Karen Gonzalez Rice

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Leadership and Service

Professional Service

2024 – Present

Clemente Course in the Humanities, Advisory Board Member

2019-2021

College Art Association Education Committee, Member

2018

National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, Reviewer

2017-2019

American Academy of Religion, Religion and the Arts Award Committee, Co-chair

2015-2017

American Academy of Religion, Religion and the Arts Award Committee, Member

A black and white image of a pathway lined with bare, leafless trees at Connecticutt College. The branches create intricate patterns against the sky, forming a natural archway over the path. In the background, an open field and a building are visible.
A serene path leads under an archway of blooming trees with white flowers at Connecticutt College. The walkway is lined with scattered petals, and the lush green grass adds to the tranquil atmosphere. A building with steps is visible at the end of the path.
Blossoming cherry trees with pink and white flowers frame a clear blue sky with Shain Library in the background.
Cherry blossoms in full bloom under a clear blue sky, with two large buildings in the background.

Connecticut College

Faculty Development

2024 – Present

Faculty Coach, Dean of the Faculty’s Office and Center for Teaching & Learning

2017-2024

Faculty Fellow, Center for Teaching & Learning

2015-2019

Faculty Co-Director, Tempel Summer Institute

2015-2017

Faculty Co-Director, Technology Fellows Program

2015-2016

Member, Featured Assignments Selection Committee, Center for Teaching & Learning

2012-2017

Member, Center for Teaching & Learning Advisory Board

2012-2014

Member, Organizing Committee, CTL Class of ’57 Incoming Faculty Seminar

Shared Governance

Major Committees

2020-2021

Faculty Presider

Spring 2025

Alternate Presider

2015

Member, Academic and Administrative Procedures Committee

Library & Information Services

2024-2025

Faculty Representative, Information Services Committee

2018-2021

Faculty Representative, Information Services Committee

2019-2020

Chair, Information Services Committee

2018

Open Educational Resources Exploratory Ad Hoc Committee

2017-2019

Member, Digital Scholarship Advisory Committee

2014-2015

Faculty Fellow, Technology Fellows Program

2014

Member, Digital Scholarship/Visual Resources Librarian Search Committee

2014

Member, Visualization Wall Advisory Committee

2012-2014

Member, Moodle Advisory Board

2012-2014

Member, Instructional Technology Advisory Board

Curriculum

2018-2019

Member, Integrative Pathways Approval Committee

2017-2019

Member, ConnCourse Consultant Committee

2015-2017

Critical Interpretation and Analysis Representative, Mode Consultant Committee

2014

Member, Sustainability in the Curriculum Task Force

2011-2014

Member, Writing across the Curriculum Committee

Other Shared Governance

2016 – Present

Faculty Fellow, Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology

2020

Faculty Representative, Accessibility Committee

2015-2016

Member, Commencement Speaker Committee

2014

Member, Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship Review Committee

2012-2016

Member, Art History Symposium Committee

2012-2014

Member, American Studies Prize Sub-Committee

2012-2013

Member, Academic Fair Planning Committee

2011-2013

Member, Global Environmental Justice Faculty Seminar

BELOIT COLLEGE

2010

Member, Wright Museum of Art Collections Committee, Beloit College

2010

Convener, Faculty Book Proposal Writing Group

DUKE UNIVERSITY (Graduate School)

2007-8

Convener, Graduate Teaching Workshop, Duke University

2005

Juror, Landed Architecture (graduate architecture studio), North Carolina State University, School of Architecture (Raleigh, NC)

2004

Juror, graduate architecture studio final projects and upper-division architecture studio final projects, Clemson University, School of Architecture (Central, SC)

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (Graduate School)

2003

Member, Vice Provost / Dean of Graduate Studies Search Committee

2003

Member, Liberal Arts Undergraduate Scholarship Committee

2002-2004

Member, Commission of 125 / Character, Access, Scale Committee

2002-2003

American Studies Representative, Graduate Student Assembly

2002

Member, American Studies Graduate Student Committee

2002

Reviewer, Liberal Arts Graduate Fellowship Committee

2001-2003

Chair, Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship Selection Committee