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Faculty Senate

Required Syllabus Statements     

Faculty Senate 2013-2014 

PROPOSED CHANGES TO Constitution and Bylaws -
as amended April 4, 2013; pending final approval
(.pdf)

Public Hearing Minutes regarding Proposed Changes to Constitution and Bylaws - April 18, 2013 (.pdf)

The Faculty Senate acts as the official voice of the faculty of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The full Faculty Senate convenes for regular meetings at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month of the academic year (except May, when the "May" meeting is held on the last Thursday of April). Review the Faculty Senators for the current academic year listed below or in the roster (.pdf).


Executive Committee

 
Ken Trantham, Physics/CNSS, President
Ross Taylor, Marketing/MIS/CBT, President Elect
 Kim Carlson, Biology/CNSS, Secretary
Dawn Mollenkopf, Teacher Education/COE, Past President
Noah Rogoff, Music & Performing Arts/CFAH, Senator Representative
Scott Darveau, Chemistry/CNSS, Parliamentarian


Faculty Senators

 

meets at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday
 

Senators-At-Large 

College of Fine Arts and Humanities 

Roger Davis, History
Bill Wozniak, Psychology
Daryl Kelley, Sociology, Geography and E.S.
Xavier Chavez, Modern Languages
Vacant
Vacant
Julie Flood, English
Noah Rogoff, Music & Performing Arts (Senate Representative/EC)
Andrew White, Music & Performing Arts
Derrickk Burbul, Art and Art History
Denys Van Renen, English

College of Business and Technology 

College of Natural and Social Sciences 

Vijay Agrawal, Marketing/MIS
Nate Barry, Industrial Technology
Jake Messersmith, Management
Steve Amundson, Industrial Technology
Tami Moore, FSID
Janet Trewin, Accounting/Finance
Ross Taylor, Marketing/MIS (President Elect/EC)
Richard Miller, Psychology
Julie Campbell, Criminal Justice and Social Work
Scott Darveau, Chemistry (Parliamentarian/EC)
Ken Trantham, Physics & Physical Science (President/EC)
Thomas Freeman, Biology
Danielle Neal, Criminal Justice
Kim Carlson, Biology (Secretary/EC)
Annette Moser, Chemistry
Doug Biggs, History

College of Education 

Calvin T. Ryan Library 

Dawn Mollenkopf, TE (Past President/EC)
Martonia Gaskill, TE (Temporary Replacement)
Jeff Kritzer, Teacher Education
Miechelle McKelvey,Communication Disorders
Greg Brown, HPERLS
Miriam Siegal, Teacher Education
Patricia Hoehner, Educational Administration
Susan Mueller, Library

 

 

Standing Committees

membership subject to change with new committee terms beginning October 1, 2010 

FS Academic Affairs 

FS Artists & Lecturers 

FS Library 

typically meets on the third Thursday 

meets until budget expended 

meets as needed 

Bill Wozniak, Faculty Senate (Chair)
Glenn Tracy, COE
Janice Fronczak, FAH
Richard Miller, NSS
Deborah Bridges, CBT
Rochelle Krueger, Library
Linda Crowe, COE
Wyatt Hoback, NSS
George Lawson, FAH
Sylvia Asay, CBT
Charlie Bicak, Administration
Kenya Taylor, Administration
Kimra Schipporeit, Administration
Whitney Nelson, Student Senate
Rick Poppe, Student Senate
Julie Agard, COE (Chair)
Michelle Fleig-Palmer, CBT
Sharon Campbell, FAH
Luba Kreminska, NSS
Brad Ericson, Faculty Senate
Stephanie Benes, Student Senate
Brittany Wright, LPAC
Mary Beth Ailes, NSS
Julie Flood, FAH
Rick Miller, Graduate College
Sherry Crow, COE (Chair)
Brenda Eschenbrenner, CBT
Deborah Schroeder, Administration
Janet Wilke, Administration
Ashton Jackson, Student Senate

FS Academic Freedom and Tenure 

FS eCampus 

FS Oversight 

meets as needed 

meetings TBD 

meets as needed 

Nathan Buckner, FAH
Roger Davis, Faculty Senate
Jan Moore, Faculty Senate
Chris Exstrom, NSS (Chair)
Allan Jenkins, CBT
Marta Moorman, COE
Janet Trewin, Faculty Senate
Ralph Hanson, FAH
Roger Davis, Faculty Senate
Lisa Kastello, Graduate College
Patricia Cruzeiro, COE
Kathryn Zuckweiler, CBT 
Thomas Freeman, NSS (Chair)
Sheryl Heidenreich, Library
Mary Daake, Administration
Gloria Vavricka, eCampus
Scott Darveau, Faculty Senate (Chair)
Noah Rogoff, FSEC
Dawn Mollenkopf, Faculty Senate
Susan Mueller, Library
Julie Flood, FAH
Richard Miller, NSS
Miechelle McKelvey, COE
Jake Messersmith, CBT

FS Academic Information Technology 

FS Faculty Welfare 

FS Professional Conduct 

meetings TBD 

meetings TBD 

meets as needed 

James Young, NSS
Scott Fredrickson, COE
Brenda Eschenbrenner, CBT
Nanette Hogg, FAH (Chair)
Jon Ritterbush, Library
Thomas Freeman, Faculty Senate
Janet Wilke, Administration
Deborah Schroeder, Administration
Ryan Figgins, Student Senate
Jeremy Dillon, NSS (Chair)
Dave Palmer, CBT
George Lawson, FAH
Tommy Hansen, COE (Chair)
Sheryl Heidenreich, Library 
Greg Anderson, UNKEA Officer
Scott Darveau, FS Executive Committee
Linda Crowe, COE
Wayne Briner, NSS
Deborah Bridges, CBT
Ken Trantham, Faculty Senate (Chair)
Nathan Buckner, FAH
Carol Lilly, Faculty Senate
Mary Daake, Staff Senate
Diana Jones, Staff Senate

FS Athletic 

FS Grievance 

FS Student Affairs 

meetings TBD 

meets as needed 

meetings TBD 

Scott Unruh, UNK NCAA Representative (Chair)
Terri Sheridan, Faculty Senate
Xavier Chavez, Faculty Senate
Jeff Kritzer, Faculty Senate
Duane Bierman, Faculty Senate
Nita Unruh, Faculty Senate
Jane Strawhecker, Faculty Senate
Jon McBride, Administration
Jamie Lundgren, Administration
Hannah Harmon, Student Senate
Kim Carlson, FS Executive Committee
Patricia Hoehner, COE
Kurt Siedschlaw, NSS (Chair)
Ron Tuttle, CBT
Akbar Javidi, FAH
Thomas Dennis, FAH
Paul Twigg, NSS
Ron Konecny, CBT
Glenn Tracy, COE
Aaron Dimock, FAH (Chair)
Rochelle Krueger, Library
Annette Moser, NSS
Larry Carstenson, CBT
Mary Iten, COE
Janet Wilke, Administration
Joseph Oravecz, Administration
Connor Schulte, Student Senate
Whitney Nelson, Student Senate
Lauren Stehlik, Student Senate
Michael Christen, Student Senate
Victor Chacon, Student Senate