Faculty Senate Committees 2024-2025

Executive Committee

• Ozzie Di Paolo Harrison, President
• Brandon Di Paolo Harrison, Vice President/President Elect
• Nancy Gibson, Secretary
• John Nicholson, Treasurer  
• Bobette Bouton, Member at Large
• Tyler Nolting, Representative to University Curriculum Committee
• Michelle Robertson, Provost's Council Representative
• Soma Banerjee, Immediate Past President (ex-officio)
• Jane Semler, Board of Trustees Faculty Member (ex-officio)
• Uma Iyer, Parliamentarian

Rules Committee

• Brandon Di Paolo Harrison, Senate Vice President/President Elect (Chair)
• Kristen Butler 
• Susan Cockrell
• Nancy Gibson
• Robin Reed

Charge (2024-25): Examine the constitution and bylaws: President term, adjuncts participation, Robert’s rules, description of duties for Exec. members, breaking the tie in elections, looking at the constitution and its alignment to the bylaws. 

Nominations Committee

• Kathy Heuston (Chair)
• McLean Fahnestock
• Soma Banerjee
• Heather Moran     

Budget Review Committee

• John Nicholson, Senate Treasurer (Chair)
• Sam Ligo                      
• Alice Lin

Academic White

• Allen Chaparadza (Chair)
• Masum Bhuiyam
• Tyler Nolting
• Brandon Di Paolo Harrison
• Michelle Robertson 

Charge (2024-25): Studying Study Abroad practices and alignment with other LGIs related to GenEd courses, contact hours, extra/co-curricular activities, course count, faculty led programs vs. consortiums, program requirements and assessment.

Interim Report: Nov. 8    
Final Report: Mar. 6

Academic Red

• Christina Chester-Fangman (Chair)      
• Charles Gonzalez
• Florian Gargaillo
• Jennifer Thompson  
• Bettina Shank 

Charge (2024-25): Course caps review according to different pedagogies such as writing intensive, reading intensive, math, lecture, technology using both regional and national comparators.

Interim Report: Oct. 10    
Final Report: Nov. 1

Faculty White

• Andrew Kostakis (Chair)  
• Justin Oelgoetz
• John Blake  
• Isaac Sitienei  
• Bill Rayburn 
• Susan Cockrell

Charge (2024-25): Identifying best practices for faculty regarding compliance with Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) in online teaching.

Interim Report: Nov. 8    
Final Report: Mar. 6

Faculty Red

• Heather Tillewein (Chair)        
• David Snyder
• Mir Hasan
• Mahesh Pallikonda

Charge (2024-25): Examining faculty development funds relative to function, availability and funding in comparison to other LGIs.

Interim Report: Nov. 8    
Final Report: Mar. 6

Student Academic Success Initiative (SASI)

• Terri Clark (Chair)      
• Heather Moran                                                    
• Matt Hampton
• Manisha Gupte

Staff Service Award Committee

• Jennifer Snyder (Chair)  
• Jessica Morris
• Kristen Hershey 
• David Rands

CAFE Advisory Council Representative

• Andrew Kostakis, CoAL

Graduate Academic Council Representative (GAC)

• Soma Banerjee, CoAL

University RTP Appeals Board Committee

• John Nicholson, CoSTEM

Ad Hoc Committee: Faculty Compensation

• Terri Crutcher (Chair) 
• Matt Hampton 
• Jessica Morris
• Asit Bandyopadhayay  
• Bill Pruitt 
• Brandon Di Paolo Harrison (ex-officio)

Charge (2024-25): Looking at faculty compensation.