Faculty Senate Minutes
Meeting of August 24, 2015
Senators A = Absent Ex Officio Members and Guests Present
Alhuani, Abdallah Nursing Merlino, Mara
Amusan, Ibukun Math & Sciences Webster, Tom
Andries, Ken AFE Goletz, Gregory (Registrar)
Capriles, Nancy BSS Butler, Hunt
Graham, William Education Finn, LeChrista
Griffin, Robert Fine Arts Freeman, Tierra (Ex-Officio Executive Committee)
Griffis, Bruce Math & Sciences McFayden, Elgie (Faculty Regent)
Grimes, Kristopher Excused AFE Amadife, Nkechi
Gyawali, Buddhi at-large Shabazz, David
Kumar, Ashok Excuse at-large Desborde, Rene
Landy, Tucker Whitney Young
Liu, Zhanping Computer Science
Moffett, Joe LLP
McCoy Rebecca A Nursing
Ray, Andrew Excused Aquaculture
Ross, Scott Fine Arts
Rye, Reba at-large
Sharma, Rita Math & Sciences
Sipes, Kim at-large
Smith, Peter LLP
Tate, Debbra Library
Tope, Avinash AFE
Ulrich, Stephen PUA,SW,CJ
Wang, Changzen A at-large
Representative still needed from School of Business and 1 from Behavioral & Social Sciences
The Faculty Senate met at 3:10 pm on Monday, August 24, 2015, Hathaway Hall Room 123.
The meeting was called to order at 3:16 pm.
The first meeting of the 2015-16 Faculty Senate began with introductions. President Smith pointed out that when he speaks publicly he sometimes speaks as Faculty Senate President and sometimes as a Faculty member outside of that capacity.
Senators from Education and the School of Business are yet to be identified. However, William Graham was present from Education and he will assume that position and was assigned to a committee. Committee assignments are as follows, with all Senators receiving their first choice assignment. Officers elected in breakout sessions after the full Senate meeting are listed:
Academic Policies Committee:
Joe Moffett (Chair), Rita Sharma (Vice-Chair), Avinash Tope (Secretary), Ibukun Amusan, Bruce Griffiths Non-senator: Helen Smith