2015 - 2016 Faculty Senate Committees

Budget Review Committee

  • Chair:  Wayne Jones, Chemistry
  • H. Richard Naslund, Geological Sciences
  • Jonathan Krasno, Political Science
  • Patrick Madden, Watson School
  • Victoria Rizzo, Social Work
  • Nan Zhou, School of Management
  • Caryl Ward, Libraries
  • Bogum Yoon, Graduate School of Education
  • **vacancy** Decker School of Nursing
  • Kate Tashman, undergraduate student
  • Nicholas Brown, graduate student
  • Donald Nieman, president's ex officio appointee
  • Michael McGoff, provost's ex officio appointee
  • Fernando Guzman, Faculty Senate chair
  • Thomas Sinclair, Fac Senate Exec Committee chair
  • Howard Brown

Bylaws Review Committee

  • Chair: Sandra Michael, Biological Sciences
  • Andrew Scholtz, Classics
  • Sara Reiter, School of Management
  • William Heller, Political Science
  • Alistair Lees, Chemistry
  • Elizabeth Brown, Libraries
  • Pamela Mischen, president's ex officio appointee
  • Kelly Wemette, provost's ex officio appointee

Convocations Committee

  • Chair: Benjamin Andrus, Libraries
  • Rosa Darling, Decker School of Nursing
  • Laura Evans, Libraries
  • Dillon Schade, undergraduate student
  • Zachary Vigliani, undergraduate student
  • Amanda Baker, undergraduate student
  • **vacancy** graduate student
  • Brian Rose, president's ex officio appointee
  • Donald Loewen, provost's ex officio appointee
  • Jennifer Keegin, executive secretary

Educational Policy and Priorities Committee

  • Chair: Sara Reiter, School of Management
  • Al Vos, English
  • Rolf Quam, Anthropology
  • Barbara Wolfe, Theatre
  • Marcin Mazur, Mathematical Sciences
  • Patrick Madden, Computer Science
  • Erin Rushton, Libraries
  • Amamda Baker, undergraduate student
  • Justin Santabarbara, undergraduate student
  • Megan Comstock, graduate student
  • Donald Nieman, president's ex officio appointee
  • Susan Strehle, provost's ex officio appointee
  • Donald Loewen, German and Russian*

Educational Opportunity Program Advisory Committee

  • Chair: -- pending --
  • Maria Theresa Romero, Psychology
  • Nicole Rouhana, Decker School of Nursing
  • Sharon Holmes, Student Affairs Administration
  • Adam Laats, Graduate School of Education
  • Lisa Tessman, Philosophy
  • Ruslan Klafehn, undergraduate student
  • Brandon Diaz, undergraduate student
  • Sharix A Alicea, undergraduate student
  • Jazmil Genao, undergraduate student
  • Jessica Vera Wielgus, graduate student
  • Randall Edouard
  • Calvin Gantt
  • Celia Klin
  • Valerie Hampton, president's ex officio appointee
  • Theresa Figuerado-Malay, provost's ex officio appointee
  • Sara Wozniak
    Dina Maramba

Intercollegiate Athletics Committee

  • Chair: Michael Lewis, Computer Science
  • Randy Friedman, Judaic Studies
  • Neil Christian Pages, German & Russian Studies
  • Loretta Mason-Williams, Graduate School of Education
  • Marlon Beck, undergraduate student
  • Shelby Donhauser, undergraduate student
  • **vacancy** graduate student
  • Cindy Cowden, VP for Student Affairs designee
  • Shelley Dionne, Art, NCAA Faculty representative
  • Terry Kane, Chair of Intercollegiate Athletics Board (ex officio)
  • **vacancy** Associate Athletics Director for Student Services  (ex officio)
  • Michael McGoff, provost's ex officio appointee
  • David Eagan (ex officio)
  • Patrick Elliott, Athletics Director (ex officio)

Library Committee

  • Chair:  Sol Polachek, Economics
  • Joshua Reno, Anthropology
  • Nicholas Kaldis, Asian & Asian American Studies
  • Siobhan Hart, Anthropology
  • Elizabeth Casteen, History
  • Susan Seibold Simpson, Decker School of Nursing
  • Anne Larrivee, Libraries
  • Amanda Baker, undergraduate student
  • Vincent Cascone, undergraduate student
  • Rebecca Forney, graduate student
  • George Bobinski, president's ex officio appointee
  • Curtis Kendrick, provost's ex officio appointee

Professional Standards Committee

  • Chair: Gale Spencer, Decker School of Nursing
  • Carol Miles, Biological Sciences
  • Sharon Bryant, Decker School of Nursing
  • Robert Guay, Philosophy
  • Sandra Michael, Biological Sciences

University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

  • Chair: Mark Reisinger, Geography
  • Sarah Maximiek, Library
  • Sara Reiter, School of Management
  • **vacancy** Harpur
  • **vacancy** Harpur
  • Leslie Lander, Computer Science
  • Paul Schleuse, Music
  • Carolyn Pierce, Decker School of Nursing
  • Myra Sabir, Human Development
  • Lisa Hrehor* - Health and Wellness
  • Amanda Baker, undergraduate student
  • Marissa Sabbath, graduate student
  • Pamela Mischen, president's ex officio appointee
  • Don Loewen, provost's ex officio appointee
  • Douglas Jones, Harpur Dean's office ex-officio

Academic Computing & Educational Technology Committee (Joint)

  • Chair: Donald Loewen, Vice Provost
  • James Burns, Music
  • Erin Rushton, Libraries
  • Stephen Zahorian, Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Tongshu Ma, School of Management
  • Kathleen Sterling, Anthropology
  • Xingye Qiao, Mathematics
  • Kenneth Chiu, Computer Science
  • Amanda Baker, undergraduate student
  • Gina Santiago, graduate student
  • Cheryl Monachino, provost's appointee
  • James Pitarresi, provost's appointee
  • JoAnn Navarro
  • Sharon Pitt
  • Donald Neiman
  • Andrew Tucci (non-voting)
  • Jim Conroy (non-voting)

Committee for the University Environment (Joint)

  • Chair: Julian Shepherd, Biological Sciences
  • Carmen Carrion-Flores, Economics
  • Arianna Gerstein, Cinema
  • George Catalano, Bioengineering
  • Joseph Graney, Geological Sciences
  • Carolyn Pierce, provost's appointee
  • Josephine Allen, provost's appointee
  • Kim Jaussi, provost's appointee
  • Dillon Schade,undergraduate student
  • Justin Santabarbara, undergraduate student
  • Danielle Lord, graduate student
  • JoAnn Navarro
  • Patrick Doyle, PEC representative
  • JJ Brice, Residential Life representative
  • Sally Oaks, Physical Plant representative
  • Dylan Horvath, Steward of the Nature Preserve

Committee on Committees

  • Chair: Caryl Ward, Libraries
  • Joshua Reno, Anthropology
  • Candace Mulcahy, Graduate School of Education
  • Elizabeth DiGangi, Anthropology
  • Leslie Lander, Computer Science
  • Ariana Gerstein, Cinema
  • Stephanie Hess, Libraries

Evaluation Coordinating Committee

  • Chair:  Scott Craver, Watson Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Sara Reiter, School of Management
  • Hoe Kyeung Kim , Graduate School of Education
  • Thomas Sinclair, CCPA
  • Carolyn Pierce, Decker School of Nursing
  • Colleen Hailey, University Libraries
  • Jonathan Karp, Judiac Studies
  • John Baust, Biological Sciences
  • Leslie Gates, Sociology