Faculty Senate Committees for 2023-2024 Academic Year
Terms Indicated are for committee terms only
*indicates Faculty Senate senator
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- Executive Committee
- Academic Investment 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
- University Libraries Committee
- ad hoc Interdisciplinary Committee
BOLD indicates chair of committee
Executive CommitteeAppoints members to appropriate faculty senate committees. Prepares the agenda for each meeting. Serves as an advisory committee to the senior vice president and provost on governance matters affecting the academic mission of the university. Ensures that the business of permanent and ad hoc committees is completed in a timely fashion. Brings matters to the senate or assign matters to committees. Considers any questions and complaints regarding elections of members to the senate and makes recommendations concerning these complaints to the senate. Verifies the validity of all senate elections. When necessary, acts on behalf of the senate during the period between the end of the spring semester and the beginning for the fall semester. Acts on behalf of the senate to approve the degree candidate lists for the fall and spring semesters. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Kathryn Budd - Chair 25* | Art | kbudd@uakron.edu | 8208 |
Dana Cole - Vice Chair 25* | Law | dkc@uakron.edu | 2901 |
Angela Hartsock -Secretary-26* | Biology | ahartsock1@uakron.edu | 8795 |
Stephanie Davis-Dieringer - 25* | Exercise Science | sad@uakron.edu | 7473 |
Joel Duff - 2026* | Biology | rjduff@uakron.edu | 6077 |
Mahesh Srinivasan - 26* | Management | ms128@uakron.edu | 5440 |
Stacia Biddle - 25* | Allied Health | stacia@uakron.edu | 7906 |
Academic Investment CommitteeReviews and makes recommendations on the criteria to be used by the administration in its development of the yearly academic budget. Engages with the executive vice president and provost, office of academic affairs and other relevant stakeholders throughout the process of academic budget development. Reviews recommendations made by the executve vice president and provost for academic investment. Reports on the process and final recommendations for academic investment to the faculty senate for review and discussion. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Ali Dhinojwala - 25 | Polymer Science | ali4@uakron.edu | |
Pat Gaughan - 25 | Law | pgaughan@uakron.edu | |
Travis Hreno* - 25 | Philosophy | th34@uakron.edu | |
Lynne Pachnowski* - 24 | Education | lmp@uakron.edu | |
Varunee (Fi) Sangganjanavanich - 25 | Counseling | vfs@uakron.edu | |
Linda Shanks - 25 | Nursing | shanks@uakron.edu | |
Mahesh Srinivasan* - 25 - Chair | Management | ms128@uakron.edu | |
Chrys Wesdemiotis - 25 | Chemistry | wesdemiotis@uakron.edu | |
Craig Wise - 25 | Civil Eng | cw47@uakron.edu | 6858 |
Jun Ye - 25 | Statistics | jye1@uakron.edu | |
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. Makes recommendation for the reorganization or renaming of academic units. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
David Bird - ex officio | Registrar | dab32@uakron.edu | 6432 |
Joan Carletta - 26 | Col of Eng & Pol Sci | carlett@uakron.edu | |
Katie Cerrone - 25 | Math | kc24@uakron.edu | 8809 |
Sujay Datta - 25* | Statistics | sd83@uakron.edu | 6886 |
Melissa Dreisbach - 26* | Sport Science & Well | mdk24@uakron.edu | 2341 |
Siamak Farhad - 27* | Mechanical Eng | sfarhad@uakron.edu | 7469 |
Misty Franklin - 25 | School of Law | misty@uakron.edu | 6456 |
John Goodell - 26* | Finance | johngoo@uakron.edu | 5361 |
Ali Hajjafar - 25* | Retiree | hajjafar@uakron.edu | |
Travis Hreno - 26* | Philosophy | th34@uakron.edu | 8031 |
Janet Klein - 27* | History | klein@uakron.edu | 2562 |
Tianbo Liu - 26 | Col of Eng & Pol Sci | tliu@uakron.edu | 3496 |
Joe Li Vecchi - 27 | Philosophy | jplivec@uakron.edu | 5505 |
Sergei Lyuksyutov - 26* | Physics | sfl@uakron.edu | 8356 |
Joseph Minocchi - 26 | Academic Advising | jminocchi@uakron.edu | 5865 |
Ben Rochester - 26* | Advising | rochest@uakron.edu | 6092 |
Pamela Schulze - 26* | SWFS | schulze@uakron.edu | |
Linda Shanks - 26 | Nursing | shanks@uakron.edu | 6699 |
David Szalay - 27* | Art | dms@uakron.edu | 8202 |
Ge Christie Zhang - 27* | Biomedical Eng | ge10@uakron.edu | 5237 |
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 - 26 | Civil Engineering | abbas@uakron.edu | 8242 |
Marilia Antunez - 25 | Univ Libraries | mantunez@uakron.edu | 6262 |
Kim Bass - 27 | Speech Lang & Path | kmb152@uakron.edu | 8187 |
Sara Rieder Bennett - 26 - co-chair | Counseling & Testing Ctr | slr45@uakron.edu | 7082 |
Shawn Bixler - ex officio | Office of Accessibility | sbixler@uakron.edu | 7928 |
Danyelle Conner - 26 | Human Resources | dconner@uakron.edu | 4733 |
Cathy Faye - 26 | Cummings Center | cfaye@uakron.edu | 6096 |
Lisa Foster - 27 | Nursing | ljf11@uakron.edu | 8156 |
Gregory Harris - 26 | UL Technical Services | gmh26@uakron.edu | 5112 |
Patrick Tabatcher - 26 | Design and Development | pmt1@uakron.edu | 2432 |
Ingrid Weigold - 27 | Psychology | weigold@uakron.edu | 7557 |
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. | |
Stacey Buser - 25 |
Exercise Science & Nutrition | buser@uakron.edu | 7475 |
Devon Carter - 26 |
Education | dcarter1@uakron.edu | |
Dominic Cardarelli - 26 |
EJ Thomas PAH | dc21@uakron.edu | |
Jeffrey Franks - 27* |
Univ Libraries | jfranks@uakron.edu | 6052 |
Marc Haas - 27 | Respiratory Therapy | marc10@uakron.edu | 8650 |
Lauren Houser - 25 | Marketing | lhouser@uakron.edu | 8839 |
Matthew Juravich - ex officio | Sports Science & Well Educ | mjuravich@uakron.edu | 2308 |
Galen Karriker - 26 | Music | gsk1@uakron.edu | 6180 |
Greg Landis - 26 | Office of Admissions | glandis@uakron.edu | |
Willy Kollman - 26 | Office of Alumni Relations | wrk1@uakron.edu | 2575 |
Ronald Otterstetter - 26 | Sports Science | ro5@uakron.edu | 7738 |
Rolando Ramirez - 26 | Biology | rjr@uakron.edu | 2753 |
Benjamin Rochester - 26* | Academic Advising | rochest@uakron.edu | 6092 |
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. | |
Mehmet Baysal - 26 | Mechanical Engineering | mmbaysal@uakron.edu | 5859 |
Sheau-Huey Chiu - 26 | Nursing | schiu@uakron.edu | 7563 |
John Corby - ex-officio | Information Tech Services | jcorby@uakron.edu | 7345 |
Yue Dang - 25 | Counseling | yd13@uakron.edu | 7118 |
Stephen Kaufman - 27 | Online Services | skaufman@uakron.edu | 6874 |
Pei-Yang Liu - 25 | Nutrition and Dietetics | liu4@uakron.edu | 8842 |
Jamie Newhall - 26 | Online Learning Services | jnewhal@uakron.edu | 8290 |
Alex Povitsky - 25 | Mechanical Engineering | alex14@uakron.edu | 2685 |
Paul Schreuders - 26 | Chem, Biomed & Corr Eng | pschreuders@uakron.edu | 2801 |
Robert Shultz - 25 | Information Tech Services | rds@uakron.edu | 8271 |
I-Chun Tsai - 27* | Educ Foundations | tsai1@uakron.edu | 6774 |
Yang Yun - 27* | Biomedical Eng | yy@uakron.edu | 6619 |
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 - ex officio | Registrar | ajb40@uakron.edu | 6090 |
Alper Buldum - 24* | Mech Engineering | buldum@uakron.edu | 8087 |
Katie Cerrone - ex officio | Math | kc24@uakron.edu | 8809 |
Kathleen Clark - 25 | Communication | kclark@uakron.edu | 7485 |
Malik Elbuluk - 25* | Elec & Computer Eng | melbuluk@uakron.edu | 6531 |
Jennifer Hebert - ex officio | English | jgh2@uakron.edu | 7605 |
Steven Jacobson - ex officio | Registrar | sjj@uakron.edu | 7877 |
Michele Jenson - ex officio | Registrar | ma10@uakron.edu | 8170 |
Kris Kraft - co-chair 25 | Allied Health | knk@uakron.edu | 6516 |
Michelle Jenson - ex officeio | Registrar | ma10@uakron.edu | 8170 |
Jennifer Lyles Jones - 25 | Academic Achievement | jlylesjones@uakron.edu | 6338 |
Laurel Rooks - ex officio | OAA | lrooks@uakron.edu | 5144 |
Linda Saliga - co-chair 25* | Mathematics | saliga@uakron.edu | 8002 |
Eric Smith - 27 | Allied Health | ecs23@uakron.edu | 5073 |
I-Chun Tsai - 25* | Educ Fnd & Learning | tsai1@uakron.edu | 6774 |
Lia Wiley - 26 | Sociology | lmc73@uakron.edu | 7951 |
JiaJia Veronica Xu - 27 | Finance | jxu1@uakron.edu | 7302 |
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 - 26 | Education | wahmed@uakron.edu | 6771 |
Frederik Beuk - 26 | Marketing | beuk@uakron.edu | 7903 |
Kelly Bialek - 26 | Polymer Science | kelly.bialek@uakron.edu | 6153 |
Stacia Biddle - 26* | School of Allied Health | stacia@uakon.edu | 7906 |
Alex Boika - 26 | Chemistry | aboika@uakron.edu | 6183 |
Alper Buldum - 27 | Mechanical Engineering | buldum@uakron.edu | 8087 |
Jae-Won Choi - 26 | Mechanical Engineering | jchoi1@uakron.edu | 5276 |
Sujay Datta - 26* | Statistics | sd85@uakron.edu | 6886 |
Federico de Gregorio - 26 | Marketing | degrego@uakron.edu | 7024 |
James Diefendorff - 25 | Psychology | jdiefen@uakron.edu | 7317 |
Gary Holliday - 25 | Curr & Inst Studies | gh30@uakron.edu | 7437 |
Rhiannon Kallis - 27 | Communication | rkallis@uakron.edu | 5743 |
Erin Makarius - 23 | Management | makarius@uakron.edu | 7705 |
Gina Martino - 24 | History | gmartinotrutor@uakron.edu | 7712 |
Kendall Martis - 26 | UARF | kmm297@uakron.edu | 8054 |
Timothy Matney - 26 | Anthropology | matney@uakron.edu | 6892 |
Kevin Moseby - 27 | Sociology | kmoseby@uakron.edu | 5083 |
Hillary Nunn - 27 | English | nunn@uakron.edu | 7601 |
Jeffrey Pellegrino- 26* | Schl of Disaster Sci & Em Svs | jpellegrino@uakron.edu | 8015 |
John Senko - 26 | Geosciences | senko@uakron.edu | 8047 |
Mary Triece - 26* | Communication | mtriece@uakron.edu | 6222 |
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 - 26 | English | jbean@uakron.edu | 6354 |
Frederick Beuk - 25 | Marketing | beuk@uakron.edu | 7903 |
Stacia Biddle - 26* | Allied Health | stacia@uakron.edu | 7906 |
Toni Bisconti - 26* | Psychology | tb33@uakron.edu | 5852 |
Wesley Carpenter - 27* | Mechanical Eng | wac1@uakron.edu | 7889 |
Katie Cerrone - 26 | Math | kc24@uakron.edu | 8809 |
Trish Connelly - 27 | Anthropology | connelly@uakron.edu | 7138 |
Elisha Dumser - 26 | Art | edumser@uakron.edu | 8063 |
Jennifer Hebert - 26 | English | jgh2@uakron.edu | 7605 |
Bonnie Keiper - 27 | Communications | bje@uakron.edu | 8413 |
Stephanie Kiba - 26 | Academic Path | sak16@uakron.edu | 5630 |
Michael Monaco - 26 | Univ Libraries | mmonaco@uakron.edu | 2446 |
Scott Sawyer - 26 | Engineering | ssawyer@uakron.edu | 8543 |
Eric Sotnak - 26 | Philosophy | sotnak@uakron.edu | 5501 |
Katie Stoynoff - 26 | English | cf@uakron.edu | 7480 |
Martin Wainwright - 26 | History | mwainwright@uakron.edu | 6512 |
Lia Wiley - 25 | Sociology | lmc73@uakron.edu | 7951 |
Part-time Faculty Committee |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Marilia Antunez - 27 | University Libraries | mantunez@uakron.edu | 6262 |
Kathryn Budd - 25* | Art | kbudd@uakron.edu | 8208 |
Marie Cobb - 25 | Nursing | mbcobb@uakron.edu | 6674 |
Stephanie Davis-Dieringer - 27* | Exercise Sci & Nutrition Sci | sad@uakron.edu | 7473 |
Doug Hausknecht - 25 | Bus Tech - Wayne | hauskne@uakron.edu | 8700 |
Douglas Hubert - 26 | CISS | hubert@uakron.edu | 2494 |
James McHugh - 25 | Political Science | mchugh@uakron.edu | 8061 |
Kiirsi Maunula Johnson - 26 | Music | kmaunulajohnson@uakron.edu | 6625 |
Harvey Sterns - 25* | Inst for Life-Span Dev & Ger | sternsh@uakron.edu | 6724 |
Robert Williams - 26 | Sociology | rwilliams@uakron.edu |
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. | |
Julie Cajigas - co-chair - 26 | Communications | julieca@uakron.edu | 6914 |
Joelle Elicker - 26 | Psychology | joelle@uakron.edu | 5907 |
Marc Haas - 27 | Respiratory Therapy | marc10@uakron.edu | 8650 |
Jennifer Hebert - ex officio | Assessment | jgh2@uakron.edu | 6062 |
Jutta Luettmer-Strathmann - 25 | Arts & Sciences | jutta@uakron.edu | 8029 |
Rene Molenaur - 26 | Online Learning Svcs | rtb14@uakron.edu | 6116 |
Scott Palasik - 25 | Health & Human Sci | spalasik@uakron.edu | 8185 |
Ling Qian - 26 | Online Learning Svcs | lqian@uakron.edu | 6381 |
Marnie Saunders -25 | Graduate School | mms129@uakron.edu | 6590 |
Linda Shanks - 25 | Health & Human Sci | shanks@uakron.edu | 6699 |
Shengyong Wang - 25 | Engineering | wangs@uakron.edu | 8616 |
Jun Ye - 26 | Statistics | jye1@uakron.edu | 6886 |
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 - 26 | History | mfg@uakron.edu | 7826 |
Angela Hartsock - 26* | Biology - Wayne | ahartsock1@uakron.edu | 8795 |
Travis Hreno - 25* | Philosophy | th34@uakron.edu | 8031 |
Jodi Kearns - 27 | Cummings Center | jkearns@uakron.edu | 7952 |
Jennifer Lillard - 27 | Eng Sci Tech | jlillard@uakron.edu | 5349 |
Jon Miller - 25 | English | mjon@uakron.edu | 5717 |
David Szalay - 26* | Art | dms@uakron.edu | 8202 |
ad hoc Interdisciplinary CommitteeRecommends policy to facilitate university-wide interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary activities to faculty senate. Makes a recommendation on the necessity of a standing Interdisciplinary Committee to faculty senate. One non-voting ex officio committee member is designated by the Provost. |
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Name | Department | Phone Ext. | |
Diane Brown - 25 | Nursing | dbrown1@uakron.edu | Phone1 |
Melissa Dreisbach -25 | Exercise Science | mdk24@uakron.edu | |
Jennifer Hebert - 25 | English | jgh2@uakron.edu | |
Gary Holliday - 25 | Science Education | gh30@uakron.edu | |
Matt Juravich - 25 | Management | mjuravich@uakron.edu | |
Christin Seher - 25 | Exercise & Nutrition Science | cld37@uakron.edu | |
John Senko - 25 | Geosciences | senko@uakron.edu | |
Jennifer Stanley - 25 | Psychology | jstanley@uakron.edu | |