Current Faculty Senators
2022-2023 Faculty Senate
OFFICERS
- PRESIDENT: Corrine Hinton (2024, also representing Literature, Composition, Media, and Communication)
- VICE PRESIDENT and PRESIDENT-ELECT: Brian Matthews (2025, also representing Management, Marketing and Supply Chain)
- SECRETARY: Craig Nakashian (2025, also representing History & Political Science)
SENATORS by COLLEGE (terms expire at the end of the spring semester of the year indicated)
College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
- Brian Billings (2025; CASE Senator-at-Large)
- Rebeca Cooper (2023; representing Education Leadership & Instructional Technology)
- Kelly Cordray (2025; representing Teaching & Professional Programs in Education)
- Sheila Moore (2024; representing Nursing, Kinesiology, & Social Work)
- Lisa Myers (2025; representing BAAS & General Studies)
- Godpower Okereke (2025; representing Social & Behavioral Sciences)
- Sebastian Schmidl (2025; representing Natural Sciences)
College of Business, Engineering, and Technology
- Vikram Bhadauria (2024; representing Computer Science, Math, and MIS)
- Joy Cooper (2025; CBET Senator-at-Large)
- Jim Nguyen (2025; representing Accounting, Finance, and Economics)
- Faycal Znidi (2024; representing Engineering & Physics)
2022-2023 Faculty Senate Committee Chairs
(Committees will be formed ahead of the fall 2022 term and members updated at that time)
Executive Committee
- Corrine Hinton
- Brian Matthews
- Craig Nakashian
Senate Standing Committee Members, ay 2022-2023
Curriculum Committee
Chair: Dr. Godpower Okereke, Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice
Members:
- Joe Burzynski, Associate Professor of English
- Dana Leighton, Associate Professor of Psychology
- Craig Nakashian, Professor of History
- Gary Stading, Professor of Supply Chain Management
- Joy Cooper, Assistant Professor of Management
- Laura Alford, Assistant Professor of Accounting
Academic Standards Committee
Chair: Dr. Lisa Myers, Assistant Professor of Adult Education and Leadership Studies
Members:
- Joe Burzynski, Associate Professor of English
- Mary Beth Womack, Assistant Professor of Education
- Nelson Irizarry, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Sean Bailey, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
- Brian Billings, Associate Professor of English
- Kenny Irizarry, Lecturer of General Engineering
Core Curriculum Assessment Committee
Chair: Dr. Kelly Cordray, Assistant Professor of Education
Members:
- Mary Beth Womack, Assistant Professor of Education
- Doug Julien, Professor of English
- Sean Bailey, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
- Selena Jefferies, Instructor of Accounting
- Hye Jung Kang, Associate Professor of Physics
Educational Technology
Chair: Dr. Faycal Znidi, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
- Sheila Moore, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Members:
- Larry Davis, Professor of Economics and Management
- Jim Nguyen, Associate Professor of Finance
- Hye Jung Kang, Associate Professor of Physics
- Drew Morton, Associate Professor of Mass Communication
- Sebastian Schmidl, Assistant Professor of Biology
Academic Rules & Procedures Committee
Chair: Dr. Craig Nakashian, Professor of History
Members:
- Patricia Humphrey, Professor of Marketing
- Nelson Irizarry, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Kim Murray, Associate Professor of Sociology
- Sara Lawrence, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology
- Sheila Moore, Assistant Professor of Nursing
- Alan Blaylock, Associate Professor of Finance
Faculty Welfare Committee
Chair: Dr. Joy Cooper, Assistant Professor of Management
Members:
- Brian Billings, Associate Professor of English
- Craig Nakashian, Professor of History (Faculty Fellow)
- Kenny Irizarry, Lecturer of General Engineering
- WY Chan, Associate Professor of Mathematics
- La Tonya Noel-Wilburn, Associate Professor of Social Work
FRED Committee
Chair: Dr. Rebeca Cooper, Assistant Professor of Education Leadership
Members:
- Abdallah Farraj, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
- Md Kalam, Professor of Chemistry
- Dana Leighton, Associate Professor of Psychology
- Brian Matthews, Associate Professor of Management
- Ram Neupane, Assistant Professor of Math
- Shihui Chen Associate Professor of Kinesiology
Budget Committee
Chair: Dr. Jim Nguyen, Associate Professor of Finance
Members:
- Kevin Ells, Associate Professor of Mass Communication
- Kim Murray, Associate Professor of Sociology
- Yusun Jung, Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems
- Faycal Znidi, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
- Greg Hogan, Associate Professor of Chemistry
