Standing Committees

 

Standing Committee Membership
2011-2012

OFFICERS
Chad Smith, Speaker
Jeff Robb, Speaker Pro Tem
Sandra Cesario, Secretary

ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY
Addresses issues related to the conditions of faculty employment and faculty practices, as well as faculty’s civil, academic, and intellectual rights. (5-6 members)

Patrick Bynane - SOA, Drama
Sandra Cesario - Nursing/Houston
Elaine Cox - Library
Ron Fannin (Chair) - Family Sciences
Katie Rose - Family Studies
Stephen Souris - English, Speech & Foreign Language

ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Addresses issues related to the academic functioning of the University. The issues might include admission standards, academic progression, academic support services, and academic integrity.  (5-6 members)

Linda Csiza - PT/Dallas-Presbyterian
Janine Golden - Library Science
Ann Louise Keating - Women Studies
Peggy Landrum - Nursing Houston
Kimberly Miloch (Chair) - Kinesiology
Donna Scott-Tilley - Nursing/Denton
Jeff Robb - History and Government

BUDGET AND PLANNING
Coordinates the ongoing process of shared governance with the administration as it relates to budget and planning. (5-6 members)

Elaine Cox - Library
Garry Evans - SOA, Music
Patricia Jones - Nursing/Dallas
Clay King (Co-chair) - Nutrition and Food Sciences
Lizabeth Spoonts - Dental Hygiene
Howell Tapley - PT/Houston
Mark Tengesdal (Co-chair) - SOA, Business

CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
Responsible for Constitution & Bylaws for the Senate, considers amendments, and may be called upon to draft Senate resolutions.  (5-6 members)

O Jayne Bowman - OT/Houston
Ron Fannin - Family Sciences
Clay King - Nutrition and Food Sciences
Roger Shipley (Chair) - Health Sciences

ELECTIONS
Responsible for conducting the Faculty Senate elections and the election of faculty to serve on designated University committees.  (5 members)

O Jayne Bowman - OT/Houston
Elaine Cox - Library
Rita DelloStritto (Chair) - Nursing/Houston
Ludovic Sourdot - Teacher Education

ADMINISTRATOR EVALUATIONS
Responsible for all aspects of evaluation of administrators by faculty, including the development and revision of evaluation, instruments, policies and procedures, and statistical analysis of the evaluation results. (4-6)

Sandra Cesario - Nursing/Houston
Rita Dello Stritto - Nursing/Houston
Christina Gawlik - Math and Computer Science
Camelia Maier (Chair) - Biology
Jeff Robb - History and Government

FACULTY HANDBOOK COMMITTEE
Responsible for managing all aspects of the TWU Faculty Handbook which is designed "to provide new and continuing faculty information about TWU".  This committee will work with the VP for Academic Affairs to ensure that information in the Faculty Handbook and the University Policies are similar.

Carissa Enright - Nursing/Parkland
Ron Fannin - Family Sciences
Barbara Gray (Chair) - Nursing/Parkland
Camelia Maier - Biology
Mark Sandel - Health Sciences

COMMITTEE SELECTION COMMITTEE
Recommends Senators from membership on the Senate Standing Committees and performs functions related to University committees.

O Jayne Bowman (Chair) - OT/Houston
Patrick Bynane - SOA, Drama
Elaine Cox - Library
Carissa Enright - Nursing/Parkland
Ron Fannin - Family Sciences

REPRESENTATIVES TO UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

Academic Plan Implementation Steering Committee
 Jeff Robb, Speaker Pro Tem
Curriculum Committee
 Donna Scott-Tilley - Nursing/Denton
Faculty Evaluation and Development Committee (FEDC)
 Garry Evans - SOA, Music
Graduate Council
 Katie Rose - Family Sciences
Undergraduate Council
 Carissa Enright - Nursing/Houston