Faculty Senate Committees 2024-2025

Executive Committee

• Ozzie Di Paolo Harrison, President
• Brandon Di Paolo Harrison, Vice President/President Elect
• Nancy Gibson, Secretary
• John Nicholson, Treasurer  
• Bobette Bouton, Member at Large
• Tyler Nolting, Representative to University Curriculum Committee
• Michelle Robertson, Provost's Council Representative
• Soma Banerjee, Immediate Past President (ex-officio)
• Jane Semler, Board of Trustees Faculty Member (ex-officio)
• Uma Iyer, Parliamentarian

Rules Committee

• Brandon Di Paolo Harrison, Senate Vice President/President Elect (Chair)
• Kristen Butler 
• Susan Cockrell
• Nancy Gibson
• Robin Reed

Charge (2024-25): Examine the constitution and bylaws: President term, adjuncts participation, Robert’s rules, description of duties for Exec. members, breaking the tie in elections, looking at the constitution and its alignment to the bylaws. 

Nominations Committee

• Kathy Heuston (Chair)
• McLean Fahnestock
• Soma Banerjee
• Heather Moran     

Budget Review Committee

• John Nicholson, Senate Treasurer (Chair)
• Sam Ligo                      
• Alice Lin

Academic White

• Allen Chaparadza (Chair)
• Masum Bhuiyam
• Tyler Nolting
• Brandon Di Paolo Harrison
• Michelle Robertson 

Charge (2024-25): Studying Study Abroad practices and alignment with other LGIs related to GenEd courses, contact hours, extra/co-curricular activities, course count, faculty led programs vs. consortiums, program requirements and assessment.

Interim Report: Nov. 8    
Final Report: Mar. 6

Academic Red

• Christina Chester-Fangman (Chair)      
• Charles Gonzalez
• Florian Gargaillo
• Jennifer Thompson  
• Bettina Shank 

Charge (2024-25): Course caps review according to different pedagogies such as writing intensive, reading intensive, math, lecture, technology using both regional and national comparators.

Interim Report: Oct. 10    
Final Report: Nov. 1

Faculty White

• Andrew Kostakis (Chair)  
• Justin Oelgoetz
• John Blake  
• Isaac Sitienei  
• Bill Rayburn 
• Susan Cockrell

Charge (2024-25): Identifying best practices for faculty regarding compliance with Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) in online teaching.

Interim Report: Nov. 8    
Final Report: Mar. 6

Faculty Red

• Heather Tillewein (Chair)        
• David Snyder
• Mir Hasan
• Mahesh Pallikonda

Charge (2024-25): Examining faculty development funds relative to function, availability and funding in comparison to other LGIs.

Interim Report: Nov. 8    
Final Report: Mar. 6

Student Academic Success Initiative (SASI)

• Terri Clark (Chair)      
• Heather Moran                                                    
• Matt Hampton
• Manisha Gupte

Staff Service Award Committee

• Jennifer Snyder (Chair)  
• Jessica Morris
• Kristen Hershey 
• David Rands

Data Committee  

• Asit Bandyopadhayay (Chair)
• Matthew Jones
• Sumen Sen
• Brandon Di Paolo Harrison

Charge (2024-25): To collect and analyze data related to RSI practices at the university to determine if faculty are in compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Education expectations, and provide opportunities for interactive activities in hybrid and online courses, as well as best practices and additional analysis as needed.

Interim Report: Nov. 8    
Final Report: Mar. 6

Ad Hoc Committee: Faculty Compensation

• Terri Crutcher (Chair) 
• Matt Hampton 
• Jessica Morris
• Asit Bandyopadhayay  
• Bill Pruitt 
• Brandon Di Paolo Harrison (ex-officio)

Charge (2024-25): To look at inversion/compression of faculty salaries triggered by new faculty hires and within existing faculty.

Interim Report: Nov. 8    
Final Report: Mar. 6

CAFE Advisory Council Representative

• Andrew Kostakis, CoAL

Committee for Bookstore RFP

• Darren Michael, CoAL

Graduate Academic Council Representative (GAC)

• Soma Banerjee, CoAL

University RTP Appeals Board Committee

• John Nicholson, CoSTEM