Executive Council
Membership and term in office:
As specified in the constitution and by-laws of the Senate, the Executive Council
shall consist of the President of the University, ex officio,
the Chair of the Faculty Senate, ex officio, the Chair-Elect of
the Senate, ex officio, the Secretary of the Senate, ex officio,
the immediate past chair of the Senate, ex officio, the chair
of the Committee on Academic Affairs, ex officio, the chair of
the Committee on Research and Scholarship, ex officio, the chair
of the Planning and Development Committee, ex officio, and seven
(7) other elected members of the Faculty Senate, serving for staggered
terms of three years. To facilitate timely communication, the
Vice President and Provost should be routinely invited to the meetings
of the Executive Council.
Functions
The Executive Council, as specified in the
Constitution, has the responsibility for determining and publishing
the number of Senate seats to which each school is entitled,
setting the agenda for the meetings of the Senate, appointing
members and chairs of standing and ad hoc committees, and acting
on behalf of the Senate when there is a need for prompt action.
The Executive Council's activities are central to making the
Faculty Senate a substantial partner in University planning.
Each spring the Council will organize a meeting to consider
major institutional issues and will select a few for consideration
by the Senate in the following academic year. Prior to the beginning
of each academic year, the Council will meet with the President
and Provost to review emerging institutional planning issues
and to discuss priorities for the agenda in the year ahead.
The Council will report on and/or propose to the Senate action
on matters of university planning that affect the academic,
physical, and aesthetic resources, issues, and policies of the
University. The Council will serve as the coordinator for the
Senate's role in the implementation of the University's Self-Study
and will similarly review the implementation of recommendations
of other standing and ad hoc committees. The Council will advise
and consult with the President on matters pertaining to the
University's relationship to the Commonwealth and other external
bodies. As necessary the Council will appoint ad hoc or standing
committees to assist in the performance of its duties. The Council
or a subcommittee will annually offer suggestions for nominations
to the Board of Visitors.
Members (2013-2014)
| Name |
Title |
Term Ends |
School |
Phone |
| Name |
Title |
Term Ends |
School |
Phone |
| Chris Holstege |
Chair
Director, Division of Medical Toxicology |
2015 |
Medicine |
924-5185 |
| Joe Garofalo |
Chair-Elect
Associate Professor and Co-Director, Center for Technology and Teacher Education |
2015 |
Curry School of Education |
924-0845 |
| George Cohen |
Immediate Past Chair
Brokaw Professor of Corporate Law |
2014 |
Law |
924-3814 |
| Kerry Abrams |
Chair, Academic Affairs Committee
Albert Clark Tate, Jr., Professor of Law
|
2016 |
Law |
924-7361 |
| Rasheed Balogun |
Chair, Faculty Recruitment, Retention, Retirement, & Welfare Committee
Associate Professor of Nephrology |
2016 |
Medicine |
924-5125 |
| Francesca Fiorani |
Associate Professor (elected) |
2015 |
Arts & Sciences |
243-8649 |
| Leora Friedberg |
Chair, Finance Committee
Associate Professor |
2016 |
Arts & Sciences |
924-3225 |
| Kathryn Laughon |
Associate Professor
(elected) |
2016 |
Nursing |
924-1985 |
| George Mentore |
Associate Professor of Anthropology (elected) |
2014 |
Arts & Sciences |
924-7038 |
| Elizabeth Meyer |
Chair, Planning Committee
Associate Professor (elected) |
2014 |
Architecture |
924-3285 |
| Peter Norton |
Chair, Policy Committee
Assistant Professor, Science, Technology, & Society |
2014 |
Engineering & Applied Science |
243-8794 |
| Stephen Patek |
Associate Professor of Systems & Information Engineering (elected) |
2014 |
Engineering & Applied Science |
982-2052 |
| Nina Solenski |
Associate Professor of Neurology (elected) |
2016 |
Medicine |
924-8374 |
| Alfred (Alf) Weaver |
Professor of Computer Science (elected) |
2016 |
Engineering & Applied Science |
982-2201 |
| Gweneth West |
Chair, Collaboration, Communication, & Engagement Committee
Professor, Head of Costume Design,
Drama Department |
2015 |
Arts & Sciences |
924-8965 |
| Bruce Williams |
Chair, Research, Teaching, & Scholaship Committee
Taylor Professor in Media Studies
|
2016 |
Arts & Sciences |
243-4331 |
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