Faculty Senate Committees for 2021-22 Academic Year
Terms Indicated are for committee terms only
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- Executive Committee
- Academic Policies Committee
- Accessibility Committee
- Athletics Committee
- Computing & Communications Technologies Committee
- Curriculum Review Committee
- Faculty Research Committee
- Faculty Rights & Responsibilities Committee
- General Education Advisory Committee (CRC subcommittee)
- Part-time Faculty Committee
- Program Review Committee
- Reference Committee
- Student Affairs Committee
- University Libraries Committee
- ad hoc Scholarly Communications Committee
BOLD indicates chair of committee
Executive CommitteeThe executive committee of the senate will have the following responsibilities: Appoint members to appropriate faculty senate committees. Prepare the agenda for each meeting. Serve as an advisory committee to the senior vice president and provost on governance matters affecting the academic mission of the university. Ensure that the business of permanent and ad hoc committees is completed in a timely fashion. Bring matters to the senate or assign matters to committees. Consider any questions and complaints regarding elections of members to the senate and make recommendations concerning these complaints to the senate. The executive committee shall further certify the validity of all senate elections. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Kathryn Budd - Chair 23 | Art | kbudd@uakron.edu | 8208 |
Linda Saliga - past chair 22 | Math | saliga@uakron.edu | 8002 |
Adam Smith - Vice Chair 23 | Chemistry | asmith@uakron.edu | 5698 |
Angela Hartsock-Secretary-23 | Biology | ahartsock1@uakron.edu | 8795 |
Nita Sahai - 22 | Polymer Science and Engineering | sahai@uakron.edu | 5795 |
Dana Cole - 23 | Law | dkc@uakron.edu | 7960 |
Mahesh Srinivasan - 22 | Management | ms128@uakron.edu | 5440 |
Stacia Biddle - 23 | Allied Health | stacia@uakron.edu | 7906 |
Academic Policies CommitteeRecommends and interprets academic policy on university-wide matters such as admission, retention, graduation, and dismissal requirements, etc. Recommends changes for the improvement of the academic program of the university. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Marilia Antunez - 22 | Sci & Tech Library | mantunez@uakron.edu | 6262 |
David Bird - ex officio | Registrar | dab32@uakron.edu | 6432 |
Katie Cerrone - 22 | App Gen & Tech Studies | kc24@uakron.edu | 8809 |
Sharon Crawford - 23 | Admissions | ses12@uakron.edu | 6448 |
Parizad Dejbord Sawan - 23* | Modern Languages | parizad@uakron.edu | 7824 |
Melissa Dreisbach - 23* | Sport Science & Well | mdk24@uakron.edu | 2341 |
John Goodell - 23* | Finance | johngoo@uakron.edu | 5361 |
Ali Hajjafar - 22* | Retiree | hajjafar@uakron.edu | |
Heather Howley - 23* | Wayne | hhowley@uakron.edu | 8732 |
Travis Hreno - 23* | Philosophy | th34@uakron.edu | 8031 |
Janet Klein - 24* | History | klein@uakron.edu | 2562 |
Susan Kushner Benson - 23 | Education | snk@uakron.edu | 8577 |
Kevin Lewis - 23 | BCAS Dean's office | kdl8@uakron.edu | 7880 |
Sergei Lyuksyutov - 23 | Physics | sfl@uakron.edu | 8356 |
Joseph Minocchi - 23 | Academic Advising | jminocchi@uakron.edu | 5865 |
Ben Rochester - 23* | Advising | rochest@uakron.edu | 6092 |
Christin Seher - 22 | Nutrition | cseher@uakron.edu | 6322 |
Linda Shanks - 23 | Nursing | shanks@uakron.edu | 6699 |
Julia Spiker - 22* | Communication | jspiker@uakron.edu | 7198 |
David Szalay - 24* | Art | dms@uakron.edu | 8202 |
Katie Timperio - 24 | BCAS - Advisor | kat1@uakron.edu | 7880 |
Accessibility CommitteeReviews and recommends policies regarding disability and accessibility issues that relate to the academic function of the university, including academic policies which apply to faculty or students, and reports these to the senate for action. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Ala Abbas - 23 | Civil Engineering | abbas@uakron.edu | 8242 |
Sara Rieder Bennett - 23, co-chair | Counseling & Testing Ctr | slr45@uakron.edu | 7082 |
Scott Bible - 23*, co-chair | Management | scb3@uakron.edu | 6300 |
Cathy Faye - 23 | Cummings Center | cfaye@uakron.edu | 6096 |
Gregory Harris - 23 | UL Technical Services | gmh26@uakron.edu | 5112 |
Heather Rose - ex officio | Office of Accessibility | hrose@uakron.edu | 8923 |
Patrick Tabatcher | Design and Development | pmt1@uakron.edu | 2432 |
Tess Miller - ex officio | Office of Accessibility | tmiller1@uakron.edu | 6719 |
Athletics CommitteeAdvises faculty senate on all university activities relating to intercollegiate athletics including, but not limited to, conference affiliations and the national collegiate athletic association. Coordinates with other faculty senate committees matters of joint concern relating to intercollegiate athletics. Provides advice and counsel to the director of athletics concerning individual player eligibility, interpretation of policy, and other matters relating to the athletic program. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Edward Evans - 24* |
Chem & Biomolecular Eng | evanse@uakron.edu | 8292 |
Jeffrey Franks - 24 |
Univ Libraries | jfranks@uakron.edu | 6052 |
Marc Haas - 23 | Resp Therapy Tech | marc10@uakron.edu | 8650 |
Anne Jorgensen - ex officio | Athletics | ajorgen@uakron.edu | |
Matthew Juravich - ex officio | Sports Science & Well Educ | mjuravich@uakron.edu | 2308 |
Willy Kollman - 23 | Office of Alumni Relations | wrk1@uakron.edu | 2575 |
Christopher Muller - 22 | Info Tech Services | cmuller@uakron.edu | 6070 |
John Nicholas - 23* | Bus Tech | jn@uakron.edu | 7113 |
Ronald Otterstetter - 23 | Sports Science | ro5@uakron.edu | 7738 |
Rolando Ramirez - 23 | Biology | rjr@uakron.edu | 2753 |
Benjamin Rochester - 23 | Academic Advising | rochest@uakron.edu | 6092 |
John Sahl - 22* | Law | jsahl@uakron.edu | 6753 |
Computing & Communications Technologies CommitteeProvides recommendations to the senate on policy matters concerning utilization of information technology and resources related to academic systems, computing data, and voice communication. Provides advice and counsel to the vice president and chief information officer concerning guidelines on electronic information acquisition, budget, processing, policies, and other matters affecting academic areas. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Jeanette Carson - 22 | Audio Visual Services | jcarson@uakron.edu | 7013 |
Sheau-Huey Chiu - 23* | Nursing | schiu@uakron.edu | 7563 |
Wendy Lampner - 22 | Design & Dev Srvcs | wjl3@uakron.edu | 2149 |
Pei-Yang Liu - 22 | Nutrition and Dietetics | liu4@uakron.edu | 8842 |
Jutta Luettmer-Strathmann - 22* | Physics | jutta@uakron.edu | 8029 |
Scott Randby - 23* | Mathematics | srandby@uakron.edu | 6094 |
Robert Shultz - 23 | Information Tech Services | rds@uakron.edu | 8271 |
I-Chun Tsai - 24 | Educ Foundations | tsai1@uakron.edu | 6774 |
Scot Uhl - 22 | Instructional Srvcs | sru3@uakron.edu | 6963 |
Markus Vogel - 22 | Art | mvv@uakron.edu | 5952 |
Matthew Williams - 23 | Information Tech Services | mwilliams1@uakron.edu | 4851 |
John Corby- 23 | Information Tech Services | jcorby@uakron.edu | 7345 |
Curriculum Review CommitteeReviews curricula and course recommendations of the several colleges and divisions and, when necessary, submits them to faculty senate for action. Considers the mechanics of the academic programs of the several colleges and divisions, such as adjustments in admission, retention and dismissal requirements, and changes in general bulletin descriptions. Reviews course changes, proposals, and new programs and recommends such changes and revisions for inclusion in the general bulletin. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Andrew Bonecutter - 22 | Registrar - ex officio | ajb40@uakron.edu | 6090 |
Alper Buldum - 24* | Mech Engineering | buldum@uakron.edu | 8087 |
Kathleen Clark - 23 | Communication | kclark@uakron.edu | 7485 |
Malik Elbuluk - 22* | Elec & Computer Eng | melbuluk@uakron.edu | 6531 |
Jennifer Hebert - 22 | English | jgh2@uakron.edu | 7605 |
Steven Jacobson - 22 | Registrar - ex officio | sjj@uakron.edu | 7877 |
Dan Kandray - 22 | Eng & Science Tech | kandray@uakron.edu | 7073 |
Kris Kraft - co-chair 22 | Allied Health | knk@uakron.edu | 6516 |
Laurie Lashbrook - 22* | Music | lashbro@uakron.edu | 2316 |
Linda Saliga - co-chair 22* | Mathematics | saliga@uakron.edu | 8002 |
I-Chun Tsai - 22 | Educ Foundations & Learn | tsai1@uakron.edu | 6774 |
Lia Wiley - 23 | Sociology | lmc73@uakron.edu | 7951 |
Nidaa Makki | School of Education | nm32@uakron.edu | 6955 |
Faculty Research CommitteeReviews research proposals submitted by faculty members. Recommends the budgeting of sums of the university's support of faculty research proposals to be funded by this committee. Establishes policies for funding proposals and guidelines for expenditures of those funded. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Wondimu Ahmed - 23 | Education | wahmed@uakron.edu | 6771 |
Frederik Beuk - 23 | Marketing | beuk@uakron.edu | 7903 |
Kelly Bialek - 23 | Polymer Science | kelly.bialek@uakron.edu | 6153 |
Stacia Biddle - 23 | School of Allied Health | stacia@uakon.edu | 7906 |
Jae-Won Choi - 23 | Mechanical Engineering | jchoi1@uakron.edu | 5276 |
Sujay Datta - 23 | Statistics | sd85@uakron.edu | 6886 |
Asoke Dey - 23 | Management | adey@uakron.edu | 6636 |
James Diefendorff - 22 | Psychology | jdiefen@uakron.edu | 7317 |
Gary Doll - 22 | Civil Engineering | gd27@uakron.edu | 7350 |
Stephen Harp - 24 | History | sharp@uakron.edu | 5468 |
Gary Holliday - 22 | Curr & Inst Studies | gh30@uakron.edu | 7437 |
Alexander Hoover - 22 | Mathematics | ahoover1@uakron.edu | 7400 |
Daniela Jauk - 23 | Sociology/Criminal Justice | djauk@uakron.edu | 8207 |
Hunter King - 23 | Polymer Science | hking@uakron.edu | 6370 |
Erin Makarius - 23 | Management | makarius@uakron.edu | 7705 |
Gina Martino - 24 | History | gmartinotrutor@uakron.edu | 7712 |
Timothy Matney - 23* | Anthropology | matney@uakron.edu | 6892 |
Hillary Nunn - 23 | English | nunn@uakron.edu | 7601 |
Stacey Nofziger - 24 | Sociology | sn18@uakron.edu | 5364 |
Jeffrey Pellegrino- 23 | Schl of Disaster Sci & Em Svs | jpellegrino@uakron.edu | 8015 |
Zhenmeng Peng - 23 | Chem & Biomolecular Eng | zpeng@uakron.edu | 5810 |
John Senko - 23 | Geosciences | senko@uakron.edu | 8047 |
Adam Smith - 23* | Chemistry | asmith5@uakron.edu | 5698 |
Mahesh Srinivasan - 23* | Management | maheshs@uakron.edu | 5440 |
Mary Triece - 23 | Communication | mtriece@uakron.edu | 6222 |
Mesfin Tsige - 23* | Polymer Science | mtsige@uakron.edu | 5631 |
Markus Vogl - 23 | Art | mvv@uakron.edu | 5952 |
Amanda Weinstein - 23 | Economics | aweinstein@uakron.edu | 7975 |
Faculty Rights & ResponsibilitiesThis committee shall concern itself with grievances relating to faculty assessment or evaluation, appointment, retention, tenure, and promotion. This committee shall be composed of one member from the tenured faculty of each degree-granting college, elected by its full-time faculty and one full-time faculty member from the university libraries, elected by its full-time faculty. |
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Name | College | Phone Ext. | |
Kate Budd - | BCAS | kbudd@uakron.edu | 8208 |
Katie Cerrone - | CAST | kc24@uakron.edu | 8809 |
Sucharita Ghosh - | CBA | sghosh1@uakron.edu | 7549 |
Sherry Gamble - | CHP | slg@uakron.edu | 7885 |
Evonn Welton - | EDU | ewelton@uakron.edu | 6742 |
Brant Lee - | LAW | btlee@uakron.edu | 6752 |
Marilia Antunez - | LIBRARY | lott@uakron.edu | 2318 |
Mark Foster - | POLYMER | mdf1@uakron.edu | 5203 |
Paul Weinstein - | WAYNE | pbweinstein@uakron.edu | 8715 |
General Education Advisory Committee (CRC subcommittee)GEAC shall be responsible for reviewing curriculum change proposals that affect general education requirements. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Janet Bean - 23 | English | jbean@uakron.edu | 6354 |
Stacia Biddle - 22* | Allied Health | stacia@uakron.edu | 7906 |
Toni Bisconti - 23* | Psychology | tb33@uakron.edu | 5852 |
Katie Cerrone - 22 | App Gen & Tech Studies | kc24@uakron.edu | 8809 |
Elisha Dumser - 23 | Art | edumser@uakron.edu | 8063 |
Eugenia Gorogianni - 23 | Anthropology | eg20@uakron.edu | 8069 |
Jennifer Hebert - 23 | English | jgh2@uakron.edu | 7605 |
John Huss - 23 | Philosophy | jh76@uakron.edu | 8023 |
Michael Levin - 23* | History | mlevin@uakron.edu | 7515 |
Michael Monaco - 23 | Univ Libraries | mmonaco@uakron.edu | 2446 |
Scott Sawyer - 23 | Engineering | ssawyer@uakron.edu | 8543 |
Katie Stoynoff - 23 | English | cf@uakron.edu | 7480 |
Martin Wainwright - 23 | History | mwainwright@uakron.edu | 6512 |
Part-time Faculty Committee |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Marilia Antunez - 24 | Science/Tech Library | mantunez@uakron.edu | 6262 |
Shawn Bixler- 23 | Part-time faculty | sbixler@uakron.edu | 5482 |
Marie Cobb - 22 | Nursing | mbcobb@uakron.edu | 6674 |
Melissa Dreisbach - 23* | Sports Science & Wellness | mdk24@uakron.edu | 2341 |
Doug Hausknecht - 22 | Bus Tech - Wayne | hauskne@uakron.edu | 8700 |
Maureen Lerch - 22 | Library Admin - Wayne | mlerch@uakron.edu | 8951 |
James McHugh - 22 | Political Science | mchugh@uakron.edu | 8061 |
Andrew Milks - 22 | Eng & Sci Tech | aem36@uakron.edu | 2449 |
Christin Seher - 23 | Nutrition/Diet | cld37@uakron.edu | 6322 |
Program Review CommitteeReviews the self-studies submitted by program faculty, providing formative assessment to the program faculty. Establishes the template and guidelines for the program review self-studies and modifies the timeline for the program review process and the program review schedule as needed. The dean of the graduate school or said person's designee shall be an ex-officio member of the program review committee. |
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Name | College | Phone Ext. | |
Philip Allen | Research | paallen@uakron.edu | 6177 |
Malik Elbuluk | Engineering & Polymer Sci | elbuluk@uakron.edu | 6531 |
Jennifer Hebert - ex officio | Assessment | jgh2@uakron.edu | 6062 |
Gary Holliday | Arts & Sciences | gh30@uakron.edu | 7437 |
Galen Karriker | Arts & Sciences | gsk1@uakron.edu | 6180 |
Jutta Luettmer-Strathmann | Arts & Sciences | jutta@uakron.edu | 8029 |
Lynne Pachnowski | Arts & Sciences | lmp@uakron.edu | 7115 |
Scott Palasik | Health & Human Sci | spalasik@uakron.edu | 8185 |
Marnie Saunders | Graduate School | mms129@uakron.edu | 6590 |
Reference CommitteeReviews legislation referred to it by faculty senate to ascertain if it is drafted properly and does not conflict with existing rules and regulations or practices. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Kelly Bialek - | Polymer Science | kelly.bialek@uakron.edu | 6153 |
Kathryn Budd - | Art | kbudd@uakron.edu | 8208 |
Dana Cole - | Law | dkc@uakron.edu | 7960 |
Joseph Livecchi - | Philosophy | jplivec@uakron.edu | 7095 |
Student Affairs CommitteeRecommends policy, subject to approval of faculty senate, regarding the granting of scholarships, awards, grants, and loans to university students. Proposes regulations concerning all extracurricular activities (except athletics) to faculty senate. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Stacia Biddle - 23* | Allied Health | stacia@uakron.edu | 7906 |
Will Crissey - 23 | Computer Science | wcrisseyjr@gmail.com | 8013 |
Dana Cole - 23* | Law | dkc@uakron.edu | 7960 |
Yue Dang - 22 | School of Counseling | yd13@uakron.edu | 7118 |
Tristan Fritz - 22 | Payroll | tfritz@uakron.edu | 6569 |
Anne Jorgensen - 23 | Athletics | ajorgen@uakron.edu | 8555 |
Rachele Kappler - 23 | Sport Science & Wellness | kappler@uakron.edu | 6524 |
Lori Kidd - 23 | Nursing | kidd@uakron.edu | 6703 |
Natacha Keramidas - 22 | Counseling & Testing | Nlk16@uakron.edu | 7082 |
Charles Oldfield - 22 | Law | cwo@uakron.edu | 6750 |
Chrys Wesdemiotis -24 | Chemistry | wesdemi@uakron.edu | 7699 |
University Libraries CommitteeServes as an advisory group to the dean of university libraries to express the faculty will in the growth and development of the academic support which the libraries supply. Provides the dean of university libraries with guidelines and advice on acquisitions, budget, policy, and other matters affecting academic areas. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Aimee DeChambeau (ex officio) | Univ Libraries | daimee@uakron.edu | 7488 |
Michael Graham - 23 | History | mfg@uakron.edu | 7826 |
Angela Hartsock - 22* | Biology - Wayne | ahartsock1@uakron.edu | 8795 |
Jodi Kearns - 23 | Cummings Center | jkearns@uakron.edu | 7952 |
Jennifer Lillard - 24 | Eng Sci Tech | jlillard@uakron.edu | 5349 |
Jon Miller - 22* | English | mjon@uakron.edu | 5717 |
David Szalay - 23 | Art | dms@uakron.edu | 8202 |
ad hoc Scholarly Communications Committee |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Susan Altmeyer | Law Library | saltmeyer@uakron.edu | 7764 |
Aimee DeChambeau | UL Dean | aimee@uakron.edu | 7488 |
Jeffrey Franks | UL Rsrch & Lrng Srvcs | jfranks@uakron.edu | 6052 |
Jodi Kearns | Psych Archives | jkearns@uakron.edu | 8487 |
Ian McCullough | UL Sci & Tech | ibm@uakron.edu | 6264 |
Jon Miller* | English | mjon@uakron.edu | 5717 |
Hillary Nunn | English | nunn@uakron.edu | 7601 |