Committees & Membership
Committee Reports & Membership
Current and inactive Faculty Senate committees: selection of members, charges, membership, and reports.
Please refer to: Procedures for Electing Members of Faculty Senate Committees
The Course Evaluation Committee was created in 2021, following on the work of a Faculty Senate Task Force on Course Evaluations, which met during AY 2020-2021.
CHARGE: to evaluate and approve a standardized set of core questions to be used on evaluation forms uniformly across campus, to manage a database of non-core questions, and to consider other related issues, as noted in the Faculty Senate Course Evaluations Task Force Report (2021).
MEMBERSHIP: The committee shall include six voting members: one from each college and two at-large lecturers. The committee's voting members and alternates shall be elected from and by the faculty of the unit they represent. Terms of service shall be three years (staggered). Terms shall start on September 1 and finish on August 31. One member shall be elected by the committee to serve as a chair (1-year term) and one as a liaison to the Faculty Senate (1-year term). The chair and the Faculty Senate liaison can be reelected. The committee may also invite consultants to serve ex officio as non-voting members. The chair and the Faculty Senate liaison shall prepare the annual report to the Faculty Senate.
Members:
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CHAIR: Keith Dye, CASL (August 31, 2022), alternate Robert Hymes
- Truman Hudson, Jr., CEHHS (August 31, 2024), alternate Bonnie McIntosh
- Jun He, COB (August 31, 2024), alternate Yi-Su Chen
- Mengqi Wang, CECS (August 31, 2023), alternate Georges Ayoub
- P.F. Potvin, LEO (August 31, 2023), alternate Pamela Todoroff
- Lise Urbaczewski, LEO (August 31, 2022), alternate Rebecca Bieri
- Arlo Clark-Foos, Faculty Senate Liaison, ex officio non-voting (August 31, 2024)
- Belen Garcia de Hurtado, HUB, ex officio non-voting (August 31, 2024)
- Chris Casey, Digital Education, ex-officio non-voting
For faculty grievance procedure, please consult the Faculty Grievance Procedure (FGP) document (2014, amended 2017).
Faculty Grievance Panel Membership:
Section 5.02 of Faculty Grievance Procedure (2014, amended 2017)
“ … The FGP shall consist of tenured faculty members and Senate-eligible Librarians appointed by the Faculty Senate Council in September. Membership on the FGP shall be allotted as follows: the College of Arts, Sciences,and Letters shall have three members; the College of Engineering and Computer Science,College of Business, College of Education Health and Human Services and the Library shall each have two members. FGP members shall serve single staggered terms of two years. Members shall be chosen by lot from the tenured faculty of each academic unit and from Senate-eligible librarians. Vacancies will be filled in the same manner except that if the unexpired term is one year or less, the replacement member shall serve an additional two-year term. Faculty members may decline selection if they have served in the prior term.”
- Jen Proctor, CASL (term expires 12/31/2022)
- Ali A H Bazzi, CASL (term expires 12/31/2022)
- Paul Draus, CASL (term expires 12/31/2021); Jamie Shinhee Lee (term expires 12/31/2023)
- Eric B Ratts, CECS (term expires 12/31/2022)
- Bruce Maxim, CECS (term expires 12/31/2023)
- Julie Anne Taylor, CEHHS (term expires 12/31/2022)
- Natalie Sampson, CEHHS (term expires 12/31/2023)
- Lee A Freeman, COB (term expires 12/31/2022)
- Vivek Singh, COB (term expires 12/31/2021); Janice Molloy (term expires 12/31/2023)
- Amy E Pell Seipke, LIB (term expires 12/31/2022)
- Christopher Spilker, LIB (term expires 12/31/2023)
The First Year Experience Committee, a standing committee of the Faculty Senate, guides the development and implementation of a coherent, innovative, and high quality first-year program involving collaboration between Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, Student Affairs, and the rest of the campus. Two faculty co-chairs lead the committee, with nine additional members: four from Academic Affairs (at least one from Composition & Rhetoric or Writing Program, and one from Mathematics) four from Enrollment Management or Student Affairs; and one from Student Government (3-year terms).
Members:
- Co-chair: Holly Sorscher, Academic Affairs: Interim Associate Director, Mardigian Library (Term expires 08/31/2022)
- Co-chair: Margaret Willard-Traub, Academic Affairs: CASL Composition & Rhetoric (Term expires 08/31/2022)
- Katherine LaCommare, Academic Affairs: CASL Biology (Term expires 08/31/2022)
- Margaret Rathouz: Academic Affairs: CASL Mathematics (Term expires 08/31/2022)
- Anna Muller, Academic Affairs: CASL History (Term expires 08/31/2023)
- Natalie Sampson, Academic Affairs: CEHHS Environmental Health (Term expires 08/31/2023)
- Lynda Dioszegi, Student Affairs, Senior Advisor, START, ex officio
- Amy Finley, Student Affairs: Dean of Students, ex officio
- Tyler Guenette, Student Affairs: Interim Associate Director of Student Life, ex officio
- John Burklow, Enrollment Management: Admissions Counselor, ex officio
- Ramsey Fakhouri, Student Government President, ex officio (Term expires 05/2022)
Annual Reports: 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2017-2018
The UM-Dearborn Community Read is a campus initiative to instill a joy of learning, critical thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration and engagement within our community by coming together through a common campus read. The 2021-2022 Community Read is Separated: Family and Community in the The Aftermath of an Immigration Raid by William D. Lopez (UM School of Public Health). The 2020-2021 Community Read was How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi. The 2019-2020 Community Read was The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot.
CHARGE: There shall be a permanent standing Promotion and Tenure Committee to advise the Provost on promotion and tenure matters. The Faculty Senate Promotion and Tenure Committee shall annually review promotion and tenure cases for compliance with established unit and campus procedures and shall write a report on its findings to the Provost prior to the cases being finalized for forwarding to the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. (Campus Bylaws IV.5, amended 2021).
Membership of the Committee: The Faculty Senate Promotion and Tenure Committee shall include five tenured faculty members: one from each college and a non-voting chair. The non-voting chair shall serve as a Faculty Senate liaison and shall prepare an annual report to Faculty Senate. The committee is advisory to the provost, and the provost (or designee) may attend all meetings in an ex-officio capacity.
Terms of Service: Terms of service of the college representatives shall be three years (staggered). Term of service of the non-voting chair shall be one year. Terms shall start on September 1 and finish on August 31. Faculty Senate Council may adjust terms to facilitate continuity and balance.
Selection of the Committee: Four college representatives and their alternates shall be chosen by lot by Faculty Senate Council in May. Seats shall be filled by a random draw of tenured faculty from each college. Faculty members holding administrative positions of 50% or more are ineligible. A non-voting chair and their alternate shall be chosen by lot by Faculty Senate Council in May from among the voting members of Faculty Senate who are tenured faculty. At no time can any member or alternate be administratively appointed.
- CHAIR: Luthra, Rashmi ,non-voting, term expires 08/31/2022
- CASL: Forsythe-Brown, Ivy, term expires 08/31/2023, alternate Ali Bazzi
- CECS: Shen, Jie, term expires 08/31/2022, alternate John P. Cherng
- CEHHS: Hong, Seong Bock, term expires 08/31/2023, alternate Paul Fossum
- COB: Lee, Hei Wai, term expires 08/31/2022, alternate Kevin Kobelsky
Charge: (1) to advise Enrollment Management, Student Affairs, and the Faculty Senate on standards and procedures for admission and registration of students, financial aid, counseling, academic support, and other aspects of student life that relate to the educational process. (2) to work with Financial Aid staff to monitor and distribute scholarship funds to UM-Dearborn students, and to advise the Financial Aid Director and the Faculty Senate on policy matters regarding scholarships. Nine members are needed to review scholarship applications.
Committee Members:
- Chair, non-voting: Jennifer Irwin, Financial Aid Officer Senior, ex officio
- Jennifer Proctor, CASL (Term expires 08/31/2021), alternate Nicolas Licata
- Gengxin Li, CASL (Term expires 08/31/2021)
- Mohamed Abouelenien, CECS (Term expires 08/31/2021)
- Taehyun Shim, CECS (Term expires 08/31/2020)
- David Hill, CEHHS (Term expires 08/31/2021)
- Kelly Cai, COB (Term expires 08/31/2020)
- David Wang, COB (Term expires 08/31/2021)
- Carla Brooks, LIB (Term expires 08/31/2019)
Committee Charge
To act in an advisory capacity to the Vice Chancellor for Student Life on any matters pertaining to the operation of student media (Michigan Journal, Lyceum, WUMD-CaFM College Radio, Mobile Sound, Videography).
Committee Membership
Membership includes four faculty members, one representing each college, one librarian, and two students appointed by Student Government; the four student media advisors, Dean of Students, and Director of Student Engagement serve ex officio.
Committee Members:
- Chair, non-voting: Tyler Guenette, Student Engagement, ex officio
- Jennifer Proctor, CASL (term expires 08/31/2021)
- Paul Watta, CECS (term expires 08/31/2021)
- TBD, CEHHS (term expires 08/31/2021)
- Richard Kent, COB (term expires 08/31/2021)
- Greg Taylor, Faculty Advisor, WUMD College Radio, ex officio
- Jim Gilmore, Faculty Advisor, Campus Video Network, ex officio
- P. F. Potvin, Faculty Advisor, Lyceum, ex officio
- Tim Kiska, Faculty Advisor, Michigan Journal, ex officio
- Susan Estep, Women's Resource Center, Student Affairs, ex officio
- Sarah Nassar, Student Government Representative
- TBD, Student Government Representative
- Julia Daniel-Walkuski, LIB
Reports:
Charge of the Committee
"There shall be a permanent standing Promotion and Tenure Committee to advise the Provost on promotion and tenure matters". The Faculty Senate Promotion and Tenure Committee shall annually review promotion and tenure cases for compliance with established unit and campus procedures and shall write a report on its findings to the Provost prior to the cases being finalized for forwarding to the main University of Michigan administration in Ann Arbor" (The University of Michigan-Dearborn Campus By-Laws, Article IV.5., July 15, 2021).
Composition of the Committee
In fall term of each academic year, Faculty Senate Council selects nine tenured faculty members to serve on the Promotion and Tenure Committee representing all colleges. The sitting Vice Chair of Faculty Senate will serve as non-voting chair. Except for the chair, members serve three-year terms. The committee is advisory to the provost, and the provost (or designee) may attend all meetings in an ex-officio capacity.
Selection of the Committee
Members will be chosen by lot by Faculty Senate Council; seats will be filled by a random draw of eligible faculty from each college. At no time will any member or alternate be administratively appointed. The membership will maintain the following priorities:
* Membership includes: two each from the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL); the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences (CECS); the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (CEHHS); and the College of Business (COB).
* Because continuity and stability on the committee is desirable, selection and appointment should allow for turnover of about one-third of the committee each year. The Faculty Council may adjust terms of committee service to facilitate continuity and balance.
Scheduling and Notification
The Promotion and Tenure Committee chair will notify those selected for service and will also inform the provost of the faculty members selected to serve on the committee. Working with the Provost's Office, the chair will schedule and announce necessary meeting dates as early as possible.
Committee Members (Assistant to Associate):
- Chair, non-voting: Rashmi Luthra, Faculty Senate Vice Chair (Term expires 12/31/2023)
- Richard Straub, CASL (Term expires 12/31/2022), alternate Dan J Swift (AP)
- Ali Bazzi, CASL (Term expires 12/31/2021), alternate Ivy Forsythe-Brown (AP)
- Pravasnu Mohanty, CECS (Term expires 12/31/2021), alternate Bruce Maxim
- Jie Shen, CECS (Term expires 12/31/2022), alternate Nilay Chakraborty
- Julie Ann Taylor, CEHHS (Term expires 12/31/20223), alternate Paul Fossum
- Karen Thomas-Brown, CEHHS (Term expires 12/31/2023), alternate Seong Bock Hong
- Aaron Ahuvia FP, COB (Term expires 12/31/2021), alternate Barb Klein
- Hei Wai Lee, COB (Term expires 12/31/2021), alternate Kevin Kobelsky (AP)
Reports:
- (P&T Committee did not convene for 2019-2020 or 2020-2021)
- 2018-2019, 2017-2018, 2016-2017, 2015-2016, 2014-2015
Committee Members (Associate to Professor):
- Chair, non-voting: Rashmi Luthra, Faculty Senate Vice Chair (Term expires 12/31/2023)
- Richard Straub, CASL (Term expires 12/31/2022), alternate Camron Amin
- Ali Bazzi, CASL (Term expires 12/31/2021),
- Pravasnu Mohanty, CECS (Term expires 12/31/2021), alternate Bruce Maxim
- Jie Shen, CECS (Term expires 12/31/2022), alternate John Cherng
- Karen Thomas-Brown, CEHHS (Term expires 12/31/20223), alternate Paul Fossum
- Seong Bock Hong, CEHHS (Term expires 12/31/2023), alternate Julie Taylor
- Aaron Ahuvia FP, COB (Term expires 12/31/2021), alternate Vivek Singh
- Hei Wai Lee, COB (Term expires 12/31/2021), alternate Brian Green
Annual Reports:
This ad hoc committee was charged with drafting policy guidelines for dealing with disruptive student behavior in academic settings; the Disruptive Student Behavior Policy was approved by the Faculty Senate on March 25, 2019.
Committee Members:
- Chair: Mitch Sollenberger, Associate Provost
- Hans Czap, CASL
- Ghassan Kridli, CECS
- Stein Brunvand, CEHHS
- Joy Beatty, COB
- Laura Drabczyk, Emergency Management, CARE Team Chair
- Timothy Wiley, Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety
The Faculty Mentoring and Development Committee works with the Faculty Senate and the Provost to encourage and facilitate mentoring of new faculty and the continued development of all faculty members. The Faculty Mentoring & Development Committee is currently inactive.
Past Committee Reports: 2016-2017, 2014-2015, 2011-2012, 2010-2011, 2009-2010, 2008-2009, 2007-2008, 2006-2007, 2005-2006
To evaluate faculty proposals for research support, to allocate funds, to act as a screening committee for sponsored research proposals and to act as a policy advisory group with respect to campus research issues for the Director of Research Administration and for the Faculty Senate. The committee shall include 1 member from COB; 2 members from College of Health, Education, and Human Services; 1 member from Beh Sci; 1 member from Nat Sci; 1 member from Soc Sci; and 2 members from LCC, LPA, and Math; 1 member from CIS and ECE; 1 member from IMSE and ME; and 1 member or liaison from the Faculty Senate, for a total of 11 members. Terms expire 12/31
Committee Members:
- Chair: Ilir Miteza, Associate Provost, ex officio
- John Clifford, CASL-Math & Stat (Term expires 12/31/20), alternate Imran Aijaz
- Nadja Rottner, CASL-LPA (Term expires 12/31/20), alternate Daniel Davis
- Natalia Czap, CASL-SocSci (Term expires 12/31/19)
- Patrick Beauchesnes, CASL-BehSci (Term expires 12/31/19)
- Kaylan Kondapelli, CASL-NatSci (Term expires 12/31/20), alternate Jin Wang
- Weidong Xiang, CECS-CIS (Term expires 12/31/20)
- Hong-Tae Kang, CECS-ME (Term expires 12/31/19)
- David Hill, CEHHS (Term expires 12/31/20)
- Paul Fossum, CEHHS (Term expires 12/31/21)
- Yi-Su Chen, COB (Term expires 12/31/19), alternate Hung-Chung Su
- *Elif Izberk-Bilgin, COB (Term expires 12/31/2021), alternate Janice Molloy
* Faculty Senate Liaison
**Reports:
- Research Support Committee Annual Report 2017-2018
- Research Support Committee Annual Report 2016-2017
- Research News Report 2016-2017
- Research Support Committee Annual Report 2015-2016
- Research News Report 2015-2016
- Research Support Committee Annual Report 2014-2015
- Research Support Committee Annual Report 2013-2014
- Research News Report 2013-2014
- Research News Report 2012-2013
- Research News Report 2011-2012
- Research Support Committee Annual Report 2009-2010
- **Reports handled by Patricia Turnbull, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP)