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Faculty Senate

Description:

The Faculty Senate is an elected body of the Faculty Council and represents the Faculty Council on a regular basis: (l) to provide a forum wherein any matter associated with the institution can be openly discussed by any faculty member; (2) to enable the faculty to reach informed collective decisions on academic matters; (3) to advise the administration on non-academic matters; and (4) to give the faculty a collective voice in issues relating to the exercise of academic freedom, professional rights, and professional responsibilities in the university community. The Faculty Senate consists of at least 9 members, 2 from each academic school and the members of the Executive Committee. Members of the Faculty Council of each of the academic schools choose their Senators.

Report to:

President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Faculty Council

Members:

Executive committee:

• Nagarajan Ramamoorthy, President, Associate Professor, School of Business Administration

• Dan Jaeckle, Vice-President, Professor, School of Arts & Sciences

• Jonathan Du, Secretary, Associate Professor, School of Business Administration

• Richard Gunasekera, Immediate Past President, Associate Professor, School of Arts & Sciences

• Nora Hutto, Professor, Representative for School of Education and Human Development

• Vivian Nowazek, Assistant Professor, Representative for School of Nursing

Representatives of the School of Arts & Sciences:

• Mel Damodaran, Professor

• Bud Fairlamb, Professor

Representatives of the School of Business:

• Yong Glasure, Associate Professor

• Ron Sardessai, Professor

Representatives of the School of Education and Human Development:

• Roy Foley, Professor, School of Education and Human Development

• Don Fry, Associate Professor, School of Education and Human Development

 

 

Updated Fall 2007