Departmental Committees 2025-2026

Executive Committee

Stefan Soldovieri (Chair, ex officio)
Angelica Fenner (ex officio)
Hang-Sun Kim (ex officio) Fall
Stefana Gargova (ex officio) Spring

Policy Committee

Stefan Soldovieri (Chair, ex officio)
Angelica Fenner (ex officio)
Hang-Sun Kim (ex officio) (Fall)
Stefana Gargova (ex officio) (Spring)
Erol Boran (elected member)
John Zilcosky (elected member)

Faculty Representative on the Arts & Science Council

John Zilcosky

Graduate Program Committee

Angelica Fenner (Chair, ex officio)
Tobias Hof
Willi Goetschel (Fall)
John Zilcosky (Spring)
Student Representative: tba

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Hang-Sun Kim (Chair, ex officio) (Fall) / Stefana Gargova (Acting Chair, ex officio) (Spring)
Erol Boran
Student Representative: tba

Grants & Fellowship Subcommittee

Angelica Fenner (Chair, Ex Officio)
Tobias Hof
Stefan Soldovieri

Placement Subcommittee

Hang-Sun Kim (Chair, ex officio) (Fall)
Stefana Gargova (Acting Chair, ex officio) (Spring)
Erol Boran (elected member)

International Liaison

Erol Boran (Fall)

Departmental Liaison to Goethe-Institut

Hang-Sun Kim (Fall) / Stefana Gargova (Spring)

PTR Committee

Stefan Soldovieri (Chair)
Angelica Fenner (ex officio)
Stefana Gargova (ex officio)
Erol Boran (elected member)

CERES/JIGES Representative

Stefan Soldovieri

Oral Defense Chairs Committee

Stefan Soldovieri

French Exam Designate

Willi Goetschel

Yiddish Program Committee

Willi Goetschel

SGS Graduate Fellowship Reviewer Designate

Willi Goetschel

Organizer, Graduate Research Colloquium

Angelica Fenner

GSSU German Studies Students Union

President: Veronica Streibel-May
Vice-President: Alia Sagerman
Secretary: Chenghan Ouyang
Treasurer: Ryan Quin
Director of Communication: Zoe Angermeyer
Events Coordinator: Chelsea Kim

GYGSA (German/Yiddish Graduate Students Association)

President: Hannah Wickham
VP/Secretary: Tamara Schaad
Treasurer: Miriam Borden
CUPE Rep: Jacob Hermant
GPC Rep: TBD
UTGSU Rep: TBD