Faculty Committees

Tina Plottel, LIBR, 23-26, At-Large
Vacant, ----, 24-26, At-Large
Tom Goyens (Chair), HIST, 22-25, At-Large
William Folger, MUSC/THEA, 21-24, At-Large
Eric Rittinger, POSC, 21-24, At-large

Designated Senator:  Elizabeth Ragan

Faculty Grievance Policy (from Chapter 2 of the Faculty Handbook)

2022-2023 Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  must be tenured (permanent status for Library faculty)

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 8:  The committee shall have five voting members: five tenured Faculty members elected at-large.

Brenda Jorden, SOWK, 22-25, CHHS
Heidi Fritz, PSYC, 23-26, At-Large (for Fulton)*
Alexander Halperin (Co-Chair), MATH, 22-25, Henson
Irina Piatselchyts, MKTG, 21-24, Perdue
Starlin Weaver, SCED/PHEC, 21-24, Seidel
Anita Brown (Co-Chair), CHEM, 23-26, At-Large

Designated Senator:  Mark de Socio

Current charge(s) to the Academic Policies Committee from the Faculty Senate:

• Charge to Revise Academic Misconduct Policy (PDF) - due November 2023 March 2024
• Charge to Review Religious Accommodations Policy (PDF) - due December 2023
• Charge to Revise Emergency Absence Policy (PDF) - due April 2024
• Charge to Review Faculty Handbook Regarding Professors of Practice and Clinical Faculty (PDF) - due October 2024

Student Academic Misconduct Policy
Student Grievance Policy
Faculty Grievance Policy (from Chapter 2 of the Faculty Handbook)

2022-2023 Academic Policies Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 3:  The committee shall have nine voting members: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit except the Library, and one elected at-large; one undergraduate student selected annually in a manner determined by the Student Government Association, one graduate student selected by the graduate council in consultation with the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research; and the Dean of Students. Ex officio members: the Provost, the Registrar, and the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research.

Jennifer Schermerhorn, SOWK, 23-26, CHHS
Joshua Bolton, COMM, 21-24, Fulton
Katherine Miller, CHEM, 24, Henson
Vacant, ----, 24, Perdue
Erin Stutelberg, SCED/PHEC, 21-24, Seidel
Jason McCartney (Chair), PSYC, 22-25, At-Large

Designated Senator:  Erin Weber

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 12:  The committee shall have six voting members: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit except the Library, and one elected at-large. Ex officio members: the Provost, the Director of Admissions, the Vice President of Student Affairs, the Registrar, and the Director of Counseling.

Vacant, ----, 24-25, CHHS
Corinne Pubill, MDFL, 23-26, Fulton
Xiaohong Wang, COSC, 21-24, Henson
Vacant, ----, 24-26, Perdue
Randall Groth (Chair), SCED/PHEC, 21-24, Seidel
Vacant, ----, 24-25, At-Large

Designated Senator:  James Fox, Jr.

2022-2023 Faculty Awards and Recognition Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  must be tenured (permanent status for Library faculty); must be a full professor (Librarian III for Library faculty); not eligible for committee awards while serving on this committee

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 11:  The committee shall have six voting members: one tenured full professor elected by and from each Unit except the Library, and one elected at-large. Additionally, Faculty members serving on this committee shall not be eligible for any awards or recognition under the committee’s review during the period of their service on the committee.

Bibiana Koh (Chair), SOWK, 22-25, CHHS
Shruti Patel, HIST, 23-26, Fulton
Ryan Shifler, MATH, 21-24, Henson
Shan Lei, ECON/FINA, 23-26, Perdue
Rachel Steele, PSYC, 21-24, At-Large (for Seidel)*
Meghan East, MDTC, 22-25, At-Large

Designated Senator:  Sally Perret

Responsibilities of the Faculty Development Committee:

• Review and select: applications for Faculty travel grants (Fall and Spring) and Faculty Learning Communities (Spring)
• Co-organize with ID&D: Teaching and Learning Conference (February) and Faculty Development Day (August)

2022-2023 Faculty Development Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 5:  The committee shall have six voting members: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit except the Library, and one elected at-large. Ex officio members: the Manager of Instructional Design and Delivery, and the Director of the office of Innovation in Teaching and Learning.

Elizabeth Emmert, BIOL, 23-26, At-Large (for CHHS)*
Michael McCarty (Co-Chair), HIST, 22-25, Fulton
Yaping Jing, COSC, 21-24, Henson
Timothy Dunn (Co-Chair), SOCI, 23-26, At-Large (for Library)*
Thomas Calo, MGMT, 22-25, Perdue
Douglas DeWitt, EDLD, 21-24, Seidel

Designated Senator:  Danny Ervin

Non-voting appointed members:
Danny Ervin, ECON/FINA, 21-24
David Emerson, ACCT, 22-25
Kwonchan Jeon, HLTH, 23-26

Current charge(s) to the Faculty Financial Oversight Committee from the Faculty Senate:

• Charge on Pay Equity and Administrative Growth (PDF) - due April 2023 December 2023

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 13:  The committee shall have six voting members: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit, and three non-voting members, chosen to provide expertise and continuity, appointed by the Faculty Senate President. Each of the members will be elected or appointed to staggered three-year terms beginning on August 15 and ending on August 14 of a subsequent year.

Christina Camillo, MDTC, 23-25, CHHS
Echo Leaver, PSYC, 22-25, Fulton
Matthew Bailey (Chair), PHYS, 21-24, Henson
Vacant, ----, 24, Library
Ani Mathers, ECON/FINA, 23-26, At-Large (for Perdue)*
Douglas DeWitt, EDLD, 23-26, Seidel

Designated Senator:  Bart Talbert

Current charge(s) to the Faculty Welfare Committee from the Faculty Senate:

• Charge to Revise Portion of Faculty Handbook (PDF) - due December 2023 October 2024
• Charge to Investigate Overload Etc Compensation (PDF) - due March 2024 April 2024

Faculty Grievance Policy (from Chapter 2 of the Faculty Handbook)

2022-2023 Faculty Welfare Committee Annual Report (PDF)
2021-2022 Faculty Welfare Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  must be tenured (permanent status for Library faculty); cannot go on leave (sabbatical, medical, research, etc.) and remain on this committee; may not serve on this committee and the Promotions Committee simultaneously

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 7:  The committee shall have six voting members: one tenured Faculty member elected by and from each Unit. No faculty member shall serve on this committee and the Promotions Committee simultaneously. A voting member who is unable to serve on the committee due to a leave (sabbatical, medical, research, etc.) of at least one semester shall retire and be replaced with a tenured Faculty member elected by and from the Unit that the retiring member represented, who shall serve the remainder of the retiring member’s term.

Thomas Lamey, RESP, 23-26, CHHS
Michael Lewis, ENVR, 23-26, At-Large (for Fulton)*
Jennifer Nyland (Chair), BIOL, 21-24, Henson
Stephen Ford, LIBR, 22-25, Library
Khashayar Khazeh, ECON/FINA, 22-25, Perdue
Konstantine Kyriacopoulos, ECED/ELED, 21-24, Seidel
Vacant, ----, 24-25, At-Large

Designated Senator:  Joerg Tuske

General Education Oversight Committee Webpage

General Education Oversight Committee Advisory Subcommittees

2022-2023 General Education Oversight Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 16:  The committee shall have seven voting members: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit and one Faculty member elected at-large. Ex officio members: the Provost; the Registrar; and the Director of University Analysis, Reporting, and Assessment.

The committee shall be supported by Advisory Subcommittees associated with specific General Education requirements. The number, structure, and composition of these subcommittees shall be explicitly described in the General Education Oversight Committee’s standing rules.

Moushumi Chakraborty, LIBR, 23-26, At-Large
Robert Luttrell, CHEM, 23-26, At-Large
Vacant, ----, 24, At-Large
Xuan Chen, BIOL, 21-24, At-Large
Amanda Willey, NURS, 22-25, At-Large
Zachary Townsend (Chair), EXSC, 22-25, At-Large

Designated Senator:  David Keifer

Current charge(s) to the Honors Convocation Committee from the Faculty Senate:

• Charge to Review Honors Convocation (PDF) - due December 2024

2022-2023 Honors Convocation Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 15:  The committee shall have six voting members: six Faculty members elected at-large.

Eric Liebgold (Chair), BIOL, 21-24, At-Large (for CHHS)*
Deeya Mitra, PSYC, 22-25, Fulton
Jennifer Kruglinski, ART, 23-26, At-Large (for Henson)*
Moushumi Chakraborty, LIBR, 21-24, Library
Nitya Singh, MGMT, 22-25, Perdue
David Phillips, SCED/PHEC, 23-26, Seidel

Designated Senator:  Vitus Ozoke

Current charge(s) to the International Education Committee from the Faculty Senate:

• Charge to Review Study Abroad (PDF) - due April 2024

2022-2023 International Education Committee Annual Report (PDF)
2021-2022 International Education Committee Annual Report (PDF)
2020-2021 International Education Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 10:  The committee shall have six voting members: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit. Ex officio members: a representative from the Center for International Education.

Kwonchan Jeon, HLTH, 23-26, CHHS
Leonard Robinson, POSC, 23-26, Fulton
Steven Hetzler (Chair), MATH, 21-24, Henson
Stephen Ford, LIBR, 22-25, Library
Christine Spillson, ENGL, 22-25, At-Large (for Perdue)*
Dean Ravizza, SCED/PHEC, 21-24, Seidel
Steven Binz, PHYS, 22-25, At-Large

Designated Senator:  Nicole Kulp

Current charge(s) to the Library and Learning Resources Committee from the Faculty Senate:

• Charge to Revise Portions of Faculty Handbook (PDF) - overdue

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 4:  The committee shall have seven voting members: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit, and one elected at-large. Ex officio members: the Chief Information Officer, the Manager of Instructional Design and Delivery, and the Dean of Libraries.

Daniel Green, SOWK, 22-24, CHHS
Kara French, HIST, 24-25, Fulton
Vacant, ----, 24, Henson
Vacant, ----, 24-25, Perdue
Alexander Pope (Chair), SCED/PHEC, 23-26, Seidel
Vacant, ----, 24-26, At-Large

Designated Senator:  Ellen Schaefer-Salins

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 9:  The committee shall have six voting members: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit except the Library, and one elected at-large. Ex officio member: the Provost.

Stacy McGrath, NURS, 22-25, CHHS
Mark Walter (Chair), PSYC, 23-26, At-Large (for Fulton)*
Joshua Sokoloski, CHEM, 21-24, Henson
Lisa Marquette, EXSC, 22-25, At-Large (for Library)*
Vacant, ----, 24, Perdue
Vacant, ----, 24-26, Seidel

Designated Senator:  Jeffrey Emmert

Membership and Elections Committee Procedures For Operation

2022-2023 Membership and Elections Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 1:  The committee shall have seven voting members: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit, plus the Webmaster of the Senate who shall be the Designated Senator to this committee.

Donna Ritenour, ATTR, 23-26, CHHS
Adam Hoffman, POSC, 23-25, At-Large (for Fulton)*
Alexander Halperin (Chair), MATH, 22-25, Henson
Starlin Weaver, SCED/PHEC, 21-24, At-Large (for Perdue)*
Althea Pennerman, ECED/ELED, 22-24, Seidel
Vacant, ----, 24-26, At-Large
Seth Friese, CHEM, 21-24, At-Large
Elsie Walker, ENGL, 23-26, At-Large
Charisse Chappell, PSYC, 23-25, At-Large/Alternate
Asif Shakur, PHYS, 23-26, At-Large/Alternate

Designated Senator:  Mary DiBartolo

Current charge(s) to the Promotions Committee from the Faculty Senate:

• Charge to Revise Portions of Faculty Handbook (PDF) - due November 2023
• Charge to Review Faculty Handbook Regarding Professors of Practice and Clinical Faculty (PDF) - due October 2024

2022-2023 Promotions Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  must be tenured; must be an associate or full professor; Library faculty may not serve; immediate supervisors of faculty may not serve; not eligible for promotion while serving on this committee; cannot go on leave (sabbatical, medical, research, etc.) and remain on this committee; may not serve on this committee and the Faculty Welfare Committee simultaneously

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 6:  The committee shall have eight voting members, all tenured at the associate professor rank or higher: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit, and three elected at-large. In addition, two tenured Faculty members shall be elected as alternates, each of whom shall participate and vote only if replacing a recused, voting member of the committee or filling a vacancy. Library Faculty are precluded from membership on this committee as they have a separate, parallel committee to determine promotion and tenure. Members are required to recuse themselves from discussion and voting upon candidates who share the same immediate supervisor. Immediate supervisors of Faculty are precluded from membership. Additionally, Faculty members serving on this committee shall not apply for promotion while serving on the committee. Also, no faculty member shall serve on this committee and the Faculty Welfare Committee simultaneously. Faculty who are unable to serve on the committee due to a leave (sabbatical, medical, research, etc.) of at least one semester shall retire from the committee and be replaced for the duration of his or her term with a tenured Faculty member at the rank of associate professor or higher elected by and from the Unit that the retiring member represented.

Mia Waldron, NURS, 23-26, CHHS
Emily Story, HIST, 22-25, Fulton
Gail Welsh (Chair), PHYS, 21-24, Henson
Hong Yao, ECON/FINA, 21-24, Perdue
Christina Harper, EDLD, 23-26, Seidel
Vacant, ----, 24, At-Large
Vacant, ----, 24-26, At-Large

Designated Senator:  Mia Waldron

Current charge(s) to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee from the Faculty Senate:

• Charge to Review Curriculum Approval Guide (PDF) - due November 2024

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Website

2022-2023 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  Library faculty may not serve

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 2:  The committee shall have eight voting members: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit, and two elected at-large; one student selected annually in a manner determined by the Student Government Association. Library Faculty are precluded from membership on this committee as they serve as members of the Unit Curriculum Committees. Ex officio members: the Provost, the Registrar, and the Dean of Libraries.

Thomas Lamey, RESP, 22-25, CHHS
Lance Garmon (Chair), PSYC, 22-25, Fulton
Vacant, ----, 24-26, Henson
James Parrigin, LIBR, 22-24, Library
Rachel Buchanan, SOWK, 21-24, At-Large (for Perdue)*
Vacant, ----, 24-26, Seidel
Zachary Townsend, EXSC, 23-26, At-Large

Designated Senator:  Steven Binz

2022-2023 University Academic Assessment Committee Annual Report (PDF)

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Faculty Senate, Article VII, Section 14:  The committee shall have seven voting members: one Faculty member elected by and from each Unit, one elected at-large. One student selected annually in a manner determined by the Student Government Association shall serve a one year term as a non-voting member. Ex officio members: the Provost, and the Director of University Analysis, Reporting and Assessment.

These four committees are elected when needed as described in the Faculty Senate Bylaws:

Faculty Mediation Committee
Faculty Hearing Committee
Faculty Retrenchment Committee
Retrenchment Appeals Committee

Mary Gunther, BIOL
Jon Andes, EDLD
Amanda Welch-Hamill, CMAT
Amit Poddar, MKTG
Michael McCarty, HIST
Jocelyn Bunting (Co-Chair), BIOL
Krispen Laird, BIOL
Theresa Manns (Co-Chair), MATH

Charge: (due April 2024)
The Faculty Senate shall establish an ad-hoc committee charged with writing a separate section within the Faculty Handbook pertaining to Full-Time Non-Tenure Track Faculty as recommended by the Faculty Welfare committee through their report dated 12/5/2022. The committee shall consider the recommendations within that report during this process, as well as the draft language provided by the Provost dated 08/26/22. The committee shall also indicate where their text should be placed within the Handbook and any edits necessary to other sections necessitated by the introduction of this text. The committee shall present their final report by the second-to-last Faculty Senate meeting of the Spring 2024 term.

Heather Matthews (Co-Chair), ECED/ELED
Althea Pennerman, ECED/ELED
Michele Schlehofer Copper, PSYC
Alison Dewald, CHEM
Anne Chillingworth-Shaffer, SOWK
April Logan, ENGL
Memo Diriker, MKTG
Shan Lei, ECON/FINA
Shawn McEntee (Co-Chair), SOCI
Starlin Weaver, SCED/PHEC

Charge: (due February April 2024)
The Ad Hoc Committee on Student Evaluations of Faculty Teaching shall consider the role of student evaluations in faculty evaluations and in promotion and tenure decisions at SU. The committee shall look at the literature on best practices for student evaluations of faculty teaching and on the suitability and equity of using student evaluations as an indicator of teaching quality. The committee shall also reach out to all SU faculty for feedback on the matter. The committee shall create a report that summarizes its findings and provides a concrete recommendation for how (or if) student evaluations should be used in faculty evaluations and in promotion and tenure decisions at SU; the report shall include a draft of any proposed changes to existing policies. The report shall be presented to the Faculty Senate no later than the first Faculty Senate meeting in Spring 2024 and submitted to the Faculty Senate President at least one week in advance of said meeting.

Kevin Birch, HIST, 23-25, At-Large
Xuan Chen, BIOL, 21-24, At-Large
Christina Bradley, BIOL, 23-26, At-Large
Guillermo Caballero, POSC, 23-26, At-Large

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Consortium, Article VI, Section 3:  The 14 voting members will consist of representatives from each of the five Constituent Organizations listed in Article 1, Section 1, all serving one-year terms except where indicated: (a) Faculty Senate (four serving three-year terms), (b) Adjunct Faculty Caucus (two), (c) Staff Senate (two serving three-year terms), (d) Graduate Student Council (two), and (e) Student Government Association (four).

J. Michael Desper, MUSC/THEA, 23-25, At-Large
Meghan East, MDTC, 22-24, At-Large
Suzanne Osman, PSYC, 22-24, At-Large

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Consortium, Article VI, Section 2:  The Committee shall consist of the Vice President for Administration and Finance (ex-officio and non-voting), who will be responsible for convening the committee each academic year until a chair is elected, the Registrar (ex-officio voting), member of Facilities Reservation (ex-officio voting), Director of the Physical Plant (ex-officio voting), Director of Physical Facilities and Planning (ex-officio non-voting), three faculty serving two-year terms, one staff member serving a two-year term, and two students serving one year-terms.

Vacant, ----, 24-25, At-Large
Vacant, ----, 24-25, At-Large
Suzanne Osman, PSYC, 23-26, At-Large
Autumn Romanowski, EXSC, 21-24, At-Large

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Consortium, Article VI, Section 4:  The Committee shall consist of the Vice President of Administration and Finance (ex-officio and non-voting) who will be responsible for convening the committee each academic year until a chair is elected; the chair of the Faculty Senate’s Financial Affairs Committee; four faculty serving three-year terms, three staff serving three-year terms; two students serving one-year terms, and a representative of the Salisbury University Foundation (ex-officio and non-voting).

Kristen Walton, HIST, 22-24, At-Large
Leonard Robinson, POSC, 22-24, At-Large
Maida Finch, EDCI, 23-25, At-Large
Vacant, ----, 24-25, At-Large

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Consortium, Article VI, Section 5:  The committee shall consist of the Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Government and Community Relations (ex-officio and non-voting) who will be responsible for convening the committee each academic year until a chair is elected, one elected representative from CUSS, CUSF, and USMSC, four faculty serving two-year terms, two staff members serving two-year terms, and two students serving one-year terms.

Autumn Romanowski, EXSC, 22-25, CHHS
Rachel Weber, NURS, 23-26, CHHS
Jacques Koko, CADR, 21-24, Fulton
Michelle Fletcher, POSC, 23-26, Fulton
Jathan Austin, MATH, 24, Henson
Sang-Eon Park, COSC, 21-24, Henson
Jennifer Schermerhorn, SOWK, 22-25, At-Large (for Library)*
Christopher Woodall, LIBR, 21-24, Library
Robert Luttrell, CHEM, 23-24, At-Large (for Perdue)*
Brent Zaprowski, GEOG, 23-26, At-Large (for Perdue)*
Gurupriya Ramanathan, ECED/ELED, 23-24, Seidel
Andrea Suk, SCED/PHEC, 23-26, Seidel

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Consortium, Article VI, Section 7:  The committee shall be composed of the Chief Information Officer (ex-officio and non-voting) who will be responsible for convening the committee each academic year until a chair is elected, the Director of Information Technology, two faculty from each Unit serving three-year terms, four staff (two exempt and two non-exempt) serving three-year terms, and two students serving one-year terms.

Taehyun Nam, POSC, 24, At-Large
Meredith Patterson, PSYC, 21-24, At-Large
Jacqueline Messner, NURS, 24, At-Large

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Consortium, Article VI, Section 6:  The committee shall consist of the Associate Vice President of Human Resources (or designee) (ex-officio and non-voting) who will be responsible for convening the committee each academic year until a chair is elected; and the following ex-officio and non-voting members: The Director of Student Health Services, the Alcohol Educator/Wellness Coordinator, the Director of Student Counseling Services. Other members shall include three faculty members serving three-year terms, one retiring each year; three student representatives serving one-year terms; and three members of the University staff serving three-year terms, one retiring each year.

Meghan East, MDTC, 22-25, At-Large
Jeffrey Emmert, PHYS, 21-24, At-Large
Emily Zerrenner, LIBR, 23-26, At-Large

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Bylaws of the Salisbury University Consortium, Article VI, Section 1:  This committee shall consist of three faculty serving three-year terms, three staff members serving three-year terms, and three students serving one-year terms. The Committee shall also include the Chief of University Police who will be responsible for convening the committee each academic year until a chair is elected, the Assistant Director of Physical Plant for Building Trades, and the Assistant Director of Physical Plant for Horticulture (all ex-officio and nonvoting).

Ryan Shifler, MATH, 23-25, At-Large
Zachary Townsend, EXSC, 22-24, At-Large

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Two faculty members, elected at-large, serve two-year terms.

Maida Finch, EDCI, 23-25, At-Large
Ellen Schaefer-Salins, SOWK, 21-24, At-Large
Bibiana Koh, SOWK, 23-26, At-Large
Vitus Ozoke, CADR, 23-26, At-Large/Alternate

Council of University System Faculty Website

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Three faculty members, elected at-large, serve three-year terms. One faculty member, elected at-large, serves a three-year term as an alternate.

Unit representatives:
Amanda Hill, SOWK, 23-25, At-Large (for CHHS)*
Melissa Bugdal, ENGL, 22-24, Fulton
Vacant, ----, 24-25, Henson
Thomas Calo, MGMT, 22-24, Perdue
Heather Porter, EDCI, 23-25, Seidel

Designated Senator:  Memo Diriker

Graduate Council Website

Special eligibility requirements:  must be a Graduate Faculty member; graduate program directors may not serve

The Salisbury University Faculty Handbook, Chapter 8, Article I, Section 2:  The Graduate Council shall consist of the graduate dean, vice president of enrollment management, the registrar or their designees, and the liaison from the Faculty Senate (all ex officio and nonvoting); the program director from each graduate program (all ex officio and voting); one elected graduate faculty representative from each unit (voting); and one graduate student (voting) appointed by the university provost or his/her designee.

a. Unit representatives are Graduate Faculty members who are not program directors. Separate elections within each unit, as needed, will be conducted by the Faculty Senate during the spring semester.

b. Terms of unit representatives shall be two years and staggered. Terms begin July 1 and end June 30. If additional units are established, initial terms will be one or two years depending on which best balances the number of representatives elected each year.

Annette Barnes, NURS, 23-24, At-Large/Alternate

Faculty Advisory Council Website

Special eligibility requirements:  none

Faculty elect one representative to serve as representative (or alternate as SU shares this position with Frostburg State University) for a two-year term.

Deneen Long-White (Chair), HLTH, 23
Ellen Schaefer-Salins, SOWK, 23, CHHS
Elizabeth Ragan, HIST, 23, Fulton
Jeffrey Emmert, PHYS, 23, Henson
Nicole Kulp, LIBR, 23, Library
Memo Diriker, MKTG, 23, Perdue
James Fox Jr., EDLD, 23, Seidel

Faculty Senate SAC Resolution (PDF)

2022 Summer Advisory Committee Report (PDF)