Who organizes Critical Encounters?

Critical Encounters strives to be a non-hierarchical collective and collaborative effort.  Each year’s events and specific administration will be coordinated through a special Task Force. The Critical Encounters Task Force is comprised of individuals from across the college, as well as specific members from the community. 

Because there is a commitment to not confine Critical Encounters within a specific institute, center or school at Columbia College, a particular Task Force for any given year will be led by a Faculty Fellow.  

The Critical Encounters Faculty Fellow – an individual selected by the Provost and the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence – will be responsible for concerns regarding faculty/staff involvement in Critical Encounters. He/she is supported by two other co-chairs who focus on student and community involvement, respectively.   

The Critical Encounters Task Force for 2007-2008 is comprised of the following members:

CO-CHAIRS

Stephanie Shonekan Ph.D.
sshonekan@colum.edu
Critical Encounters Faculty Fellow
Faculty Cohort

Lott Hill                            
lhill@colum.edu
Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and Civic Engagement
Community Cohort

Dominic Cottone                
dcottone@colum.edu
Director of Student Leadership
Student Cohort

TASK FORCE MEMBERS

Sandra Allen
Gwendolyn Archibald
Shirley Bennett
Mecca Brooks
Sheila Carter
Charlie Colpaert
Kevin Fuller
Joan Giroux
Amy Hawkins
Kevin Henry
Lott Hill
Louise Love
Kathleen McLaughlin
Sue Miller
Kristen Orser
Neysa Page-Lieberman
Yoonshin Park
Jane Saks
Suzanne Saulsberry
Alycia Scott
Stephanie Shonekan
Sara Slawnik
Kari Sommers
Paul Teruel
Robert Watkins   
Stan West
Jessica Young