Committees
- Convene your committee early in the fall semester and have the members elect the chair
for the academic year.
- The previous chair or a representative approved by the Faculty Senate's Administrative Committee will convene the first meeting. The committee elects a new chair at that meeting.
- Notify the Governance Manager with the name of the chair.
- Committee chairs comprise the Administrative Committee (along with Faculty Senate leadership and the Provost). The chair will be added to the email distribution list for the Administrative Committee.
- Identify a regular meeting time for your committee.
- Contact the Governance Manager if you would like a meeting poll created for you.
- Notify the Governance Manager of your regular meeting time and if you need rooms booked for meetings.
- Facilitating remote or hybrid participation for your committee.
- A quorum consists of at least 50% of the voting members of a committee. Committees
must
accommodate members at a distance. Presence may be established by in-person participation or participation by audio-conference, Zoom, or other distance technology utilized by committees for meetings. - Zoom: Zoom is the primary platform for holding hybrid or remote calls. Committee members that are unable to attend via Zoom may call in to the meeting via the provided call-in instructions for that committee.
- A quorum consists of at least 50% of the voting members of a committee. Committees
must
- Review the Faculty Senate bylaws with your committee and decide if they need to be
updated.
- Go to the current "Committees" section of the bylaws. The bylaws are located on the Faculty Senate home page.
- Changes to committee-related bylaws require a formal motion to go before the full Faculty Senate for voting.
- Look at a sample motion to change committee bylaws. See Chapter 4 in the Faculty Senate Handbook and Directory for more information about motions and resolutions, and for more examples.
- The committee-approved motion is brought by the chair to the Administrative Committee for discussion and approval to be included in the next Faculty Senate meeting agenda.
- Faculty Senate bylaws contain important information about the membership of each senate committee and should be regularly reviewed by the membership at least once a year.
- Ex-Officio members are non-voting members and do not count toward a meeting quorum.
- What to do with requests from external entities
- From time-to-time, you may get requests from entities external to the Faculty Senate to look into a particular issue. If you have not received such a request in writing, please ask for it to be put in writing (email is fine). Share this with the Governance Manager and Faculty Senate leadership. By doing so, you will help facilitate answering any questions to ensure an issue is considered by the appropriate committee, and help in prioritization of tasks that committees are being assigned.
- Set the agenda for committee meetings.
- You may distribute agendas to your committee members if that is your preference; or, upon your request the Governance Manager will distribute them for you via email.
- Include the meeting location and Zoom information (if applicable) in your agenda.
- Identify a committee member to take meeting minutes during the meeting.
- Usually minutes from the prior meeting are reviewed at the next meeting and approved by all committee members. Minutes can be approved via email if that is preferred.
- Send a copy of the approved minutes to the Governance Manager for inclusion in the Administrative Committee and Faculty Senate meeting agendas.
- Attend Administrative Committee meetings.
- Schedule of Faculty Senate and Administrative Committee Meetings is posted on the Faculty Senate Meetings.
- Committee actions (usually in the form of motions or resolutions) are brought by the committee chairs to the Administrative Committee for discussion. Upon the consensus of the Administrative Committee, actions will be included in the next agenda for Faculty Senate.
- The Administrative Committee is also a forum for discussion of issues affecting faculty and the university. The Provost is an Ex-Officio member of the Administrative Committee.
- Attending Administrative Committee meetings is not optional. If a chair can not make a particular meeting, arrange for an alternate to attend that meeting.
- If a committee has co-chairs, both usually attend the Administrative Committee meetings. If one of the co-chairs can not attend, the co-chair in attendance has the responsibility to update the other.
- Attend Faculty Senate meetings.
- Attendance at Faculty Senate meetings is a primary responsibility of all Faculty Senate members, but particularly committee chairs.
- If your committee has formal action for the Faculty Senate, the chair brings this action to the floor of the senate and provides background and information and answers questions as necessary.
- If an action is referred back to the committee, the chair brings the matter back to the committee at their next meeting.
- Prepare an annual report at the close of the academic year.
- The annual report summarizes the work of the committee for the past academic year. Its purpose is to inform and prepare the next term's committee for continuing business.
- The annual report is turned in prior to the last Administrative Committee meeting in April to be included in the May Faculty Senate agenda. Annual reports are due: April 10, 2024.
2023-2024 Administrative Committee meeting schedule and members
Administrative Committee Meetings Meeting modality will be hybrid (unless otherwise noted) |
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Meeting #273 | August 25, 2023 | 1:00-3:00pm |
Meeting #274 | September 22, 2023 | 1:00-3:00pm |
Meeting #275 | October 27, 2023 | 1:00-3:00pm |
Meeting #276 | November 17, 2023 | 1:00-3:00pm |
Meeting #277 | January 26, 2024 | 1:00-3:00pm |
Meeting #278 | February 23, 2024 | 1:00-3:00pm |
Meeting #279 | March 22, 2024 | 1:00-3:00pm |
Meeting #280 | April 26, 2024 | 1:00-3:00pm |
Abel Bult-Ito, Faculty Senate President-Elect, Chair
Jennifer Carroll, Faculty Senate President
Jak Maier - CAC
TBD - CAC
TBD - FAC
David Henry - UCC
TBD - GERC
Leah Berman - CRC
TBD - CRC
Syndonia "Donie" Bret-Harte - GAAC
TBD - SADA
TBD - FDAI
Morag Clinton - CSW
TBD - CSW
TBD - ITC
Maya Salganek - RAC
Falk Huettmann - RAC
Latrice Bowman - TLC
Retchenda George-Bettisworth - TLC
TBD - OER
Javier Fochesatto - Covid-19 and Health and Safety Related Academic Policy
Anupma Prakash, Provost
Trent Sutton, Vice Provost
Ataur Chowdhury, Faculty Senate Past President
Committee Meeting Times
See the Faculty Senate Calendar below to see when committees are meeting.
Standing Committees of Faculty Senate
2023-2024 Curricular Affairs Committee
Jak Maier, CTC (24) Co-Chair
TBD, Co-Chair
Brian Hemphill, CLA (24)
Chanda Meek, CLA (25)
Deana Waters, CTC (25)
Eileen Harney, CLA (25)
Gerardo Miranda Reina, CBSM (25)
Latrice Bowman, CNSM (24)
Leah Berman, CNSM (24)
Leigh Lubin, CFOS (25)
Mike Hatfield, CEM (25)
Olga Skinner, SOE (25)
Sally Samson, CRCD (24)
TBD, SADA
Trent Sutton, Vice Provost
Holly McDonald, Registrar
TBD, Head of University Academic Advising Council
TBD, Faculty Accelerator representative
Cole Osowski, ASUAF President
2023-2024 Faculty Affairs Committee
TBD, Chair
Amy May, CLA (25)
Art Nash, IANRE (25)
Cecile Lardon, CLA (25)
Dmitry Nicolsky, GI (24)
Donie Bret-Harte, CNSM (24)
Keith Criddle, CFOS (24)
Leslie McCartney, Library (24)
Richie Berndt, CTC (25)
Sally Samson, CRCD (24)
Schery Umanzor, CRCD (24)
William Howard, CNSM (25)
2023-2024 Unit Criteria Committee
David Henry, CLA (23) Chair
Anshul Pandya, CRCD (25)
Charlie Sparks, CBSM (24)
Franz Mueter, CFOS (24)
Gerri Brightwell, CLA (25)
Greg Pietsch, CNSM (25)
Obadare Awoleke, CEM (25)
Ute Kaden, SOE (25)
Brad Moran, Dean
Cameron Carlson, Dean & alternate
Advice for Units Submitting Criteria (2019 WORD) - This document is in the process of being finalized. Feedback is welcome.
Unit Criteria Template (NEW)
Current Unit Peer Criteria - Provost Website
Permanent Committees of Faculty Senate
2023-2024 GER & Core Committee
TBD, Chair
At-large: VACANT
CLA/Humanities: VACANT
CLA/Communication: Amy May (25)
CLA/English: Sarah Stanley (25)
CLA/Social Sciences: Christina Ireton (24)
CLA/Ethics: Seth Jones (24)
CLA/Arts:Sarah McConnell (25)
Library: Ilana Kingsley (25)
CNSM/Math: Latrice Bowman (25)
CNSM/Science: Don Larson (24)
CRCD: Lisa Strecker (25)
Trent Sutton, Vice Provost
Sandy Ocampus, Registrar
Emily Stone and Iris Harritt, SSS
Ginny Kinne, Academic Advising Center
Holly McDonald, Registrar
Jennifer Tilbury, Academic Advising
Nathan Feemster, eCampus
2023-2024 Curriculum Review Committee
Membership on the Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) is comprised of the Chairs of Curriculum Councils for each of the academic schools and colleges, two representatives from the GER & Core Committee, and two representatives from the SADA Committee.
CAC rep: Leah Berman - Co-Chair
CRCD: Sean Asikłuk Topkok
CTC: Kevin Alexander
SOE: Ute Kaden
CNSM: Pat Doak
CBSM: Kris Racina
CLA: Brian Hemphill
CEM: Sun WooKim
CFOS: Peter Westley
GERC reps: TBD
SADA reps: TBD
Bryan Uher, Dean
Janeen Culbertson, Assistant Registrar
Sean Holland, eCampus
2023-2024 Graduate Academic & Advisory Committee
Donie Bret-Harte, CNSM (24) - Chair
Andrey Pnyushkov, IARC (25)
Bill Simpson, CNSM (25)
Christian Stettler, CLA (25)
Christopher Sannito, CFOS (25)
Hishinlai' Peters, CRCD (24)
John Pennington, CBSM (24)
Pavel Izbekov, GI (25)
Tathagata Ghosh, CEM (24)
Zoë Jones, CLA (25)
TBD, graduate student
TBD, graduate student
Rich Collins, Director of the Graduate School (and/or designee)
Karen Jensen, Director of Libraries
Holly McDonald and/or Janeen Culbertson, Registrar (and/or designee)
2023-2024 Student Academic Development & Achievement Committee
TBD, Chair
Bristol Bay: Deven Lisac (24)
Chukchi: Antoinette Edenshaw (25)
CLA/At-Large: Amy May (25)
CLA/English: Sara Johnson (24)
CNSM/Math: James Gossell (25)
CNSM/Science: Don Larson (25)
CTC/Math: Judith Atkinson (24)
CTC/Writing: Dana Greci (24)
Interior Alaska: Robin Brooks (25)
Kuskokwim: Kelechukwu Alu (25)
Northwest: Kacey Miller (25)
Ellen Lopez, Dean
Holly McDonald, Registrar
Gabbrielle Russell, RSS
Vicky Avery, SSS
Ginny Kinne and Carrie Browne, AAC
Cole Osowski, ASUAF
2023-2024 Faculty Development, Assessment, & Improvement Committee
Genova Brookes Boyd, Libraries (25)
Gwenn Hennon, CFOS (25)
Keith Criddle, CFOS (24)
Larry Duffy, CNSM (25)
Richie Berndt, CTC (25)
William Howard, CNSM (25)
TBD, Dean
Madara Mason, Faculty Development
TBD, eCampus
2023-2024 Committee on the Status of Women
Morag Clinton, CNSM (24), Co-Chair
Tori McDermott, CLA (24), Co-Chair
Christina Ireton, CLA (25)
Donna Hauser, IARC (24)
Gwenn Hennon, CFOS (25)
Julie Avery, INE (25)
Melissa Ward Jones, INE (24)
Sarah McConnell, CLA (25)
Veronica Farrugia Drakard, CFOS (25)
Ginny Eckert, Director
2023-2024 Research and Creative Activity Advisory Committee
Falk Huettmann, CNSM (24), Co-Chair
Maya Salganek, CLA (24), Co-Chair
Casey Matney, IANRE (24)
Erin Trochim, INE (24)
Go Iwahana, IARC (25)
Javier Fochesatto, CNSM (24)
Kavelina Torres, CLA (25)
Robert Herrick, GI (25)
Thomas Zhou, IARC (25)
Tobias Schwoerer, IARC (25)
Nettie LaBelle-Hamer, Vice Chancellor for Research
2023-2024 Information Technology Committee
TBD, Chair
Casey Matney, IANRE (24)
Dmitry Nicolsky, GI (24)
Erin Trochim, INE (24)
Heidi Rader, IANRE (24)
Orion Lawlor, CEM (24)
Karsten Hueffer, Dean
Dan LaSota, eCampus
Kel Gitter, OIT
2023-2024 Faculty Administrator Review Committee meeting schedule and members
Jennifer Carroll, Chair
TBD
2023-2024 Teaching and Learning Committee
Latrice Bowman, CNSM (24) Co-Chair
Retchenda George-Bettisworth, CLA Co-Chair
Joanne McCrea, CNSM (25)
Kavelina Torres, CLA (25)
Kristen Gorman, CFOS (24)
Latrice Bowman, CNSM (24)
Maher Al Badri, CEM (25)
Mike Hatfield, CEM (25)
Sean Dowgray, CLA (25)
Sean Walkin, CTC (25)
TBD, SOE
TBD, CBSM
Amy Vinlove, Director
Trent Sutton, Vice Provost
Kel Gitter, OIT
Madara Mason and Kendell Newman-Sadiik, eCampus
Ad Hoc Committees of Faculty Senate
From time to time, Faculty Senate forms Ad Hoc Committees for special purposes. Individual committees may also form subcommittees. Information about a subcommittee formed by any particular Faculty Senate Committee may also be found on the web page for that particular committee (e.g., GERC - subcommittee of CAC).
2023-2024 Ad Hoc Committees of Faculty Senate
Anja Kade, CNSM
Genova Brooks Boyd, Libraries
Jen Moss, eCampus
Latrice Bowman, CNSM
Sandra Wildfeuer, Faculty Senate
Sarah Stanley, CLA
Scott Goddard, CNSM
Ellen Lopez, Dean (CLA)
Cole Osowski, ASUAF President
Alda Norris, Staff Council
2022-2023 Ad Hoc Committees of Faculty Senate
- Scott Goddard, CNSM (24)
- Latrice Bowman, CNSM (24)
- Genova Brookes Boyd, Libraries (23)
- Anja Kade, CNSM - Chair
- Ellen Lopez, CLA
- Ashlyn Espinosa, ASUAF President
- Jen Moss, eCampus
- Sarah Stanley, CLA
- Alda Norris, Staff Council
- Sandra Wildfeuer, Faculty Senate
2021-2022 Ad Hoc Committees of Faculty Senate
- Scott Goddard, CNSM (24)
- Latrice Bowman, CNSM (24)
- Genova Brookes Boyd, Libraries (23)
- Anja Kade, CNSM - Chair
- Ellen Lopez, CLA
- Ashlyn Espinosa, ASUAF President
- Jen Moss, eCampus
- Sarah Stanley, CLA
- Alda Norris, Staff Council
- Sandra Wildfeuer, Faculty Senate
2019-2020 Ad Hoc Committees of Faculty Senate
- Javier Fochesatto - Chair
- Jennie Carroll
- Jak Maier
- Diane McEachern
- Chanda Meek
- Don Larson
- Anupma Prakash
- Alexandra Fitts
- Ataur Chowdhury
- Holly McDonald
2018-2019 Ad Hoc Committees of Faculty Senate
Date | Time |
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February 25, 2019 |
9:30am-11:00am |
March 25, 2019 | 9:30am-11:00am |
April 29, 2019 | 9:30am-11:00am |
Date | Location | PDF download |
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November 29, 2018 |
717 Gruening Building |
Meeting Minutes |
2014-2015 Ad Hoc Committee of Faculty Senate
Year End Report:
Web site by GERC:
Date | Time | Location |
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August 29, 2014 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM |
Kayak Room, 408 Rasmuson |
October 14, 2014 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM |
Chancellor's Conference Room, 330 Signers' Hall |
October 23, 2014 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM |
Chancellor's Conference Room, 330 Signers' Hall |
November 5, 2014 | 10:30 - 11:30 AM |
Room 502 Rasmuson Library |
November 18, 2014 | 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM |
304C Eielson Building |
December 9, 2014 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Chancellor's Conference Room, 330 Signers' Hall |
February 4, 2015 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Chancellor's Conference Room, 330 Signers' Hall |
February 18, 2015 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Kayak Room, 408 Rasmuson Library |
March 4, 2015 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Chancellor's Conference Room, 330 Signers' Hall |
April 15, 2015 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Chancellor's Conference Room, 330 Signers' Hall |
- Bethany Marx, CLA
- Leah Berman, CNSM - Chair
- Derick Burleson, CLA
- Anne Armstrong, SoED
- Mary Ehrlander, CLA
- Libby Eddy, Registrar
- Alex Fitts, Dean of General Studies
- Sarah Fowell, CNSM
- Greg Goering, SOM
- Linda Hapsmith, Academic Advising Center
- Ilana Kingsley, Libraries
- Jean Richey, CLA
- Jonathan Rosenberg, CLA, Past Chair
- Mahla Strohmaier, CRCD
- Sarah Stanley, CLA
- Sandra Wildfeuer, CRCD
- Cindy Hardy, Curricular Affairs Committee Member
- Todd Sherman, CLA Dean (ex officio)
2013-2014 Ad Hoc Committees of Faculty Senate
Ron Barry, CNSM
Larry Duffy, CNSM and IAB
Ginny Eckert, SFOS
Craig Gerlach, CLA, Chair
Josh Greenberg, SNRAS and SOM
Gary Jacobsen, SOE
Gary Kofinas, SNRAS and IAB
Chanda Meek, CLA
Silke Schiewer, CEM
Date | Time | Location |
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February 12, 2013 | 1-2 PM |
Joint Conference Room (341 RAS) |
February 19, 2013 | 9:00 - 10:00 AM |
Chancellor's Conference Room (330 Signers' Hall) |
March 5, 2013 | 9:00 - 10:00 AM |
Chancellor's Conference Room (330 Signers' Hall) |
March 26, 2013 | 9:00 - 10:00 AM |
Chancellor's Conference Room (330 Signers' Hall) |
April 16, 2013 | 9:00 - 10:00 AM |
Chancellor's Conference Room (330 Signers' Hall) |
April 30, 2013 | 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Kayak Room (408 Rasmuson Library) |
May 7, 2013 | 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Kayak Room (408 Rasmuson Library) |
The UAF Faculty Senate has appointed this ad hoc committee to address policies and regulations for hiring and evaluation of faculty with joint appointments. In the reference document is the UAF Faculty Appointment and Evaluation Policy and Regulations, aka Blue Book, sections regarding joint appointments are brief and leave details unspecified. In the absence of official procedures ad hoc solutions have developed. In many cases these solutions have worked well for individual units and may be considered as possible models for the system as a whole. In other cases, the procedures have been reported to be unsatisfactory and confusing, particularly in units where joint appointments are less common.
The committee's charge is to:
- Recommend formal policies and regulations for hiring and evaluation of tenure-track and research faculty with joint appointments. These recommendations will go to the Faculty Senate and the Provost.
- Draft new sections on these policies and regulations for the UAF Blue Book.
- Advise the Faculty Senate on any other issues related to joint appointments that the committee wishes to raise.
Bill Bristow, CEM / GI - Chair
Doug Christensen, CNSM Geol & Geophys / GI
Roxie Dinstel, CES
Javier Fochesatto, CNSM Atmospheric Sci / GI
Patricia Holloway, SNRAS
Gordon Kruse, SFOS Fisheries (Juneau)
Patrick Marlow, CLA / SOE
Date | Time | Location |
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May 17, 2013 | 11:00 AM to noon |
Kayak Room, 408 Rasmuson Library |
September 4, 2013 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM |
Geology Library, 306 Reichardt Building |
October 4, 2013 | 10:00 - 11:00 AM |
Runcorn Room, 300 Reichardt Building |
November 8, 2013 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM |
IAB Library, 311 Irving I |