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 2023-2024.
Academic Senate Membership
Academic Senate Executive Committee 2023-2024
- Bart Debicki, Chair
- Stephen Scales, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badejo, Johannes |
Department of Computer and Information Science Adjunct Faculty Representative |
FCSM | 2024 |
| Beck, Harald | Biological Sciences (FCSM) | At Large | 2026 |
| Bentahar, Ziad | Languages, Literatures & Cultures (CLA) | At Large | 2025 |
| Knox, Felicity | Library | Library | 2024 |
| Christenson, LeaAnn | Early Childhood Education | COE | 2024 |
| Brewer, Katie | Nursing | CHP | 2026 |
| Dearborn, Walter | Health Sciences (Lecturer rep) | CHP | 2026 |
| Debicki, Bart | Management | CBE | 2024 |
| Brown, Cheryl |
Computer & Information Sciences |
FCSM |
2026 |
| Devadas, Mary | Chemistry | FCSM | 2025 |
| Emanuel, Diana | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | CHP | 2025 |
| Guha, Pallavi | Mass Communication | COFAC | 2025 |
| Haverback, Heather | Chairs Representative | COE | 2024 |
| Collister-Murray, Phillip | Music | COFAC | 2026 |
|
Hondrogiannis, Ellen |
Chemistry (FCSM) | At Large | 2024 |
|
Maranda, Louise |
Mathematics (Lecturer rep) |
FCSM | 2026 |
|
Nag, Barin |
Business Analytics & Technology Management |
CBE | 2026 |
| Dixon-Payne, Deneen | Elementary Education | COE | 2026 |
|
Locco, June |
Department of English Adjunct Faculty Representative |
CLA | 2025 |
|
Antunes, Maria João Lobo |
Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminial Justice | CLA | 2026 |
| Mullen, Laurie | Deans Representative | COE | 2025 |
| Deng, Min |
Mathematics |
At Large | 2024 |
| Mydlack, Danny | Electronic Media and Film (COFAC) | At Large | 2024 |
| Pampinella, Margherita | Languages, Literatures, & Cultures | CLA | 2025 |
| Peev, Plamen | Marketing | CBE | 2025 |
| Kolagani, Raj | Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences | FCSM | 2026 |
| Wray, Peter | Theatre | COFAC | 2026 |
| Sadera, Bill | Learning Technologies, Design & School Library Media | COE | 2025 |
| Scales, Steven | Philosophy and Religious Studies | CLA | 2024 |
| Siegel, Martha |
Mathematics TURFA Representative |
FCSM | 2024 |
| Sinnott, Bria | Library | At Large | 2024 |
| Wengert, Deitra |
TURFA Alternate Representative |
CHP | 2024 |
| Wood, Caroline | Health Sciences | CHP | 2024 |
| Zipp Dowd, Samantha | Psychology (Lecturer rep) | CLA | 2026 |
Ex Officio (voting)
- Laurie Mullen, Dean, College of Education (2024)
- Heather Haverback, 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
- Terry Cooney, Rector of the Honors College
- Heather Sorenson, Chair of TUSS
- Jordan Colquitt, President of the SGA
- Shawn Bell, II, Vice President of the SGA
- Brianna Saffran, President of the GSA
- Madison Paige, Vice President of the GSA