Members of the council serve a term of three years and are confirmed by the executive vice president and provost. The council is composed of:

  • nine members, which must include one lecturer, appointed by the governing body of the faculty, currently the Faculty Senate;
  • four members appointed by the governing body of the students, currently joint nominations of the USG and GPSG;
  • one member appointed by the governing body of the staff, currently the Staff Council; and 
  • the director of the Center for Teaching (ex-officio).

The Council is chaired by a faculty member selected by the president of the Faculty Senate.

2024-2025 Council on Teaching Members

Matthew Arndt, Chair and Associate Professor of Music Theory, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Erin Barnes, Clinical Associate Professor of Counselor Education, College of Education

Heather Dunn, Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing, College of Nursing

Eric Ensley, Curator of Rare Books and Maps, UI Libraries

Michelle Fravel, Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy

Elke Heckner, Associate Professor of Instruction of German, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Colin Kostelecky, Lecturer of Rhetoric, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Marc Pizzimenti, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Carver College of Medicine

Michaela Ruppert, Associate Professor of Instruction of Sociology and Criminology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

David Stewart, Professor of Mathematics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Abigail Townsend, Undergraduate Student Government Representative

Farrow Ulven, Graduate Student Senate Representative

Administrative Liaison:  Tanya Uden-Holman
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of the University College 

Affiliated (non-voting):  Anna Flaming
Director, Center for Teaching

Administrative Staff: Erin Foster Hartley and Paige Busick
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost