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, Devashish Mitra at dmitra@syr.edu, 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
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
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Senior Research Associate, South Asia Center
Advisory Board Member, East Asia Program
332 Eggers Hall
315.443.8678 | ddgueorg@syr.edu

Peng Gao
Professor and Chair, Geography and the Environment Department
144 Eggers Hall
315.443.2607 | pegao@syr.edu

Paul M. Hagenloh
Associate Professor, History Department
405B Maxwell Hall
315.443.7626 | phagenlo@syr.edu

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
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
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Director, Middle Eastern Studies Program
Senior Research Associate, South Asia Center
100F Eggers Hall
315.443.4431 | ysezgin@syr.edu

Abdulaziz Shifa
Associate Professor, Economics Department
117 Eggers Hall
315.443.3802 | abshifa@syr.edu

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

Margaret M. Austin
Associate Director, Center for Policy Research
426 Eggers Hall
315.443.9070 | mmaustin@syr.edu

Natalie Dascoulias
Digital Content Marketing Specialist, Communications and Media Relations Office
223 Maxwell Hall
315.443.1527 | ndascoul@syr.edu

Julianne Davis
Budget Analyst, Maxwell School
200 Eggers Hall
315.443.5056 | jdavis01@syr.edu

Heather Macknik
Budget Manager, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
215 Eggers Hall
315.443.2687 | hmmackni@syr.edu

Brian von Knoblauch
Operations Manager, Information & Computing Technology Office
034 Eggers Hall
315.263.0568 | bevonkno@syr.edu

Stephanie D. Williams
Academic Specialist, Maxwell School
200 Eggers Hall
315.443.3272 | sdwillia@syr.edu