Committees
of the Faculty Senate 2007/2008
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:
Michael McLendon, Chair, Peabody (2009)
Jonathan Retzlaff, Blair (2009)[Executive Committee
Liaison]
David Ernst, A&S (2008)
Ann Neely, Peabody (2008)
Gordon Bernard, Medicine (2010)
Michael Stone, A&S (2010)
Margaret Blair, Law (2010)
Bill Christie, Owen
(2010)
Dave Piston, Medicine (2010)
Esther Eisenberg, Medicine (2009)
Cynthia Paschal, Engineering (2010)
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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:
Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, Chair, A&S (2009)
Ron Emeson, Medicine (2008)
[Executive Committee Liaison]
Kane Jennings, Engineering (2008)
Jose Medina, A&S
(2009)
Jeanette Norden, Medicine (2009)
Bonnie Slovis, Medicine (2009)
Robert Weller, Engineering (2009)
Kelly Oliver, A&S (2010)
Mary Yarbrough, Medicine (2010)
Ellen Armour, Divinity (2010)
Benigno Trigo, 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:
Paul DeHart, Chair,
Divinity (2009)
Bruce Barry, Owen (2008)[Executive Committee
Liaison]
Howard Kirshner, Medicine (2009)
David Wood, A&S (2009)
Richard Shiavi, Engineering (2009)
Ronnie Steinberg, A&S (2008)
Stefanie Lindquist, A&S (2010)
Jack Roberts, Medicine (2010)
Dan Reschly, Peabody (2010)
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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:
Agnes Fogo, Chair, Medicine (2008)
Catherine Fuchs, Medicine (ex officio)[Executive
Committee Liaison]
Ray Burk, Medicine (2008)
John Ahner, A&S (2008)
Martin Sandler, Medicine (2008)
Anne Moore, Nursing (2009)
Joy Calico, Blair (2010)
Peter Rousseau, A&S (2010)
Scott Heibert, Medicine (2010)
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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:
Sharon Shields, Chair, Peabody (2008)
Norman Tolk, A&S
(ex officio)[Executive Committee Liaison]
Ginny Shepherd, Medicine (2009) [Executive Committee
Liaison]
Larry Dowdy, Engineering (2008)
Clint Carter, A&S (2008)
Cathy Reisenberg, Nursing (2008)
David Wasserstein, A&S (2008)
Rich Breyer, Medicine (2008)
Frank Bloch, Law (2008)
John Braxton, Peabody (2010)
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