Academic Senate Program Approval Workflow
Curricular and academic program changes require different levels of Academic Senate approval.
Academic Senate
The Academic Senate is the primary policy-making body of the university as well as the academic community's primary advisory body to the president.
Meetings
Monthly meetings are held on the first Monday of the month, from 4 – 6 p.m. and are open to anyone who would like to attend them. If you would like to be added to the monthly email distribution list, please contact the Office of the Provost. If you have questions regarding the Academic Senate, please contact the Academic Senate chair.
Academic Senate Meeting Dates for AY 2024-25.
Academic Senate Membership
Academic Senate Executive Committee 2024-2025
- Bart Debicki, Chair
- Cheryl Brown, Vice Chair
- Maria João Lobo Antunes, Secretary
- Ellen Hondrogiannis, Member-at-Large
- Melanie Perreault, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Cynthia Cooper, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Academic Senate
| Name | Department | College | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Antunes, Maria João Lobo |
Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminial Justice | CLA | 2026 |
| Beck, Harald | Biological Sciences (FCSM) | At Large | 2026 |
| Bentahar, Ziad | Languages, Literatures & Cultures (CLA) | At Large | 2025 |
| Bor, Hana | Family Science | CLA | 2027 |
| Brewer, Katie | Nursing | CHP | 2026 |
| Brown, Cheryl |
Computer & Information Sciences |
FCSM |
2026 |
| Collister-Murray, Phillip | Music | COFAC | 2026 |
| Dearborn, Walter | Health Sciences (Lecturer rep) | CHP | 2026 |
| Debicki, Bart | Management | CBE | 2027 |
| Devadas, Mary | Chemistry | FCSM | 2025 |
| Dixon-Payne, Deneen | Elementary Education | COE | 2026 |
| Dondero, Katie |
Kinesiology |
CHP |
2027 |
| Emanuel, Diana | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | CHP | 2025 |
|
Garczynski, Joyce |
Library |
At Large | 2027 |
| Guha, Pallavi | Mass Communication | COFAC | 2025 |
|
Hondrogiannis, Ellen |
Chemistry (FCSM) | At Large | 2027 |
|
Jackson, Omari |
Instructional Leadership & Professional Development |
COE | 2027 |
| Kolagani, Raj | Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences | FCSM | 2026 |
|
Locco, June |
English (Adjunct faculty rep) |
CLA | 2025 |
|
Moody, Stephanie |
Early Childhood Education |
COE | 2027 |
|
Nag, Barin |
Business Analytics & Technology Management |
CBE | 2026 |
| Pampinella, Margherita | Languages, Literatures, & Cultures | CLA | 2025 |
| Peev, Plamen | Marketing | CBE | 2025 |
| Sadera, Bill | Learning Technologies, Design & School Library Media | COE | 2025 |
| Siegel, Martha |
Mathematics (TURFA rep) |
FCSM | 2024 |
| Sweeney, Lisa |
Library |
Library | 2027 |
| Wengert, Deitra |
TURFA (Alternate rep) |
CHP | 2024 |
| Wray, Peter | Theatre | COFAC | 2026 |
| Zimmerman, Jay | Mathematics | At large | 2027 |
| Zipp Dowd, Samantha | Psychology (Lecturer rep) | CLA | 2026 |
Ex Officio (voting)
- Laurie Mullen - Dean, College of Education - Deans Representative (2024)
- Heather Haverback - Chair, Department of Secondary and Middle Education - Council of Chairs Representative (2024)
- Elin Lobel - Kinesiology - AAUP Representative (2024)
Ex Officio (non-voting)
- Melanie Perreault, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Cynthia Cooper, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
- Clare Muhoro, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
- Sidd Kaza, Dean of Graduate Studies
- Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Dean of the Honors College
- Heather Sorensen, Chair of TUSS
- Edmund Rhynes, Jr, President of the SGA
- Olusimisola Sanni, Vice President of the SGA
- Brianna Saffran, President of the GSA
- Samuel Little, Vice President of the GSA