Faculty Senate
Committees
Academic Technology and Retention Commitee
Purpose: To advocate faculty perspective in the operation and management of academic technologies.
Members:
Ellen Swider (chair)
Annjanette Bennar
Phil Fox
Richmond Gyamfi
Vita Vernace
Pam Walker
Lisa Wisniewski
Works in progress: Continuing Starfish server administration, Goodwin NEST Services, implementation of new technologies (Ellucian)
Meeting times: TBD
Membership: Faculty Senate members are welcome. Please contact chair.
Bylaws Commitee
Purpose: To review Faculty Senate bylaws and answer bylaws-related questions in Faculty Senate.
Members:
Marcie Stock (chair)
Amy Beauchemin
Annjanette Bennar
Phil Fox
Ellen Swider
Works in progress: Required bylaws review for 2022 (will be complete in December 2022).
Meeting times: TD
Membership: Faculty Senate members are welcome. Please contact chair.
Executive Commitee
Purpose: To oversee the committees and agendas of Faculty Senate and to collaborate with administration on Faculty Senate initiatives.
Members:
Phil Fox, President
Lisa Wisniewski, Vice-President
Annjanette Bennar, Recorder
Amy Beauchemin, Member at Large
Ellen Swider, Member at Large
Works in progress: Comprehensive plan for Faculty Senate in 2023 and beyond.
Meeting times: TBD
Membership: As per Senate Bylaws, membership is limited to President, Vice President, Recorder, and two Faculty-at-Large members
Faculty Recognition Commitee
Purpose: To collaborate and recognize faculty at Goodwin University.
Members:
Amy Beauchemin (chair)
Robin Cournoyer
John Kania
Cynthia Murphy
Susanne Paulette
Mary Salisbury
Michele Vallee
Vita Vernace
Works in Progress: Faculty Wall, Annual Faculty Recognition Event, Faculty Awards, Faculty Recognition Newsletter.
Meeting times: Please contact chair for meeting times.
Membership: Faculty Senate members are welcome. Please contact chair.
Nominating Commitee
Purpose: To arbitrate Senate officer elections and maintain the integrity of ballot and election processes.
Members:
Marcie Stock (chair)
Elizabeth Deegan
Mike Litke
Marcie Stock
Vita Vernace
Works in progress: Upcoming President and Member-at-Large elections in August 2023.
Meeting times: TBD
Membership: Faculty Senate members are welcome. Please contact chair.
Promotion Commitee
Purpose: To oversee the review of faculty promotion portfolios and provide a recommendation for promotion to university administration.
-Members:
School of Applied Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
John Kania (Co-chair)
Vinod Dhar
School of Business, Technology, and Advanced Manufacturing
Sandi Coyne-Gilbert
School of Nursing and Health Professions
Heather Massicotte
Human Resources
Terry Antoine (Senior Director of Human Resources)
Works in progress: Streamlining the promotion process by making sure promotion language is accurate and consistent.
Meeting times: Unpublished due to committee procedures and confidentiality.
Membership: Members must be full-time faculty.
Sabbatical Commitee
Purpose: To provide faculty perspective and recommendations on sabbatical applications.
Members:
Phil Fox
John Kania
Lisa Wisniewski
Works in progress: Building an active list of sabbatical-eligible faculty. Clarifying existing policies and procedures.
Meeting times: TBD
Meeting times: Faculty Senate members are welcome Please contact Faculty Senate President.