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Faculty Senate Committee Appointments

2009-2010

Senators are identified by an asterisk (*)

Standing Committees

Academic Standards and Calendar
*Rachel DiCioccio, COM, (11), Chairperson
Blaire Gagnon, TMD (11)
*William Gordon, LAR, (11)
Kim Hensley-Owens, WRT, (10)
Ian Reyes, COM, (10)
Vincent Rose, CHE, University Ombud, ex officio
John Humphrey, Enrollment Services, ex officio
Chip Yensan, Student Affairs, ex officio
David Coates, undergraduate student
Allen Petit, undergraduate student
1 graduate student

Constitution By-Laws and University Manual
Gordon Dash, CBA, (11)
*Sandy Hicks, EDC, (11)
Mimi Keefe, LIB, (11)
*Louie Kirschenbaum (10)
Bruce Marti, MAF, (10)
Fritz Wenisch, PHL, (10), Chairperson
Sheila Black Grubman, ex officio
Allen Petit, undergraduate student
Noel Slater, undergraduate student
1 graduate student

Council for Research
Peter Alfonso Ex-Officio, Vice Provost for Research and Economic Development
Cynthia Blanthorne, College of Business Administration, Vice President's appointee
Clinton Chichester III, College of Pharmacy, Provost's appointee
*Kathleen T. Davis, College of Arts and Sciences, (12), Faculty Senate appointee
*Nikhilesh Dholakia, College of Business Administration, (10) Faculty Senate appointee
John King, Graduate School of Oceanography, (11), Faculty Senate appointee
Karen M. Markin, ex officio
Jane Miner, Graduate School of Oceanography, Business Manager, Provost's appointee
Kelsey Molloy, undergraduate student
S. Bradley Moran, ex officio
Cathy Roheim, College of the Environment and Life Sciences, Vice President's appointee
Joelle Rollo-Koster, College of Arts and Sciences, Vice President's appointee
Anne Seitsinger, College of Human Science and Services, (12), Faculty Senate appointee
Zahir Shaikh, College of Pharmacy, Provost's appointee
Manbir Sodhi, College of Engineering, (10) Faculty Senate appointee
Marcella R. Thompson, Graduate Student Association appointee
Theodore Walls, College of Arts and Sciences, (11), Faculty Senate appointee
Mark Wood, College of Arts and Sciences, (10), Faculty Senate appointee, Chair
Raymond Wrtght, Dean, College of Engineering, Council of Deans' appointee
Betty J. Young, College of Arts and Sciences, Provost's appointee
Nasser Zawia, Ex-Officio, Dean of the Graduate School

Honors Program and Visiting Scholars
Mona Florea, LIB, (10)
Jose Amidor, NRS, (10)
Richard McIntyre, ECN, Director, Honors Program, (12), Chair
Edmund Lamagna, CSC, (12)
Chet Hickox, BUS, (11)
Gerry Tyler, PSC, (11)
Coordinator of Colloquium ex officio
Joelle Harrington, undergraduate student
Vidhi Shah, undergraduate student
1 graduate student

Library
Jerome Adams, HDF, (11)
Peter Nightingale, PHY, (10)
Rosie Pegueros, HIS, (10), Chair
Christopher Roman, OCE, (11)
Andree Rathemacher, LIB (11)
Lubos Thoma, MTH (10)
David Maslyn, Dean of University Libraries, ex officio
Steve Messineo, undergraduate student
Noel Slater, undergraduate student
Rosaleen Green-Smith, graduate student
Eleni Tsoukatos, graduate student

Teaching Effectiveness
Lori Ciccomascolo, KIN (11)
*Joel Cohen, PSY, (11)
Jim Kinnie, LIB, (11), Chairperson
Rita Marcoux, PHP, (10)
Kathleen Torrens, COM, (10)
Judy Van Wyk, SOC (10)
Bette Erickson, Director of IDP, ex officio
David Porter, Information and Technology Services, ex officio
Ron Bickham, undergraduate student
Temitope Daodu, undergraduate student
Jacob Holtzman, undergraduate student
Sarah Murphy, graduate student


Standing Committees Elected by College Faculties

Curricular Affairs Committee
Arts and Sciences: *Michael Honhart, HIS, (10)
Arts and Sciences: John Leo, ENG, (11)
Arts and Sciences: Norbert Mundorf, COM, (10), Chair
Arts and Sciences: Jill Doerner, SOC, (12)
Business Administration: Kathryn Jervis, (11)
Engineering: Harold Knickle, CHE, (10)
Human Science and Services: Leslie Mahler, CMD, (10)
Library: Mary MacDonald, (10)
Nursing: Kara Misto, (11)
Pharmacy: Abraham Kovoor, BPS, (10)
The Environment and Life Sciences: Larry Englander, PLS, (11)
Provost's Representative: Laura Beauvais
ASFCCE Representative: Kathryn Quina
University College & Special Ac. Programs: Linda Lyons
Faculty Senate Coordinator: Sheila Black Grubman

University College and General Education
Arts and Sciences: Adam Roth, COM, (11)
Arts and Sciences: Walter von Reinhart, LAN, (10)
Arts and Sciences: Barbara Meagher Smith, JOR (12)
Arts and Sciences: John Stevenson, PSY, (12)
Business Administration: Doug Creed, (12)
Engineering: *Valerie Maier-Speredelozzi, ISE, (12)
Human Science and Services: *Sandy Hicks, EDC, (11), Chair
Pharmacy: Serpil Kislalioglu, BPS, (10)
The Environment and Life Sciences: Cathy English, NFS, (11)
Library: Peter Larsen, (11)
Nursing: Mary Leveillee (11)
Provost's Representative: Laura Beauvais
ASFCCE Representative: Anne Hubbard
Student Affairs Representative: Pamela Rohland
Dean of University College: Jayne Richmond
Faculty Senate Coordinator: Sheila Black Grubman
Jacob Holzman, undergraduate student

UCGE Subcommittee on Assessment of General Education
David Heskett, PHY (UCGE 2003-2006)
*Sandy Hicks, EDC (UCGE)
Anne Hubbard, Coordinator of the BGS Program
*William Krieger, PHL
Damon Rarick, GER
Adam Roth, COM
John Stevenson, PSY (UCGE) Chair
Pamela Rohland, Student Affairs (UCGE)


Faculty Senate Appointments

University Ombud: Vincent Rose, CHE, emeritus, (10)
Administrator Evaluation Coordinator: *William Rosen, CHM, (10)


Standing Committees that Report to the Faculty Senate

Graduate School
Nasser Zawia, Dean of the Graduate School , ex officio, Chair
Harold Bibb, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, ex officio
Lori Ciccomascolo, Kinesiology (2011; Graduate School At Large Representative)
Nancy Eaton, Mathematics (2012; A&S At Large Representative)
Graham Forrester, Natural Resource Sciences (2012; CELS Representative)
Brian Gallagher, Library (2011; Library Representative)
Keith Killingbeck, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, ex officio
Wayne Lee, Civil Engineering (2010; Engineering Representative)
Beth Marcoux, Physical Therapy (2010; HSS Representative)
Rebecca Robinson, Oceanography (2012; GSO Representative)
Bill Rosen, Chemistry (2010; A&S Natural Sciences Representative)
Gary Stoner, Psychology (2010; A&S Social Sciences Representative)
Mary Sullivan, Nursing (2012; Nursing Representative)
John Szczepanski, Biological Sciences (2010; GSA President)
Ryan Trimm, English (2012; A&S Humanities Representative)
Cynthia Willey-Temkin, Pharmacy (2010; Pharmacy Representative)
vacant, Business Representative
vacant, Student Representative
vacant, Student Representative


Ad Hoc Committees

Administrator Evaluation Committee for Dean Higgins
*Cynthia Blanthorne, FSEC appointee
Robert Comerford, FSEC appointee
Albert Della Bitta, Dean's appointee
Charles Hickox, FSEC appointee, Chair
Tong Yu, Provost's appointee

Administrator Evaluation Committee for Dean Maslyn
Joanna Burkhardt, FSEC appointee
Brian Gallagher, Dean's appointee
Peter Larsen, FSEC appointee, Chair
Mary MacDonald, Provost's appointee
Sarina Wyant, FSEC appointee

Blue Ribbon Commission on Futuring
Christopher Anderson, Environmental & Natural Resource Economics
Abu Bakr, Executive Assistant, President's Office
Ruby Dholakia, College of Business Administration
Thomas Frisbie-Fulton, Director, Capital Planning & Design
Andrew Harris, ACE Fellow - Commission Chair
Dana Kovarsky, Communicative Disorders
Dean Libutti, Interim Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
Patrick Logan, Communication Studies
Michael Pennell, Writing and Rhetoric
Henry Schwarzbach, College of Business Administration
Kathryn Quina, Associate Dean ASFCCE
Dean, College of the Environment & Life Sciences
Annemarie Vaccaro, Human development & Family Studies
Jacqueline Webb, Biological Sciences
Gerald Williams, Director of Talent Development

Search Committee for Dean of CELS
Arthur Gold, NRS
Cathy Roheim, EEC


Boards, Councils, and Committees to Which the Senate Proposes or Makes Appointments

Avademic Program Review Committee
Chris Anderson, EEC, Chair
Marilyn Barbour, PHP
Laura Beauvais, Vice Provost, Provost's appointee
Peter Colvino, ENG
Ronald Jordan, Dean, Pharmacy, Provost's appointee
Dana Kovarsky, CMD
Scott McWilliams, NRS
Henry Schwarzbach, BUS
David Smith, OCG
John Stevenson, PSY
*Leon Thiem, CVE

Admissions Advisory Committee
Jose Amador, NRS, (10)
Celia MacDonnell, PHP, (10)
Andree Rathemacher, LIB, (11), Chair
Libby Miles, WRT, (11)
James Miller, OCE, (11)
Jayne Richmond, Dean of University College and Special Academic Programs
Kathryn Quina, Associate Dean, Feinstein College of Continuing Education
Gerald Williams, Representative of the Talent Development Program
R I High School Guidance Counselor
Cynthia Bonn, Dean of Admission, ex officio
1 undergraduate student

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Kyle Kusz, KIN, (10)
Judy Van Wyk, SOC, (11)

Athletics Advisory Board
*Bryan Blissmer, KIN, (10), Faculty Senate appointee
Frank Golet, NRS, (11), Faculty Senate appointee
Arthur Mead, ECN, (11) Faculty Senate appointee
Denise Coppa, NUR, (12)
Barbara Luebke, JOR, President's appointee (10), Chair

Campus Master Plan Review Team
Margarett Ordonez,(10) representative of the JSPC

Competitive Grants Advisory Committee
Joel Chandlee, PLS, (10), Faculty Senate appointee
Ruby Dholakia, BUS, (10), Provost's appointee
Yvette Harps-Logan, TMD, (11), Faculty Senate appointee
Norma Owens, PHP, (12), Provost's appointee
Gerry Tyler, PSC, (11), Provost's appointee
Richard Vaccaro, ELE, (12), Faculty Senate appointee
Donald DeHayes, Provost, Chair
Sheila Black Grubman, Coordinator, Faculty Senate

Equity Council
Pankaj L. Ahire
Harold Bibb
Dania Brandford Calvo
Kalyana Champlain
Margarida DaGraca
Lynne Derbyshire
Gail Faris
Michelle Fontes-Barros
Frank Forleo
Grace Frenzel
Roxanne Gomes
Joan Hernandez
Kyle Kusz
Karol Leuzarder
Jody Lisberger
Helen Mederer
Domingo Morel
Patricia Morokoff
Radhika Pasupuleti
Vanessa Quainoo
Pamela Rohland
Michelle T. Rosa
Jerome A. Schaffran
Barbara Silver
Carolyn Sovet
Melvin Wade
Charles Watson
Gerald Williams
Andrew Winters

Honorary Degrees Committee
*Susan Roush, PHT, (10)
*Ann Danis, MUS, (11)
*Bahram Nassersharif, MCE, (11)

Intellectual Property
Marta Gomez-Chiarri, FAVS, (11), Faculty Senate appointee
Jan Northby, PHY, (12), Faculty Senate appointee
Otto Gregory, CHE, (10) Faculty Senate appointee
Mark Wood, PSY, Chair, Council for Research

Joint Classroom Steering Committee
Enrollment Services: Dean Libutti, Ken Sisson
Instructional Technology: David Porter, Janie Palm
Space Planning: Ryan Carrillo
Business Services: Vern Wyman
Facilities: Jerry Sidio
University Architect: Tom Frisbee-Fulton
President's appointee: Ann Morrissey, Chair
Provost's appointee: Robert Bullock
James Kowalski, CSC, (10) Department Chair, Faculty Senate
Michael Pennell, WRT, (12) Faculty Senate
*Bahram Nassersharif, MCE, (11), Faculty Senate

Joint Strategic Planning Committee
David Dooley, President and Chairperson of the JSPC
Donald DeHayes, Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Robert Weygand, Vice President, Administration
Peter Alfonso, Vice President, Research and Economic development
Tom Dougan, Vice President, Student Affairs
Robert Beagle, Vice President, University Advancement
*Stephen Swallow, Chairperson, Faculty Senate
*Margaret Ordo-ez, Vice Chairperson, Faculty Senate
*Rachel DiCioccio, Faculty Senate
*Nancy Eaton, Faculty Senate
*Michael Honhart, Faculty Senate
*Amanda Izenstark, Faculty Senate
Dayle Joseph, Dean, College of Nursing
Jeff Johnson, ASFCCE
staff appointee
David Bedard, President, Student Senate
Matt Freeman, President, Graduate Student Association

Learning Outcomes Assessment Oversight Committee
James Kowalski, CSC, (12), Arts and Sciences
Libby Miles, WRT, (11), Arts and Sciences
John Stevenson, PSY, (10), Arts and Sciences, UCGE SAGE representative
Deborah Rosen, (10), Business Administration
Anne Hubbard, BGS, (10), College of Continuing Education
Anne Veeger, GEO, (12), College of the Environment and Life Sciences
Mercedes Rivero-Hudec, CHE, (11), Engineering
Mary MacDonald, LIB, CAC Representative
Karen McCurdy, HDF, (11), Human Science and Services
Carolyn Hames, (12), Nursing
Marilyn Barbour, PHP, (10), Pharmacy, Chair
Joanna Burkhardt, (11), University Libraries
David Smith, (12), Graduate School of Oceanography
Jayne Richmond, University College representative
Mark Higgins, Dean, Business Administration
Grace Frenzel, University Psychologist, Student Affairs representative
Chip Yensan, Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs representative
Gary Boden, OIR representative
Bette Erickson, IDP representative
Laura Beauvais, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Provost designee
Bob Shea, Interim Director, Student Learning,
Outcomes Assessment, and Accreditation
representative of the Graduate Council
Lori Ciccomascolo, representative of the Teaching Effectiveness Committee
student from Feinstein CCE
undergraduate student
graduate student

Memorial Union Advisory Committee
*Carol Betensky, ENG, (10)
Kristine Bovy, APG, (11)

President's Commission on the Status of Women
*Faye Boudreaux-Bartels, ELE, (11)

Providence Campus Undergraduate Initiative Committee
Cynthia Bonn, Dean of Admission
Lynne Derbyshire, COM
Marshall Feldman, CPL, Chair
Claire Kapstein, TMD
Cliff Katz, Vice Provost
*John Leo, FLM
Celest Martin, JOR
Greg Paquette, MTC
Jerome Adams HDF
*Kat Quina, PSY
Jayne Richmond, Dean University College

Space Enhancement, Design, and Allocation Committee
Martin Bide, TMD, (11)
James Kowalski, CSC, (10)

Student Rights and Responsibilities Committee
Jim Agostinucci, PHT, (11)
*Godi Fischer, ELE, (10)
*Bridget Ruemmele, PLS, (11)

University Appeals Board
*Amanda Izenstark, LIB, (10)
Nathaniel Mitkowski, PLS, (11)

University Student Conduct Board
*Graham Forrester, NRS, (10)
*Leonard Gerber, NFS, (10)
Hilary Leonard, CBA, (11)
Adam Roth, COM, (11)
*Bridget Ruemmele, PLS, (11)

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