The University Senate is the primary policy-making body of the university as well as the academic community's primary advisory body to the president.
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University Senate
Meetings
Monthly meetings are held on the first Monday of the month, from 4 – 6 p.m. and are open to anyone who would like to attend them (see meeting schedule). If you would like to be added to the monthly email distribution list, please contact Dominique Rainey in the Office of the Provost.
The University Senate will meet on Monday, May 6, 2019 from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Building 4310 (see meeting agenda).
Upcoming Changes to Shared Governance at Towson University (Beginning fall semester 2019):
University Senate Membership
UNIVERSITY SENATE Executive committee 2018-2019
- Jennifer Ballengee, Chair
- Desiree D. Rowe, Vice Chair
- Samuel Collins, Secretary
- Amanda Burnham, Member-at-Large
- Margot Vandenberghe, TUSC Representative
- Russhell Ford, Student Representative
Academic Senate
| Name | Department | College | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ballengee, Jennifer |
English | At Large | 2021 |
| Beck, Harald | Biological Sciences | FCSM | 2020 |
| Brown, Cheryl T. |
Computer & Information Sciences Contingent Faculty Representative |
FCSM
|
2020 |
| Burnham, Amanda | Art + Design, Art History, Art Education | At Large | 2021 |
| Collins, Samuel | Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice | At Large | 2019 |
| Haverback, Heather | Secondary and Middle School Education | COE | 2021 |
| Herzog, Jay | Theatre Arts | COFAC | 2020 |
|
Holmes, Claire |
Library | Library | 2021 |
|
Katz, Kimberly (on leave for academic year 2018-2019) Scales, Steve (CLA representative for academic year 2018-2019) |
History
|
CLA | 2020 |
| Liu, Xiaoming | Elementary Education | COE | 2021 |
| Maxwell, Joanna | Nursing | CHP | 2019 |
| McLucas, John | Foreign Languages | AAUP | 2020 |
| Nag, Barin | e-Business and Technology Management | CBE | 2020 |
| Ross, Doug | Management | CBE | 2019 |
| Rowe, Desiree | Communication Studies | COFAC | 2019 |
| Slotkin, Joel | English | CLA | 2019 |
| Soto, Ana Maria | Chemistry | FCSM | 2022 |
| Todd Diaz, Ashley | Library | At Large | 2020 |
|
VanDenBerghe, Margot |
Towson University Staff Council (TUSC) | TUSC | 2021 |
| Vatz, Richard | Instructional Leadership and Professional Development | At Large | 2020 |
| Yeager, Jenna | Occupational Therapy & Occupational Science | CHP | 2021 |
|
Zimmerman, Jay (on sabbatical during the Spring 2019 semester) Lauderdale, Lindsey-Kay (Member at Large representative during the Spring 2019 semester) |
Mathematics
|
At Large | 2019 |
Students
| Name/Role | Term Expires |
|---|---|
| Russhell J. Ford | 2019 |
| Alexander Best | 2019 |
| Rachel Veslany | 2019 |
| Moises Macahia | 2019 |
| Adeife Love Adejumo | 2019 |
Ex Officio (Non-voting)
- Kim Schatzel, President
- Melanie Perreault, Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Marina Cooper, Vice President for University Marketing and Communications
- Leah Cox, Vice President of Inclusion and Institutional Equity
- Brian DeFilippis, Vice President for University Advancement
- Daraius Irani, Vice President for Strategic Partnerships & Applied Research
- Benjamin Lowenthal, Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Fiscal Officer
- Deb Moriarty, Vice President for Student Affairs
- Sara Slaff, Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
- Sandy Spitzer, Parliamentarian