Faculty Council
The purpose of the Faculty Council of the Maxwell School is to provide the faculty with a group of representative peers to act on its behalf in certain circumstances including, (a) to critically examine the merits of ideas about and proposals for the School brought to it by the dean and others, (b) to participate on its own initiative in developing and revising polices for consideration by the faculty and appropriate academic officials of the School, and (d) to appoint the members of the Committee on Scholarship and Research.
In accordance with the Maxwell Faculty Bylaws, three members of the Council are elected annually to staggered three-year terms.
Maxwell faculty members with business for the Council's attention should contact the Council Chair, Mona Bhan, or any member of the Council.
Maxwell Faculty Council Meetings
The Maxwell Faculty Council meets as a full council once a month. Maxwell Faculty Council documents, including meeting minutes, may be found on the G drive folder named “Maxwell Faculty Council-kjbliss-S19”.
Look for MAX-Filer --> Collab --> Maxwell Faculty Council-kjbliss-S19. If you have questions about how to connect to the Maxwell Faculty Council G drive, contact Maxwell's ICT team at service@maxwell.syr.edu.
Faculty Council Members
![Mona Bhan](/images/default-source/people-listings/mona-bhan.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=1ab7d5c4_8)
Mona Bhan
Professor, Anthropology Department
Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies
Director, Extraction, Environment and Citizenship Working Group
327 Eggers Hall
315.443.4198 | mobhan@syr.edu
![Dimitar Gueorguiev](/images/default-source/people-listings/dimitar-gueorguiev.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=e53de161_6)
Dimitar Gueorguiev
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science Department
Advisory Board Member and Senior Research Associate, East Asia Program
100E Eggers Hall
315.443.8678 | ddgueorg@syr.edu
![Peng Gao](/images/default-source/people-listings/peng-gao.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=3b21f2e8_7)
Peng Gao
Professor and Chair, Geography and the Environment Department
144 Eggers Hall
315.443.2607 | pegao@syr.edu
![Paul M. Hagenloh](/images/default-source/people-listings/paul-m--hagenloh.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=577573ca_6)
Paul M. Hagenloh
Associate Professor, History Department
405B Maxwell Hall
315.443.7626 | phagenlo@syr.edu
![Radha Kumar](/images/default-source/people-listings/radha-kumar.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=cf9076c8_6)
Radha Kumar
Associate Professor, History Department
Senior Research Associate and Advisory Board Member, South Asia Center
514 Eggers Hall
315.443.5875 | rkuma100@syr.edu
![Prema Kurien](/images/default-source/people-listings/prema-kurien.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=e205e926_6)
Prema Kurien
Professor, Sociology Department
Director, Senior Research Associate and Advisory Board Member, South Asia Center
Senior Research Associate, Sovereignty, Order and Conflict Working Group
317 Maxwell Hall
315.443.1152 | pkurien@syr.edu
![Yüksel Sezgin](/images/default-source/people-listings/yüksel-sezgin.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=30e51e6b_6)
Yüksel Sezgin
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Director, Middle Eastern Studies Program
Research Affiliate, South Asia Center
100F Eggers Hall
315.443.4431 | ysezgin@syr.edu
![Abdulaziz Shifa](/images/default-source/people-listings/abdulaziz-shifa.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=6b04f36d_6)
Abdulaziz Shifa
Associate Professor, Economics Department
117 Eggers Hall
315.443.3802 | abshifa@syr.edu
![Emily Wiemers](/images/default-source/people-listings/emily-wiemers.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=a02e3da2_6)
Emily Wiemers
Associate Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
O’Hanley Faculty Scholar
Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute
320C Lyman Hall
315.443.3749 | eewiemer@syr.edu
Staff Council
Mission: The Maxwell Staff Council will serve the staff by providing enrichment opportunities, supporting initiatives that cultivate a positive work environment, facilitating communication, and advocating on behalf of the staff.
Visit the Maxwell Staff Council Answers page for more information.
Current Maxwell Staff Council Members
![Amy Schmidt](/images/default-source/people-listings/amy-schmidt.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=55792b77_5)
Amy Schmidt
Assistant Director, Citizenship and Civic Engagement
210 Eggers Hall
315.443.1602 | aeschm01@syr.edu
![Lynnell Cabezas](/images/default-source/people-listings/lynnell-cabezas.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=6b4a21e1_5)
Lynnell Cabezas
Administrative Assistant, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute
309B Maxwell Hall
lncabeza@syr.edu
![Natalie Dascoulias](/images/default-source/people-listings/dascoulias-natalie.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=94b3a5c5_4)
Natalie Dascoulias
Digital Content Marketing Specialist, Communications and Media Relations Office
223 Maxwell Hall
315.443.1527 | ndascoul@syr.edu
![Brian von Knoblauch](/images/default-source/people-listings/brian-von-knoblauch.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=d384cc79_6)
Brian von Knoblauch
Operations Manager, Information & Computing Technology Office
034 Eggers Hall
315.263.0568 | bevonkno@syr.edu
![Yetunde headshot](/images/default-source/people-listings/yetunde.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=ec2c5ccd_1)
Yetunde Hamilton
Administrative Specialist, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration
206 Steele Hall
315.443.3752 | yodozier@syr.edu
![Devon McGee](/images/default-source/people-listings/devon-mcgee-560px.tmb-people500.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=85c4707c_1)
Devon McGee
Assistant Director of Enrollment Communications and Outreach, Graduate Enrollment
211 Steele Hall
315.443.1842 | dmcgee@syr.edu