FACULTY SENATE

 

Charge:

 

The Faculty Senate is the permanent body representing the faculty for the formulation of university policy and procedures in matters pertaining to institutional purpose, general academic considerations, curricular matters, university resources, and faculty personnel (appointments, promotion and tenure).  All issues of university governance affecting the faculty at large should go before the full Faculty Senate before implementation.  Senators are the voice of the faculty.

 

Composition:  43                    Term:                   2 years staggered

 

Selection:    Each of the six units: (a) College of Administrative Science; (b) College of Liberal Arts; (c) College of Engineering; (d) College of Science; (e) College of Nursing; (f) the Library will have a number of members in the Senate which will assure that the unit has one member for each seven tenured, tenure-earning, clinical faculty, or research faculty members, or major fraction thereof.  Units will not have representation until they have at least four tenured, tenure-earning, clinical or research faculty members.  Each unit which has formally recognized departments will elect its senators as follows:   within the unit each formally recognized department will elect one member of the Senate for each seven tenured, tenure-earning, research or clinical faculty in the department, or major fraction thereof.  Elections will be by the tenured, tenure-earning, research and clinical faculty of each department.  If necessary, all tenured, tenure-earning, research or clinical faculty will then elect sufficient at-large members to bring the total unit membership (including departmental selections) up to the number required to achieve the 1:7 ratio.

 

President:    Elected by the members

 

Current Membership:    Dr. John Burnett, ADSC, 09

Dr. Yequing Bao, ADSC, 08

                                                Dr. Jack Schnell, ADSC, 09

                                                Dr. David Allen, ADSC, 09

                                                Dr. Jill Johnson, LBAR, 08

                                                Dr. Clarke Rountree, LBAR, 09

                                                Dr. Gail Pritchard, LBAR, 09  

                                                Dr. Richard Moore, LBAR, 09

                                                Dr. Laurel Bollinger, LBAR, 08

                                                Dr. Kwaku Gyasi, LBAR, 09

                                                Dr. Molly Johnson, LBAR, 08

                                                Dr. David Ragsdale LBAR, 08

                                                Dr. Deborah Heikes, LBAR, 09

                                                Dr. Andrée Reeves, LBAR, 09

                                                Dr. Jeffrey Neuschatz, LBAR, 08

                                                Dr. Bhavani Sitaraman, LBAR, 08

                                               

FACULTY SENATE (CONT’D):                                        

 

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP:           Dr. Michael Banish, ENGR, 09

Dr. Michael Anderson, ENGR, 08

                                                            Dr. Rhonda Gaede, ENGR, 09

                                                            Dr. Emil Jovanov, ENGR, 08

                                                            Dr. Jeffrey Kulick, ENGR, 09

                                                            Dr. Sampson Gholston, ENGR, 08

                                                            Dr. Gerald Karr, ENGR, 08

                                                            Dr. Kader Frendi, ENGR, 09

                                                            Dr. Mark Lin, ENGR, 08

                                                            Dr. Francis Wessling, ENGR, 08

                                                            Ms. Linda Vaughan, LIB, 08   

                                                            Ms. Melinda Lawson, NUR,  08

                                                            Ms. Louise O’Keefe, NUR, 09

                                                            Ms. Rose Linsky, NUR, 09

                                                            Dr. Sharon George, NUR, 08

                                                            Ms. Joyce Thompson, NUR 08

                                                            Dr. John Mecikalski, SCI, 08  

                                                            Dr. Amy Bishop, SCI, 09

                                                            Dr. Lynn Boyd, SCI,

                                                            Dr. Roy Magnuson, SCI, 08

                                                            Dr. Carmen Scholz, SCI, 09

                                                            Dr. Stephen Edmondson, SCI, 08

                                                            Dr. Letha Etzkorn, SCI, 09

                                                            Dr. Ramazan Aygun SCI, 08

                                                            Dr. S. S. Ravindran, SCI, 08

                                                            Dr. Shangbing Ai, SCI, 08

                                                            Dr. Abdalla Elsamadicy, SCI, 09         

                                                            Dr. Richard Miller, SCI, 09

                                                           

Current Officers:  Ms. Melinda Lawson—Past President

                                      Dr. Lynn Boyd—President

  Dr. Kader Frendi—President-Elect

                                      Dr. Jack Schnell—Parliamentarian     

                                      Dr. Gerald Karr—Ombudsperson     

                                      Dr. Sharon George—Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair

                                      Dr. John Burnett—Finance and Resources Committee Chair

                                      Dr. Jeffrey Kulick—Governance & Operations Committee Chair

                                      Dr. Michael Anderson—Personnel Committee Chair

  Dr. Deborah Heikes—Admissions & Scholastic Affairs Committee Chair

Dr. Andrée Reeves—Student  and Faculty Development Committee Chair 

 

Administrative Council Liaison:  Provost

 

Meets:  Every third Thursday fall and spring semesters unless otherwise announced

 

Updated: 8/07