Committees : Indiana University Southeast

Faculty Senate Committees 2023-2024 Academic Year

Due to the amount of work that goes into governing a university campus, the senate is divided up into committees. This enables the senate members to be as productive as possible. Please note that the number in parentheses indicates in which year of service the member is currently serving.

Academic Assessment (3 year-school/dept. elected)

Arts & Letters – Emily Sheehan (in 2/3)
Business – Ranida Harris (in 2/3)
Education – Rachel Star (in 2/3)
Library – Maria Accardi (in 2/3), Chair
Natural Sciences – Thomas Horine (in 1/3)
Nursing – Janice McMahan (in 3/3)
Social Sciences – Quinn Dauer (in 2/3)
Ex-Officio – Interim Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs – Uric Dufrene
Ex-Officio – Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness – Ron Severtis
Student

Academic Policies (2 year-school/dept. elected)

APC Programs & Academic Calendar
1. Arts & Letters – Michael Hutchins (in 2/2), Chair
2. Business – Aycan Kara (in 1/2)
3. Education – Mary Bradley (in 2/2)
4. Library – Melanie Hughes (in 1/2)
5. Natural Sciences – Christopher Lang (in 2/2)
6. Nursing – Janice McMahan or Jennifer Teater (in 2/2)
7. Social Sciences – Valerie Scott (in 1/2)
8. Ex-Officio –Interim Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs – Uric Dufrene
9. Ex-Officio – Director, Academic Advising – Rebecca Turner
10. Ex-Officio – Designee from the Registrar’s Office
APC Courses
1. Arts & Letters – Sam Earley (in 2/2)
2. Business – Aycan Kara (in 1/2)
3. Education – Mary Bradley (in 2/2)
4. Library – Courtney Block (in 1/2)
5. Natural Sciences – Kagna Sampson (in 2/2), Chair
6. Nursing – Tonya Broughton or Billie Broughton-Vissing or Jane Hollowell (in 2/2)
7. Social Sciences - Yu Shen (in 2/2)
8. Ex-Officio – Director, Academic Advising – Rebecca Turner
Arts & Sciences Coordinating (APC members)
1. Arts & Letters – Michael Hutchins (in 2/2)
2. Natural Sciences – Christopher Lang (in 2/2)
3. Social Sciences – Valerie Scott (in 1/2)

Adjunct Faculty (1 year-Senate-elected annually, Chair to be full-time faculty)

Charles Pooser (in 1/1), Chair
Arts & Letters – Steve Bowman and Ann Niren
Business – Sue Kochenrath
Education – Glenda Hott
Natural Sciences – Tamara Ibrahim
Nursing – n/a
Social Sciences – Linda Greenwell

Budgetary Affairs (3 year-school/dept. elected)

Arts & Letters – Charles Pooser (in 1/3)
Business - Patrick Lach (in 2/3), Chair
Education – Doyin Coker-Kolo (in 2/3)
Library – Mitchell Scott (in 1/3)
Natural Sciences – Sridhar Ramachandran (Fall 2023 for Chris Kimmer in 2/3)
Nursing – Tonya Broughton (in 2/3)
Social Sciences – Robert Rennie (in 3/3)
Adjunct Faculty – Erv Klein
Ex-Officio – Interim Vice Chancellor, Administrative Affairs – Ashley McKay

Faculty Affairs (2 year-school/dept. elected)

Arts & Letters – Jeff Perry (in 2/2)
Business – David Baird (in 2/2), Chair
Education – Lynn Reed (in 1/2)
Library – Maria Accardi (in 2/2)
Natural Sciences – John Doyle (in 2/2)
Nursing – Rosalind Williams (in 2/2)
Social Sciences – Bernadette Jessie (in 1/2)
Adjunct Faculty – Ann Niren
Ex-Officio - UFC Faculty Affairs Committee member – Bernadette Jessie

Faculty Board of Review (Senate-elected annually)

Members:

Mary Bradley
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Alternates:

Faculty Conduct Review Committee (2-year Senate-elected)

Members:

Cathy Johnson (in 2/2)
Rebekkah Meixner-Hanks (in 2/2)
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Alternates:

Mindy Badia (in 2/2)
Brian Harper (in 2/2)
Christopher Proctor (in 2/2)
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Faculty Senate Executive Committee (Senate President and two Senate-elected annually)

Susan Popham, Faculty Senate President
Jean Abshire
Bradford Griggs
Deborah Ford, Chancellor
Uric Dufrene, Interim Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

Gender Studies Advisory (2 year Senate-elected)

Faculty – Jeremy Wells (for Barb Kutis in 2/2)
Faculty – Veronica Medina (in 2/2)
Faculty – Alexandra Sousa (in 2/2), Chair
Faculty – Cathy Johnson (in 1/2)
Professional Staff – Leigh Ann Meyer (in 1/2)
Ex-Officio – Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs – Donna Dahlgren
Ex-Officio – Coordinator of Gender Studies – Leigh Viner

General Education (2 year-school/dept. elected)

Arts & Letters – Brian Harper (in 1/2)
Business – Ranida Harris (in 2/2), Chair
Education – Sarah Sehlinger (in 1/2)
Library – Maria Accardi (in 1/2)
Natural Sciences – April Robinson (in 1/2)
Nursing - Shelby Landis (in 2/2)
Social Sciences – Brittany Sizemore (in 1/2)
Ex-Officio –Interim Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs – Uric Dufrene
Ex-Officio – Representative from Office of Institutional Effectiveness – Amanda Scarberry
Student

Honors Council (Members 2 years and Director is the Chair)

Arts & Letters – Natalie Bowman (in 2/2)
Business – Kathleen Arano (in 2/2)
Education – Steffany Maher (for Doyin Coker-Kolo in 2/2)
Library – Christopher Proctor (in 2/2)
Natural Sciences – Heather Larson (in 2/2)
Nursing – n/a
Social Sciences – Brittany Sizemore (in 2/2)
Ex-Officio – Dean for Research – Lisa Hoffman
Director of Honors Program – Rebekah Dement, Chair
Student

Improvement of Learning (2 year-school/dept. elected)

Arts & Letters – Amy Zink (in 2/2)
Business – Elizabeth Reisz (in 2/2), Chair
Education – Kelli Bernedo (in 1/2)
Library – Christopher Proctor (in 2/2)
Natural Sciences – Jennifer Lathem (in 2/2)
Nursing – Carla Hermann (in 1/2)
Social Sciences – Rob Lipinski (for Aimee Adam in 2/2)
Ex-Officio - Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs – Donna Dahlgren
Ex-Officio - FACET Liaison – Sridhar Ramachandran
Ex-Officio - Director of ILTE – Greg Kordsmeier
Student

Information Technology (2 year-school/dept. elected)

Arts & Letters – Jeff Perry (in 1/2)
Business – Ranida Harris (in 1/2)
Education – Bradford Griggs (in 2/2)
Library – Melanie Hughes (in 1/2), Fall 2023 Chair
Natural Sciences – Sridhar Ramachandran (Fall 2023 for Chris Kimmer (in 1/2), Spring 2024 Chair)
Nursing – n/a
Social Sciences – Rob Lipinski (in 1/2)
Ex-Officio – Executive Director, Information Technology – Lee Staton

Library (3 year-school/dept. elected)

Arts & Letters – Jeff Perry (in 2/3), Chair
Business – Casey Watson (in 3/3)
Education – Bradford Griggs (in 2/3)
Natural Sciences – Cindy Light (in 3/3)
Nursing – n/a
Social Sciences – Sara Hare (in 1/3)
Ex-Officio – Director, Library Services – Kate Moore Ziady
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Nominating Committee (Senate President and two Senate-elected annually)

Susan Popham, Faculty Senate President
Rebecca Carlton
Jan Fleischer

Research & Grants (2 year-school/dept. elected)

Members:

Arts & Letters – Alexandra Sousa (in 2/2)
Business – Saeed Tajdini (in 1/2)
Education – Molly Riddle (in 1/2)
Library – Courtney Block (in 1/2)
Natural Sciences – Sridhar Ramachandran (in 2/2), Chair
Nursing – Jennifer Teater (in 1/2)
Social Sciences – Sara Walsh (in 1/2)
Ex-Officio - Dean for Research – Lisa Hoffman

Alternates:

Arts & Letters – Emily Sheehan (in 2/2)
Business – Patrick Lach (in 2/2)
Education – Steffany Maher (in 1/2)
Library – Melanie Hughes (in 1/2)
Natural Sciences – Kent Edmonds (in 2/2)
Nursing – Julia Mattingly (in 2/2)
Social Sciences – Elizabeth Gritter (in 1/2)

Senate Parliamentarian (Senate-elected annually)

Michael Hutchins

Student Recruitment & Retention (3 year-nominated)

Lisa Book (in 2/3) , Chair
Tammy Voigt (in 3/3)
Victor Waingeh (in 2/3)
Suparna Mukhopadhyay (in 2/3)
Heather Larson (in 2/3)
Aimee Adam (in 3/3)
Shelby Landis (in 3/3)
Yang Zhang (in 1/3)
Ex-Officio – Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs – Donna Dahlgren
Ex-Officio –Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs – Amanda Stonecipher
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