2023-2024 Provost Standing Committees
Committee lists are updated as vacant positions are filled.
Go to: Ad Hoc Cmts / Academic Council / Academic Reinstatement / Adjunct Faculty Advisory / Badging Development / Commencement / Conflict of Interest / Endowed Professor / Experiential Learning / Faculty Development / Faculty Development Funding / General Education / HLC Steering / Honors College / Institutional Review Board / Learning Assessment / Learning Environment / Library / Open Educational Resource / President's Distinguished Scholar / Program Review / Promotion / Scholarship Environment / Student Success / Tenure / Undergraduate Research Environment / Writing Across Curriculum
Academic Advising Committee
| Dr. Patricia Griffin, Chair Ms. Debbie Staab (AHSS)** Ms. Nanette Fitzhugh (BE)** Ms. Amanda Frank (Ed)** Ms. Ashley Wetzel (HBS)** Ms. Becky Newell (STM)** Dr. Justin Greenleaf (Fac Mentor - FS)** |
Ms. Jessica Heronemus (Fac Mentor - Prov)** Ms. Angela Walters (Grad School)** Ms. Nikki Brown (Academic Advising)* Mr. Dale Ano (Student Engagement)* Ms. Nikki Heitmann (FHSU Online)* Ms. LouWayne Davidson (Registrar's)** Alicia Feyerherm (Student) |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ AA C bylaws ]
Academic Council
| Dr. Jill Arensdorf, Chair Dr. David Macey Dr. Melissa Hunsicker Walburn Dr. Paul Adams Dr. Jeff Briggs Dr. Grady Dixon |
Dr. Angela Pool-Funai Ms. Ginger Williams Dr. Jeni McRay Dr. Andrew Feldstein Dr. Dennis King Ms. Cynthia Cline |
Academic Reinstatement Committee
| Dr. Patricia Griffin, Chair Ms. Debbie Staab (AHSS)*** Dr. Cole Engel (BE)* Dr. Sarah Lancaster (Ed)* Ms. Denise Orth (HBS)*** Dr. James Balthazor (STM)* Ms. Britny Cox (AHSS advisor)** Ms. Nanette Fitzhugh (BE advisor)** Ms. Megan Maska (Ed advisor)* |
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*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ ARC bylaws ]
Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee
| Ms. Latisha Haag, Co-Chair (Fac Dev Spec) Dr. Julie Cannizzo, (Grad School)** Ms. Danielle Robinson (AHSS)*** TBD (BE on campus)* Dr. Teresa San Martin (Ed on campus)* Dr. Karmen Porter (HBS on campus)** Mr. Dean Stramel (STM on campus)** |
Ms. Katherine Cobo (AHSS online)* Dr. Ed Vengrouskie (BE online)* Dr. Ryan Karjala (Ed online)** Mr. Blake Roth (HBS online)* Ms. Cheryl Shepherd-Adams (STM online)* Dr. Linda Feldstein (Faculty Senate)*** Ms. Cyndi Landis (Library)*** |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ AFAC bylaws ]
Badging Development Committee
| Dr. Marcus Porter, Chair Ms. Amber Kincaid (AHSS)** Dr. Stacey Smith (BE)* Dr. Jerrie Brooks (Ed)* Ms. Katie Amrein (HBS)* |
Dr. Gavin Buffington (STM)** Mr. Nathan Riedel (TILT)** Mr. Craig Karlin (Registrars)* Mr. Andy Tincknell (Library)* Mr. Craig McGuire (Graduate School)** |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ BDC bylaws ]
Commencement Committee
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Ms. Cindy Cline (Provost's Office), Chair |
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*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ CC bylaws ]
Conflict of Interest Committee
| Dr. Peter Tramel (AHSS)*** Mr. Jason Zeller (BE)* Dr. Brian Weber (Ed)** Ms. Lisa Brening (HBS)* Dr. Krisztina Bencze (STM)*** |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ CIC bylaws ]
Endowed Professor Committee
| Dr. Jill Arensdorf, Chair Dr. David Macey (AHSS) Dr. Melissa Hunsicker Walburn (BE) Dr. Paul Adams (Ed / Named Professor) Dr. Jeff Briggs (HBS) |
Dr. Grady Dixon (STM) Dr. Keith Dreiling (Dept Chair)** Dr. Kim Chappell (Faculty)** Dr. Tony Gabel (Faculty)*** Dr. Anas Hourani (Faculty)* |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ EPC bylaws ]
Experiential Learning Committee
| Dr. Donnette Noble (Dir. CLE), Chair Dr. Jay Steinmetz (AHSS)** Dr. Karen Thal (BE)** Ms. Heather Musil (Ed)* Dr. Luke Kriley (HBS)* Mr. Zach Pixler (STM)* Ms. MaryAlice Wade (Library)** |
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*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ ELC bylaws ]
Faculty Development Committee
| Ms. Nicole Frank (Fac Dev Coord), Chair Vacant (Fac Dev Specialist) Dr. Brent Goertzen (AHSS)*** Dr. Kwadwo Ofori-Mensah (BE)*** Dr. Phillip Olt (Ed)* Ms. Jordan Petz (HBS)* |
Dr. Jonathan Sumrall (STM)*** Dr. Matthew Clay (Faculty Senate)* Dr. Kent Rohleder (FHSU-AAUP)* Ms. Robyn Hartman (Library)** Mr. Ryan Olsen (International Faculty)*** Ms. Latisha Haag (At-large) |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ FDC bylaws ]
Faculty Development Funding Committee
| Dr. Rachel Dolechek (BE), Chair** Dr. Marcella Marez (AHSS)* Dr. Yaprak Dalat Ward (Ed)* Dr. Carol Ellis (HBS)** |
Dr. Tara Phelps-Durr (STM)*** Ms. Mary Rudman (Library)*** Ms. Anita Walters (Faculty Senate)* |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ FDFC bylaws ]
General Education Committee
| Dr. Brad Will (Liberal Ed Director), Chair Dr. Ginger Loggins (FS Academic Affairs Chair) Dr. Cheryl Duffy (Goss Distinguished Prof) Dr. Doug Drabkin (AHSS)** Dr. Amber NIckell (AHSS)* Dr. Emily Breit (BE)* Dr. David Schmidt (BE)*** Dr. Sohyun Yang (Ed)** |
Dr. Sarah Broman Miller (Ed)*** Ms. Arrica Braun (HBS)* Dr. Tanya Smith (HBS)*** Dr. C.D. Clark (STM)*** Dr. Todd Moore (STM)** Ms. Robyn Hartman (Library)*** Audrey Rymer (Student) |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ GEC bylaws ]
HLC Steering Committee
| Dr. Angela Pool-Funai, Chair Dr. Jill Arensdorf Dr. Brad Will Dr. Kenny Rigler |
Mr. Joe Bain Dr. Joey Linn Mr. Wesley Wintch Mr. Andrew Cutright |
[ HLCSC bylaws ]
Honors College Committees
Contact Honors College for bylaws and additional informationACADEMIC
| Inactive |
| Ms. Kathay Johnson, Chair Ms. Angela Delzeit Ms. Katie Lunsford Ms. Ann Noble |
Mr. Cole Gibson Mr. Luke Hample Ex Officio: Dr. Kevin Amidon |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
[ IACUC bylaws ]
Institutional Review Board
| Full Board Members Dr. Christine Hober, Chair Dr. Brian Sancewich, Chair-elect Dr. Darin Challacombe, Secretary Dr. Carol Ellis Dr. Elodie Jones Dr. David Tostenson Dr. Qiang Li Dr. Iryna McDonald Mr. Jeffrey Brull, Community Member Dr. Keith Bremer, Administrator |
Secondary Reviewers Dr. Kim Chappell Dr. Arvin Cruz Dr. Brooke Moore Dr. April Park Dr. Whitney Whitaker Dr. Juti Winchester Dr. Christy Craig Ms. Heather VanDyne |
[ IRB bylaws ]
Learning Assessment Committee
| Mr. Andrew Cutright, (Univ Asmt Dir), Chair Dr. Brad Will (Lib Ed & AHSS Asst Dean) Dr. Kenny Rigler (Ed) Dr. Magdalene Moy (TILT) Ms. Amie Wright (BE Asmt Coord) Dr. Jennifer Bechard (HBS Asmt Coord) Dr. April Park (HBS Asmt Coord) Dr. Karmen Porter (HBS Asmt Coord) Dr. Jeanne Sumrall (STM Asmt Coord) |
Dr. Masa Watanabe (STM Asmt Coord) Ms. Shelley Gasper (Asmt Data Collection) Dr. David Tarailo (Faculty Senate)* Ms. MaryAlice Wade (Library)*** Dr. Karen McCullough (Student Affairs)** Mr. Isaac Wilson (Student Affairs)* Ms. Judy Brummer (COE Assist Pgm Dir) Kyler Semrad (Student) |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ LAC bylaws ]
Learning Environment Committee
| Dr. Lorelei Patrick (STM)*** Chair Dr. Andrew Feldstein (Assist Provost) Ms. Samantha Lowry (Facilities Planning) Mr. Jeff Bitikofer (Audio Visual Specialist) Dr. Shane Schartz (Faculty Senate)*** Mr. Colin Schmidtberger (AHSS)*** |
Dr. Kwadwo Ofori-Mensah (BE)* Dr. Betsy Crawford (Ed)* Mr. Blake Roth (HBS)** Ms. Kathy Pfeifer (Library)** Emma Day (Student) |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ LEC bylaws ]
University Library Committee
| Ms. Ginger Williams, Chair Ms. Sharon Graham (AHSS)*** Ms. Linda McHenry (AHSS)** Dr. Glenn Growe (BE)** Dr. Kwadwo Ofori-Mensah (BE)*** Dr. Brooke Moore (Ed)* & Grad Sch*** Dr. Sherry Crow (Ed)** Ms. Tara Rohn (HBS)** Dr. Stephanie Weigel (HBS)* Dr. Masa Watanabe (STM)*** Dr. Tom Schafer (STM)*** Dr. Matthew Smalley (Faculty Senate)** Ms. Lacey Wegner (Staff Senate)* |
Mr. Andy Tincknell (LC Coordinator) Mr. Brian Gribben (Library Faculty) Ms. Jennifer Sauer (Library Faculty) Ms. MaryAlice Wade (Library Faculty) Ms. Kayla Hickel (FHSU Online) Dr. Magdalene Moy (TILT) Ms. Lisa Bell (Writing Center) Mr. Earl Legleiter (MakerSpace) Dr. Gordon Carlson (New Media Studies) Ms. Haysley Kelty (Student Affairs) Ms. Carol Solko-Olliff (Intnl Student Svcs) Ayooluwa Animashaun (Student) TBD (Student) |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ ULC bylaws ]
Open Educational Resource Committee
| Ms. Claire Nickerson (OER Librarian), Chair Dr. Andrew Feldstein (Assist Prov TILT) Dr. Zhongrui Yao (TILT) Ms. Seung Gutsch (TILT) Dr. Shanshan Ma (TILT) Dr. Juti Winchester (AHSS)* Dr. Jesse Jacob (BE)** Dr. Sherry Crow (Ed)*** |
Dr. Lora Hoffman (Ed)* Dr. Jessica Phelan (HBS)* Ms. Dorothy Ochs (HBS at-large)* Dr. Anas Hourani (STM)*** Ms. Susan Dumler (Faculty Senate)** Dr. Dennis King (FHSU Online) Austin Ruff (Student) |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ OERC bylaws ]
President's Distinguished Scholar Committee
Dr. Jill Arensdorf, Chair
Dr. Laura Wilson*
Dr. April Terry**
Dr. Hendratta Ali**
Dr. Grady Dixon*****
Dr. Mary Martin******
[ PDSC bylaws ]
Program Review Committee
| Dr. Angela Pool-Funai, Chair Ms. Kristi Mills (Data & Inst Effectiveness) Mr. Andy Cutright (Univ Assessment) Dr. Marco Macias (AHSS)*** Mr. Jon Tholstrup (BE)* Dr. Kenny Rigler (Ed)** |
Dr. Michelle Van Der Wege (HBS)* Dr. Todd Moore (STM)*** Dr. Matthew Smalley (Faculty Senate)* Ms. MaryAlice Wade (Librarian)** Dr. Kim Perez (Grad Council)* |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ PRC bylaws ]
University Promotion Committee
Dr. Irena Ravitskaya (AHSS)*
Dr. Kunal Sevak (BE)**
Dr. Brooke Moore (Ed)*
Dr. Jung Hee Lee (HBS)**
Dr. Brittany Howell (STM)**
*first of two-year term, **second of two year term
[ UPC bylaws ]
Scholarship Environment Committee
| Mr. Eric Deneault (At-Large)*** Chair Dr. April Terry (Event Coordinator)** Dr. Dan McClure (Faculty Research Assoc) Dr. Kevin Amidon (Honors College) Dr. Andrew Feldstein (TILT) Dr. Keith Bremer(Grad School & OSSP)*** Dr. Morgan Steele (AHSS undergrad pgms)* Ms. Linda Ganstrom (AHSS grad pgms)* Dr. Rose Helens-Hart (BE undergrad pgms)** Dr. Gyebi Kwarteng (BE grad pgms)*** Dr. Linda Feldstein (Ed undergrad pgms)* Dr. Reade Dowda (Ed grad pgms)** Dr. Kelly Cole (HBS undergrad pgms)** Dr. Michelle Van Der Wege (HBS grad pgms)*** |
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*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ SEC bylaws ]
Student Success Committee
Academic Affairs / Student Affairs joint committee - committee currently paused[ SSC bylaws ]
University Tenure Committee
Dr. Pelgy Vaz (AHSS)*
Dr. Emily Breit (BE)*
Dr. Janet Stramel (Ed)**
Dr. Christine Hober (HBS)*
Dr. James Balthazor (STM)**
*first of two-year term, **second of two year term
[ UTC bylaws ]
Undergraduate Research Environment Steering Group
| Dr. Juti Winchester, History Dr. Emily Breit, Economics and Finance Dr. Chris Hober, Nursing Dr. Jeanne Sumrall, Geosciences Dr. Linda Feldstein, Teacher Education Dr. James Balthazor, Chemistry Ms. Shauna Keil, Nursing Dr. Whitney Whitaker, Psychology Dr. Kevin Amidon, Honors College |
Ms. Cyndi Landis, Library |
[ URESG bylaws ]
Writing Across the Curriculum Committee
| 2022-2023 Dr. Cheryl Duffy, Chair Dr. Lexey Bartlett (Writing Ctr) Dr. Sarah Broman Miller (Ed) (GenEd) Dr. Medhavi Ambardar (STM) Dr. Daniel McClure (AHSS) (Grad School) Dr. Rose Helens-Hart (BE) |
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[ WACC bylaws ]
Ad Hoc Committees
Ad hoc committees are posted through length of service. No ad hoc committees are active at this time.
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