STANDING COMMITTEES OF FACULTY SENATE
2017 – 2018
ACADEMIC STEERING COMMITTEE
William M. Bowen, Chairperson
Faculty Senate President
Susan Bazyk (Fall)
College of Sciences & Health Professions
Ronald M. Berkman (ex officio, non-voting)
University President
Cheryl Bracken
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Ashutosh Dixit
College of Business Administration
Stephen Duffy
College of Engineering
Vickie Coleman Gallagher
Faculty Senate Secretary
Maria K. Gibson
School of Nursing
Stephen Gingerich
Chairperson, University Faculty Affairs Committee
Joanne E. Goodell
College of Education and Human Services
Mark Holtzblatt
Representative, Board of Trustees
Gregory Lupton
Chairperson, Admissions and Standards Committee
Claire Robinson May
College of Law
Joan Niederriter
Chairperson, University Curriculum Committee
Brian E. Ray
Chairperson, Budget and Finance Committee
Girish Shukla (Spring)
College of Sciences & Health Professions
Adam T. Sonstegard
Faculty Senate Vice President
Jianping Zhu (ex officio, non-voting)
Chief Academic Officer
Nicholas C. Zingale
College of Urban Affairs
UNIVERSITY FACULTY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Stephen Gingerich* (2019), Chairperson
Beth Ekelman* (2018)
Claire Robinson May* (2018)
Ann Reinthal (2019)
Andrew Resnick (2019)
Yan Xu* (2018)
Jainping Zhu (ex officio, non-voting)
Chief Academic Officer
ADMISSIONS AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Gregory Lupton* (2018), Chairperson
Science and Health Professions
Marian Bleeke (2018)
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Maredith Bond (2019) (ex officio, non-voting)
Dean, College of Sciences and Health Professions
Ronnie Dunn* (2019)
Urban Affairs
Deborah Geier* (2019)
Law
Karla Hamlen Mansour (2019)
Education and Human Services
Rama Jayanti (2018)
Business Administration
Raouth Kostandy (2018)
Graduate Council
Peter F. Meiksins (ex officio, non-voting)
Vice Provost for Academic Programs
Gregory Sadlek (2018) (ex officio, non-voting)
Dean, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Janet L. Stimple (ex officio, non-voting)
Asst. V.P., Registrar’s Office
Marvin Thrash (2018)
Engineering
Sharon Wing* (2019)
Nursing
Matt Martis (Student)
Samia Shaheen (Student)
STUDENT LIFE COMMITTEE
Michael Horvath* (2018), Chairperson
Jodi DeMarco (2018)
Meghan Novisky (2018)
Emily Rauschert* (2019)
Maureen Whitford (2019)
Brian Woodside (2019)
E. Boyd Yarbrough (ex officio, non-voting)
V.P. for Student Affairs
To be designated (ex officio, non-voting)
Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement
Marty Barnard (Student)
Erykah Betterson (Student)
Gabby Cvengros (Student)
Rachel Iacofano (Student)
Megan Keleman (Student)
Constantine Kiriakou (Student)
*Second Term
STANDING COMMITTEES OF FACULTY SENATE
2017-2018
UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Joan Niederriter (2018), Chairperson
Nursing
Stephen Cory (2018)
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences – Humanities
Carole Heyward (2019)
Law
Nolan Holland (2019)
Engineering
Jane Keehan (2018)
Sciences and Health Professions
Sreedhar Madhavaram (2018)
Business Administration
Conor McLennan (Fall)
Graduate Council
Kevin C. Neal (ex officio, non-voting)
Registrar
Kimberly Neuendorf (2019)
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences – Social Sciences
Ann Marie Smeraldi (ex officio, non-voting)
Michael Schwartz Library
Winifred Weizer (2018)
Urban Affairs
Amanda Yurick (2018)
Education and Human Services
Jianping Zhu (ex officio, non-voting)
Chief Academic Officer
Gabby Cvengros (Student)
One student to be appointed
COMMITTEE ON ATHLETICS
Mark Souther (2019), Chairperson
Jeffrey Bolt (2018)
Debbie Espy (2018)
John Jeziorowski (2019)
Robert Kleidman, Faculty Representative to NCAA
Emily Kullman (2019)
Kathleen Pantano* (2018)
Michael Thomas (ex officio, non-voting)
Director, Athletics
Vinnie Cardamone (Student)
Olga Grech (Student)
One student to be appointed
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE
Chairperson to be selected
Jejuana Brown (ex officio, non-voting)
Dir., Administration for University Engagement
Ronnie Dunn (2019)
Dana Hubbard (2018) (PLOA Fall)
Amir Poreh (2019)
Jacqueline Vitali (2018)
Ye Zhu (2018)
Mehul Gamara (Student)
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Brian E. Ray* (2018), Chairperson
William M. Bowen (2019)
Stephen F. Duffy* (2019), Chairperson
Joel Lieske* (2018)
Robert Krebs (2019)
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LIBRARY COMMITTEE
Wenbing Zhao* (2019), Chairperson
Engineering
Cigdem Ataseven* (2018)
Business Administration
Lauren Collins (ex officio, non-voting)
Director, Law Library
Jeremy Genovese* (2018)
Education and Human Services
Amanda Goodsett (2019)
Librarian
Dorothy Hamilton (2018)
School of Nursing
Monica Gordon Pershey (2019)
Sciences and Health Professions
Benjamin Richards (2018)
Librarian
Glenda Thornton (ex officio, non-voting)
Director, Michael Schwartz Library
Barbara Walker (2018)
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
R. Clayton Wukich (2018)
Urban Affairs
Erykah Betterson (Student)
Kourtney Husnick (Student)
GRADUATION, CONVOCATION, AND
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
Mamadou Seck* (2018), Chairperson
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Lee Furbeck (ex officio, non-voting)
Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Thijs Heus (2019)
Sciences and Health Professions
Yung-Tse Hung* (2018)
Engineering
Michele Kwiatkowski (2018)
School of Nursing
William Napier (ex officio, non-voting)
Senior Adviser to the President and
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Roland Pourdavood* (2018)
Education and Human Services
Meghan Rubado (2019)
Urban Affairs
Barbara E. Smith (ex officio, non-voting)
Director, Special Events
Sorin Valcea (2019)
Business Administration
Gabby Cvengros (Student)
Olga Grech (Student)
Kyle Stephens (Student)
One student to be appointed
*Second Term
STANDING COMMITTEES OF FACULTY SENATE
2017-2018
COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC SPACE
Rachel Carnell* (2018), Chairperson
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Benjamin Baran (2019)
Business Administration
Jack Bauman (ex officio, non-voting)
Ex. Dir., Facilities Services
Carolyn Broering-Jacobs* (2018)
Law
James Kilbane (2018)
Education and Human Services
Brian Mikelbank* (2019)
Urban Affairs
Margaret Toukonen (2018)
School of Nursing
Kenneth Vail (2019)
Sciences and Health Professions
Wenbing Zhao (2019)
Engineering
Kayla Barillas (Student)
One student to be appointed
ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Ronald Abate (2018), Chairperson
Education and Human Services
Don Allensworth-Davies (2018)
Sciences & Health Professions
Lauren Collins (2018)
Law
Melanie Gagich* (2018)
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Jorge Gatica* (2019)
Engineering
Maria Gibson (2018)
Nursing
Tatyana Guzman (2019)
Urban Affairs
Bruce Jeppesen (ex officio, non-voting)
Dir., Center for Instructional Technology and
Distance Learning
Iftikhar Sikder* (2018)
Business Administration
William Wilson (ex officio, non-voting)
Information Services & Technology
Megan Keleman (Student)
One student to be appointed
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ELECTRONIC LEARNING COMMITTEE
Mary Milidonis* (2019), Chairperson
Sciences and Health Professions
Marius Boboc (ex officio, non-voting)
Vice Provost for Academic Planning
Ashutosh Dixit (2018)
Business Administration
Sasidhar Gumma* (2019)
Engineering
Tatyana Guzman* (2019)
Urban Affairs
Catherine Hansman* (2018)
Education and Human Services
Caryn Lanzo (ex officio, non-voting)
Director, Center for e-Learning
William Matcham (2019)
School of Nursing
Karin Mika (2018)
Law
Kevin Neal (ex officio, non-voting)
Registrar
Robert Shelton (2019)
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Maria Tirabassi (Student)
One student to be appointed
UNIVERSITY PETITIONS COMMITTEE
Roger Klee (2018), Chairperson
Business Administration
Diane Corrigan (2019)
Education and Human Services
Jacqueline Jenkins (2018)
Engineering
Matt Jackson-McCabe* (2018)
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Deirdre M. Mageean* (2019)
Urban Affairs
Kevin C. Neal (ex officio, non-voting)
Registrar
Ieda Rodrigues (2018)
Sciences & Health Professions
Catherine Schoenewald (2019)
School of Nursing
*Second Term
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FACULTY MEMBERS ON UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
OTHER THAN STANDING COMMITTEES OF FACULTY SENATE
2017 – 2018
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT REVIEW COMMITTEE
Valerie Hinton-Hannah (ex officio, non-voting)
Dana Hubbard, Crim./Ant./Soc. (2018) (LOA Fall)
One to be elected (2019)
Brice Bechtel (Student)
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
William M. Bowen, President, Faculty Senate (2018)
Mark Holtzblatt*, Accounting (2018)
BOARD RECOGNITION COMMITTEE
Mark Holtzblatt*, Accounting (2019)
Peter Poznanski, Accounting (2018)
Kenneth Vail, Psychology (2020)
COYRIGHT REVIEW COMMITTEE
Jeffrey Dean*****, BGES (2019)
Monica Gordon Pershey, Speech & Hearing (2020)
John Jeziorowski, Health Sciences (2018)
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARDS COMMITTEE
Seven Faculty to be appointed in December
Aeisha Kangan, Student
Nadet Najjar, Student
OHIO FACULTY COUNCIL
William M. Bowen, President, Faculty Senate (2018)
Michael Kalafatis, Chemistry (2019)
Stephen Taysom, Phil./Rel. - Alternate (2018)
PATENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
John Jeziorowski, Health Sciences (2018)
Michael Kalafatis, Chemistry (2020)
Christopher Wirth, Chemical Engineering (2019)
UNIVERSITY PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE
Charles K. Alexander (2018), Engineering
Ashutosh Dixit (2018), Business Administration
Michael Kalafatis (2018), Sciences & Health Professions
Sanda Kaufman* (2019), Urban Affairs
Roland Pourdavood (2019), Education & Human Services
To be elected (2019), Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
To be elected (2019), At-Large Faculty Rep.
Heidi Gorovitz Robinson (2018), Law
BOOKSTORE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Richard Molina (2019)
Jena Van Sickle (2018)
Matt Martis (Student)
PARKING AND TRAFFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Birch Browning (2019)
Albert “Fred” Smith (2018)
Olga Grech (Student)
Nadet Najjar (Student)
PARKING REVIEW BOARD
Kelle DeBoth (2019), Health Sciences
Bruce McClain (2018), Accounting
Marty Barnard (Student)
Olga Grech (Student)
RECREATION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Eddie Lam* (2018), Health & Human Performance
Brice Bechtel (Student)
RESIDENCE LIFE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Annie Jouan-Westlund* (2018), World Languages
Kourtney Husnick (Student)
UNIVERSITY FOOD SERVICE COMMITTEE
Mark Cole* (2019), History
Rachel Iacofano (Student)
Maria Tirabassi (Student)
WOLSTEIN CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
John Jeziorowski (2019), Health Sciences
Vinnie Cardamone (Student)
CSU FOUNDATION BOARD
Mark Holtzblatt* (2018), Accounting
Aeisha Kangan (Student)
INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE
Carole Heyward* (2018), Law
OIE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Colleen McMahon, Psychology
Jill Rudd, Communication
FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES TO SGA
Carol Olszewski, Music
Brian Woodside*, Psychology
UNIVERSITY SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Marius Boboc, Chairperson
Rachel Carnell, English
Stephen Duffy, Civil & Environ. Engineering
Kimberly Neuendorf, Communication
*Second Term
*****Sixth Term
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FACULTY MEMBERS ON UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
OTHER THAN STANDING COMMITTES OF FACULTY SENATE
2017 – 2018
GENERAL FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
E. Boyd Yarbrough, V.P. for Student Affairs
Robert Bergmann, Asst. Dean of Students (ex officio)
Stephen Duffy, Civil Engineering, Faculty Representative
Tim Long, Assoc. V.P., Finance & Technology (ex officio)
Budget Officer, Student Affairs (ex officio)
Rep. Board of Elections
Rep. Judicial Board
Rep., Student Bar Association
Rep. WCSB
Rep. The Cauldron
Rep. Campus Activities Board
Rep. Viking Expeditions
Aeisha Kangan, President, SGA
IT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Marius Boboc, Chair
Bruce Jeppesen, Michael Schwartz Library
Bonnie Kalnasy, Budget & Finance Analysis
Janet Stimple, Asst. V.P., Registrar
Sajit Zachariah, Dean, Education
Ronald Abate, Chair, Academic Technology Committee
Mary Milidonis, Chair, Electronic Learning Committee
Rachel Iacofano (Student)
AD HOC COMMITTEE ON GENERAL EDUCATION
Barbara Margolius, Math, Chairperson
Kyle Stephens, Treasurer, SGA
STUDENT GRIEVANCE BOARD
E. Boyd Yarbrough, V.P. for Student Affairs
Mamadou Seck (2018)
Adam Sonstegard (2019)
Maureen Whitford (2018)
Aeisha Kangan, President, Student Government
Cameron Caputi (Student)
Student Bar Association
UNIVERSITY JUDICIAL BOARD
Michael Mauldin (2017)
Laura Wertheimer* (2018)
Nick Fink (Student)
Rachel Iacofano (Student)
Matt Martis (Student)
Samia Shaheen (Student)
Emily Stankovic (Student)
Two students to be appointed
AD HOC COMMITTEE ON
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SUCCESS
Debbie Jackson (2018), Education, Chairperson
Ronnie Dunn (2018), Urban Affairs
Tom Geaghan, Director, Institutional Research
Lydia Grebenyova (2018), CLASS
Heike Heinrich, Director, Student Success Programs
Chandra Kothapalli (2018), Engineering
James Marino (2019), English
Peter Meiksins, Vice Provost for Academic Programs
Emily Rauchert (2019) COSHP
Laura Rickett (2018), Business Administration
Cindy Skaruppa, V.P., Enrollment Services
Kelly Wrenhaven (2018), CLASS
Tachelle Banks, Teacher Education
Michael Geither, English
Joanne Goodell, Dir., Center for Faculty Excellence
Emily Rauschert, BGES
Marnie Rodriguez, Sociology
Pamela Rutar, Nursing
Robert Shelton, History
Ann Marie Smeraldi, Library (UCC Rep.)
Oya Tukel, Operations & Supply Chain Management
Winifred Weizer, Urban Studies
TBA UCC Rep.
V.P. for University Engagement
*Second term
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