Numbers in parentheses indicate respectively the number of faculty members, ex-officio members (often officers of administration) and student members. The faculty, staff members and students for 2009-2010 as well as ex-officio members appear in brackets.
Academic Standing (CAS) (6-4-0): Responsible for maintaining academic standards. Reviews records of students with inadequate academic performance; rules on requests for the waiving of academic regulations or other unusual academic activities; and decides on some requests for readmission. [John Thoman, Chair, Gene Bell-Villada, Ondine Chavoya, Amy Holzapfel, Nicole Mellow, Rob Savage, Dave Johnson*, Richard Nesbitt*, Karen Merrill*, Charles Toomajian Jr.*]
Appointments and Promotions (CAP) (3-3-0): advises the President and trustees about faculty appointments and advancement. Although students do not sit with the committee, the CAP receives student opinion about faculty from the departments. Departments gather student opinion through student advisory committees, direct interviews with students, and the Student Course Evaluation Survey. In addition, students may volunteer evaluations to department chairs or the the Dean of the Faculty directly. [Laurie Heatherington, Stephen Fix, Andrea Danyluk (Acting Dean of the Faculty)*, William Wagner (Interim President)*.]
Calendar and Schedule (3-3-3): Deals with proposing the academic calendar to the faculty and with approving the class hour schedules submitted by the departments. [Jon Bakija, Chair, Katie Kent, Bud Wobus, Bud Fisher*, Stephen Sneed*, Barbara Casey*, students to be announced.]
Discipline (8-1-8): Hears and rules upon cases of alleged violations of College regulations. All the student members also serve as the Student Honor Subcommittee, which hears cases of alleged violations of the Honor Code and recommends appropriate action to the Dean. Four faculty members of the Discipline Committee serve in an advisory capacity to the Honor Committee. [Peter Just+, Chair of Discipline Committee and Chair of Honor Committee, Jeanne Albrecht+, David Edwards, Peter Pedroni, Michelyne Pinard, Jana Sawicki, Cheryl Shanks+, Janneke van de Stadt+, Karen Merrill+*, students to be announced.]
Diversity and Community: The Committee, comprising faculty, staff, and students selected by the President, is charged "with the responsibility for monitoring race relations at Williams, making recommendations for improvement, and arranging activities and events designed to promote racial understanding at the College." The role of the Committee in campus affairs includes arranging panels and sponsoring speakers and discussing such matters such as minority admissions, first year orientation, and the representation of minority concerns in the curriculum. [Mark Reinhardt, Chair, Scott Lewis, Susan Loepp, Wendy Raymond, Karen Swann, students to be announced.]
Educational Policy (7-4-6): Recommends educational policy and maintains a College-wide overview of the curriculum. [David Zimmerman, Chair, Joan Edwards, Roger Kittleson, Allison Pacelli, Kashia Pieprzak, Eiko Siniawer, Karen Merrill*, William Wagner*, Charles Toomajian Jr.*, Morton Owen Schapiro*, students to be announced.]
Faculty Steering Committee (6-0-0): discusses topics of particular interest to faculty and meets with student groups from time to time to discuss issues in common. [Lucie Schmidt, Chair for Spring, Christopher Bolton, Ali Garbarini, Sarah Goh, Peter Murphy.]
Honorary Degrees (3-2-4): Makes recommendations to the President and Trustees on honorary degree recipients and speakers at Commencement and Convocation. [David Dethier, Susan Engel, Gretchen Long, Jefferson Strait*, Keli Kaegi*, students to be annouced.]
Information Technology (4-5-3): Recommends policies for use of computers and word processors in courses and for research; advises on the acquisition of hardware and software needed to support academic computing. [Shawn Rosenheim, Chair, Deb Brothers, Kevin Jones, Michael Rolleigh, William Lenhart*, David Pilachowski*, Dinny Taylor*, Charles Toomajian Jr., Thomas Dwyer , students to be announced.]
Lecture (4-0-4): Schedules and makes arrangements for visiting lecturers. [Carol Ockman, Chair, Lisa Corrin, Jason Josephson, Karen Kwitter, students to be announced.]
Library (3-3-3): Makes recommendations on matters of library policy, including the allocation of the purchasing budget among the academic departments. [Anand Swamy, Chair, Marjorie Hirsch, Frederick Strauch, William Lenhart*, David Pilachowski*, Robert Volz*, students to be announced.]
Priorities and Resources (4-4-3): Reviews trends in the annual College budget and consults with the Provost, Vice Provost and Treasurer on them as well as on matters relating to priorities in fundraising and resources for capital expenditures, principally for middle-to-long-range spans of time. [Safa Zaki, Chair, Rob Baker-White, Dukes Love, Lee Park, Michael Reed (Interim VP Alumni Relations and Development)*, Keith Finan*, Andrea Danyluk (Acting Dean of the Faculty)*, Steve Klass*, students to be announced.]
Undergraduate Life (5-2-6): Recommends policy on all non-academic aspects of student life including faculty-student relations, student governance, student housing, and athletic activities. [Colin Adams, Chair, Donnie Brooks, Joe Cruz, Christopher Goh, Tara Watson, students to be announced.]
Winter Study (5-2-4): Recommends policy on the Winter Study Program and administers it, including review of all faculty and student projects for approval and allocation of funding. [Ollie Beaver, Chair, Magnus Bernhardsson, Ward Lopes, Bojana Mladenovic, Mara Naaman, Barbara Casey*, Paula Consolini*, Jonathan Morgan-Leamon*, Jodi Psoter*, students to be announced.]