Senate Committees
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| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Libby McFalls | Faculty Member, Chair | 2025 |
| COLS | Jennafer Vondal | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Brian Schwartz | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Uma Sridharan | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COA | Marcus Johnson | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Patricia Anafi | Faculty Member, Chair | 2025 |
| COLS | Nehal Shukla | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| CSU Advise Staff- Main Campus | Jacqueline Lynch | Staff | 2026 |
| CSU Advise Staff- Riverpark Campus | Marie "Theresa" Conklin | Staff | 2026 |
| Executive Director of Advising | Melissa Young | ex-officio | N/D |
| University Registrar | Stephanie Speer | ex-officio | N/D |
Email this group: acadadv@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Larry McDonald | Faculty Member, Chair | 2025 |
| COEHP | Hanna “Anya” Lainas | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Clinton Barineau | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| TCOB | Ismat Saira Gillani | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Library | Vacant | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Department Chair not in direct supervision of a committee member | Rania Hodhod | Ex-Officio | N/D |
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Katrin Meidell | Faculty Member, Chair | 2026 |
| COEHP | Jessica Banks | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Daniel Holt | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Vacant | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Bobby Nixon | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Gregory Blalock | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Nickelow Morrison | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| Student Rep #1 | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| Student Rep #2 | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| VP for Enrollment Management | Chip Reese | ex-officio | N/A |
Email this group: admpolicy@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | Tom Ganzevoort | Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Cliff Ruehl | Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Clinton Barineau | Member | 2025 |
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Reba Wissner | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COA | Samantha Yoo | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Sarah Sharpe | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Elizabeth McInnis | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Markus Weidler | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Rania Hodhod | Faculty Member, Chair | 2026 |
| TCOB | Hyrum Carroll | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| Library | Alison Cook | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Chief Information Officer of UITS | Theodore Laskaris | ex-officio | N/A |
| Assistant Director, Center of Online Learning | Randall Garver | ex-officio | N/A |
| Director of the Faculty Center | Susan Hrach | ex-officio | N/A |
| Associate Provost for Academic Affairs | Alicia Bryan | ex-officio | N/A |
- Distance Learning Committee Bylaws (PDF)
- Strategic Plan 2014-2019
- Description in Faculty Handbook
- Meeting Minutes | Minutes for All Senate Committees
Email this group: dlc@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Sue Tomkiewicz | Senator, elected | 2025 |
| COEHP | Dana Griggs | Senator, elected | 2025 |
| COLS | Clint Barineau | Senator, elected | 2025 |
| TCOB | Joshua Brooks | Senator, elected | 2026 |
| Library | Vacant | At Large Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Vacant | At Large Member | 2025 |
| COA | Vacant | At Large Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Paulina Kuforiji (pending) | At Large Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Vacant | At Large Member | 2025 |
| Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Academic Innovation | Alicia Bryan | Ex-Officio | N/A |
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Ramesh Rao | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COA | Kisun Kim | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COA | Vacant | Alternate | 2026 |
| COEHP | Steven Wright | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Dana M Griggs | Faculty Member, Chair | 2026 |
| COEHP | Paulina Kuforiji | Alternate | 2026 |
| COLS | Rebecca Gerdes-McClain | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Samuel Abegaz | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Eugen Ionascu | Alternate | 2026 |
| TCOB | Johnny Ho | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Sungwoo Jung | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Tesa Leonce-Regalado | Alternate | 2026 |
| Library | Nancy Shore | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Director of Graduate Studies | Vacant | ex-officio | |
| Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs & Academic Innovation | Alicia Bryan | ex-officio | |
| Director, Office of Sponsored Programs | Vacant | ex-officio | |
| Director of the Faculty Center | Susan Hrach | ex-officio |
Email this group: facdevelop@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Paul Hostetter | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COA | Samantha Yoo | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Basil Conway | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Jennifer VanSlander | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Kenneth Jones | Faculty Member, Chair | 2026 |
| COLS | Dan Holt | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Armando Fernandez | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Joshua Brooks | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| Library | Vacant | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Associate Provost/Associate VP for Faculty Affairs & Academic Innovation | Alicia Bryan | ex-officio |
- Faculty Handbook Advisory Committee Bylaws (PDF)
- Description in Faculty Handbook
- Meeting Minutes | Minutes for All Senate Committees
Email this group: fachandbook@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | James Ogburn | Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Brian Tyo | Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Ryan Lynch | Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Joshua Brooks | Member | 2026 |
| Library | Erin Tan | Member | 2026 |
| Any College | Vacant | Member-at-large | 2024 |
| Any College | Vacant | Member-at-large | 2025 |
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Benjamin Baker | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COA | Libby McFalls | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COA | Michael McFalls | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Jessica Banks | Faculty Member | 2024 |
| COEHP | Saoussan Maarouf | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Hillary Ellerman | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Elizabeth McInnis | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Judi Livingston | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Joelle Bonamy | Faculty Member | 2024 |
| COLS | Kim Shaw | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Library | Erin Tan | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Vacant | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| TCOB | Charles Bolster | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COA | Adam Bova | Alternate Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Clayton Nicks | Alternate Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Brian Schwartz | Alternate Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Vacant | Alternate Member | 2025 |
| Library | Thomas Ganzevoort | Alternate Member | 2025 |
| Student Rep #1 | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| Student Rep #2 | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
- Description in Faculty Handbook
- General Education Committee Bylaws (PDF)
- Meeting Minutes | Minutes for All Senate Committees
Email this group: genedassess@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Sue Tomkiewicz | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COA | Chris Dills | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| COA | Joshua May | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Mike Dentzau | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| COEHP | Chandler Padgett | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| COLS | Shannon Godlove | Faculty Member | 2024 |
| COLS | Mahmut Reyhanoglu | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Parul Acharya | Faculty Member, Chair | 2027 |
| TCOB | Vacant | Faculty Member | 2028 |
| TCOB | Ed O'Donnell | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| Library | Nancy Shore | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Aisha Adams | Member-at-large | 2025 |
| Honors Student #1 | Vacant | Ex-Officio | 2025 |
| Honors Student #2 | Vacant | Ex-Officio | 2025 |
| Dean, Honors College | Cindy Ticknor | Ex-Officio | |
| VP of University Advancement | Vacant | Ex-Officio | |
| Undergraduate Recruitment Representative | Kristin Williams | Ex-Officio | |
| Financial Aid Representative | Vacant | Ex-Officio | |
| Honors Alumnus Representative | Gabe Bello | Ex-Officio | |
| Tower Society Representative | Vacant | Ex-Officio |
- Description in Faculty Handbook
- Honors Committee Bylaws (PDF)
- Meeting Minutes | Minutes for All Senate Committees
Email this group: honorsedu@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | David Hahn | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COA | Clara Vargas | Staff Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Jeanine Wert | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Nanci Wood | Staff Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Crystal Woods | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Vacant | Staff Member | 2026 |
| TCOB | Mohamed Riduan Abid | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| TCOB | Nandor Domonkos | Staff Member | 2025 |
| Library | Alison Cook | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| Library | Robert Gill | Staff Member | 2025 |
| Open to Any Academic Unit | Hyrum Carroll | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| Open to Any Academic Unit | Vacant | Staff Member | |
| Student #1 | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| Student #2 | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| Chief Information Officer | Ted Laskaris | Ex-Officio | N/A |
| Executive Director of Operations & Infrastructure | Valerie Alexander | Ex-Officio | N/A |
Email this group: itu@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Bret Lefler | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COA | Andrew Zohn | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COA | Adam Bova | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Anya Lainas | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Trish Patrick | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Jennifer Lovelace | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Samuel Abegaz | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Mohammad Jafari | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Bobby Nixon | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| TCOB | Rania Hodhod | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| TCOB | Kirk Heriot | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Linqiang Ge | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Library | David Owings | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| Assistant Director of CGE | Erin Bentley | Ex-officio, Chair | n.d. |
| SGA Student Representative | Adrian Peterson | Student Member | 2025 |
| International Student Representative | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| CGE Ambassador/ ISC Student Representative | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| Development Officer | Catherine Trotter | ex-officio | |
| VP for Student Affairs | Gina Sheeks | ex-officio | |
| Center for Global Engagement, Executive Director | Eric Spears | ex-officio | |
| Director of Admissions-Recruitment | Kristin Williams | ex-officio | |
| International Student & Scholar Coordinator | Christine Shaw | ex-officio | |
| Mildred Miller Fort Foundation Trustee | Eric Spears | ex-officio | |
| Study Abroad Coordinator | Brooke Quarterman | ex-officio |
- Description in Faculty Handbook
- International Education Committee Bylaws (PDF)
- Meeting Minutes | Minutes for All Senate Committees
Email this group: inted@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Claire McCoy | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COA | Hannah Israel | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Anya Lainas | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Parul Acharya | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Florence Wakoko | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Zewdu Gebeyehu | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Masako Okura | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Ramneet Kaur | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Benjamin Blair | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| TCOB | Md Amjad Hossain | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Library | Erin Tan | Faculty Member, Chair | 2025 |
| Student Rep #1 | Vacant | Student Member | 2024 |
| Student Rep #2 | Vacant | Student Member | 2024 |
| Student Rep #3 | Vacant | Student Member | 2024 |
| Dean of Libraries | Bryan Banks | ex-officio | n.d. |
- Description in Faculty Handbook
- Library Committee Bylaws (PDF)
- Meeting Minutes | Minutes for All Senate Committees
Email this group: libcom@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Joshua May | Faculty Member, Co-chair | 2028 |
| COEHP | Dawn Frazier | Faculty Member, Co-chair | 2028 |
| COLS | Guihong Fan | Faculty Member | 2028 |
| TCOB | Wen Shi | Faculty Member | 2028 |
| TCOB | Yi Zhou | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Kerri Taylor | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| COLS | Steve Jessup | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| Honors College Rep | Ryan Lynch | ex-officio | |
| Honors College Rep | Laura Pate | ex-officio | |
| Registrar's Office Rep | Stephanie Speer | ex-officio | |
| Career Center Rep | TBD | ex-officio | |
| Dean, Honors College | Cindy Ticknor | ex-officio | |
| Coordinator of International Education | Brooke Quartermann | ex-officio | |
| Director, Center for Global Engagement | Eric Spears | ex-officio |
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Orion Wertz | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Lauren Neal | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| COEHP | Andrew Weaver | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Dan Van Kley | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Kim Shaw | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| TCOB | Yesem Peker | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Library | Michelle Jones | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| Student Rep #1 | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| Student Rep #2 | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| Director of Recruitment and Retention | Kristin Williams | Ex-Officio | n.d. |
| Director, CSU Advise | Melissa Young | Ex-Officio | n.d. |
| Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness | Sridhar Sitharaman | Ex-Officio | n.d. |
| Student Affairs Rep #1 | Dana Larkin | Ex-Officio | n.d. |
| Student Affairs Rep #2 | Melissa Dempsey | Ex-Officio | n.d. |
- Description in Faculty Handbook
- Retention, Progression and Graduation Committee Bylaws (PDF)
- Meeting Minutes | Minutes for All Senate Committees
Email this group: reprgr@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | James Ogburn | Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Kalynn Pistorio | Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Rosa WIlliams | Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Phillip Bryant | Member | 2025 |
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Joe Girard | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COA | Lisa Oberlander | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Steven Wright | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Sallie Miller | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Rajeev Dabke | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Harlan Hendricks | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Lixin Wang, Chair | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Laurence Marsh | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| Library | Michelle Jones | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| Any Unit | Paulina Kuforiji | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Representative from the Provost Office | Alicia Bryan | Ex-Officio | n.d. |
| Administrator of EvaluationKit | Adrian Wade | Ex-Officio | n.d. |
Email this group: stud_course_eval@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Hannah Israel | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Stephanie da Silva | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Patricia Anafi | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Rebecca Toland | Faculty Member, Chair | 2025 |
| COLS | Zewdu Gebeyehu | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Stephen Jessup | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Kristin Lilly | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| TCOB | Mohamed Riduan Abid | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Jennifer Newbrey | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Library | Amy Parsons | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| Student #1 | Vacant | Student Member, Grad | 2025 |
| Student #2 | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
Email this group: stud_research_creative@columbusstate.edu
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Reba Wissner | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| COA | Tiffany McBride | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Chris LeMieux | Faculty Member, Chair | 2026 |
| COEHP | Jennifer VanSlander | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COLS | Rebecca Gerdes-McClain | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| COLS | Kim Shaw | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COLS | Nehal Shukla | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | Gisung Moon | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| TCOB | James Beveridge | Faculty Member | 2027 |
| Library | David Owings | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Student | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| Assistant Director, Center of Online Learning | Randall Garver | Ex-Officio | n.d. |
| Faculty Center of the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning, Director | Susan Hrach | Ex-Officio | n.d. |
| Executive Director, Center for Global Engagement | Eric Spears | Ex-Officio | n.d. |
| Center for Career Design | Vacant | Ex-Officio | n.d. |
| College/Unit | Member Name | Position | Term Ends (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COA | Molly Claassen | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Brian Tyo | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COA | Michelle Folta | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| COEHP | Lauren Neal | Faculty Member | 2025 |
| COEHP | Sarah Sharpe | Faculty Member, Co-chair | 2025 |
| COEHP | Charlotte Henderson | Faculty Member, Co-chair | 2026 |
| COLS | Rosa Williams | Staff Member | 2026 |
| TCOB | Lydia Ray | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| TCOB | Uma Sridharan | Faculty Member | 2026 |
| Undergraduate Student | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| Graduate Student | Vacant | Student Member | 2025 |
| Director, Human Resources | Tamara Wade | ex-officio | N/D |
| Provost and Executive Vice President, Interim | Pat McHenry | ex-officio | N/D |
- Description in Faculty Handbook
- Women's Advisory Committee Bylaws (PDF)
- Meeting Minutes | Minutes for All Senate Committees
Email this group: womencom@columbusstate.edu
