Membership of College and Institute Committees

Academic Senate and Institute Standing Committees

Academic Senate

Tom Cornell (2005-08, 1st term)
Franz Foltz (completing Mark Price's term, 2005-08)
Uli Linke (2007-10, 1st term)
Amit Ray (2006-09, 2nd term)

Alternate: Christine Kray (2007-10, 2nd term)

Academics Affairs

Bill Middleton (2006-08)

Academic Support

Jesús Aguilar (2007-09, 1st term)

Campus Environment

Christine Kreiner (2006-08, 1st term)
Cyril Reade, at large (2006-08, 2nd term)

Eisenhart Committee

Jennifer Lukomski (2007-08)
Judy Porter (2007-08)

Faculty Affairs

Christopher Schreck (2006-08, 1st term)

Graduate Council

Jamie Winebrake (2007-09, 1st term)

Intercollege Curriculum Committee

Dave Neumann (2007-10)

Long Range Planning

Bill Middleton (2006-08, 1st term)

Resource Allocation and Budget

Rhiannon Hart (2007-09, 1st term)

Student Affairs

Andrew Herbert (2007-09, 1st term)

 

College of Liberal Arts Standing Committees

1. The Academic Conduct Committee is composed of three faculty and three students, the faculty to serve staggered three-year terms, the students selected by the Dean for a one-year term from the degree program students.

  1. Ed Schell (2007-10)
  2. Jeannette Mitchell (2006-09)
  3. Richard Shearman (2005-08)


2. The Agenda Committee is composed of four voting members, three faculty elected at large for staggered two-year terms and one department chair selected by the department chairs for a one-year term. The Dean or designated representative is an ex officio member.

  1. Tim Engstrom (2006-08)
  2. Paul Ferber (2005-09, Moderator)
  3. Tom Castellano (2007-09)
  4. Scott Merydith, Chair's representative (2007-08)
  5. Glenn Kist, Interim Dean

3. The Assessment Committee is composed of four faculty, elected at large, serving staggered two-year terms.

  1. Brian Barry (2006-08)
  2. Rhiannon Hart (2007-09)
  3. Vincent Serravallo (2007-09)
  4. David Suits (2006-08)

4. The Chairs Assessment Committee consists of three tenured faculty from different departments serving staggered two year terms.

  1. Michael Ruhling (2007-09)
  2. Jeannette Michell (2007-09)
  3. Richard Shearman (2006-08)

5. The Curriculum Committee consists of six faculty elected at large to three-year staggered terms, the elected College representative to the Inter-College Curriculum Committee, and the Dean or designated representative, who serves ex officio.

  1. Christine Kray (2007-10)
  2. Babak Elahi, Chair (2006-09)
  3. David Neumann, ICC Rep. (2007-2010)
  4. Anne Coon, ex officio
  5. Tina Lent (2007-10)
  6. William Middleton (replacement in 2006 for a term ending 2008)
  7. Rudy Pugliese (2005-08)
  8. Linda Rubel, ex officio
  9. Richard Santana (2006-09)

6. The Election Committee consists of two members, elected at large to staggered two-year terms.

  1. Chris Schreck (2007-09)
  2. Samia Tavares (2006-08)

7. The Faculty Development Committee consists of five members, elected at large to three-year staggered terms.

  1. Doris Borrelli (2006-09)
  2. John Capps (2005-08)
  3. Cyril Reade (2006-09)
  4. Katie Terezakis (2005-08)
  5. Rhiannon Hart (2007-10)

8. The Honors Committee is composed of one member elected from each undergraduate program or department represented on the Dean's Council, the Honors Advocate and Honors Coordinator as ex officio members, and one non-voting student representative from the honors student body. Elections are for staggered two-year terms.

  1. Communication:  Keith Jenkins (2007-09)
  2. Criminal Justice:  Jason Scott (2007-09)
  3. Economics:  Bharat Bhole (2006-08)
  4. English: Elena Sommers (2006-08)
  5. Fine Arts:  Cyril Reade (2006-08)
  6. Foreign Language:
  7. History:  Rebecca Edwards (2007-09)
  8. Philosophy:  Evan Selinger (2006-08)
  9. STS/Public Policy:  Deborah Blizzard (2007-09), Chair
  10. Psychology:  Nicholas DiFonzo (2006-08)
  11. Political Science:  Edward Kannyo (2007-09)
  12. Sociology/Anthropology:  Brian Barry (2006-08)
  13. RIT Exploration:  Andrea Walter, open term
  14. Honors Advocate: John Capps, ex officio
  15. Honors Coordinator:  John Capps, ex officio
  16. Honors Student Representative:  Tim Wallenhorst, non-voting

Honors Steering Committee:

Brian Barry
Bharat Bhole
Deborah Blizzard, Chair
Keith Jenkins
Jason Scott

9. The Policies and Procedures Committee is composed of three members, elected at large to three-year staggered terms.

  1. Kijana Crawford (2006-09)
  2. Jonathan Kruger (2005-08)
  3. Wade Robison (2007-10)

10. The Promotions Committee is composed of seven tenured faculty members elected at large to two-year staggered terms.

  1. Brian Barry (2006-08)
  2. Paul Brule (2006-08)
  3. Sue Barnes (2007-09)
  4. Tom Cornell (2007-09)
  5. Murli Sinha (2006-08)
  6. Grant Cos (2007-09)

11. The Tenure Committee consists of seven tenured faculty members, elected at large and serving staggered two-year terms.

  1. Amit Ray (2007-09)
  2. Timothy Engstrom (2006-08)
  3. Tona Henderson (Information Technology)
  4. Ann Howard (2006-08)
  5. Tom Castellano (2007-09)
  6. Jennifer Lukomski (2007-09)
  7. Murli Sinha (2006-08)

External Representative: Jonathan Kruger (2005-07)

12. The Writing Committee is composed of one member from each department, selected by the department.

  1. Communications:
  2. Criminal Justice:
  3. Economics:
  4. Fine Arts:
  5. History:
  6. Language and Literature: Richard Santana (2005-07)
  7. Philosophy: Evan Selinger (2004-06)
  8. Political Science:
  9. Psychology:
  10. Science, Technology & Society/Public Policy: Christine Keiner
  11. Social Work:
  12. Sociology/Anthropology:

College of Liberal Arts Ad Hoc Committees

1. Dean Search Committee

  1. Amit Batabyal (Faculty)
  2. John Capps (Faculty)
  3. Babak Elahi (Faculty)
  4. Tim Engstrom (Faculty)
  5. Paul Ferber (Liason Committee Representative)
  6. Suzanne B. Graney (Representative from Strategic Planning Committee)
  7. Marsha Johnson (Staff)
  8. Tina Lent (Representative of Chairs)
  9. John Parke (COLA Advisory Board)
  10. Jeffrey Porter (Faculty at large, appointed by Provost)
  11. Joan Stone, Chair (Dean, CIAS)
  12. Carol Webster (Staff)
  13. Jamie Winebrake (Representative of Chairs)
  14. Celia Wong (Student)

2. Strategic Planning Committee (expires in September 2007 after its motion at the May 11, 2007 faculty meeting is acted upon)

  1. Suzanne Graney (tenure-track)
  2. Ron Hira (tenure-track)
  3. Anne Howard (tenured)
  4. Keith Jenkins (tenured)
  5. Richard Santana (tenure-track)
  6. Murli Sinha (tenured)

3. Teaching Workload Committee, three tenured, two tenure-track

  1. Tom Castellano (tenured)
  2. Spencer Meredith (tenure-track)
  3. Jennette Mitchell (tenured)
  4. Jason Scott (tenure-track)
  5. Andrea Walter (tenured)

4. Teaching Evaluation Committee, seven at-large members

  1. Tom Castellano
  2. Diane Forbes
  3. Andrew Herbert
  4. Jeannette Mitchell
  5. Cyril Reade

 

 

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