Faculty governance rests on the assumption that faculty hold a substantive role in decision-making in several identified areas in the life of the College including the curriculum, faculty professional development, and criteria for tenure and promotion.
The Faculty Senate
As the elected representative body of the faculty, the Senate has legislative responsibility for these areas. However, to ensure that the work of the Faculty Senate is effective and occurs in an environment where decision-making is valued, the Senate affirms that:
- A shared commitment to the mission of the College informs all decision-making and
structures of governance. - Governance is informed by maximum collaboration and consultation, respectful and
reasoned discussion, trust between administration and faculty, and consistent
communication. - Governance occurs in multiple venues, is flexible to accommodate emerging institutional challenges and opportunities, and is accomplished in an institutional culture that balances stability and innovation.
- Areas of responsibility and the roles of faculty involved in governance must be unambiguous.
- Structures of governance must be as simple and straightforward as possible and respect the time commitment of all involved.
The Senate shall have legislative powers concerning academic policies and procedures including curriculum, faculty governance, and promotion and tenure criteria. After the Senate approves or rejects policies and/or procedures, said action(s) shall be presented to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the President of the College for ratification. If the Vice President for Academic Affairs and/or the President of the College do not ratify the proposed action(s), they must give written notice of the basis of their decision within sixty (60) days of the submission for ratification.
Faculty Committees
Committee seats with school, department, or program designations use the following abbreviations: LASSE (Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Education), SAS (May School of Arts and Sciences), MSOB (Meehan School of Business), STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
Faculty Senate – 18 seats
LASSE: Mary Joan Leith (Expires 2025)
LASSE: Laura Scales (Expires 2024), AY 2023-24 sabbatical replacement Adam Lampton
LASSE: Anne Mattina (Expires 2024)
LASSE: Andrea Opitz (Expires 2025)
MSOB: Ginger Meng (Expires 2024)
MSOB: Oltiana Muharremi (Expires 2025)
STEM: Jane Lee (Expires 2026)
STEM: Kristi Burkholder (Expires 2024)
Graduate: Lee McGinnis (Expires 2025)
At-Large: Suzanne Edinger (Expires 2026)
At-Large: Shahrokh Sani (Expires 2026)
At-Large: Ruby Gu (Expires 2024)
At-Large: Ben Marcus (Expires 2024; Vice President 2023 – 2024)
At-Large: Anwar Mhajne(Expires 2024)
At-Large: Shane Savage-Rumbaugh (Expires 2025)
At-Large: Anna Lannstrom (Expires 2025), AY 2023-24 sabbatical replacement, Megan Mitchell, Senate President 2023-2024
At-Large: Martha Hauff (Expires 2025) AY 2023-24 replacement, Clay King
At-Large: Nick Block (Expires 2025)
Academic Appeals Board – 3 seats
Eddie Rhee (MSOB, Expires 2026)
Pamela Lombardi (STEM, Expires 2024)
Chris Poirier (LASSE, Expires 2025)
Academic Integrity Board – 6 seats
Paige Frost (MSOB, Expires 2026)
Heiko Todt (STEM, Expires 2026)
Andrea Opitz (LASSE, Expires 2024)
Greg Maniero (STEM, Expires 2024)
Mike Salé (MSOB, Expires 2025)
Adam Booth (LASSE, Expires 2025)
Board of Fellows – 3 seats
Adam Lampton (SAS, Expires 2026)
Anne Mattina (SAS, Expires 2024)
Glen Ilacqua (MSOB, Expires 2025)
Catholic Identity Committee – 4 seats, including one from Religious Studies
José Martinez (SAS, Expires 2026)
Ed McGushin (SAS, Expires 2024)
Daniel Ullucci (Religious Studies Department, Expires 2024)
Geoff Lantos (MSOB, Expires 2025)
Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – 8 seats
Amra Brooks (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Rebecca Corso (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Eunhye Flavin (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Andrea Opitz (At-Large, Expires 2024)
Shane Savage-Rumbaugh (At-Large, Expires 2024)
Martha Hauff (At-Large, Expires 2024)
Hilary Gettman (MSOB, Expires 2024)
Juan Carlos Martin (SAS, Expires 2025)
Jungyun Gill (At-Large, Expires 2025)
David Sander (At-Large, Expires 2025)
Committee on Faculty Searches – 3 seats
Marilena Hall (At-large, Expires 2025)
Margaret Pierce (At-large, Expires 2024)
Piyush Chandra (At-large, Expires 2026)
Compensation Committee – 6 seats
Open (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Open (Business Administration Department, Expires 2026)
Mark Kazarosian (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Daniel Itzkovitz (At-Large, Expires 2024)
Michael McCall (Adjunct, Expires 2025)
Curriculum Committee – 7 seats + Faculty Senate VP (ex officio)
Allison LeClair (Education, by appointment)
Open (Interdisciplinary Studies, ex officio)
Ben Marcus (Faculty Senate Vice President, ex officio)
Danielle Carkin Lacorazza (LASSE, Expires 2026)
Monique Myers (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Moon Chung (Graduate, Expires 2026)
Tracy Rosebrock (STEM, Expires 2024)
Jim Bohn (At-Large, Expires 2024)
Ginger Meng (MSOB, Expires 2025)
Rebekah Louis (Graduate, Expires 2025)
Faculty Disciplinary Committee – 5 seats + 5 alternates
Margy Pierce (LASSE, Expires 2024)
Amy Houston (LASSE, Alternate, Expires 2025)
Open (MSOB, Expires 2026)
Ben Marcus (MSOB, Alternate, Expires 2026)
Magda James-Pederson (STEM, Expires 2025)
Tim Woodcock (STEM, Alternate, Expires 2024)
Lee McGinnis (Meehan Full Professor, Expires 2024)
Jenn Swanson (Meehan Full Professor, Alternate, Expires 2025)
Mary Joan Leith (May Full Professor, Expires 2026)
Erin O’Hea (May Full Professor, Alternate, Expires 2024)
Faculty Grievance Committee – 5 seats
Candice Smith Corby (SAS, Untenured, Expires 2026)
Todd Gernes (SAS, Untenured, Alternate, Expires 2024)
Lee McGinnis (MSOB, Tenured, Expires 2026)
Hilary Gettman (MSOB, Tenured, Alternate, Expires 2024)
Greg Maneiro (STEM, Tenured, Expires 2024)
Tim Woodcock (STEM, Tenured, Alternate, Expires 2025)
Nicole Capezza (LASSE, Tenured, Expires 2025)
Ann Marie Rocheleau (LASSE, Tenured, Alternate, Expires 2026)
Ferdi Eruysal (MSOB, Untenured, Expires 2025)
Paige Frost (MSOB, Untenured, Alternate, Expires 2026)
General Education Advisory Committee – 6 seats
Adam Booth (Cornerstone, Expires 2026)
Peter Mahoney (Foreign Languages, Expires 2026)
Danielle Carkin Lacorazza (Social Sciences, Expires 2024)
Hsin-Hao Su (Natural Sciences, Expires 2026)
Dinos Mekios (Cornerstone, Expires 2025)
Janelle Hammond (Statistical Reasoning, Expires 2025)
Governance Committee – 4 seats plus Senate President & Vice President
Rob Rodgers (SAS, Expires 2026)
Stephen Wilbricht (SAS, Expires 2026)
Marilena Hall (At-Large, Expires 2025)
Solange Lopes (MSOB, Expires 2025)
Megan Mitchell (Faculty Senate President)
Ben Marcus (Faculty Senate Vice President)
Human Resources Advisory Committee – 3 seats
Irvin Pan (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Nick Block (At-Large, Expires 2024)
Candice Smith Corby (At-Large, Expires 2025)
Learning Spaces Committee – 3 seats
Rebecca Corso (LASSE, Expires 2026)
Tracy Rosebrock (STEM, Expires 2024)
Danielle Waldron (MSOB, Expires 2025)
Planning Committee – 3 seats plus Senate President
Megan Mitchell (Faculty Senate President)
Brendan O’Sullivan (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Matt Borushko (SAS, Expires 2024)
Glen Ilacqua (Business Administration Department, Expires 2025)
Professional Development Committee – 6 seats
Magda James Pederson (STEM, Expires 2026)
Monique Myers (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Alex Yen (MSOB, Expires 2024)
Nicole Capezza (At-Large, Expires 2024)
Jenny Cooper (LASSE, Expires 2025)
Ginger Meng (At-Large, Expires 2025)
Rank & Tenure Committee – 7 seats
(Whenever possible: 4 Professors + 3 Associate Professors)
Oltiana Muharremi (MSOB, Expires 2026)
John McCoy (SAS, Expires 2026)
Steve Wilbricht (At-Large, Expires 2024)
David Simon (STEM, Expires 2024)
Stan Thangaraj (LASSE, Expires 2024)
Nicole Cyr (SAS, Expires 2025)
Suzanne Edinger (MSOB, Expires 2025) – Fall 2023 replacement is Elif Sisli Ciamarra
Standards and Standing Committee – 5 seats
Eddie Rhee(MSOB, Expires 2023)
Leon Tilly (STEM, Expires 2026)
Chris Poirier (LASSE, Expires 2024)
Jane Lee (At-Large, Expires 2024)
Leyda Almodovar Velazquez (At-Large, Expires 2025)
Student and Family Orientation Committee – 2 seats
Margaret Pierce (SAS, Expires 2026)
Mitch Glavin (MSOB, Expires 2025)
Teaching Excellence Award Committee (2-year term for last two Hegarty Award winners) – 2 seats
Pam Lombardi (Expires 2024)
Tracy Rosebrock (Expires 2025)
Technology Advisory Committee – 7 seats
Karen Anderson (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Mary Joan Leith (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Ali Bazarah (At-Large, Expires 2026)
Mike Salé (Business Administration Department, Expires 2024)
Janelle Hammond (At-Large, Expires 2024)
Francesca Fornasini (At-Large, Expires 2025)
Daniel Ullucci (At-Large, Expires 2025)