Faculty Senate Committees

Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate

As of Fall 2024 Semester

Academic Appeals Committee

Academic Appeals Committee Bylaws

Liaison: Ann Reed

Members must be from a specific department

Member	Department	Term
Kristen Tunno	Business	2023 - 2025
Scott Beatty	Criminal Justice	2023 - 2025
Shelly Haynes	Education	2024 - 2026
Duane Chapman	Fine Arts	2024 - 2026
Wes Kephart	Health Sciences	2024 - 2025
Rico Gazal	Land Resources	2023 - 2025
Schuyler Chapman	Language & Literature	2024 - 2026
Brooke Fincham	Science & Math	2023 - 2025
Patrick McMunn	Social Science	2024 - 2026

 

Academic Policy Committee

Academic Policy Committee Bylaws

Members must be from a specific department

Member	Department	Term
Amanda Chapman Chair	Language & Literature	2023 - 2025
Kandas Queen	Business	2023 - 2025
Jeff Bryson	Criminal Justice	2024 - 2026
Larry Baker	Education	2024 - 2026
Lloyd Bone	Fine Arts	2024 - 2025
Dave McEntire	Health Sciences	2023 - 2025
Brian Perkins	Land Resources	2024 - 2026
Brooke Fincham	Science & Math	2024 - 2026
Bob Hutton	Social Science	2023 - 2025

 

Assessment Committee

Assessment Committee Bylaws

As a result of the HLC visit, the term here will be with the consultation of the Chair Melody Wise

Member	Department	Term
Melody Wise Chair	Language & Literature	No Term: Appointed Chair by Academic Affairs
Will Vann Secretary	Education	2023 - 2025
Kevin Cain / Kristen Tunno	Business	2023 - 2026
Jeff Bryson	Criminal Justice	2024 - 2025
Lloyd Bone	Fine Arts	2022 - 2025
Michael Boeke	Health Sciences	2023 - 2026
Jacob Petry	Land Resources	2024 - 2026
Ashley Kooken	Science & Math	2023 - 2026
Greg Lieving	Social Science	2022 - 2025

 

University Leadership Council

University Leadership Council Bylaws

The Faculty Senate appoints three members

Member	Department	Term
Kandas Queen	Business	2024 - 2027
Larry Baker	Education	2024 - 2025
Jeremy Keene	Science & Math	2024 - 2026

 

Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Bylaws

The Faculty Senate appoints four members from different departments

Member	Department	Term
Dwight Heaster	Business	2024 - 2026
Schuyler Chapman	Language & Literature	2023 - 2025
Sara Sawyer	Science & Math	2023 - 2025
Bob Hutton	Social Science	2024 - 2026

 

Enrollment Management Committee

Enrollment Management Committee Bylaws

The Faculty Senate appoints four members

Member	Department	Term
Brian Johnston	Language & Literature	2023 - 2025
Jason Gum	Library	2024 - 2026
Jeremy Keene	Science & Math	2023 - 2025
Josh Squires	Social Science	2024 - 2026

 

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Constitution

Department Representative must be from specified Department and are selected by Department vote. At-large representative can be from any department and are selected by vote of the faculty.

Member	Department	Term
Schuyler Chapman President	At-Large Representative	2024 - 2026
Gregory Lieving Vice President	Social Science	2024 - 2026
Jennifer Wenner Secretary	Language & Literature	2024 - 2026
Nabil Nasseri Parlimentarian	Land Resources	2024 - 2026
Mark Sarver Treasurer	Business	2024 - 2026
Scott Beatty	Criminal Justice	2024 - 2026
Shelly Ratliff	Education	2024 - 2026
David Lewis	Fine Arts	2024 - 2026
Dave McEntire	Health Sciences	2024 - 2026
Shalika Silva	Science & Math	2024 - 2026
Maureen Gildein	Board of Governors	2024 - 2025
Kandas Queen	Advisory Council of Faculty	2023 - 2025

 

Financial Aid Appeals Committee

Financial Aid Appeals Committee Bylaws

The Faculty Senate appoints three members

Members	Department	Term
Scott Beatty	Criminal Justice	2023 - 2025
Jason Gum	Library	2023 - 2025
Robert Regalado	Science & Math	2024 - 2026

 

Library Committee

Library Advisory Committee Bylaws

Members must be from a specific department

Members	Department	Term
Jason Gum Chair	Library	N/A
McKenzie Petry	Business	2024 - 2025
Donal Hardin	Criminal Justice	2023 - 2025
Tracy Chenoweth	Education	2023 - 2025
Sarah Nale	Fine Arts	2024 - 2026
LyCricia Criss	Health Sciences	2024 - 2025
Rico Gazal	Land Resources	2024 - 2026
Marjorie Stewart	Language & Literature	2024 - 2026
Wenwen Du	Science & Math	2024 - 2026
Randy Darnell	Social Science	2024 - 2026

 

Promotion and Tenure Committee

Committee consists of three tenured professors, two tenured associate professors, one senior lecturer, and an alternate faculty member

Members	Department	Term
Jonathon Minton	Language & Literature (Professor)	2023 - 2025
Wenwen Du	Science & Math (Professor)	2024 - 2026
Fred Walborn	Social Science (Professor)	2023 - 2025
Dwight Heaster	Business (Associate Professor)	2024 - 2026
Kandas Queen	Business (Associate Professor)	2024 - 2025
Jennifer Wenner	Language & Literature (Senior Lecturer)	2024 - 2026
David O'Dell	Science & Math (Alternate Faculty)	2024 - 2026

 

Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee

The Faculty Senate appoints two members

Members	Department	Term
Minfeng Li	Science & Math	2024 - 2026
Bob Hutton	Social Science	2024 - 2025

 

Faculty Development Committee

Members must be from a specific department. Chair is appointed by the Provost.

Members	Department	Term
Mark Sarver Chair	Business	N/A
Youba Ouldmoulayeelarbi	Business	2023 - 2025
Jeff Bryson	Criminal Justice	2024 - 2026
Gerda Krumpiene	Education	2023 - 2025
Garret Hacker	Fine Arts	2024 - 2026
Maureen Gildein	Health Sciences	2023 - 2025
Doyle Hupp	Land Resources	2023 - 2025
Melissa Gish	Language & Literature	2024 - 2026
Isaac Johnson	Science & Math	2023 - 2025
Randy Darnell	Social Science	2024 - 2026

 

Student Life Committee

The Faculty Senate appoints four members

Members	Department	Term
Liz Matory	Business	2024 - 2026
Minfeng Li	Science & Math	2024 - 2026
Robert Regaldo	Science & Math	2024 - 2026
Fred Walborn	Social Science	2023 - 2025

 

HLC General Education Assessment Committee

Departments of Fine Arts, Language & Literature, Science & Math, and Social Science each elect a representative. As a result of the HLC visit, the term here will be with the consultation of the Chair Melody Wise

Member	Department
Melody Wise Chair	Language & Literature
David Lewis	Fine Arts
Jennifer Wenner	Language & Literature
Ashley Kooken	Science & Math
Patrick McMunn	Social Science

 

Online Education Committee

Online Committee Bylaws

Members typically serve one-year terms

Members	Department	Term
Robin Meadows Chair	Information Technology	N/A
Mark Sarver /  JD Carpenter	Business	2024 - 2025
Kandas Queen	Business	2024 - 2025
Scott Beatty	Criminal Justice	2024 - 2025
Gerda Kumpiene	Education	2024 - 2025
Jennifer Wenner	Language & Literature	2024 - 2025
Robert Regalado	Science & Math	2024 - 2025
Patrick McMunn	Social Science	2024 - 2025