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Committees


AAUP/FACULTY ASSN. GRIEVANCE & MEDIATION COMMITTEE

5 faculty elected

Name
Department
College Term Expires

Scott Johnson

Biology

FCSM

2010

Diane Luchese

Music

COFAC

2010

Mary Lashley

Nursing

CHP

2010

Tom Krause Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences FCSM 2011
Michael Korzi Political Science CLA 2011

*Chair of Committee

     

 

ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE

4 faculty elected, no two faculty members from the same college

2 students appointment on recommendation of the SGA to University President

Name
Department
College Term Expires
Brenda Leach Music COFAC 2009
Suck Choi Philosophy CLA 2010
Tamara Woroby Economics CBE
2011

Joan Ports

Early Childhood Education COE 2011
Vacant SGA   2009

Ex officio:

     
Louise Shulack Director of Admissions    
Jeffrey Haas Director of International Admissions and Advising    
Art King Diversity Resources    
Sara Sides Associate Director of Enrollment Services    


COUNCIL OF UNIVERSITY SYSTEM FACULTY

3 faculty elected (3-year term); 1 alternate (1-year term)

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Jay Zimmerman Mathematics COE 2009

Edyth Wheeler

Early Childhood Education

COE

2010

Vacant

Vacant

 

2011

Martha Siegel* Mathematics FCSM 2010

Alternate:

Susan Mann

Dance FCSM 2009


CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

2 Subcommittees: Course Approval Rating; General Education Reporting

9 faculty appointed, each academic college represented (Recommendation of Faculty Assn. President to University President). 2 students appointed on recommendation of SGA President to University President.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Gail Gasparich

Biology

FCSM

2010

Jeong-Joon Lee

Economics

CBE

2009

Elin Lobel

Kinesiology

CHP

2009

Peter Wray

Theater

COFAC

2009

Greg Faller EMF COFAC 2010

Leneida Crawford

Music

COFAC

2010
Michael Hicks Secondary Education COE 2011

Margaret Faulkner

Psychology

CLA

2011

Jay Zimmerman

(For Fall 08: Dr. Reza Sarhangi will substitute)

Mathematics

FCSM

2011
Vacant SGA    
Vacant SGA    

Ex-Officio:

     

Louise Shulack

Director, Admissions

   
Tracy Miller Academic Advising    

Lawrence Shirley

Graduate Studies and Research

   
Katherine Denniston

Associate Provost

   

Robert Giordani

Registrar and Associate VP for Academic Affairs

   

Deborah Nolan

University Librarian

   

Sharon Gass

Secretary

University Librarian    

 

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE

2 faculty appointed from each academic college on recommendation of Faculty Assn. President to University President. One Dean without the right to vote; Deans rotate on 2-yr term as established by Provost.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

William Sadera

Educational Technology and Literacy

COE

2009

Mark McElreath

Mass Communication and Communication Studies

COFAC

2009

Babu Baradwaj

Finance

CBE

2009

Chair:  Karla Kubitz*

Kinesiology

CHP

2009

Coy May

Mathematics

FCSM

2011

Lev Ryzhkov

Chemistry

FCSM

2010

Martin Freedman

Accounting CBE 2010

Frances Botkin

English

CLA

2010

Diane Sadak Theater COFAC 2011
Kimberly Katz History CLA 2011
Janese Daniels Early Childhood Education COE 2010
Brian Kreisman Audiology-Speech-Language Pathology & Deaf Studies CHP 2011
Ex-Officio      
Vacant Dean   Dean 2010

Mary Louise Healy

Graduate Studies and Research

Director  
Chao Lu

Graduate Studies and Research

Dean  


FACULTY HEARING COMMITTEEE

15 tenured faculty elected; & not serving on Faculty Ass. Grievance & Mediation Committee

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Chair:  Vacant      
Ada Woods Library Library 2009

Paul Douglas

English

CLA

2009

Paul Jones

RSET

COE

2009

John Govern

Psychology

CLA

2009

Mary Lashley

Nursing

CHP

2009

Darush Davani

Computer Science

FCSM

2010

William Mechling

Biology

FCSM

2010

Deitra Wengert

Health Science

CHP

2010

Stanley Zweback

Psychology

CLA

2010

Raouf Boules Mathematics FCSM 2010

Diane Sadak

Theater

COFAC

2011

Jaye Knutson

Dance

COFAC

2011

Evangeline Wheeler

Psychology

CLA

2011

Samuel Collins

Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

CLA

2011

John Chollet

Mathematics

FCSM

2011

Ex-Officio
Chao Lu CGSR    


GRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE

1 faculty appointed from each academic college, earned doctorate or professor/associate professor (Recommendation from Faculty Assn. President to University President)

2 graduate students - appointed by Graduate Student Assn.

2 Graduate Program Coordinators; 2-year terms; appointed by Dean, College of Graduate Education

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Chair:  Donna Cox

Health Sciences

CHP

2009

Edyth Wheeler

ECED

COE

2009

David Dayton

English

CLA

2010

Harry Hochheiser Computer Information Science FCSM 2010
Vacant Vacant COFAC 2011
Douglas Ross Management CBE 2011
Program Directors
Janet DeLany Occupational Therapy & Occupational Science CHP 2009
Gail Gasparich Biology FCSM 2010
Graduate Students
Alyssa Malchi GSA President Psychology 2009
Vacant GSA   2009

Ex-Officio:

Chao Lu

Dean, College of Graduate Studies and Research

CGSR  

Lawrence Shirley

Associate Dean, College of Graduate Education

CGSR  
Deborah Nolan University Librarian Library  


INFORMATION and INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

6 faculty appointed, each college with Academic Departments(Recommendation from Faculty Assn. President to University President).

1 student appointed - recommendation from SGA to President

Name

Department

College

Term expires

Mirbina Kirmani

ECED

COE

2009

Charles Schmitz Geography

CLA

2009

Chair:  Mike O’Leary

Mathematics

FCSM

2010

Christopher Ariza

Recording Science

COFAC

2010

Andrea b. Sherwin Occupational Therapy CHP 2011

Barindra Nag

Management

CBE

2011

Vacant SGA    

Ex Officio:

     

Chao Lu

Graduate Studies

CGSR  

Kelly Hilton

Director, Information Technology Development

   
Debbie Nolan Librarian Library  
Jeff Schmidt Associate Vice President and CIO    
Bruce Jaschik-Herman Outreach & Consultation Counseling Center Student Affairs  


INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS COMMITTEE

6 faculty elected, one from each college with Academic Departments
4 students appointed on recommendation of SGA to University President

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Chair:  Terry Berkeley

Early Childhood Education

COE

2009

James Anthony

Music

COFAC

2010

Erik Silldorff

Biology

FCSM

2010

Thom Rhoads Economics CBE 2011

Howard Nixon

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

CLA

2011

Gail Gasparich Biology FCSM FAR

Carolyn Albright

Kinesiology

CHP

2009

Students
Vacant     2009
Vacant     2009
Vacant     2009
Vacant     2009

Ex-Officio

Thom Brush Senior Associate Athletic Director, External Affairs    

Jill Bush

Chair, Kinesiology

CHP  
Kate Denniston Academic Affairs    
Nicole Gould Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services    
Brian Harris Director, Campus Recreation Services    

Mike Hermann

Athletics

   
Bobbi Madison Athletics    
Cathy Mattingly Administration & Finance    
Dorothy Proctor Financial Services    

Nance Reed

Senior Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations

   

Margie Tversky

Associate Athletic Director, Student Services

   
Jim Williamson Administration & FInance    


LIBRARY COMMITTEE

9 faculty, each academic college represented, appointed on recommendation. Two students appointed on recommendation of SGA to University President.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Todd Moyer Mathematics FCSM 2010
John Egger Economics CBE 2010

Jack Osman

Health Science

CHP

2009

Bina Raval

Psychology

CLA

2009

Gilda Martinez, Chair

Graduate Reading Program

CGSR

2011

Jacqueline Barnett Mass Communication COFAC 2011
Students
Vacant

SGA

   
Vacant SGA    

Ex Officio:

Deborah Nolan

University Librarian

   
Vacant      

 

RESOURCE PLANNING & ADVISORY COMMITTEE

One full time faculty member from each college elected by faculty within their college;

The Chair shall be elected from the faculty members elected to the Committee.

One Dean selected annually by the Provost; One representative from Administration & Finance selected annually by VP of Administration & Finance; One representative from Institutional Advancement, selected annually by VP Institutional Advancement; One representative from Student Affairs, selected annually by VP Student Affairs; One representative from President's staff selected annually; One representative from Athletics selected annually by University President; one undergraduate student selected annually by SGA; one graduate student selected annually by GSA; Chair of University Senate and President of AAUP, ex-offico and voting; Provost, ex officio and non-voting; Sr. Vice President & CFO, ex officio and non-voting.

Name

Department

College

Term expires

Beth Merryman*

Occupational Therapy

CHP

2009

Daniel Ettinger

Theatre Arts

COFAC

2009

Chris Cain English CLA 2010
Terry Berkeley Early Childhood Education COE 2010

Donald Kopka

Management

CBE

2011

Richard Seigel Biological Sciences FCSM 2011
Vacant Undergraduate   2009
Vacant Graduate   2009
Joe Oster Administration and Finanice   2009
Christopher Spicer Dean COFAC 2009

Elizabeth Carbone

University Advancement

 

2009

Christina Morgan

DECO

 

2009

Gail Gasparich Athletics   2009

Bonnie Lingelbach

Division of Student Affairs

 

2009

Ted Zaleski President's Staff Representative ` 2009
Ex Officio Voting      
Tim Sullivan University Senate Chairperson    
Jennifer Ballengee AAUP President    

Ex Officio - Non-Voting

     

James Sheehan

VP for Administration and Finance

   

James Clements

Provost, VP for Academic Affairs

   

 


STUDENT APPEALS COMMITTEE

4 tenured faculty, elected, no two from the same college;

2 administrators, appointed by University President;

2 full-time undergraduate students appointed by SGA President

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Judy Blackburn Audiology-Speech-Language Patholgy & Deaf Studies CHP 2009
Patsy Washington Early Childhood Education COE 2009
Kimberly Laufer Mass Communicaton And Communication Studies COFAC 2010
Geoff Munro Psychology CLA 2011
Tracy Miller Academic Affairs   2010
Karen Oppenheimer Disability Support Services   2009
Vacant SGA   2009
Vacant SGA  
2009

Ex Officio:

 

 

 

Patricia Frawley

Director, Judicial Affairs

 

 

Robert Giordani Registrar    

TEACHER EDUCATION EXECUTIVE BOARD

One faculty from each academic department with undergraduate & graduate

teacher education programs, appointed by department chair

1 undergraduate student & 1 graduate student, appointed by Dean of COE

Name

Department

College

Raymond Martens Art Education (Graduate Program) COFAC
Katherine Broadwater Art Education (Undergraduate Program) COFAC
Karen Schafer Center for Professional Practice COE
Alan Pribula Chemistry FCSM
Sarah Haines Biology FCSM
Karen Pottash Audiology & Speech Pathology CHP
Sandra Perez Dance COFAC
Janese Daniels Early Childhood Education COE
Karen Robertson Elementary Education COE
David Bergman English CLA
Vacant Geography & Environmental Planning CLA
Elizabeth Gray History/Social Sciences CLA
Deitra Wengert Health Sciences CHP
Jane Neapolitan Instructional Leadership & Professional Development COE
Gail Parr Kinesiology CHP
Felice Shore Mathematics Education FCSM
Lea Ramsdell Foreign Languages

CLA

Michael Jothen Music Education COFAC

Mindy Gutow

School Psychology

CLA

Teri Adkins Secondary Education COE
Rosemary Rappa Special Education COE
Gilda Martinez Educational Technology and Literacy COE

Ex-Officio

 

 

Vacant Undergraduate  
Vacant Graduate  

Raymond Lorion, Chair

Dean, College of Education, with right to vote

 COE

Thomas Proffitt*

Assoc. Dean, College of Education, with right to vote

 COE

Karen Blair

Asst. Dean, College of Education, with right to vote

COE

Vacant Assessment & Accreditation Coordinator COE

 

 

UNIVERSITY ASSESSMENT COUNCIL

One faculty from each academic college, appointed by University Senate Chair with university President and Provost; 2 faculty elected. One academic Dean representing Council of Deans; 2 students appointed by SGA.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

John Egger Economics CBE 2009

Lillian Carter

Health Science

CHP

2009

Margaret Faulkner Psychology CLA 2010
Vacant   COFAC 2010
Ocie Watson-Thompson Early Childhood Education COE
2011
Vera Smolyaninova Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences FCSM 2011
Elected:      
Jane Neapolitan, Instructional Leadership & Professional Development COE
2010
Marion Hughes Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice COE 2011
Subcommittee on Undergraduate Prorams Assessment      

**Virginia Anderson

Biology, Undergrad. Programs Assessment

FCSM  
Subcommittee on General Education      
Catherine Horta-Hayden Assistant Provost    
Subcommittee on Program Assessment      
Vacant      
Ex-Officio Voting      
Teresa Hall Student Affairs   2009
Jacquelyn Jordan Academic Chairperson   2007
Raymond Lorion Dean, COE COE

2009

Christine Magaldi Honors College   2009
Larry Shirley CGSR    
Ex-Officio Non-Voting      
Lonnie McNew Senior Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Provost's Office  
Jane Akers Director of Institutional Research Academic Affairs  
Luz Caceda Assessment Analyst (ex officio) Assessment Office  

Kathryn Doherty

Director of Assessment (ex officio)

Assessment and Institutional Research
Vacant Undergraduate   2009
Vacant Graduate   2009

UNIVERSITY PROMOTION, TENURE/REAPPOINTMENT & MERIT COMMITTEE

7 faculty members, one member elected from each college and one appointed by the Senate (may not concurrently serve on college P & T committee). Members terms: June 1 - May 31.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Douglas Ross

Management

CBE

2009

Rachel Burks

Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences

FCSM

2009

Walt Fuchs

Philosophy and Religious Studies

CLA

2010

Greg Faller

Electronic Media and Film

COFAC

2010

*Dianne Taylor

Nursing

CHP

2011

Prisca Martens

Elementary Education

COE

2011

Jay Zimmerman Mathematics FCSM 2009

 

STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE

6 faculty, each designated by and representing academic college council. 2 students appointed on recommendation of SGA President to University President.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Miriam Sealock, Chair

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

CLA

2009

Matt Chambers

Economics

CBE

2009

Lynn Cole

Elementary Education

COE

2010

Lisa Swanson

Kinesiology

CHP

2010
Vincent Thomas Dance COFAC 2011
Jennifer Scott Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences FCSM 2011
Vacant

SGA

Student

Vacant

SGA

Student

Ex-Officio

   

Gary Rubin

VP, Institutional Advancement

 

Kristen McCormick

Financial Aid

 

Louise Shulack

Director,  Admissions

 

ACADEMIC STANDARDS COMMITTEE

5 Faculty elected; 3 students elected through SGA

Name Department College Term Expires

George McCool,

Chair

Foreign Languages CLA 2009
Craig Johnson Psychology CLA 2010
Audra McMullen Mass communication And Communication Studies COFAC 2010
John Egger Economics CBE 2011
James Anthony Music COFAC 2011
Vacant
SGA   2009
Vacant SGA   2009
Vacant SGA   2009
Ex-Officio Members:
Jerry Dieringer Assistant VP & Director Housing & Residence Life
Lynne Dowell Director Academic Advising
Robert Giordani Registrar and Associate VP Office of the Registrar
Patrick McKoen. Secretary Academic Policy Coordinator Office of the Registrar
Louise Shulack Director Admissions

 

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