Standing Committees of the Faculty Elected by the Senate

Mission

The Academic Integrity Committee advocates for, and raises awareness of, academic integrity issues at CCSU; the responsibility for acting with integrity remains up to each member of the university. The Committee reports to the senate about the status of the Academic Integrity Policy, and it convenes events designed to highlight current controversies or research in academic integrity. (Academic integrity here is understood to encompass ethical behavior on the part of students and faculty alike.)

 Membership

A standing committee of the CCSU faculty senate, the Academic Integrity Committee is comprised of 9 faculty (with at least one member from the library), 1 graduate student, and 1 undergraduate. The Judicial Officer is an ex-officio member. Faculty members are elected by the senate to staggered two-year terms. Graduate and undergraduate members will be nominated by their governments.

Continuing Members

Instructional Faculty – Jennifer Hedlund (Criminal Justice/Criminology) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Don Adams (Philosophy) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Cara Mulcahy (Reading & Language Arts) (10)

Graduate Student –

Undergraduate Student -

Members whose terms are expiring

Instructional Faculty – Brian Kershner (09) (Co-Chair)

Instructional Faculty – Elizabeth O’Neill (Phys Ed & Human Perf) (09)

Instructional Faculty – Olga Petkova (Management Info Systems) (09)

Instructional Faculty – Katherine Sugg (English) (09)

Instructional Faculty – Kenneth Weiss (Reading & Language Arts) (09) (Chair)

Instructional Faculty (library) – Emily Chasse (Library) (09)
 

Mission

To devise and publicize criteria for awarding of CCSU Foundation grants. To review grant proposals and make awards.

 Membership

Five teaching faculty, with at least one from each undergraduate school, elected by the Faculty Senate for staggered two year terms. One administrator appointed by the President.

Continuing Members

Ex officio – Mimi Kaplan (Asst Dir, Sponsored Programs) (?) (Chair)

Instructional Faculty – Elene Demos (Reading & Language Arts) (10) (2)

Instructional Faculty – Monique Durant (Accounting) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Xiaoping Shen (Geography) (10)

 Members whose terms are expiring

Instructional Faculty – Barry Hoopengardner (Biomolecular Sciences) (09)

Instructional Faculty – Guy Crundwell (Chemistry and Biochemistry) (09)

Mission

The purpose of this committee is to advise the president regarding the Excellence in Teaching Award.

 Membership

One member of the teaching faculty from each undergraduate school, a student selected by the Student Government Association, an alumna/us selected by the Alumni Association, and the winner of the award from the previous year. Except for the last, members serve staggered two year terms. Faculty members are selected by the president from a slate elected by the Senate.

Continuing Members

Instructional Faculty – Kristine Larsen (Physics/Earth Science) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Betsy Dobbs-McAuliffe (Biomolecular Sciences) (10)

Award Winner – Olga Petkova (Management Info Systems) (?)

Alumni – J. Arnone (?)

 Members whose terms are expiring

Instructional Faculty – Thomas Frank (Marketing) (09)

Instructional Faculty – Kenneth Weiss (Reading & Language Arts) (09)

Undergraduate Student – appointed by SGA

Mission

This committee is the final arbiter of student grade appeals that cannot be settled by appeal to the instructor, department chair, or dean of the school in which the course was taken.

 Membership

The Grade Appeals Committee shall be made up of five instructional faculty members. Nominations shall be solicited of the whole faculty, and the Faculty Senate elects the five from among those nominated so that there are two members from Arts and Sciences and one member each from the other three undergraduate schools. Three members are elected one year for two-year terms, and two more are elected for one-year terms for the first year. Thus, after the first year, terms are staggered.

 Continuing Members

Instructional Faculty – Laura Bowman (Psychology) (10) (2)

Instructional Faculty – Nidal al-Masoud (Engineering) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Peter Morano (Phys Ed & Human Perf) (10)

 Members whose terms are expiring

Instructional Faculty – Deborah Zanella (Comput Elec Graphics Tech) (09) (Chair) (3)

Instructional Faculty – Carol Jones (Chemistry and Biochemistry) (09) (1)

Mission

To recommend priorities for the purchasing of library materials. To recommend policies regarding the distribution of library materials. To serve in an advocacy role for the Library. To act as a hearing board for students and faculty with grievances concerning the library. To advise the Vice President for Academic Affairs and other administrative officers as to the status of the library as an effective instrument serving the needs of the university. To participate in planning for future library facilities.

 Membership

Five elected teaching faculty members, two students elected by the Student Senate for one-year renewable terms, and the Director of Library Services, ex officio (non-voting).

 Continuing Members

Ex officio – Roy Temple (Director of Library Services)

Instructional Faculty – Heidi Hartwig (English) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Michael Wizevich (Physics/Earth Science) (10)

 Members whose terms are expiring

Instructional Faculty – Charles Menoche (Music) (09) (1)

Instructional Faculty – Damon Mitchell (Criminal Justice/Criminology) (09) (1)

Instructional Faculty – Krishna Saha (Mathematical Sciences) (09) (1)

Student – elected by Student Senate

Student – elected by Student Senate

Mission

To review and recommend to the President of the University policies and procedures for the establishment and recognition of all student clubs, groups, and organizations at the University. To make recommendations to the President of the University concerning applications for recognition by specific student clubs, groups, and organizations. To review and recommend to the Faculty Senate policies, procedures and regulations concerning student affairs in such areas as student rights and responsibilities and student behavior, individual, in small groups, and as a student body as a whole.

Membership

Four (teaching and non-teaching) faculty members elected by the Faculty Senate for staggered terms of two years. Four student members appointed by the Student Senate for one-year terms. The Vice President for Student Affairs, ex officio. The Committee shall organize itself during September of each year electing a faculty member as its chairperson.

 Continuing Members

Ex officio – Laura Tordenti (Interim VP for Student Affairs)

Teaching or Administrative Faculty – Betsy Dobbs-McAuliffe (Biomolecular Sciences) (10)

Teaching or Administrative Faculty – Linda George (Teacher Education) (10)

 Members whose terms are expiring

Teaching or Administrative Faculty – Jean Alicandro (Director, Residence Life) (09) (1)

Teaching or Administrative Faculty – Susan Slaga (Library) (09) (1)

Student – appointed by Student Senate

Student – appointed by Student Senate

Student – appointed by Student Senate

Student – appointed by Student Senate

Mission

The UAB serves to provide a structure for the dissemination of information about the athletics program to the Faculty Senate and the University community; it also works with the administration to oversee institutional control of athletics. As an academic committee, its areas of responsibility include academic progress of student-athletes and related elements that impact academic progress.

 Membership

The University Athletics Board (UAB) shall be comprised of five (5) elected faculty and staff members, exclusive of members of the Department of Athletics; Two (2) student members ; the Director of Athletics( ex-officio, voting); the Faculty Representative to the NCAA ( ex-officio, voting); the Vice President of Student Affairs (ex-officio, non-voting); the Director of the Student-Athlete Support Services ( ex-officio , non-voting); the Compliance Coordinator (ex-officio, non-voting), and the Chairperson of the Athletics Department (ex-officio, non-voting).

Continuing Members

Ex officio – Charles Jones (Director of Athletics)

Ex officio – Paul Resetaritis (Faculty Representative to the NCAA)

Ex officio – Jane Higgins (Vice President of Student Affairs)

Ex officio – Kevin Oliva (Director of the Student-Athlete Support Services)

Ex officio – Amy Strickland (Compliance Coordinator)

Ex officio – Mick D’Arcy (Chairperson of the Athletics Department)

Instructional Faculty or Staff – Parker English (Philosophy) (10) (2) (Co-Chair)

Instructional Faculty or Staff – Brian Sommers (Geography) (10)

Members whose terms are expiring

Teaching or Administrative Faculty – Kathleen Bantley (Criminal Justice/Criminology) (09) (1) (Co-Chair)

Teaching or Administrative Faculty – Peter Morano (Phys Ed & Human Perf) (09) (1)

Teaching or Administrative Faculty – David Harackiewicz (Phys Ed & Human Perf) (09) (1)

Student – 2
 

Mission

The University Planning and Budget Committee advises the President, within the context of the University’s mission, through the Senate, on the long-term goals, strategic planning process and budgetary priorities of the University. It provides a forum for the discussion of planning and budgetary issues so that recommendations reflect the concerns of the entire campus community. 

 Membership

Members of the Committee will serve three-year terms and may serve two consecutive terms. Elected teaching and administrative faculty will be selected for staggered terms. Students, upon nomination, will be appointed annually by the President. The Committee’s membership will be composed as follows:

• six members of the teaching faculty, one of whom will be part-time, elected by the Senate; for staggered three year terms.

• three members of the administrative faculty elected by the Senate; for staggered three year terms.

• two at-large members (one teaching faculty member and one administrative faculty member) appointed by the President to provide balance among units on campus; for staggered three year terms.

 The following will be appointed annually by the president, upon nomination:

• one undergraduate student recommended by the Student Government Association.

• one graduate student recommended by the Graduate Student Association

• one part-time student recommended by the Director of Continuing Education

 Ex officio members including the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Vice President for Institutional Advancement, a Dean selected by the Council of Deans. The Executive Officer for Planning and Analysis and the Chief Financial Officer, serve ex officio and provide staff support to the Committee.

 Continuing Members

ex officio – Christopher Galligan (VP, Institutional Advancement)

ex officio – Braden Hosch (Director, Institutional Research & Assessment)

ex officio – Carl Lovitt (Provost & VP Academic Affairs)

ex officio - Laura Tordenti (Interim VP for Student Affairs)

ex officio - Zdzislaw Kremens (Dean, School of Eng & Technology)

ex officio - Larry Wilder (Chief Financial Officer)

Instructional Faculty Elected – David Cappella (English) (10)

Instructional Faculty Elected – Pamela Perry (Music) (10)

Administrative Faculty Elected – Susan Petrisino (Registrar) (10)

Administrative Faculty Appointed – Mary Pat Bigley (Associate Counselor) (10) (1)

 Members whose terms are expiring

Instructional Faculty Elected – David Blitz (Philosophy) (09) (4) (Chair)

Instructional Faculty Elected – Kathy Martin-Troy (Biomolecular Sciences) (09) (2)

Instructional Faculty Elected – Chris Pudlinski (Communication) (09) (1)

Instructional Faculty Appointed – Lawrence Grasso (Accounting) (09) (1)

Part-Time Instructional Faculty Elected – Lynn Talit (English) (09) (1)

Administrative Faculty Elected – Kevin Oliva (Director, Acad Ctr for Student Athletes) (09) (1)

Administrative Faculty Elected – Chad Valk (Digital Media Production Coord) (09) (2)

Standing Committees of the Faculty Elected by the Faculty

Mission

The Academic Assessment Committee is a standing Committee of the Faculty elected by the Faculty and serves as the primary advisory body about practices for the evaluation of student learning outcomes in CCSU’s undergraduate and graduate programs. The Committee also coordinates, but does not implement, the overall program for the assessment of general education learning outcomes. The Committee is responsible for providing feedback and support to Departments by reviewing reports about their assessment of student learning outcomes, and for identifying and disseminating promising assessment practices.

 Membership

Committee membership will consist of twelve (12) voting faculty members to be elected by the faculty, with at least one (1) from each School. Elected members serve staggered three-year terms and may serve no more than two consecutive full terms. The Deans of each School may choose to appoint one (1) additional voting faculty member to the Committee. Appointed faculty members serve one-year terms, for up to six consecutive years. The Director of Institutional Research and Assessment is a non-voting (ex-officio) member of the Committee.

Continuing Members

Ex officio – Braden Hosch (Director of Institutional Research and Assessment)

Instructional Faculty – School of Arts and Sciences – Jason Jones (English) (11) (Chair)

Instructional Faculty – School of Business – Tomasz Jarmoszko (Management Information Systems) (11)

Instructional Faculty – School of Education and Professional Studies – Nancy Hoffman (Teacher Education) (11)

Instructional Faculty – School of Engineering and Technology – Haoyu Wang (Manufacturing and Construction Management) (11)

Instructional Faculty – Gustavo Mejia (Modern Languages) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Charles Menoche (Music) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Paul Petterson (Political Science) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Cassandra Broadus-Garcia (Art) (10)

 Members whose terms are expiring

Dean, School of Arts and Sciences Appointment – Mary Anne Nunn (09)

Dean, School of Business Appointment – Michael Gendron (09)

Dean, School of Education and Professional Studies Appointment – Kim Kostelis (09)

Dean, School of Engineering and Technology Appointment – Jim Mulrooney (09)

Instructional Faculty – Sally Lesik (Management Information Services) (09)

Instructional Faculty – Aimee Pozorski (English) (09)

Instructional Faculty – Lilian Uribe (Modern Languages) (09)

Instructional Faculty – Stephen Adair (Sociology) (09)

Mission

Pursuant to article 5.6 of the current BOT-CSU/CSU-AAUP contract (1993-96), the Committee advises the President in the nomination of members for the title "CSU Professor." Rights and privileges of the CSU Professorship are described in article 5.6.

 Membership

Five members of the tenured instructional faculty are elected by the full time instructional faculty of the University in the Spring of each year. A slate of eight nominees shall be chosen by a majority of the instructional faculty of the Senate.

 Continuing Members

 Members whose terms are expiring

Instructional Faculty - Karen Beyard (Educational Leadership) (10)

Instructional Faculty - Judith Walo (Accounting) (10)

Instructional Faculty - Helen Abadiano (Reading & Language Arts) (09)

Instructional Faculty - Fatemeh Abdollahzadeh (Computer Science) (09)

Instructional Faculty - Raymond Perreault (Manufact. & Constr. Mgmt) (09)

Mission

In accordance with the guidelines and deadlines set forth by the CSU Trustees, the committee shall solicit nominations from the CCSU community, collect materials in support of nominees, and select the candidate to receive the award. The award competition is open to assistant and associate professors in tenure-track or tenured positions. Nominees are expected to demonstrate substantive contributions or achievements in their academic field of study during the last five years.

 Membership

Six faculty at rank of professor with at least one representative from each school of the University.

 Continuing Members

Instructional Faculty – Richard Benfield (Geography) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Nancy Hoffman (Teacher Education) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Kathy Martin-Troy (Biomolecular Sciences) (10)

 Members whose terms are expiring

Instructional Faculty – Joo Eng Lee-Partridge (Management Info Systems) (09)

Instructional Faculty – Ivan Gotchev (Mathematical Sciences) (09)

Instructional Faculty – Daniel Wiener (Counseling & Family Therapy) (09)

Mission

In accordance with the guidelines and deadlines set forth by the CSU Trustees, the committee shall solicit nominations from the CCSU community, collect materials in support of nominees, and select the candidate to receive the award. The award competition is open to tenured or tenure-track assistant and associate professors who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers for at least five years and have at least a two-year record of promoting instructional improvements for their programs or departments.

 Membership

Six Full Professors with at least one representative from each school of the University.

 Continuing Members

Instructional Faculty – Kristine Larsen (Physics/Earth Science) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Karen Tracey (Comput Elec Graphics Tech) (10)

 Members whose terms are expiring

Instructional Faculty – Timothy Craine (Mathematical Sciences) (10)

Instructional Faculty – Paul Mihalek (Accounting) (09)

Instructional Faculty – David Fearon (Management & Organization) (09)

Instructional Faculty – Penny Lisi (Educational Leadership) (09)

Mission

The faculty senate’s Information Technology Committee is responsible for establishing priorities for academic computing at Central Connecticut State University.  “Academic computing” includes: faculty computing, classrooms, labs, software, training, and the websites of schools, departments, and faculty members.

 Membership

Faculty members shall be elected by their undergraduate schools through Faculty Senate nominations made during the Spring semester. Two weeks after the Faculty Senate has acknowledged the nominations, the Faculty Senate will oversee the general election where faculty members in each School elect the nominated representatives for their School. Administrative faculty will be elected by their constituents. All members shall be elected for two-year, staggered terms. All ex-officio appointments will be appointed by their respective Dean or Director.

 Continuing Members

School of Business Faculty (AAUP) – Jason Snyder (Management Info Systems) (10)

School of Education and Professional Studies Faculty (AAUP) – Julia Kara-Soteriou (Reading & Language Arts) (10)

School of Technology Faculty (AAUP) – Barry Hoopengardner (Biomolecular Sciences) (10)

School of Arts and Sciences Faculty (AAUP) – (Social and Behavioral Sciences - Anthropology, Criminology/Criminal justice, Communication, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Social Work) – Mitchell Charkiewicz (Economics) (10) (2)

School of Arts and Sciences Faculty (AAUP) – (Humanities - English, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy) – Jason Jones (English) (10) (3) (Chair)

School of Arts and Sciences Faculty (AAUP) – (Mathematics/Computer Science - Mathematics, Computer Science) – Stanislav Kurkovsky (Computer Science) (10) (2)

School of Arts and Sciences Faculty (AAUP) – (Mathematics/Computer Science - Mathematics, Computer Science) – Krishna Saha (Mathematical Sciences) (10)

Administrative Faculty (AFSCME) – Otis Mamed (Director, Student Center) (10) (2)

ex offico Appointment Dean, School of Arts & Sciences – Paul Altieri (Assistant to the Dean)

ex offico Appointment Dean, School of Business – Sharon Braverman (Assistant Dean)

ex offico Appointment Dean, School of Education and Professional Studies – Chad Albert (System Manager)

ex offico Appointment Dean, School of Engineering and Technology – Henry Rudzinski (Computer Facilities Manager)

ex offico Appointment Director of Library Services – Edward Iglesias (Assistant Librarian)

ex offico Appointment Chief Information Officer – Robert Cernock

Director of Media Services – Scott Erardi (Director, Academic Technology)

 Members whose terms are expiring

School of Business Faculty (AAUP) –

School of Business Faculty (AAUP) –

School of Education and Professional Studies Faculty (AAUP) – Elizabeth O'Neill (Phys Ed & Human Perf) (09) (1)

School of Education and Professional Studies Faculty (AAUP) – Barry Sponder (Educational Leadership) (09) (1)

School of Technology Faculty (AAUP) – Michael Davis (Biomolecular Sciences) (09) (1)

School of Arts and Sciences Faculty (AAUP) – (Natural Sciences -Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geography, Physics/ES) – Ze He (Chemistry and Biochemistry) (09) (1)

School of Arts and Sciences Faculty (AAUP) – (Natural Sciences -Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geography, Physics/ES) – Tiffany Doan (Biology) (09) (3)

School of Arts and Sciences Faculty (AAUP) – (Social and Behavioral Sciences - Anthropology, Criminology/Criminal justice, Communication, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Social Work) – Paul Petterson (Political Science) (09) (1)

School of Arts and Sciences Faculty (AAUP) – (Humanities - English, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy) – Gustavo Mejia (Modern Languages) (09) (3)

School of Arts and Sciences Faculty (AAUP) – (Fine Arts - Art, Music, Theater, Graphic Design) – Charles Menoche (Music) (09) (5)

School of Arts and Sciences Faculty (AAUP) – (Fine Arts - Art, Music, Theater, Graphic Design) –

Library Faculty (AAUP) – Deborah Herman (Assistant Librarian) (09) (1)

Administrative Faculty (AFSCME) – Thomas Brodeur (Purchasing Manager) (09) (1)