciences and other disciplines — as agents of change in addressing complex global issues.”
Caroline Eckhardt, Co-Chair
Director of the School of Global Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal Chair in Literary Theory and Comparative Criticism, and Professor of Comparative Literature and English, College of the Liberal Arts
John Christman, Member
Director of the Humanities Institute and Professor of Philosophy, Political Science, and Women’s Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Eric Corty, Member
Director of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Behrend
Wanda Knight, Member
Associate Professor of Art Education, College of Arts and Architecture
Amanda Maple, Member
Music Librarian and Acting Head Arts and Humanities Library, University Libraries
Mark Morrisson, Member
Head, Department of English and Professor of English, College of the Liberal Arts
Richard Page, Member
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of German and Linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts
Rebecca Strzelec, Member
Professor of Visual Arts, Penn State Altoona
Daniel Newhart, Resource Member
Assistant Vice Provost for Planning, Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research