Faculty Senate Committees 2025-2026

Executive Committee

• Brandon Di Paolo Harrison, President
• Darren Michael, Vice President/President Elect
• Alice Lin, Secretary
• Susan Cockrell, Treasurer  
• Jane Semler, Member at Large
• Leslie Binford, Representative to University Curriculum Committee
• Uma Iyer, Provost's Council Representative
• Ozzie Di Paolo Harrison, Immediate Past President (ex-officio)
• Nancy Gibson, Board of Trustees Faculty Member (ex-officio)
• Christina Chester-Fangman, Parliamentarian (ex-officio)

Rules Committee

• Darren Michael, Senate Vice President/President Elect (Chair)
• Bobette Bouton
• Sam Ligo
• Nancy Gibson
• Christina Chester-Fangman

Charge (2025-26): 

Nominations Committee

• Kathy Heuston (Chair)  
• Susan Cockrell
• Kristen Hershey
• Michelle Robertson

Budget Review Committee

• Susan Cockrell, Senate Treasurer (Chair)
• Perry Scanlan
• Bettina Shank

Academic White

• Jane Semler (Chair)
• Tyler Nolting
• Matt Hampton
• Jessica Morris
• Charles Gonzalez 

Charge (2025-26): 

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Academic Red

• TBD (Chair)
• Scott Shumate 
• Kristen Sienkiewicz
• Mir Hasan
• Mahesh Pallikonda     

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Faculty White

• John Nicholson (Chair)
• Leslie Binford
• Asit Bandyopadhayay 
• Samantha Robinson
• Justin Oelgoetz

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Faculty Red

• Kristen Sienkiewicz (Chair)
• Matt Hampton
• Brandi Fuglsby 
• Bill Rayburn
• John Blake  

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Student Academic Success Initiative (SASI)

• Matt Hampton (Chair)
• Heather Tillewein
• Brandi Fuglsby
• Perry Scanlan

Staff Service Award Committee

• Jessica Morris (Chair)
• Philip Elike
• Allen Chaparadza

Ad Hoc Committee (Office hours)

• Donna Short (Chair) (CoE)
• Keely Mohon-Doyle (CoAL)
• Bill Pruitt (CoBHS)
• Susan Cockrell (CoB)
• Masum Bhuiyan (CoSTEM)

50th Anniversary Committee

• Tyler Nolting (Chair)
• Nancy Gibson
• Bobette Bouton
• Osvaldo Di Paolo Harrison
• Jane Semler

CAFE Advisory Council Representative

• Manisha Gupte, CoSTEM

Graduate Academic Council Representative (GAC)

• TBD

University RTP Appeals Board Committee

• TBD