Committees
of the Faculty Senate 2009/2010
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:
Tony Weil, Chair, Medicine (2011)
Brian Christman, Medicine (2011) [Executive Committee
Liaison]
Margaret Blair, Law (2010)
Bill Christie, Owen (2010)
Edward Saff, A&S (2011)
Claire Smrekar, Peabody (2011)
Michael Stone, A&S (2010)
Luc Van Kaer, Medicine
(2012)
Greg Walker, Engineering (2011)
Paul D. Young, A&S (2012)
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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:
Lillian Nanney, Chair, Medicine (2011)
Ginny Shepherd, Medicine (ex officio) [Executive
Committee Liaison]
Dan Beauchamp, Medicine (2012)
Benoit Dawant, Divinity (2012)
Robin Fountain, Blair (2010)**serving as one-year
replacement for Joy Calico**
Larry LeBlanc, Owen
(2011)
Michael Aurbach, A&S (2010)**serving as replacement
for Kelly Oliver for fall 09**
Dave Piston, Medicine
(2010)
Lynn Ramey, A&S (2012)
Mary Yarbrough, Medicine (2010)
Paul Yoder, Peabody (2012)
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Professional
Ethics and Academic Freedom
To be 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:
Frank Bloch, Chair,
Law (2011)
Cynthia Paschal,
Engineering (2010) [Executive
Committee Liaison]
Jack Roberts, Medicine
(2010) [Executive Committee Liaison]
Rick Barr, Medicine (2010)**completing Gordon
Bernard's term**
William Collins,
A&S (2011)
Terri Donaldson, Nursing (2012)
Stacy Floyd-Thomas, Divinity (2012)
Bruce Oppenheimer, A&S (2011)
Dan Reschly,Peabody
(2010)
Mark Wollaeger, A&S (2012)
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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:
Ellen Armour, Chair,
Divinity (2010)
Robert Bodenheimer, Engineering (2011)[Executive
Committee Liaison]
Agnes Fogo, Medicine (2012)
Scott Heibert, Medicine
(2010)
Charles Lukeheart,
A&S (2011)
Todd Graham, A&S (2011)**serving as one-year
replacement for Ned Porter**
Ann Price, Medicine (2011)
Peter Rousseau, A&S (2010)
Sharon Shields, Peabody (2011)
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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:
Bridget Rogers, Chair, Engineering (2009)
Jonathan Retzlaff, Blair (ex officio)[Executive
Committee Liaison]
Greg Barz, Blair (2012)
Richard Blackett, A&S (2010)
John Braxton, Peabody (2010)
Jennifer Halpern, Medicine (2012)
Robert F. Miller, Medicine (2012)
Richard Peek, Medicine (2011)
Mavis Schorn, Nursing (2011)
David Weintraub, A&S
(2012)
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