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Faculty Senate

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  Faculty Senate 2011-2012 

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

 
Aaron Dimock, Communication/CFAH, President
Dawn Mollenkopf, Teacher Education/COE, President Elect
Ken Trantham, Physics/CNSS, Secretary
Tami Moore, Family Studies & Interior Design/CBT, Past President
Kim Carlson, Biology/CNSS, Senator Representative
Janet Trewin, Accounting/Finance, CBT, Parliamentarian


Faculty Senators

 

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

Senators-At-Large 

College of Fine Arts and Humanities 

Bill Wozniak, Psychology
Beverly Frickel, Accounting/Finance
Roger Davis, History
Julie Flood, English
Janice Fronczak, Theater
Andrew White, Music & Performing Arts
Aaron Dimock (President/EC), Communication
Derrick Burbal, Art & Art History
Michael Beard, Music and Performing Arts
Michelle Biessel Heath, English
Xavier Chavez, Modern Languages

College of Business and Technology 

College of Natural and Social Sciences 

Steve Amundson, Industrial Technology
Tami Moore (Past President/EC), FSID
Janet Trewin (Parliamentarian/EC), Accounting/Finance
Ross Taylor, Marketing/MIS
Vijay Agrawal, Marketing/MIS
Nate Barry, Industrial Technology
Jake Messersmith, Management
Krista Forrest, Psychology
Julie Campbell, Criminal Justice and Social Work
Scott Darveau, Chemistry
Doug Biggs, History
Carol Lilly, History
Richard Miller, Psychology
Kim Carlson, Biology (Senate Representative/EC)
Brad Ericson, Biology
Ken Trantham, Physics & Physical Science  (Secretary/EC)

College of Education 

Calvin T. Ryan Library 

Jeff Kritzer, Teacher Education
Donna Montgomery, TE
Dawn Mollenkopf, (President Elect/EC), TE
Carrie Kracl, TE
Jan Moore, Communication Disorders
Scott Frederickson, Teacher Education
Joan Lewis, Teacher Education
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
Danielle Neal, NSS
Janet Lear, CBT
Greg Anderson, Library
Miechelle McKelvey, COE
Julie Shaffer, NSS
George Lawson, FAH
Sylvia Asay, CBT
Charlie Bicak, Administration
Kenya Taylor, Administration
Kimra Schipporeit, Administration
Kasey Dietz, Student Senate
Michael Christen, Student Senate
Julie Agard, COE (Chair)
Michelle Fleig-Palmer, CBT
Sharon Campbell, FAH
Luba Kreminska, NSS
Brad Ericson, Faculty Senate
Stephanie Benes, Student Senate
Meagan Doyle, SAC
Mary Beth Ailes, NSS
Julie Flood, FAH
Rick Miller, Graduate College
Sherry Crow, COE (Chair)
Brenda Eschenbrenner, CBT
Deborah Schroeder, Administration
Janet Wilke, Administration
Kady Malmberg, Student Senate

FS Academic Freedom and Tenure 

FS eCampus 

FS Oversight 

meets as needed 

meetings TBD 

meets as needed 

Nathan Buckner, FAH
Ken Trantham, Faculty Senate
Joan Lewis, Faculty Senate
Chris Exstrom, NSS (Chair)
Allan Jenkins, CBT
Marta Moorman, COE
Janet Trewin, Faculty Senate
Ralph Hanson, FAH
Scott Frederickson, Faculty Senate
Mark Ellis, Graduate College
Patricia Cruzeiro, COE
Kathryn Zuckweiler, CBT 
Thomas Freeman, NSS 
Sheryl Heidenreich, Library
Mary Daake, Administration
Gloria Vavricka, eCampus
Janet Trewin, Faculty Senate (Chair)
Kim Carlson, FSEC
Tami Moore, Faculty Senate
Susan Mueller, Library
Michael Beard, FAH
Scott Darveau, NSS
Donna Montgomery, COE
Steve Amundson, CBT

FS Academic Information Technology 

FS Faculty Welfare 

FS Professional Conduct 

meetings TBD 

meetings TBD 

meets as needed 

Aaron Clark, NSS
Ken Messersmith, COE
Brenda Eschenbrenner, CBT
Nanette Hogg, FAH
Jon Ritterbush, Library (Chair)
Scott Fredrickson, Faculty Senate
Janet Wilke, Administration
Deborah Schroeder, Administration
Kenzie Fisher, Student Senate
Kimberly Carlson, NSS
Dave Palmer, CBT
George Lawson, FAH
Tommy Hansen, COE (Chair)
Sheryl Heidenreich, Library 
Greg Anderson, UNKEA Officer
Tami Moore, FS Executive Committee
Linda Crowe, COE
Ken Trantham, NSS (Chair)
Steve Hall, CBT
Dawn Mollenkopf, Faculty Senate
Nathan Buckner, FAH
Carol Lilly, Faculty Senate
Lisa Plummer, Staff Senate
John Watts, Staff Senate

FS Athletic 

FS Grievance 

FS Student Affairs 

meetings TBD 

meets as needed 

meetings TBD 

Scott Unruh, UNK NCAA Representative (Chair)
Amber Messersmith, Faculty Senate
Kyle Luthans, Faculty Senate
Aaron Clark, 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
Scott Fredrickson, COE (Chair)
Roger Davis, NSS
Ron Tuttle, CBT
Akbar Javidi, FAH
Thomas Dennis, FAH
Paul Twigg, NSS
Ron Konecny, CBT
Glenn Tracy, COE
Ting-Lan Chen, FAH
Rochelle Krueger, Library (Chair)
Annette Moser, NSS
Larry Carstenson, CBT
Mary Iten, COE
Janet Wilke, Administration
Joseph Oravecz, Administration
Jed Dush, Student Senate
Kiley Dibbern, Student Senate
Kasey Dietz, Student Senate
Andi Diediker, Student Senate
Rick Poppe, Student Senate