2020-2021 Provost Standing Committees
Committee lists are updated as vacant positions are filled.
Go to: Ad Hoc Cmts / Academic Council / Academic Reinstatement / Adjunct Faculty Advisory / Commencement / Conflict of Interest / Endowed Professor / Experiential Learning / Faculty Development / Faculty Development Funding / General Education / Global Learning / 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
Academic Advising Committee
| Dr. Patricia Griffin, Chair Dr. Brett Weaver (AHSS)*** Ms. Jessica Heronemus (BE)* Dr. Suzie Becking (Ed)* Ms. Rebecca Karlin (HBS)* Dr. Keith Bremer (STM)*** Ms. Debbie Staab (IDS)** |
Dr. Candace Mehaffey-Kultgen (Grad School)** Ms. Nikki Brown (Academic Advising)* Ms. Kelsi Broadway (FHSU Online)*** Ms. LouWayne Davidson (Registrar's)** Ms. Kathleen Cook (Kelly Center)*** TBD (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. Paul Faber Dr. Muhammad Chishty Dr. Paul Adams Dr. Jeff Briggs Dr. Grady Dixon Mr. Glen McNeil |
Ms. Deborah Ludwig Dr. Tim Crowley Dr. Sangki Min Dr. Andrew Feldstein Mr. Dennis King Ms. Cynthia Cline |
Academic Reinstatement Committee
| Dr. Patricia Griffin, Chair Dr. Tim Rolls (AHSS)** Ms. Debbie Staab (AHSS)*** Mr. Cole Engel (BE)* Dr. Anthony Gabel (BE)** Ms. Megan Maska (Ed)* Ms. Sue Boldra (Ed)** Dr. David Fitzhugh (HBS)** |
Dr. Brooke Mann (HBS)*** Dr. James Balthazor (STM)* Mr. Randy Jordan (STM)** Ms. Nikki Brown (Exploratory and Career)** Ms. Kathleen Cook (Student Engagement)* Ms. Chantelle Arnold (Financial Assistance)** Mr. David Bollig (Residential Life)*** Ms. Carol Solko-Olliff** |
*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. Nicole Frank, (Fac Dev Coordinator) Dr. Nicole English (AHSS)*** Ms. Tammy Wellbrock (BE on campus)* Ms. Mary Meckenstock (Ed on campus)** Mr. Kendal Carswell (HBS on campus)** Mr. Curtis Schmidt (STM on campus)*** |
Ms. Courtney Rankin (AHSS Virtual)* Mr. Tom Zerfas (BE Virtual)** Dr. Kelly Arnberger (Ed Virtual)** Ms. Pam Greenleaf (HBS Virtual)* Mr. Eamonn Coveney (STM Virtual)* 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 ]
Commencement Committee
| Mr. Craig Karlin, Chair Dr. Jill Arensdorf (Provost) Mr. Ed Howell (University Police) Ms. Kelsi Broadway (VC) Ms. Cindy Cline (Provost's Office) Ms. Maggie Rux (Provost's Office) Ms. Janette Meis (President's Office) Ms. Elizabeth Klima (Registrar's Office) Ms. Rachel Cronn (Registrar's Office) Ms. Kelsey Stremel (URM) Mr. Scott Cason (URM) |
Mr. Nick Schwien (Tiger Media Network) Dr. Terry Crull (Music) Dr. Peter Lillpopp (Director Athletic Bands) Dr. C.D. Clark (Faculty)** Dr. Jung Hee Lee (Faculty)** Dr. Shane Schartz (Faculty)* Mr. Troy Keller (Gross/Cunningham) Ms. Christy Mergen (Graduate School) Ms. Jeani Billinger (Alumni) Mr. Luke LeCount (Technology) TBD (Student) |
*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)*** Dr. Melissa Hunsicker Walburn (BE)* Dr. Yaprak Dalat Ward (Ed)** Ms. Jana Zeller (HBS)** Dr. Krisztina Bencze (STM)*** |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ CIC bylaws ]
Council for Institutional Effectiveness
Restructured as HLC Steering Committee in 2020
Endowed Professor Review Committee
| Dr. Jill Arensdorf, Chair Dr. Paul Adams (Ed / Named Professor) Dr. Jeff Briggs (HBS) Dr. Paul Faber (AHSS) Dr. Muhammad Chishty (BE) |
Dr. Grady Dixon (STM) Dr. Brett Zollinger (Dept Chair)** Dr. Soumya Bhoumik (Faculty)*** Dr. Joseph Perniciaro (Faculty)* Dr. Laura Wilson (Faculty)** |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ EPRC bylaws ]
Experiential Learning Committee
| Dr. Donnette Noble (Dir. CLE), Chair Dr. Ziwei Qi (AHSS)** Dr. Karen Thal (BE)** Dr. Betsy Crawford (Ed)* Ms. Kelly Cole (HBS)** Ms. Claudia Carvalho (STM)* Ms. Brittney Squire (Library)*** Ms. Karen McCullough (Career Svcs)* Ms. Leslie Paige (OSSP) |
Ms. Heidi Pearson (Student Engagement)** Ms. Stacey Lang (ISS)* Ms. Katie Hindman (Admissions)* Mr. Devan Flegler (CCL Student) TBD (Honors College Student) TBD (AMS-KAMS Student) Dr. Mary Martin (Service Learning Fellow)*** Dr. Mike Martin (Service Learning Fellow)* Ms. Jennifer Hecker (Community Member)** |
*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 Ms. Latisha Haag (Fac Dev Specialist) Dr. Brent Goertzen (AHSS)*** Dr. Jun Yang (BE)*** Ms. Heather Musil (Ed)* Dr. Carol Ellis (HBS)* |
Dr. Jonathan Sumrall (STM)*** Dr. Mary Gubitoso (Faculty Senate)* Ms. Jennifer Sauer (FHSU-AAUP)* Ms. Robyn Hartman (Library)** Mr. Ryan Olsen (International Faculty)*** |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ FDC bylaws ]
Faculty Development Funding Committee
| Dr. Robert Lloyd (BE), Chair** Dr. Brian Buckstead (AHSS)* Dr. Linda Feldstein (Ed)* Dr. Carol Patrick (HBS)** |
Dr. Yass Kobayashi (STM)*** Ms. Mary Rudman (Library)*** TBD (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. Helen Miles (FS Academic Affairs Chair) Dr. Cheryl Duffy (Goss Distinguished Prof) Ms. Tanya Smith (Grad Council)* Dr. Doug Drabkin (AHSS)** Ms. Marcella Marez (AHSS)* Dr. Christina Glenn (BE)* Dr. David Schmidt (BE)** |
Dr. Phillip Olt (Ed)** Dr. Sarah Broman Miller (Ed)*** Ms. Denise Orth (HBS)* Mr. Glen McNeil (HBS)** Dr. Lanee Young (STM)** Mr. Joe Chretien (STM)*** Ms. Robyn Hartman (Library)*** TBD (Student) |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ GEC bylaws ]
HLC Steering Committee
Dr. Tim Crowley, Chair
Dr. Jill Arensdorf, Provost
Dr. Sangki Min, IEQI
Dr. Marcus Porter, CPL
Dr. Brad Will, General Education
[ HLCSC bylaws ]
Honors College Committees
2019-2020 (2020-21 membership TBA)ACADEMIC
| Ms. Kathay Johnson, Chair Ms. Sue Boldra Dr. Douglas Drabkin Dr. Gregory Weisenborni Ms. Cyndi Landis |
Dr. Bruce Atwater Mr. Ryan Schultz Mr. Sam Neff Ex-Officio: Dr. Kevin Amidon |
| Dr. Bruce Atwater, Chair Ms. Abby Anderson Ms. Angela Delzeit Ms. Carolyn Tatro |
Ms. Megan Roth Ex Officio: Dr. Kevin Amidon Ex-Officio: Ms. Kathay Johnson |
| Inactive 2019-20 |
| Inactive 2019-20 |
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
[ IACUC bylaws ]
Institutional Review Board
2019-2020 (2020-21 membership TBA)| Full Board Members Dr. Christine Hober, Chair Dr. Brooke Moore, Chair-elect Dr. Carol Ellis Dr. Elodie Jones Dr. Greg Kandt Ms. Deb Ludwig Dr. April Park Dr. David Tostenson Ms. Gayla Wichman, Community Member Dr. Whitney Whitaker, Administrator |
Secondary Reviewers Dr. Kim Chappell Dr. Arvin Cruz Dr. Angela Du Dr. Qiang Li Ms. Claire Nickerson Dr. John Raacke Dr. Kathi Sanders Ms. Kathleen Ward Dr. Juti Winchester |
[ IRB bylaws ]
Learning Assessment Committee
| Dr. Sangki Min, Chair Dr. Brad Will (Lib Ed & AHSS Asst Dean) Dr. Kenny Rigler (Ed) Mr. Andrew Cutright (BE Asmt Dir) Dr. Linda A (TILT) Dr. David Fitzhugh (HBS Asmt Coord) Dr. April Park (HBS Asmt Coord) |
Dr. Karmen Porter (HBS Asmt Coord) Dr. Richard Lisichenko (STM Asmt Coord) Dr. Andrew Tucker (STM Asmt Coord) Dr. Roberta Martine (AHSS) Ms. Jeni McRay (Faculty Senate)* Ms. Karen McCullough (Student Affairs)** TBD (Student) |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ LAC bylaws ]
Learning Environment Committee
| Dr. Tim Crowley, Co-Chair Dr. Shane Schartz, Co-Chair (At-Large) Ms. Samantha Lowry (Facilities Planning) Mr. Jeff Bitikofer (Audio Visual Specialist) Ms. Rebecca Karlin (Faculty Senate & HBS)*** Ms. Charm Arthur (AHSS)*** |
Dr. James Smith (BE)* Dr. Sarah Broman Miller (Ed)* Mr. Randall Jordan (STM)*** Mr. Andy Tincknell (Library)** TBD (Student) |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ LEC bylaws ]
University Library Committee
| Ms. Deb Ludwig, Chair Mr. Nick Simko (AHSS)*** Dr. Joe Perniciaro (AHSS)** Dr. Glenn Growe (BE)** Mr. Tom Lippert (BE)*** Dr. Kenton Olliff (Ed)* Ms. Mary Meckenstock (Ed)** Dr. Jung Hee Lee (HBS)** Dr. April Park (HBS)* Dr. Duane Renfrow (STM)** Dr. Tom Schafer (STM)*** Dr. Brooke Moore (Grad School)*** Mr. Kris Munsch (Faculty Senate)** Ms. Jenna Niblock (Staff Senate)*** |
Mr. Andy Tincknell (LC Coordinator) Mr. Brian Gribben (Library Faculty) Ms. Jennifer Sauer (Library Faculty) Ms. MaryAlice Wade (Library Faculty) Ms. Kathleen Cook (FHSU Online) Dr. Linda A (Technology) Dr. Lexey Bartlett (Writing Center) Mr. Earl Legleiter (MakerSpace) Dr. Gordon Carlson (New Media Studies) Mr. Bob Duffy (Student Affairs) Ms. Carol Solko-Olliff (Intnl Student Svcs) TBD (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. Linda A (TILT) Ms. Seung Gutsch (TILT) Mr. Carl Sage (AHSS)* Dr. Babu George (BE)* Dr. Suzanne Becking (Ed)*** |
Dr. Janet Stramel (Ed)* Ms. Anita Walters (HBS)* Ms. Hliary Gillock (STM)*** Mr. Jason Harper (Faculty Senate)** Dr. Dennis King (FHSU Online) TBD (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
2020 recipient
Dr. Grady Dixon**
Dr. Mary Martin***
Dr. S. Christopher Bennett*****
Dr. Dosse Toulaboe*******
[ PDSC bylaws ]
Program Review Committee
| Dr. Tim Crowley, Chair Ms. Kristi Mills (Data Analysis) Mr. Glen McNeil (Grad School)** Dr. Pauline Scott (AHSS)*** Dr. Greg Weisenborn (BE)*** |
Dr. Elliot Isom (Ed)** Dr. Karmen Porter (HBS)* Dr. Grady Dixon (STM)*** Dr. Christopher Olds (Faculty Senate)* Ms. Claire Nickerson (Librarian)** |
*first of three-year term, **second of three-year term, ***third of three-year term
[ PRC bylaws ]
University Promotion Committee
Dr. Sharla Hutchison (AHSS)**
Dr. Sam Schreyer (BE)*
Dr. Suzie Becking (Ed)**
Dr. Carol Patrick (HBS)**
Dr. C.D. Clark (STM)*
*first of two-year term, **second of two year term
[ UPC bylaws ]
Scholarship Environment Committee
| Dr. Booke Mann, Chair (HBS undergrad pgms)** Ms. Leslie Paige / Ms. Misty Koonse (OSSP) Dr. Josephine Squires (Faculty Research Assoc) Dr. Kevin Amidon (Honors College) Dr. Andrew Feldstein (TILT) Dr. Keith Bremer (Graduate School)*** Mr. Morgan Steele (AHSS undergrad pgms)* Ms. Linda Ganstrom (AHSS grad pgms)* Dr. Rose Helens-Hart (BE undergrad pgms)* Dr. Hiro Nishi (BE grad pgms)*** Dr. Betsy Crawford (Ed undergrad pgms)* Dr. Kimberly Chappell (Ed grad pgms)** Dr. Christine Hober (HBS grad pgms)*** Dr. Laura Wilson (STM undergrad 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
| 2020-2021 membership pending current restructuring | |
[ SSC bylaws ]
University Tenure Committee
Dr. Terry Crull (AHSS)**
Dr. Greg Weisenborn (BE)**
Dr. Elodie Jones (Ed)*
Dr. David Fitzhugh (HBS)**
Dr. Laura Wilson (STM)*
*first of two-year term, **second of two year term
[ UTC bylaws ]
Undergraduate Research Environment Steering Group
2019-2020 (2020-21 membership TBA)| Dr. Brian Maricle, Biological Sciences Dr. Juti Winchester, History Dr. Emily Breit, Economics and Finance Dr. Chris Hober, Nursing Ms. Deb Ludwig, Forsyth Library Dr. Whitney Whitaker, Psychology Ms. Jeanne Sumrall, Geosciences Dr. Linda Feldstein, Teacher Education Dr. James Balthazor, Chemistry Ms. Shauna Keil, Nursing |
Ms. Kelly Hovinga, Library Mr. William Burns, KAMS Dr. Kevin Amidon, Honors College Mr. Jacob Lutgen, Honor Society Ms. Marisa Carman, Student Mr. Zachary Meyer, Student Ms. Misty Koonse, OSSP Ms. Leslie Paige, OSSP Ms. Maureen Duffy, OSSP |
[ URESG 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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