University Senate

Committees


AAUP/FACULTY ASSN. GRIEVANCE & MEDIATION COMMITTEE

5 faculty elected. 

Meets once at the beginning of the school year to elect a chair and then as needed throughout the year.

Name
Department
College Term Expires

Keri-Anne Croce

Elementary Education

COE

2013

Kerri Goodwin, chair

Psychology

CLA

2013

Susan Mann

Dance

COFAC

2013

Dana Kollmann Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice CLA 2014
Andrea Boucher Kinesiology CHP 2014

 

ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE

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

2 students appointed by the SGA President

Meets monthly every 3rd Wednesday at 3:30 PM.

Name
Department
College Term Expires
Claire Holmes Library Library 2012
Suck Choi Philosophy CLA 2013
Diane Saddak Theatre Arts COFAC 2014

Kalin Kirilov

Music COFAC 2014
Vacant SGA   2011

Ex officio:

     
Brian P. Hazlett 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

4 faculty elected (3-year term); 2 alternates (1-year term)

Meets once a month, usually off-campus (CUSF includes faculty from all USM institutions).

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Jay Zimmerman Mathematics FCSM 2012

Cheryl Brown

English

CLA

2013

Leonie Brooks

Psychology

CLA

2014

Martha Siegel Mathematics FCSM 2013
Thomas Krause, Alternate Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences FCSM 2012
Douglas Ross, Alternate Management CBE 2012


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 by SGA President.

Meets on the 2nd Monday of each month, from 3:30-5 PM.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Mark Lee

Economics

CBE

2013

Elin Lobel

Kinesiology

CHP

2012

Lisa Sweeney

Library

 

2012

Faculty Vacant tbd   2013

Sarah Haines

Biological Sciences

FCSM

2013
Shaun Johnson Elementary Education COE 2014

Carol Caronna

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

CLA

2014

Jay Zimmerman, Chair

Mathematics

FCSM

2014
Margaret Faulkner Psychology CLA 2012
Joshua Nolet SGA   2011
Nickole Gambrill SGA    
Ex-officio, voting:      
Marion Cockey Chair, Course Approval Reporting Committee CLA n/a
Joseph McGinn Chair, General Education Reporting Committee Honors College n/a

Ex-Officio:

     

Stephanie Fowler

Admissions

   
Tracy Miller Academic Advising    

Lawrence Shirley

Office of Graduate Studies

   
Jim Dilisio

Associate Provost

   

Robert Giordani

Registrar and Associate VP for Academic Affairs

   

Deborah Nolan

University Librarian

   

COURSE APPROVAL REPORTING COMMITTEE

(STANDING SUBCOMMITTEE OF CURRICULUM COMMITTEE)

6 faculty appointed from each academic college on recommendation of Faculty Association President to University President.  Ex officio members consist of a representative of the Provost's office, a representative of the Registrar's office and a representative of the Admissions Office
Name
Department
College
Term Expires
Thomas Krause Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences FCSM 2014
Chaodong Han eBusiness and Technology Management CBE 2013
Shaun Johnson Elementary Education COE 2013
Jenna Yeager Occupational Therapy CHP 2012
Marion Cockey, Chair Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice CLA 2014
Janee Mateer Art COFAC 2011
Amanda Burnham Art COFAC 2012
Ex-Officio:
     
Willa Fan Office of the Registrar    
Stephanie Fowler Admissions    
Suzanne Hill Registrar's Office    

 

GENERAL EDUCATION REPORTING COMMITTEE

(STANDING SUBCOMMITTEE OF CURRICULUM COMMITTEE)

6 faculty appointed from each academic college on recommendation of Faculty Association President to University President.  Ex officio members consist of a representative of the Provost's office, a representative of the Registrar's office, a representative of the Admissions Office and a representative of Academic Advising.
Name
Department
College
Term Expires
Rodney stump Marketing CBE 2013
Mark Pellowski Audiology-speech Language pathology and deaf Studies CHP 2012
Barry M. Gittlen Philosophy and Religious Studies CLA 2013
Peter Wray Theater COFAC 2012
karen Robertson Elemtary Education COE 2014
Vonnie Shields Biology FCSM 2014
Ex-Officio, voting:      
Joseph McGinn, Chair Dean, Honors College Honors College n/a
Ex-Officio:
     
Jim Dilisio Associate Provost    
Vicki Cohen Academic Advising Center    
Stephanie Fowler Admissions    
Suzanne Hill Registrar's Office    

 

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

Jan Baum

Art

COFAC

2012

Eva Mengelkoch

Music

COFAC

2012

Jane Neapolitan

ILPD

COE

2012

Karla Kubitz

Kinesiology

CHP

2012

Babu Baradwaj Finance CBE 2012

Brian Fath

Biology

FCSM

2014

Tatyana Sorokina

Mathematics

FCSM

2013

Rodney L.Stump

Marketing CBE 2013

Frances Botkin

English

CLA

2013

Brian Kreisman Audiology-Speech-Language Pathology & Deaf Studies CHP 2014
Bruce Mortenson Psychology CLA 2014
Selamawit Tadesse Early Childhood Education COE 2013
       
Ex-Officio      
Charlotte Exner Dean, College of Health Professions Dean 2012

Mary Louise Healy

Graduate Studies and Research

Director  


FACULTY HEARING COMMITTEEE

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

Meets once at the beginning of the school year to elect a chair and then as needed throughout the year.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Jan Baum Art COFAC 2012

Akim Reinhardt

History

CLA

2012

Elizabeth Goode

Mathematics

FCSM

2012

Victor B. Fisher

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

CLA

2012

Mostafa Aminzadeh Mathematics FCSM 2012

Raouf Boules

Mathematics

FCSM

2013

John Murungi

Philosophy

CLA

2013

Deitra Wengert

Health Science

CHP

2013

Kim Shifren

Psychology

CLA

2013

Stanley Zweback Psychology CLA 2013

Diane Sadak

Theater Arts

COFAC

2014

Charles Martin

Accounting

CBE

2014

Don Rosenberg

Accounting

CBE

2014

Verna Benner-Carson

Nursing

CHP

2014

Rita Costa-Gomez

History

CLA

2014

Ex-Officio
       


GRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE

1 faculty member from each academic college, a second member from each of the colleges with the most graduate programs (3 year terms).

2 graduate students - appointed by Graduate Student Assn.

2 Graduate Program Coordinators; 2-year terms; appointed by Dean, College of Graduate Studies and Research

Meets second Friday of the month during the academic year. 2:00 pm in the Admin Conference Room 333.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Kathleen Ogle

Nursing

CHP

2014

Linda Emerick

ELED

COE

2012

Marlana Portolano

English

CLA

2013

Steven Lev PAGS/ENVS FCSM 2013
Patrick Roulet Music

COFAC

2014
Barin Nag e-Business and Technology Management CBE 2014

To Be Appointed

  FCSM 2013
To Be Appointed   COE  
Elizabeth Katz Clinical Psychology CLA 2013
Susan Radius Health Science CHP 2014
Student Members
Tommy Appel-Schumacher GSA President MBA 2012
Fatima Wahab GSA Professional Studies 2012

Ex-Officio:

Janet Delaney

Dean of Graduate studies

Graduate studies  
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 by SGA President.

Name

Department

College

Term expires

Sarah Lohnes Watulak

EDTL

COE

2012

Colleen Ebacher FORL

CLA

2014

Darush Davani

Computer and Information Sciences

FCSM

2013

Bridget Sullivan, Chair

Art+Design, Art History, Art Education

COFAC

2013

Regina Phillips Nursing CHP 2014
David Dahl Library Library 2013

Jin Park

Accounting

CBE

2014

Vacant SGA    

Ex Officio:

     
Vacant   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 by SGA President

Meets on the first Thursday of every month, from 3:30-5 PM

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Terry Berkeley, Chair

Early Childhood Education

COE

2012

Natalie Mannix

Music

COFAC

2014

Ronn Hermann

Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences

FCSM

2014

Tom Rhoads Economics CBE 2013

Howard Nixon

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

CLA

2013

Gail Gasparich Biology FCSM FAR

Jessica Braunstein

Kinesiology

CHP

2012

Students
Kristen Gazzara      
Kevin McNamara      
Sean O'Connor      
Vacant      

Ex-Officio

Tom Brush Senior Associate Athletic Director, External Affairs    

Kevin Burke, Chair

Kinesiology

CHP  
Vacant Academic Affairs    
Nicole Gould Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Services    
Bryan Harris Director, Campus Recreation Services    
Mike Waddell

Director of 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, one representative from each academic college and three faculty at-large positions, appointed on recommendation of AAUP to University President. Two students appointed by SGA President.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

                     

Mircea Voisei

 

Mathematics

FCSM 2014
Seth Gitter Economics CBE 2013
Kathleen Ogle Nursing

CHP

2013

Kimberly Katz

History

CLA

2012

Gilda Martinez, Chair

Educational Technology and Literacy

COE

2014

Jim Anthony MUSIC COFAC 2014
Linda Oravecz Family Studies and Community Development At-large 2014
Carl Schmidt Music (COFAC)

At-large

2013
Paul T. McCartney Political Science (CLA) At-large 2013
Students
Elizabeth Barr Graduate Student    

Rebecca Bayeck

Graduate Student    
Kristen Gazarra Undergraduate Student    
Robert Zimmerman Graduate Student    
Matthew Gould Undergraduate Student    

Ex Officio:

Deborah Nolan

University Librarian

Library  
Mary Gilbert Assistant University Librarian for Content Management Library  

 

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 appointed by SGA president; 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

Diana Emanuel

Audiology

CHP

2012

Shana Gass Library Library 2012

Daniel Ettinger

Theatre Arts

COFAC

2009

Virginia Thompson Geography and Environmental Planning CLA 2014
Terry Berkeley Early Childhood Education COE 2010

Donald Kopka, Chair

Management

CBE

2011

Jay Zimmerman Mathmatics FCSM 2011
Matt Sikorski Undergraduate SGA 2011
Naomi Brioche Graduate GSA 2011
Joe Oster Administration and Finance   2011
David vanko Dean FCSM 2012

Elizabeth Carbone

University Advancement

 

2011

Christina Morgan

DECO

 

2011

Bonnie Lingelbach

Division of Student Affairs

 

2011

Vacant President's Staff Representative    
Ex Officio Voting      
Tim Sullivan University Senate Chairperson    
Doug Pryor AAUP President    

Ex Officio - Non-Voting

     

James Sheehan

VP for Administration and Finance

   

Marcia Welsh

Provost, VP for Academic Affairs

   

 

RETRENCHMENT COMMITTEE

Six tenured faculty, one from each college (one must be department chair); two non-tenured faculty

at-large, any college; one librarian with permanent status; (by appointment of University President after consultaiton with Chair of University Senate)

Name

Department

College

Term expires

Paul M Evitts

Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Deaf Studies

CHP

2013

Dana D. Kollmann Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice CLA 2014
Harold Beck Biology

FCSM

2014

Nhung Nguyen Management CBE 2012
faculty vacant tbd COFAC 2013
faculty vacant tbd

COE

2012

faculty vacant Library Library 2014
Valerie Thaler History At-Large 2014
faculty vacant tbd any 2013
Ex Officio Members      
       
       
       
       

 

RETRENCHMENT APPEALS COMMITTEE

Six tenured faculty, one from each college; one non-tenured faculty member; two librarians with permanent status (all elected); plus one faculty member appointed by Chair of University Senate; one faculty member apointed by President of Faculty Association (no one can serve concurrently on Retrenchment Committee).

Name

Department

College

Term expires

Don Rosenberg Accounting CBE 2014
Rick Vatz Mass Communication and Communication Studies COFAC 2013
Mark Pellowski Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Deaf Studies CHP 2013
Jennifer Mott Smith English CLA 2012
Cody Sandifer Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences FCSM 2012
faculty vacant tbd COE 2014
faculty vacant tbd any 2013
faculty vacant Library Library 2012
faculty vacant Library Library 2014

 


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;

Meets every other Friday, at 2 PM.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Judy Blackburn Audiology-Speech-Language Patholgy & Deaf Studies CHP 2012
Barry Margulies Biology FCSM 2012
Ellen Ballock Elementary Education COE 2013
Geoff Munro, Chair Psychology CLA 2014
Gail Gibbs International Programs   2013
Seana Coulter Career Center   2013
Brian Shatt SGA   2012
Jonathan Lagnesse SGA  
2012

Ex Officio:

 

 

 

Patricia Frawley

Director, Judicial Affairs

 

 

Ryan Kane Associate Director for student Conduct and Civility Education    

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
Sarah Haines Biology FCSM
Scott Gehring Center for Professional Practice COE
Sonali Raje Chemistry FCSM
Karen Pottash Audiology & Speech Pathology CHP
Sandra Perez Dance COFAC
Janese Daniels Early Childhood Education COE
Suzanne Obenshain Educational Technology and Literacy COE
Robert Blake Elementary Education COE
Cheryl Brown English CLA
Michael Carlo Foreign Languages CLA
Vacant Geography & Environmental Planning CLA
Elizabeth Gray History/Social Sciences CLA
Deitra Wengert Health Sciences CHP
Jane Neapolitan Instructional Leadership & Professional Development COE
Heather Crowe Kinesiology (Graduate Program) CHP
Tabatha Uhrich Kinesiology ( Undergraduate Program) CHP
Karen Schafer Center for Professional Practice COE
Judy Reber Master of Arts in Teaching COE
Todd Moyer Mathematics Education FCSM
Melissa McCabe Music Education COFAC
Pamela Lottero-Perdue Physics, Astronomy, Geosciences FCSM

Susan Bartels

School Psychology

CLA

Theresa Adkins Secondary Education COE
Rosemary Rappa Special Education COE
Vacant Undergraduate Student Student
Vacant Graduate Student Student

Ex-Officio

 

 

Raymond Lorion, Chair

Dean, College of Education, with right to vote

 COE

Thomas Proffitt

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

 COE

Jeffrey Kenton

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 president.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Precha Thavikulwat Management CBE 2013

Christina Barrick

Nursing

CHP

2013

Margaret Faulkner Psychology CLA 2013
John Turner EMF COFAC 2013
Karen Robertson Elementary Education COE
2014
Linda Cooper Mathematics FCSM 2014
Patricia MacDonald Library Library 2014
Elected:      
Kerri Goodwin Psychology CLA
2013
Joyce Garczynski Library   2014
Subcommittee on Undergraduate Programs Assessment      

**Virginia Anderson

Biology, SUPA

FCSM  
Subcommittee on General Education      
Aileen Trainer, Chair Assistant Vice President for Assessment, SGEA    
Subcommittee on Graduate Program Assessment      
Jeff Kenton Assistant Dean COE  
Subcommittee on Student Affairs Assessment      
Teresa Hall Student Affairs    
Ex-Officio Voting      
Sheila Green Academic Chairperson, Nursing    
Raymond Lorion Dean, COE COE  
Michael O'Pecko Foreign Languages CLA  
Larry Shirley College of Graduate Studies and Research CGSR  
Ex-Officio Non-Voting      
Lonnie McNew Senior Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management Provost's Office  
Laura Bageant Director of Institutional Research Academic Affairs  
Luz Caceda Assessment Analyst Assessment Office  

Aileen Trainer

Assistant Vice President for Assessment

Assessment Office
Vacant Undergraduate   2011
Vacant Graduate   2011

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 run from June 1 - May 31.

Meets 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month; time varies.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Douglas Ross, Chair

Management

CBE

2012

Rachel Burks

Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences

FCSM

2012

John Murungi

Philosophy and Religious Studies

CLA

2013

Gerald Phillips

Music

COFAC

2013

Mary Lashley

Nursing

CHP

2014

Robert W. Blake, Jr.

Elementary Education

COE

2014

Faculty Vacant Senate Representative any 2014
Terry Cooney Dean CLA CLA 2012

 

STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE

6 faculty, appointed on recommendation of Faculty Association President to University President. 

2 students appointed by SGA President. 

1-2 meetings per semester.

Name

Department

College

Term Expires

Miriam Sealock, Chair

Sociology, Anthrolpology & Criminal Justice

CLA

2012

Benjamin Neil

Accounting/Legal Studies

CBE

2012

Janese Daniels

Early Childhood Education

COE

2013

Alexander Vigo

Kinesiology

CHP

2013
Jeffrey Howard MUSIC COFAC 2014
Brian Masters Biology FCSM 2014
Vacant

SGA

Student

Vacant

SGA

Student

Ex-Officio

   

Gary Rubin

VP, Institutional Advancement

 

Kristen McCormick

Financial Aid

 

Brian P. Hazlett

Assistant VP & Director of Admissions

 

ACADEMIC STANDARDS COMMITTEE

5 Faculty elected; 3 students appointed by SGA president.

5 Ex-Officio members

Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month from 2-4 PM, plus longer but less frequent sessions in the minimester and summer.

Name Department College Term Expires
Barry Margulies Biology FCSM 2014

Margaret Faulkner, Chair

Psychology CLA 2012
Craig Johnson Psychology CLA 2013
Carissa Tomlinson Library   2013
John Egger Economics CBE 2014
Kevin Kutner SGA   2012
Zofia Poltorak
SGA   2012
Lise Sanchez SGA   2012
Ex-Officio Members:
Jerry Dieringer Assistant VP, Student Affairs Housing & Residence Life
Jackie Gabrielian Academic Advisor Academic Advising Center
Robert Giordani Associate VP & Registrar Office of the Registrar
Brian P. Hazlett Assistant VP & Director of Admissions University Admissions
Patrick McKoen, Secretary Academic Policy Coordinator Office of the Registrar

 

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