Senate Committees
Committees of the Faculty Senate for the current academic year are as outlined on this page.
Standing Committees
Standing committees of the Faculty Senate currently active.
Academic Affairs Committee
The Senate Academic Affairs committee provides guidance on items related to the academic mission and activities of the University. See the Academic Affairs Committee official charge for more information.
Committee members include:
- Katherine Schaefer, School of Arts & Sciences
- Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'are, School of Nursing
- Andrew Berger, Hajim Schol of Engineering & Applied Sciences
- Lisa Cerami, School of Arts & Sciences
- Mara Culp, Eastman School of Music (Chair)
- Kristen Love, Warner School of Education
- Nimish Mohile, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Liza Mohr, Simon Business School
- Chauncey Syposs, School of Medicine & Dentistry
This committee also has the following non-voting members:
- Kevin McFarland, Acting Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
- Rick Libby, Interim University Dean of Graduate Studies
Benefits Committee
The Faculty Benefits Committee monitors the benefits package available to faculty and communicates these benefits to faculty. The committee’s work addresses three main parts of the faculty benefits package — health care, tuition and retirement — and seeks to ensure that these are comprehensive and competitive.
Read the Faculty Benefits Committee charge for more information.
Committee members include:
- Nathaniel Bayer, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Maria Jacob-Leonce, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Homaria Rahimi, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Luis Rosario-McCabe, School of Nursing (Acting Chair)
- Isaac Schmale, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Rebecca Tucker, School of Nursing
This committee also has the following non-voting members:
- Michelle Barrett, Senior Director of University Benefits
- Kathy Gallucci, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
- Shari Hofman, Genesee Staff Council
- Kristi Brock, Genesee Staff Council
- Narayana Kocherlakota, SEC Liaison
Budget Committee
The Faculty Budget Committee both advices the University in matters pertaining to the University’s budget, as well as facilitates two-way communication between the faculty and the administration on budgetary issues.
Read the Faculty Budget Committee charge for more information.
Committee members:
- Margaret Carno, School of Nursing
- Benjamin Castaneda, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
- Elaine Hill, School of Medicine & Dentistry (Chair)
- Renee Jolles, Eastman School of Music
- Narayana Kocherlakota, Simon Business School
- Pat McCue, Warner School of Education
- Randall Stone, School of Arts & Sciences
This committee also has several non-voting committee members:
- Nicole Sampson, Provost and Chief Academic Officer
- Elizabeth Milavec, Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Committee on Elections
Committee members:
- Narayana Kocherlakota, Simon Business School (SEC Liaison)
- Deb Rossen-Knill, School of Arts & Sciences
- Mike Daley, Warner School of Education
Ethical Investment Advisory Committee
The Ethical Investment Advisory Committee (EIAC) exists in an advisory role, and considers a wide range of ethical considerations pertaining to University investments. Read the Ethical Investment Advisory Committee charge for more information.
Committee members:
- Karen Berger, School of Arts & Sciences (Chair)
- Daniel McFarland, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Jack Mottley, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Research Policy Committee
The Faculty Research Policy Committee serves as a conduit and focal point for faculty discussions with the administration regarding policies that govern research at the University and will serve as an advisory body to the administration on such policies.
The members of the committee consist of nine faculty members eligible to vote for the Faculty Senate, and members of the administration selected by the Senior Vice President for Research who will serve ex officio. Committee membership should include at least one member of each academic unit (SAS, Hajim, SMD, SON, Warner, Simon, Eastman), unless the current Senate Executive Committee members from a particular school assert that there is no need for representation from the school.
Visit the research policy committee page for more information.
Committee members:
- Paul Brookes, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Isobel Heck, School of Arts & Sciences
- Sangmi Kang, Eastman School of Music
- Jiebo Luo, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
- Ying Meng, School of Nursing
- Silvia Sorensen, Warner School of Education
- Madalina Tivarus, School of Medicine & Dentistry (Co-Chair)
- Charles Wasley, Simon Business School
- Ann Marie White, School of Medicine & Dentistry (Co-Chair)
Non-voting committee members:
- Anthony Beckman, Associate Vice President Research Administration
- Caroline Burnick, University Controller
- Steve Dewhurst, Vice President for Research
- Gunta Liders, Associate VP for Research and Project Administration
- Elizabeth Milavec, Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer
- Sally Norton, School of Nursing , Associate Dean for Research
- John Tarduno, School of Arts & Sciences Dean for Research
- Paula Vertino, School of Medicine & Dentistry Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research
University Committee on Tenure and Privileges
The University Committee on Tenure and Privileges is charged with:
- Reviewing all regulations concerning faculty tenure and privileges and advise the President of the University on such regulations
- Establishing, with the consent of the Board of Trustees, standing procedures governing the manner of revocation of a faculty member's tenure or privileges for cause
- Informing the senate of all regulations and practices respecting tenure and privileges, in all parts of the University, as they become established or changed
See the charge of the University Committee on Tenure and Privileges for more information.
Committee members:
- Tim Scheie, Eastman School of Music
- Patricia Rivera, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Kathi Heffner, School of Nursing
- Paul Ellickson, Simon Business School (Secretary)
- Joanne Larson, Warner School of Education
- April Luehmann, Warner School of Education (Chair)
- Nese Yildiz, School of Arts & Sciences
- James Johnson, School of Arts & Sciences
- Tom Mariani, School of Medicine & Dentistry
Faculty Representatives on Board of Trustees’ Committees
These senate members serve on the Board of Trustees’ Committees:
- Academic Affairs: Jeffrey McCune, School of Arts & Sciences
- Academic Affairs: Ann Marie White, School of Medicine & Densitry
- Advancement: Masumi Rostad, Eastman School of Music
- Facilities: John Lambropoulos, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
- Financial Planning: Narayana Kocherlakota, Simon Business School
- Human Resources: Rebecca Tucker, School of Nursing
- Investment: Karen Berger, School of Arts & Sciences
- Joint Health Affairs: Luis Rosario-McCabe, School of Arts & Sciences
- Joint Health Affairs: Regina Smolyak, School of Medicine & Densitry
- Research & Innovation: Ann Marie White, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Student Affairs: Hani Awad, School of Medicine & Dentistry
Ad Hoc Committees
Ad hoc committees of the Faculty Senate currently active.
Inclusive Faculty Policies Committee
The Inclusive Faculty Policies Committee is an ad hoc committee of the faculty Senate. It was created to advise the senate, its executive committee, and the UCTP on faculty policies that affect faculty wo are not in tenure eligible positions. For more information, see the Inclusive Faculty Policies Committee charge.
Committee members:
- Luis Rosario-McCabe (Co-Chair), School of Nursing
- Deb Rossen-Knill (Co-Chair), School of Arts & Sciences
- Mary Cook, School of Arts & Sciences
- Marisa Davala, Warner School of Education
- Mimi Hwang, Eastman School of Music
- John Lambropoulos, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
- Sarah McConnell, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Ravi Misra, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Jon Shipley, Simon School fo Business
Free and Civil Discourse Committee
This committee works on creating and implementing guidelines for free and civil discourse on campus, in both curricular and extracurricular settings. See the Free and Civil Discourse Committee charge for more information
Committee members:
- Hani Awad, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Karen Berger (Co-Chair), School of Arts & Sciences
- Allison D'Amato, Eastman School of Music
- William FitzPatrick (Co-Chair), School of Arts & Sciences
- Courtney Jones, School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Jeffrey McCune, School of Arts & Sciences