Faculty Governance Committees
Faculty Assembly Officers/Executive Council
Executive Council Responsibilities: Executive Council shall be the council primarily responsible for assisting the Faculty in the discharge of its governance duties and shall provide a channel of communication and consultation between the President of the College and the Faculty with respect to their joint and several responsibilities in the governance of the College.
Position | Member | Term |
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President | Matt Telleen | 2019-2022 |
Vice President | David Bowne | 2021-2023 |
Secretary | Kirsten Johnson | 2020-2022 |
Chair of Academic Council | Kurt DeGoede | 2021-2022 |
Chair of Personnel Council | Jeff Rood | 2021-202 |
Councils Responsible to Faculty Assembly
Academic Council Members
Academic Council Responsibilities: Academic Council proposes academic policy and is the overseer and evaluator of the curriculum of the College and the quality of its academic program. The Council's function is to consider academic questions that are fundamental in nature and broad-based in scope including, especially, the core curriculum. In performing its function, Academic Council initiates and continuously reviews policy regarding admissions standards, degree requirements, and the content and quality of the overall curriculum and the academic programs. All academic policies, procedures and decisions having broad or campus-wide implications must be submitted for approval at the next meeting of the Faculty Assembly.
Position | Member | Term |
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Physical/Natural Sciences Faculty | Leyla Batakci | 2021-2024 |
Physical/Natural Sciences Faculty | Anya Goldina | 2019-2022 |
Humanities/F&PA/Social Sciences Faculty | Tara Moore | 2020-2023 |
Humanities/F&PA/Social Sciences Faculty | Justin Badgerow | 2020-2022 |
Professional Studies Faculty | Kelly Poniatowski, Secretary | 2020-2023 |
Professional Studies Faculty | Judy Ericksen | 2021-2024 |
Faculty (At large) | Sanjay Paul | 2019-2022 |
Faculty (At large) | Lauren Toote | 2021-2024 |
Faculty (At large) | Kurt DeGoede, Chair | 2020-2023 |
Student Senate Representative | Jeremy Reel | 2020-2021 |
Student Senate Representative | Ryan Strohl | 2020-2022 |
Registrar | Beverly Schmalhofer | — |
SVPAA or Designee | Kristi Kneas | — |
Director of Academic Advising, ex-officio without vote | Stephanie Rankin | — |
SGPS Dean or Designee | Jack Rice | — |
High Library Director or Designee | Thomas Zaharevich | — |
Judicial Council Members
Judicial Council Responsibilities: When questions concerning this Constitution arise, Judicial Council shall reach an interpretive decision and then report to the Faculty Assembly. Any decision shall take effect when reported to a meeting of the Faculty Assembly unless such decision is set aside at that meeting by a motion receiving the support of two-thirds of the voting members present. Detailed description of the appeals, faculty complaints, review and adjudication can be found in the faculty handbook.
Position | Member | Term |
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Physics/Natural Sciences Faculty | Tom Hagan | 2020-2023 |
Professional Studies Faculty | Hossein Varamini | 2021-2024 |
Humanities/F&PA/Social Sciences Faculty | Jeff Long | 2021-2024 |
Faculty (At large) | Sean Melvin, Chair | 2020-2023 |
Faculty (At Large) | James Hughes | 2020-2022 |
Faculty (At large) | Oya Ozkanca | 2019-2022 |
Personnel Council Members
Personnel Council Responsibilities: Responsibilities for the Personnel Council shall, as a designee of the Faculty, advise the President on policies and procedures related to the College's administrative structure and functions. Only Personnel Council shall negotiate on behalf of the faculty for leaves, salary increases, fringe benefits, promotion, tenure, professional expectations and other personnel matters related to the professional performance or welfare of the Faculty.
Position | Member | Term |
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Physics/Natural Sciences Faculty | Jean Claude Batista Abreu | 2021-2024 |
Humanities/F&PA/Social Sciences Faculty | David Brown | 2019-2022 |
Professional Studies Faculty | Bryan Greenberg | 2020-2023 |
Faculty (At large) | Katherine Hughes, Secretary | 2021-2024 |
Faculty (At large) | Jeff Rood, Chair | 2019-2022 |
Faculty (At large) | Debbie Waltermire | 2020-2023 |
Director of Human Resources, ex-officio | Beth Zurcher | — |
Additional Committee information is posted in the Faculty Assembly Shared Folder. You may contact Peggy Stauffer in the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Office for a complete committee list.