The program began in the Fall of 2003 and consists of senior tenured faculty and professional exempt senior administrators who are most distinguished in their fields and have had a history of teaching and/or a record of substantial scholarship/research in women, gender and sexuality studies. The current list of Senior Scholars includes: Bud Coleman, Theater and Dance; Thomas Riis, Music; Elizabeth Robertson, English.

To become a Senior Scholar, a faculty member fills out an application form and submits it to the Women and Gender Studies Director. The Director and the coordinator of the Senior Scholars Program review the application and consults with current Senior Scholars. Once approved, the application is then forwarded to the Associate Dean, Social Sciences who then sends a formal letter of invite to the faculty member and to the unit's chair. It is expected that Senior Scholars will:

1. Teach one course per semester for WGST. In most instances, these scholars already teach courses in women, gender, and sexuality in their home departments. It is expected that if these courses are not already cross-listed with WMST that these scholars will take the necessary measures to secure such an arrangement.

2. Fulfill his or her service responsibilities to the Program by participating in sone standing committee (e.g., Curriculum (Undergraduate and eventually Graduate) and Executive) or an Ad-Hoc Committee such as Faculty Grievance and Ethics. This should not exceed their regular service commitment to the campus.

3. Attend faculty meetings and participate in the governance of the Program.

4. Add immeasurably to the rigor and vitality of the WGST Program and will help to provide direction and wide visibility through the initiatives in the Strategic Plan as well as other initiatives that they would develop.

Bud Coleman, Ph.D. specializes in musical theater; gay and lesbian studies.
Department of Theatre and Dance
Office: Hellems 125
Telephone: 303-492-5809
E-mail: bud.coleman@colorado.edu

Janet Jacobs, Ph.D.
Sociology
Office: WGST Cottage 200
Telephone: 303-492-3202
E-mail: jacobsjl@colorado.edu


Thomas Riis, Ph.D. specializes in Musical Theatre and writes on many topics in 19th and 20th century American music.
Department of Music
Office: MUS N139
Tel: 303-492-7540
E-mail: Thomas.Riis@colorado.edu

Elizabeth Robertson, Ph.D. specializes in medieval literature and feminist theory
Office: Denison 235
Telephone: 303-492-7608
E-mail: roberte@colorado.edu