Academic Affairs
Laurie Rogers , Chair
Christina Guenther
Steve Cooper
Herbert Midgley
Chris Turner

This committee deals with matters pertaining to academic standards and the academic relationships between faculty and students.
The committee's responsibility includes, but is not limited to, curriculum, degree requirements, admission policies, standards of
academic performance, types of degrees offered, and new programs.

Administration and Finance
Gina Harden, Chair
Chris McKenna
Pushkar Ogale
Diane Sizemore

This committee provides faculty interpretation of, response to, and advice concerning university administrative and
financial procedures. The committee's responsibility includes, but is not limited to, university expenditure and revenue
policies relative to fund allocation, salary equalization, budget development, and financial planning.

Communications
Al Greule, Chair
Yanli Zhang
Gretchen Patterson

This committee is responsible for disseminating information about Senate activities to the faculty as a whole and to encourage
input from the faculty.

Elections
Pamela Rogers, Chair
Sara Bishop
Xiaozhen Jenny Han

This committee organizes and conducts all senatorial elections and any other elections which the Senate is asked to conduct for
the University.

Ethics
Scott Drury, Chair
Darrel McDonald
Michelle Klein

This committee deals with all matters which involve the faculty's professional and moral judgments and activities in the University
environment.

Faculty Government and Involvement
Derek Cegelka, Chair
Donald Gooch
James Adams
Tina Oswald

This committee deals with matters pertaining to the relationship between the faculty and the administration and with matters
concerning the Senate as the representative body of the faculty.

Professional Welfare
Dustin Joubert, Chair
Heather Olson-Beal
Kristin Bailey-Wallace
Sarah Straub
Margaret Leysath
Sarah Drake

This committee deals with all university policies and procedures which affect the professional life of the faculty. In particular, the
committee shall review policies relating to tenure, academic freedom, salary, promotions, employment practices, dismissal of
faculty, evaluation of faculty, faculty workloads, fringe benefits, retirement, and any other such item about which faculty members
are concerned.

Senate Strategic Planning
Brian Uriegas, Chair
Franta Mais
Jonathan Mitchell
Andrew Lannen

This committee monitors institutional, stateand national faculty issues and trends, sets goals parallel to institutional planning, and
assesses the progress of these goals from a faculty perspective.