Committees
of the Faculty Senate 2006/2007
APS
| Faculty Life | PEAF | Senate
Affairs | Student Life
Academic
Policies and Services
To be concerned with new schools, new programs, and new degrees. To
consider policies regarding academic honors, leaves, grants, promotions,
departmental and divisional chairmanships, programs abroad, the academic
calendar, career planning and placement, Vanderbilt University Library,
Information Services, the bookstore, and the University Press. To examine
university strategic plans and initiatives.
Committee Members:
Ann Neely, Chair, Peabody (2008)
Norman Tolk, A&S (2007) [Executive
Committee Liaison]
Karen Campbell, A&S (2007)
Andy Porter, Peabody
(2007)
Yu Shyr, Medicine (2007)
Terry Lybrand, A&S (replacement
for David Ernst, 2006-2007)
Tracey George, Law (2008)
Peter Rousseau, A&S
(replacement for Ronnie Steinberg, 2006-2007)
Peter Wright, Medicine (2009)
Michael McLendon, Peabody (2009)
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Faculty
Life
To be concerned with policies relating to wages and salaries, fringe
benefits, management of investments, employment of non-academic personnel,
faculty intellectual property including copyrights and patents, buildings
and grounds, space, campus communications, traffic, parking, food services,
and campus security.
Committee Members:
Kane Jennings, Chair, Engineering (2008)
Ron Emeson, Medicine (2008)
[Executive Committee Liaison]
Joey Barnett, Medicine
(2007)
James Foster, A&S (2007)
Stan Link, Blair (2007)
Doug Schmidt, Engineering (2007)
Colin Dayan, A&S (replacement
for Jose Medina, spring 2007)
Jeanette Norden, Medicine (2009)
Rich Breyer, Medicine (2008)
Bonnie Slovis, Medicine (2009)
Robert Weller, Engineering (2009)
Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, A&S (2009)
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Professional
Ethics and Academic Freedom
Concerned with policy regarding professional ethics, academic freedom,
and conscience, under Article II, Section 3e of the Senate Constitution.
Serves as a University committee on appeals as required in the Principles
and Rules for Appointment and Tenure. When functioning in this latter
capacity, the Committee is not serving as a committee of the Faculty
Senate and is therefore not governed by these Rules.
Committee Members:
A.-J. Levine,
Chair, Divinity (2007)
Bruce Barry, Owen
(2008)[Executive Committee Liaison]
Steven Hetcher, Law (2007)
Claire Smrekar, Peabody (2007)
Howard Kirshner, Medicine (2009)
David Wood, A&S (2009)
Tina Chen, A&S (2009)
Richard Shiavi, Engineering (2009)
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Senate
Affairs
Concerned with all matters pertaining to the functioning of the Senate.
Responsible for a continuing review of the Rules of the Faculty Senate,
recommending new rules when appropriate, and assisting in the interpretation
of existing rules. Considers proposed revisions of the Constitution
of the Faculty Assembly and Faculty Senate when this duty is assigned
by the Senate.
Committee Members:
Ray Burk, Chair, Medicine (2008)
John McCarthy, A&S (ex officio)
[Executive Committee Liaison]
Cathleen Pettepher, Medicine (2007)
John Ahner, A&S (2008)
Martin Sandler, Medicine (2008)
Bruce Cooil, Owen (2007)
Paul DeHart, Divinity
(2009)
Anne Moore, Nursing (2009)
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Student
Life
To be concerned with policies relating to student matters including
residential colleges, rules and discipline, future composition of the
student body, fraternities and sororities, intercollegiate athletics
and club sports, intramurals, the Honor System, faculty-student relations,
religious affairs, and the student health service.
Committee Members:
Larry Dowdy, Chair, Engineering (2006)
Catherine Fuchs, Medicine (2007)
[Executive Committee Liaison]
Craig Anne Heflinger, Peabody (ex officio)[Executive
Committee Liaison]
John Lachs, A&S (2007)
John Tarpley, Medicine (2007)
Clint Carter, A&S (2008)
Agnes Fogo, Medicine (2008)
Cathy Reisenberg, Nursing (2008)
David Wasserstein, A&S (2008)
Ginny Shepherd, Medicine (2009)
Sharon Shields, Peabody (2008)
Jonathan Retzlaff, Blair (2009)
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