Committee Name

Members

Description

Courtesy Committee

Fiona Denge,  Chair

This committee maintains communication with faculty and

staff across the AC community. The committee sends notes/

cards on behalf of the Senate to personnel of

accomplishments or illness/personal loss.

Aaron Gann

Robert Dillon

Elections Committee

Sabera Muna, Chair

This committee conducts elections for Senate members and

other faculty elections as needed each year.

JR Gonzales

Jessica Mitchell

Legislative Committee

Bob Gustin, Chair

This committee updates faculty on current legislative/faculty

issues, as well as on local developments, including the Board of

Regents, elections, etc.

Simone Buys

LaVon Barrett

Mead Award Committee

Brant Davis, Chair

This committee helps determine the criteria for the John F. 

Mead Faculty Excellence Award, and members serve on the

selection committee for the award

Connie Haskins

Donna Cleere

Professor Emeritus Award Committee

Nathan Fryml, Chair

Senate Vice President chairs this committee. This committee

makes recommendations to the Faculty Senate for retired faculty

to be named Professor Emeritus, plans and conducts the public

reception, and arranges for all publicity for the honoree.

Ray Newburg

Robert Dillon

Questions Committee

Ray Newburg, Chair

This committee accepts questions and concerns from faculty

members, reviews those questions, and presents the questions/

concerns to the Faculty Senate for further action.

JR Gonzales

Renee Stovall

Brent Childers

Technology Committee

Connie Haskins, Chair

This committee maintains the Senate website and reviews

technology updates /changes and issues.

Bob Gustin

Brent Childers

Faculty Survey Committee

Lavonne Barrett, Chair

This committee conducts the annual spring survey of College

faculty. Committee members work closely with the Institutional

Research department to verify survey results, and the

committee presents those results (separately) to the Vice

President of Academic Affairs and the College President.

Simone Buys

Donna Cleere

Hospitality Committee

Camille Nies, Chair

This committee provides refreshments for Senate meetings

utilizing a small budget designated for this purpose.

Sabera Muna

Jessica Mitchell

Faculty Committee Appointments

Nathan Fryml, Chair

This committee sends out a survey in the spring to all faculty to

collect interest in serving on campus committees the following

school year. The committee then consolidates faculty requests,

and the Senate makes recommendations to the VPAA for faculty

representatives on campus committees.

Brant Davis

Aaron Gann

Professional Standard & Relations Committee

All Senators

As the Professional Standards and Relations Committee, the

Faculty Senate shall review faculty grievances upon

recommendation by the Vice President of Academic Affairs and

make recommendations according to the procedures outlined

in the Faculty Senate bylaws.

No Excuses Core Team

Don Abel

Faculty Senate officers serve as Faculty representatives on the

policy-making No Excuses Core Team.

Faculty Development Committee

Don Abel

The Senate VP/President-elect serves as a faculty representative

to the Faculty Development Committee.

Instructional Development Committee

Don Abel

The Senate President serves as one of five faculty representatives

(2 instructional, 1 dept. chair, 1 division chair, Faculty Senate

president) on the policy-making Instructional Technology Council.

VP/President-elect is 1st alternate. Secretary is 2nd alternate.

Nathan Fryml, 1st alternate

Renee Stovall, 2nd alternate

Salary Committee

Inactive until needed.

Senate Vice President/President-elect chairs this committee. 

This committee makes recommendations to the Faculty Senate

regarding faculty salaries and other related areas.  The committee

will make a Salary Proposal recommendation to the College

President prior to the budgeting process in February.