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Spring 2008

Academic Senate Elections for 2008-2009 Officers

On May 13, 2008 The 2008-2009 Academic Senate will elect officers for the following positions:

  • Chair
  • Vice Chair
  • Secretary
  • At-Large Executive Committee
  • At-Large Executive Committee

Candidates

Select linked names for candidate statements. Additional candidate names and statements coming soon.

Chair:

  • Jim Kohn, Academic Senate Chair, Professor of English
  • Shawn Whalen, Coach of Speech and Debate/Forensics Team

Vice Chair:

Secretary:

  • Ray Trautman, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

At-Large Executive Committee:

  • Mohammad Salama, Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Arabic Program Coordinator

University-Wide Election Results

In the recently completed University-wide election, the following individuals were elected to serve:

At-Large Academic Senator
Nathan Avani, Professor/ Chair, Secondary Education
Eileen Levy, Associate Professor, School of Social Work

Academic Freedom Committee
John P Elia, Associate Professor/Associate Chair, Health Education

Search Committee for AVP of Academic Resources
Gerianne Merrigan, Professor/Chair, Communication Studies
Antoaneta Petkova, Assistant Professor, Management
Shirley Girouard, Director, School of Nursing

Honorary Degree Committee
Rita Takahashi, Professor/Director, School of Social Work

University Tenure and Promotions Committee
David Ellis, Professor, Mathematics
Nancy “Sami” Reist, Professor, Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts
Julia Lewis, Professor, Psychology

University Advancement Activities Advisory Committee
Scott Patterson, Professor, Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts
Joseph Greenwell, Director, Student Programs/Office of Leadership Development


University-Wide Election for Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development Search Committee

Results:

  • Michael Ritter, Counselor Faculty - Tenure, Counseling & Psychological Services
  • Saul Steier, Associate Professor, Humanities
  • Belinda Reyes, Assistant Professor, Raza Studies

University Search Committees
Election Results

Search Committee for AVP for Research and Sponsored Programs:

  • David Ellis, professor of mathematics
  • Dennis Desjardin, professor of biology
  • Uschi Simonis, professor of chemistry

Search Committee for Managing Director of Disability Programs and Resource Center:

  • Sunggye Hong, assistant professor of special education
  • Derethia DuVal, counseling and psychological services
  • Ricardo Gomes, professor of design and industry

Search Committee for Director of the Institute of Civic and Community Engagement:

  • Karen Lovaas, associate professor of communication studies
  • Hamid Khani, professor of broadcast and electronic communication arts
  • Rebecca Toporek, assistant professor of counseling

Search Committee for the AVP of Human Resources:

  • Mitchell Marks, assistant professor of management
  • Arlene Bugayong, advisor, business
  • Alice Prive, assistant professor of nursing

Academic Senate Elections Committee:

  • Sudip Chattopadhyay, associate professor of economics
  • Wei Ming Dariotis, assistant professor of Asian American studies
  • Hafez Modirzadeh, associate professor of music

University Search Committee
Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Results:

  • Deborah van Dommelen, director, Learning Assistance Center
  • Shawn Whalen, coach specialist, communication studies
  • Carmen Domingo, associate professor, biology

Procedures

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