Carnegie Mellon University

College Council

All academic policy decisions for the Dietrich College are made by the College Council, which is made up of the dean, associate deans, department heads, faculty/staff representatives, and three student representatives: one graduate student and two undergraduate. In fall 2021, Dietrich College launched the new General Education Program, which has been a major project for the College Council.

Members of College Council

Department & Institute Heads

  • Gretchen Chapman (SDS)
  • Allyson Creasman (History)
  • Audrey Kurth Cronin (CMIST)
  • Susanne Ferber (Psychology)
  • Oliver Hahl (Economics)
  • Anne Lambright (LCAL)
  • Chelsea Leverett-Ptak (GenEd)
  • Joe Mertz (Information Systems)
  • Rebecca Nugent (Statistics & Data Science)
  • Silvia Pessoa (CMU-Qatar)
  • Andreea Ritivoi (English)
  • Barbara Shinn-Cunningham
    (Neuroscience Institute)
  • Peter Spirtes (Philosophy)

Student Representatives

  • Sanaa Akindele (Philosophy Undergraduate)
  • Jocelyn Morningstar (Information Systems Undergraduate)
  • Yuxi Xie (Psychology Graduate)

Faculty Representatives

  • Chadi Aoun (CMU-Qatar)
  • Doug Coulson (English)
  • Chante Cox-Boyd (Psychology)
  • Peter Freeman (Statistics & Data Science)
  • Mark Kamlet (CMIST)
  • Ricky Law (History)
  • Chris Lowy (LCAL)
  • Peter Schwardmann (SDS)
  • Kevin Zollman (Philosophy)

Dean Richard Scheines

Dean's Cabinet & Staff

  • Connie Angermeier (Social & Decision Sciences)
  • Sharon Carver (Educational Affairs)
  • Jay Devine (Undergraduate Studies)
  • Emily Half (CMIST)
  • Ayana Ledford (Diversity and Inclusion)
  • Colleen Libertz (GenEd)
  • Kelli Maxwell (Student Success)
  • Samantha Nielsen (Statistics & Data Science)
  • Emilie O'Leary (Psychology)
  • Kim Piatt (Experiential Learning)
  • Nuria Ballesteros Soria (GenEd)