University Standing Committees 2023-2024

ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT COUNCIL (Deans + chairs of college/school Assessment Committees)

• COB: Mark Lewis, Theresa Gunn
• CLAS: Bob Stein, Karen Porter
• Libraries: Brian Sullivan, Kevin Adams
• SOAD/PAD: Lauren Lake, Maria Bentley
• SOE: Gabby Gaustad, Alix Clare

ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST COUNCIL (elected)

• Badeau ‘24 (Co-Chair), S. Love ’24 (Co-Chair)
• Academic Affairs: M. Freivald ’23, C. Gause ‘24
• Business & Finance: K. Jones ’24 (Secretary), M. Badeau ‘24
• College of Ceramics: C. Brown 23’, D. Gottfried 23’
• Enrollment Management: R. Hillman ‘25, S. Love ‘24
• Student Experience: E. Ordway 23’, TBD ’24
• University Relations: Maggie Alsworth ‘25
• Alternates: (AA) vacant, (BF) vacant, (EM) vacant, (CC) M. Bentley
• (SE) vacant, (UR) vacant

JURISDICTION: To act as a liaison between administrative staff/technical specialists and other segments of the University and to review University policies and/or recommend new policies or revisions to current policies that may have an impact on the ATS constituency.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CAMPUS SECURITY (appointed)

• Richardson (Chair), S. Fields, D. Clarke, M. Koskoff, A. Taylor, APD Chief Paul Griffith, more TBA from S. Richardson
• Students: Ruth Bosquet

JURISDICTION:  To review current campus security policies and make recommendations for improvement to the President.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PLANNING & BUDGET (appointed, 2 year terms)

• Ewald (co-chair), M. Lewis (co-chair)
• ATS: M. Badeau, K. Misner
• SSC: B. Burns, A. McMahan
• Faculty: E. Bahr, L. Rodriguez
• Finance: T. Raub (ex officio)
• COO:  BA Dobie (ex officio)
• CHRO: D. Drain (ex officio)

JURISDICTION: The Advisory Committee on Planning and Budget (ACPB) provides guidance to the Alfred University senior management team on how best to align resources with the University’s strategic plan, including advising on specific charges from the president, salary adjustment proposals, annual funding priorities, and tuition setting.

ANIMAL RESEARCH FACILITY COMMITTEE (appointed) 

• Beaudry (Chair); S. Morehouse, S. Shank, Dr. Wende Bush

JURISDICTION: To oversee the proper use and care of laboratory animals study and research, under the auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture and the New York State Department of Health.

ARGUS FUNDING COMMITTEE 

• Wallace (Chair)
• Wren, G. Pac, R. Reginio

CABINET

• President M. Zupan (Chair)
• VP E. Martinovich – University Advancement
• VP M. Danes – Marketing and Communications
• VP A. DeKay – Student Experience
• VP J. Kent – Enrollment Management
• Provost/COO B.A. Dobie – Academic Affairs
• VP T. Raub  – Business and Finance
• Corporate Secretary – M. McAllister

JURISDICTION: Advise President.

DEANS COUNCIL

• Provost B.A. Dobie (Chair)
• Dean B. Sullivan – Libraries
• Dean L. Lake – School of Art & Design + Performing Arts Division
• Dean G. Gaustad – Inamori School of Engineering
• Dean M. Lewis – College of Business
• Dean A. Mancuso – School of Graduate and Continuing Studies     
• Dean R. Stein – College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

JURISDICTION: Established and convened by the Provost. Share information and direct decisions to appropriate areas. Review policies, advises Registrar, seek consultation.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

• President M. Zupan (Chair)
• VP E. Martinovich - University Advancement
• Dean A. Mancuso – School of Graduate and Continuing Studies
• VP J. Kent – Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
• Dean R. Stein – College Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Provost/COO B.A. Dobie
• Dean L. Lake - School of Art and Design & Performing Arts Division
• VPSA / Dean G. Gaustad – NYSCC / Inamori School of Engineering
• VP A. DeKay - Student Experience
• VP M. Danes - Marketing & Communication and Gov’t. Relations
• Dean M. Lewis – College of Business
• VP T. Raub – Business and Finance
• Deb Drain – Chief Human Resource Officer
• Corporate Secretary M. McAllister
• Tom Orrange, Student Experience
• Dean B. Sullivan – AU Libraries
• Associate VP Deborah Steward – Student Experience, Athletics and Recreation
• Angie Taylor, Chief Diversity Officer and Title IX Coordinator

JURISDICTION: Advise President.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: 3 yr term

• Maha (SOE) -Chair
• Mayberry, B. Johnson, TBD (CLAS)
• Freyn (COB)
• TBD (SOAD)

JURISDICTION: Encourages study, discussion, and research relative to educational and instructional issues and methods; disseminates information of interest to faculty.

GLOBAL STUDIES COMMITTEE

• A. Kless (Chair)
• Bernstein, M. Field, Sangjoon Lee, L. Johnson, M. Jones, K. Kautzman, M. Romanchock, J. Sluyter-Beltrao, D. Wu

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE COMMITTEE

• Kless (Chair)
• Pac, M. Jones, J. Sluyter-Beltrao, H. Childers, D. Möncke

HERRICK LIBRARY COMMITTEE (elected)

• Adams (Convener)
• CLAS: , A. Kless ’25, M. Szymanski ‘25
• COB: W. Shibuya ‘24, J. Morrison ‘25
• SGCS: G. Grant ’25, A. Felber '25
• Herrick: Director Romanchock, Dean Sullivan
• Students: Isabella Jamieson
• Ex Officio: Dean Stein, Dean Lewis, Dean Mancuso

JURISDICTION: Shall serve as a channel of formal communication between the library and its user community.

HONORS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (appointed)

• (Faculty members appointed by the Director of the Honors Program)
• J Gray (Chair), S. Byrne, D. DeGraff, A. Eklund, D. Gagne, T. Keenan, L. Lounsberry Meehan, M. Lewis, R. Reginio
• External member: Sarah Raeman
• Students: Cailean Cavanaugh, Kylie Simkins

JURISDICTION: To help establish the year's program, plan the budget, and meet with the honors students as tutors and advisers during the first two years of their participation in the program.

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH COMMITTEE (elected)

• Gagne, ‘23 (Chair)
• CLAS:  P. Butterfield ‘24, J. D’Angelo ’24, E. Matson ‘24
• SGCS: M. Dudley ‘24
• External participant: Mark Whitman, ASC

JURISDICTION:  To act as the resource group to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects used in research investigations. Researchers doing research on humans must have their research approved by this Committee.

MOTOR VEHICLES APPEALS COMMITTEE (appointed)

• Honeycutt (Chair)

JURISDICTION: Primary responsibility is to consider appeals of tickets given out for infractions of the Alfred University Vehicle and Traffic Regulations for Students, Faculty, Staff and Visitors.

OFF-CAMPUS REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE (appointed, three-year terms)

• Lewis (Chair), F. Beaudry, T. Raub, T. Heckman, D. Steward

JURISDICTION: Appointed by COO to make recommendations for strategically managing our off-campus real estate. Membership should be representative of academics, athletics, business, facilities, and student experience/recreation.

RADIATION SAFETY COMMITTEE (appointed)

• Misture (Chair); R. Loucks

JURISDICTION: General responsibility of the proper handling of radioactive materials and proper use of other radiation producing devices.

SCHOLES LIBRARY COMMITTEE (elected)

• SOAD – L. Sikora ‘24
• SOAD – A. Powers ‘25
• SOE – T. Keenan ‘25
• SOE – D. Möncke ‘25
• Scholes – M. Planansky, ‘25
• Ex officio: Dean Sullivan, Director Romanchock, Dean Gaustad, Dean Lake

JURISDICTION: Shall serve as an advisory committee to the Director of Scholes Library on the holdings and policies of the library.

STUDENT GRIEVANCE (elected)

• Beaudry/J. McCumiskey - Ombuds
• CLAS: J. Gray ‘23
• COB: D. Maguire ‘24
• SOAD: TBD
• SOE: SK Sundaram ‘24
• Five students: Natalie Norris, 4 TBD

JURISDICTION:  Fielding student complaints re: allegedly improper classroom practices.

STUDENT SENATE COUNCIL (elected by student body) 

• President: Natalie Reynolds
• Vice President:
• Finance Chair: Eva Gallagher
• Treasurer:
• Diversity Chair:
• Secretary: Zac Laury          

SUPPORT STAFF COUNCIL (elected)

• L. Habecker ‘ 24 (Co-Chair), K. Decker ’24 (Co-Chair)
• Ewald ‘25, G. Gebhard ’24, B. Burns ’24, C. Henshaw ’24, J. McClain ’25, F. Piatt ’24, A. ’24; J. Ormsby ’25, C. Baker ’24; J. Hubbard '24
• Alternates: D. Snyder, P. Barber, C. Carlin, B. Arno, K. Ward

JURISDICTION: To act as a communications link between support staff and other segments of the University and as a group to review and react to certain University policies which would have an impact on them or toward which they could make contributions.

TUITION EXCHANGE COMMITTEE (elected by the various constituent groups) 

• Gilliland (Chair)
• Faculty: Z. Hamm
• Adm/TS: Sara Love
• Support Staff: D. Snyder - Continuing

JURISDICTION: To monitor our participation in the tuition exchange program and make recommendations necessary for change. Also serves as the selection committee.

UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE (chairs of college/school C&T Committees plus representatives from Libraries & Student Experience)

• CLAS – J. Cardinale
• COB – F. Farley
• SOAD – M. Bentley
• SOE – S. Sundaram
• Libraries – B. Sullivan (chair)
• Student Experience – A. DeKay
• Non-voting: Tammy Jursza-Williams

JURISDICTION: To provide coordination and oversight for courses which (a) are part of the general education curriculum for all students; (b) are offered outside of academic units; and (c) to facilitate coordination of college and school level curriculum committee processes.

UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE (elected)

• A Eklund (Pres.) '25, L. Lounsberry Meehan (Vice-Pres.) ’24, Z. Hamm (Secretary) ’25, E. Westacott (at large) ‘25
• SOAD: S. Blood ’24, X. Chen ’24. Alternate: William Contino (Fall 2023), Matt Kelleher (Spring 2024)
• COB: S. Lee ’24
• CLAS: J. Sluyter-Beltrao '25, N. Schlegel ’24, A. Eklund (president) '25, E. Westacott (at large) ’25, D. Gagne (Alt) ’25
• SOE: Y. Wu ’25, X. Wang ’24, S.K. Sundaram ’24, T. Wren (Alt) ‘25
• SGCS: L. O'Connell ’26, s. Byrne (alt) ‘26
• Performing Arts: Z. Hamm (secretary) ’25, C. Wahl (alt) ’26.
• Libraries: L. Lounsberry Meehan (vice president) ’24, E. Bahr (Alt) ’24,
• Untenured faculty:  M. Planansky ‘25, M. Field ‘24
• Non-regular faculty: Vacant
• Ex Officio: M. Zupan and B.A. Dobie

JURISDICTION: It is the intended purpose of the Faculty Senate to establish and maintain a working relationship between the administration and the faculty in an atmosphere of mutual respect and confidence, thereby promoting the welfare of the University.

The Faculty Senate may review and discuss all matters within its legitimate concern, and it may initiate recommendations, subject to review by the President and the Board of Trustees.