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Standing

Academic Affairs Committee

(2-year term; 1 representative from each college and 1 at-large representative)

Charge: Review and make recommendations on matters and policies relating to curriculum and other affairs concerning the faculty, including the Faculty Senate Constitution and bylaws.

College Representative(s) Term Ends
ATL Vik Brown 2011.20
BUS Tim Lewis 2010.20
CIET Scott Hansen 2011.22
ED Deb Hill 2010.20
HSS Kevin Stein (chair) 2010.20
PVA Virginia Stitt 2011.20
SCI Ty Redd 2010.20
Distinguished Faculty Lecturer and Grace A. Tanner Committee

(2-year term; 1 representative from each college and 1 at-large representative)

Charge: Solicit and review abstracts, select appropriate lectures from the Faculty for presentation at the SUU Convocation series, and arrange receptions and/or other appropriate activities.

College Representative(s) Term Ends
ATL Richard Eissenger 2010.20
BUS David Berri 2010.20
CIET Dezhi Wu 2010.20
ED Mike McGarvey 2011.20
HSS James Gustafson 2011.20
PVA Andrew Marvick (chair) 2011.20
SCI James Chrisholm 2011.20
Faculty Development and Evaluation Committee

(2-year term; 1 representative from each college and 1 at-large representative)

Charge:  Determine areas of faculty development and methods of faculty evaluation. Duties include organizing and conducting Faculty Development Workshops during the year, planning annual Southern Utah Faculty Development Conference, and reviewing presentation proposals, reviewing faculty evaluation instruments and recommending revisions and additional instruments, reviewing faculty evaluation policies and recommend revisions, and conducting in-serve for administrators of the student evaluation of instruction forms and processes.

College Representative(s) Term Ends
ATL Phil Roche 2010.20
BUS Alan Hamlin (chair) 2010.20
CIET Gretchen Rimmasch 2011.20
ED Genell Harris 2011.20
HSS Olga Godoy 2011.20
PVA Matt Neves 2010.20
SCI Fred Govedich 2011.20
Faculty Publication Award and Student Scholarship Committee

(2-year term; 1 representative from each college and 1 at-large representative)

Charge: Evaluate the annual award for the best scholarly publication by a Faculty member, solicit and arrange for display of faculty scholarship, and arrange for binding of faculty work if applicable. Evaluated the award for the Student Scholarship (this award is to provide a tuition scholarship and fees for one year for two applications, provided the recipient maintains 12 credits per semester and a 3.0 GPA.
Requirements:

  1. Scholarship or professional commitment
  2. Leadership or community service
  3. Entering sophomore, junior, or senior for next school year
  4. Demonstrated financial need
  5. Nontraditional/returning student status, 25 years of age or older.
College Representative(s) Term Ends
BUS Sophi Sukalakamala 2011.20
CIET Jianlong Han 2010.20
ED Wei Hasiao 2011.20
HSS Emily Dean 2011.20
LIB Phil Roche (chair) 2010.20
PVA Susan Harris 2011.20
SCI Rachel Smetanka 2011.20
Faculty Review Board

(2-year term; 1 tenured representative from each college and one tenured at-large representative.

Charge: review grievances raised which involve faculty. If a student is involved in the faculty grievance, two students will be added named by SUUSA Executive Officers and approved by the Faculty Senate Executive committee.  This will be done on a case-by-case basis.

College Representative(s) Term Ends
ATL Scott Lanning 2010.20
BUS Roy Johnson 2011.20
CIET Andreas Weingartner 2010.20
ED Deb Hill 2010.20
HSS Larry Ping 2011.20
PVA Brian Hoover 2010.20
SCI Cindy Wright (chair) 2011.20
Leave, Rank and Tenure Committee

(2-year term; 1 tenured representative1 from each college and 1 tenured at-large representative)

Charge: Review applications for LRT (sabbatical leave, rank advancement, tenure) for the current academic year in accordance with current LRT policy, review and report on effectiveness of current LRT policy, and collect and file the approved department and college LRT committee composition policies along with committee members’ names.

College Representative(s) Term Ends
LIB Scott Lanning  
BUS Denise Woodbury 2011.20
CIET Des Penny  
ED Tom Cunningham 2011.20
HSS Suzanne Larson (chair) 2010.20
PVA Carol Ann Modesitt 2010.20
SCI Ty Redd  
Outstanding and Distinguished Educator Award Committee

(2-year term; 1 representative from each college and 1 at-large representative) 

Charge: The Faculty Senate Outstanding Educator Committee is charged with selecting SUU’s Outstanding Educator Award recipient and the two Distinguished Educator Award recipients. The selection process will include, the committee notifying the campus community of the nomination process and calling for and processing nominations. The committee will then select ten finalists and contact each finalist’s chair for a letter of support and a curriculum vita. The committee will review the finalists and make final selection of the Outstanding Educator and two Distinguished Educators. Those names will be forwarded to the Provost and the Office of University Relations the first week of March.

College Representative(s) Term Ends
LIB Randy Christensen 2010.20
BUS Robin Boneck 2011.20
CIET Thad Morton 2011.20
ED Carrie Trenholm (Chair) 2011.20
HSS Larry Ping 2010.20
PVA Peter Sham 2011.20
SCI Kevin Tipton 2010.20
Policy/Procedure Arbitration Committee

(Faculty Senate President, Academic Affairs Committee Chair, Provost, a Dean appointed by the Provost)

Faculty Senate President Gerald Calvasina
Academic Affairs Committee Chair Kevin Stein
Dean Carl Templin
Provost Brad Cook

University Committees

Insurance Committee

VP Dorian Page - As needed meeting

Senate Representative(s) Term Ends
Denise Woodbury 2011.2
Faculty Staff Association

Travis Rosenberg (Once a month)

Senate Representative(s) Term Ends
Mark Miller 2010.20
Library Committee

Scott Lanning

Senate Representative(s) Term Ends
Bruce Howard 2012.20
University Parking Committee

Chief Rick Brown/Patricia Gardner

Senate Representative(s) Term Ends
Alan Pearson (SCI) 2011.20
University Press Editorial Board

Matt Nickerson

Senate Representative(s) Term Ends
Derek Hein 2012.20
Undergraduate Research Advisory Board

Lynn White

Senate Representative(s) Term Ends
Fred Govedich 2011.20
University Curriculum Committee
Senate Representative(s) Term Ends
Michael Ostrowsky 2012.20
University General Scholarship Committee
Senate Representative(s) Term Ends
President-Elect Deb Hill 2010.20

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