Faculty Senate Committees for 2019-20 Academic Year

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Executive Committee

The 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.

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Linda Saliga - Chair 21 Mathematics saliga@uakron.edu 8002
Nidaa Makki - Vice Chair 21 Curr & Instr Studies nm32@uakron.edu 6955
Heather Howley - Secretary - 21 Communication-Wayne hhowley@uakron.edu 8958
Stacey Nofziger - 21 Sociology sn18@uakron.edu 5364
Jeanne-Helene Roy - 20 Modern Languages jr@uakron.edu 7486
Pamela Schulze - 21 Child & Family Dev schulze@uakron.edu 7725
Michele Thornton - 20 Social Work mdt@uakron.edu 8105

Academic Policies Committee

Recommends 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.

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Marilia Antunez - 22 Sci & Tech Library mantunez@uakron.edu 6262
Shawn Bixler - 21 Dev Programs sbixler@uakron.edu 5482
Alper Buldum - 20 Engineering buldum@uakron.edu 8087
Katie Cerrone - 22 App Gen & Tech Studies kc24@uakron.edu 8809
Kelli Chronister - 21* Allied Health ckelli@uakron.edu 2032
Sharon Crawford - 20 Admissions ses12@uakron.edu 6448
Ali Hajjafar - 22* Retiree hajjafar@uakron.edu
Bill Hauser - 21 Marketing whauser@uakron.edu 6304
Heather Howley - 20* Wayne hhowley@uakron.edu 8732
Marlene Huff - 21 Nursing mhuff@uakron.edu 5930
S. Graham Kelly - 21* Mech Engineering sgraham@uakron.edu 6579
Sukanya Kemp - 20 Applied Sci & Tech sk71@uakron.edu 8351
Janet Klein - 21* History klein@uakron.edu 2562
Joseph Minocchi - 20 Academic Advising jminocchi@uakron.edu 5865
Wendy Phillip - ex officio Student Success wwelday@uakron.edu 6444
Christin Seher - 22* Nutrition cseher@uakron.edu 6322
Julia Spiker - 22* Communication jspiker@uakron.edu 7198
David Szalay - 21* Art dms@uakron.edu 8202
Michele Thornton - 21* Social Work mdt@uakron.edu 8195
Evonn Welton - 21* Curr & Instr Studies ewelton@uakron.edu 6742

Accessibility Committee

Reviews 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.

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Sara Rieder Bennett - 20 Counseling & Testing Ctr slr45@uakron.edu 7082
Scott Bible - 20 Management scb3@uakron.edu 6300
Amanda Booher - 21 English abooher@uakron.edu 7230
Irina Chernikova - 21 App Sci & Gen Tech irina@uakron.edu 6529
Travis Hreno - 21* Philosophy th34@uakron.edu 8031
Kelly Kulick - ex officio Office of Accessibility kkulick@uakron.edu 6095
Heather Rose - ex officio Office of Accessibility hrose@uakron.edu 8923
Jina Sang - 21 Social Work jsang@uakron.edu 5981
Tammy Stitz - 22 Sci & Tech Library tstitz@uakron.edu 6192
Naomi White - 22 Social Work naomi1@uakron.edu 5978

Athletics Committee

Advises 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.

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.

Edward Evans - 21*

 Chem & Biomolecular Eng evanse@uakron.edu 8292

Jeffrey Franks - 21

 Univ Libraries jfranks@uakron.edu 6052
Robert Gandee - 19* Retiree robert.gandee@gmail.com
Mary Lu Gribshaw - ex officio Athletics marylu@uakron.edu
Marc Haas - 20 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
Lala Krishna - 20 Retiree lkrishna@uakron.edu 7199
Christopher Muller - 22 Info Tech Services cmuller@uakron.edu 6070
John Nicholas - 20* Bus Tech jn@uakron.edu 7113
Ronald Otterstetter - 20 Sports Science ro5@uakron.edu 7738
Rolando Ramirez - 20 Biology rjr@uakron.edu 2753
Laura Richardson - 20 Sports Science & Well Educ laura2@uakron.edu 4751
Benjamin Rochester - 21 Academic Advising rochest@uakron.edu 6092
John Sahl - 22* Law jsahl@uakron.edu 6753
Larry Williams - ex officio Athletics lwilliams@uakron.edu

Computing & Communications Technologies Committee

Provides 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.

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Frank Bove - 20 UL E-Services fjbove@uakron.edu 5104
Jeanette Carson - 22 Audio Visual Services jcarson@uakron.edu 7013
Douglas Hubert - 19 Business Technology hubert@uakron.edu 6804
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 - 20 Appl Gen/Tech Studies srandby@uakron.edu 6094
I-Chun Tsai - 21 ESL tsai1@uakron.edu 6774
Scot Uhl - 22 Instructional Srvcs sru3@uakron.edu 6963
Markus Vogel - 22 Art mvv@uakron.edu 5952

Curriculum Review Committee

Reviews 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.

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Andrew Bonecutter - 22 Registrar - ex officio ajb40@uakron.edu 6090
Kathleen Clark - 20 Communication kclark@uakron.edu 7485
Shirong Du - 22 Bus & Info Tech sdu@uakron.edu 5857
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
Laurel Rooks - ex-officio Office of Academic Affairs lrooks@uakron.edu 5144
Linda Saliga - 22* Mathematics saliga@uakron.edu 8002
Carrie Scotto - 22* Nursing cscotto@uakron.edu 7885
Michele Thornton - chair 21* Social Work mdt@uakron.edu 8195
I-Chun Tsai - 22 Educ Foundations & Learn tsai1@uakron.edu 6774

Faculty Research Committee

Reviews 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.

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Kelly Bialek - 20 Polymer Science kelly.bialek@uakron.edu 6153
Linda Barrett - 22 Geology & Env Sci barrett@uakron.edu 6120
Asoke Dey - 20* Management adey@uakron.edu 6636
James Diefendorff - 22 Psychology jdiefen@uakron.edu 7317
Gary Doll - 22 Civil Engineering gd27@uakron.edu 7350
Yalin Dong - 20 Mech Engineering ydong@uakron.edu 6736
Danny Durst - 20 Dance, Theatre & Arts Admin dd37@uakron.edu 7948
Christine Graor - 21* Nursing graor@uakron.edu 6422
Stephen Harp - 21 History sharp@uakron.edu 5468
Gary Holliday - 22 Curr & Inst Studies gh30@uakron.edu 7437
Alexander Hoover - 22 Mathematics ahoover1@uakron.edu 7400
Sadhan Jana - 22 Polymer Engineering janas@uakron.edu 8293
Ajay Mahajan - 20* Mech Engineering majay@uakron.edu 6033
Erin Makarius - 20 Management makarius@uakron.edu 7705
Gina Martino - 21 History gmartinotrutor@uakron.edu 7712
Thomas Neal - 20 Modern Languages tneal@uakron.edu 4615
Hillary Nunn - 20 English nunn@uakron.edu 7601
Stacey Nofziger - 21* Sociology sn18@uakron.edu 5364
Zhenmeng Peng - 20 Chem & Biomolecular Eng zpeng@uakron.edu 5810
David Prochazka - 21 University Libraries david53@uakron.edu 6260
Rob Schwartz - 22 Disaster Sci & Emerg Svcs rms73@uakron.edu 8015
Paul Shiller - 20 Civil Engineering jps70@uakron.edu 7106
Mahesh Srinivasan - 20* Management maheshs@uakron.edu 5440
Jennifer Stanley - 20 Psychology jstanley@uakron.edu 8376
Baffour Takyi - 20 Sociology btakyi@uakron.edu 6887
Juan Xi - 20* Sociology jx@uakron.edu 7995

Faculty Rights & Responsibilities

This 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.

Email Discussion List
Name College Email Phone Ext.
Kate Budd - 21 BCAS kbudd@uakron.edu 8208
Katie Cerrone - 21 CAST kc24@uakron.edu 8809
Sucharita Ghosh - 19 CBA sghosh1@uakron.edu 7549
Sherry Gamble - 18 CHP slg@uakron.edu 7885
Evonn Welton - 19 EDU ewelton@uakron.edu 6742
Brant Lee - 18 LAW btlee@uakron.edu 6752
Marilia Antunez - 22 LIBRARY lott@uakron.edu 2318
Mark Foster - 20 POLYMER mdf1@uakron.edu 5203
Paul Weinstein - 20 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. 

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Linda Barrett - 20 Geosciences barrett@uakron.edu 6120
Janet Bean - 20 English jbean@uakron.edu 6354
Stacia Biddle - 22 Allied Health stacia@uakron.edu 7906
Katie Cerrone - 22 App Gen & Tech Studies kc24@uakron.edu 8809
Irina Chernikova - 20 App Gen & Tech Studies irina@uakron.edu 6529
Joel Duff - 20 Biology rjduff@uakron.edu 6077
Elisha Dumser - 20 Art edumser@uakron.edu 8063
Kathryn Feltey - 20 Sociology felteyk@uakron.edu 6877
Jennifer Hebert - 20 English jgh2@uakron.edu 7605
John Huss - 20 Philosophy jh76@uakron.edu 8023
Michael Monaco - 20 Univ Libraries mmonaco@uakron.edu 2446
Scott Sawyer - 20 Engineering ssawyer@uakron.edu 8543
Katie Stoynoff - 20 English cf@uakron.edu 7480
Adil Wadia - 22 Geosciences amwadia@uakron.edu 8905
Martin Wainwright - 20 History mwainwright@uakron.edu 6512

Part-time Faculty Committee

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Marilia Antunez - 21 Science/Tech Library mantunez@uakron.edu 6262
Julia Beckett - 20 Public Admin & Urban Studies jbecket@uakron.edu 5466
Jamal Feerasta - 22 Bus & Info Tech jamal@uakron.edu 6601
Lori Fielding - 22* Research & Learning Svcs lott@uakron.edu 2318
William Hazlett - 22* Part-time faculty wjh7@uakron.edu 7700
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
Shannon Osorio - 22 Mod. Languages sdo2@uakron.edu 7486
Christin Seher - 20 Nutrition/Diet cld37@uakron.edu 6322
Michelle Walker Nursing mwalker@uakron.edu 6674

Reference Committee

Reviews 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.

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Kelly Bialek - 22 Polymer Science kelly.bialek@uakron.edu 6153
Kathryn Budd - 19 Art kbudd@uakron.edu 8208
Dana Cole - 19* Law dkc@uakron.edu 7960
Joseph Livecchi - 22 Philosophy jplivec@uakron.edu 7095
Jeanne-Helene Roy - 22* Modern Languages jr@uakron.edu 7486
Carrie Scotto - 22* Dean's Office - Nursing cscotto@uakron.edu 7885

Student Affairs Committee

Recommends 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.

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Stacia Biddle - 20 Allied Health stacia@uakron.edu 7906
Melissa Bowman - Polymer Science mb8@uakron.edu 7532
Kathryn Cerrone - 20 App Gen & Tech Studies kc24@uakron.edu 8809
Will Crissey - 20 Computer Science wcrisseyjr@gmail.com 8013
Dana Cole - 19* Law dkc@uakron.edu 7960
Yue Dang - 22 School of Counseling yd13@uakron.edu 7118
Lori Kidd - 20 Nursing kidd@uakron.edu 6703
Tristan Fritz - 22 Payroll tfritz@uakron.edu 6569
Natacha Keramidas - 22 Counseling & Testing Nlk16@uakron.edu 7082
Jamal Lawson - 21 Student Life jjl81@uakron.edu 5820
Lynn McKnight -21* Developmental Programs lynn12@uakron.edu 2803
John Matejkovic - 21* Finance jem@uakron.edu 8243
Charles Oldfield - 22 Law cwo@uakron.edu 6750
Reyna Perez - 20 Multicultural Dev. rjp28@uakron.edu 5145
Tailyn Walborn - 20 CAS Dean's Office taw48@uakron.edu 7496
Chrys Wesdemiotis -21 Chemistry wesdemi@uakron.edu 7699

University Libraries Committee

Serves 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.

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Aimee DeChambeau (ex officio) Univ Libraries daimee@uakron.edu 7488
Kathleen Endres - 20 Communication kendres@uakron.edu 6846
Sabine Gerhardt - 20 Child & Family Development sef2@uakron.edu 2443
David Giffels - 20* English dg35@uakron.edu 6604
Richard Glotzer - 20 Social Work glotzer@uakron.edu 7879
Angela Hartsock - 22* Biology - Wayne ahartsock1@uakron.edu 8795
Seungbum Lee - 21 Sport Sci & Well sl65@uakron.edu 8607
Jennifer Lillard - 21 Eng Sci Tech jlillard@uakron.edu 5349
Jon Miller - 22* English mjon@uakron.edu 5717

ad hoc Scholarly Communications Committee

Email Discussion List
Name Department Email Phone Ext.
Susan Altmeyer Law Library saltmeyer@uakron.edu 7764
Frank Bove UL Elec Services fjbove@uakron.edu 5104
Aimee DeChambeau UL Dean aimee@uakron.edu 7488
Lauren Garcia-DuPlain English llg8@uakron.edu 7471
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