2025–26 Faculty Committee Members

Faculty Committees 

Faculty Task Forces

Faculty elected to Council serve 2-year terms, unless otherwise noted
Faculty elected to committees serve 3-year terms unless otherwise noted
Faculty may be elected to shorter terms to cover sabbaticals or unexpected vacancies


FACULTY COUNCIL
           

Faculty Chair (yr 1 of 3-yr term) *  

Melani Plett

2024-2027

Chair–Elect (yr 1 of 3 yr-term) 

Traynor Hansen

2025–2028

Immediate Past–Chair (yr 3 of 3-yr term)

Kevin Neuhouser

2023–2026

Faculty Affairs Chair ✝

Grace Blum

2025-2028

Admissions, Advising & Retention Chair ✝

Annie Kato

2025–2027

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair ‡

Katie Douglass

2024-2026

Graduate Programs Committee co-Chair†

to be selected from within committee

 

Assessment Committee Chair ‡

Sara Koenig

2025–2026

Diversity Committee Chair ‡

to be selected from within committee


School Representatives‡ 

 

 

     CAS–AH

April Middeljans

2024–2026

     CAS–S

Brian Gill

2025–2027

     SBGE

Geri Mason

2025–2027

     SOE

Julie Antilla

2025–2027

     SHS

Dale Cannavan (2nd term)

2025–2027

     SOT

Mike Langford (2nd term)

2025–2027

     SPFC

Helen Chung

2024–2026

Ex Officio: Chief Academic Officer

Kathy Lustyk


* FAC & AARC chairs are elected to 2-yr terms by Senate in fall quarter of odd-numbered years
† elected from within commi􏰁ee, serving one year as chair-elect and one year as chair
‡ these school-nominated candidates are elected by Senate to 2-yr terms; half are elected in spring quarter of even-numbered years, half in spring quarter of odd-numbered years
(Council decided last March/April to keep with the former schools for 2025-26 since things were still in flux.)

ASSP SENATE FACULTY LIAISON - FACULTY CHAIR MEETS REGULARLY WITH THE ASSP PRESIDENT

   


Policy Recommending Committees in Areas of Faculty's Primary Responsibility


UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE*
           

Chair ✝

Katie Douglass

2024-2025

Faculty Member 

Kara Gray (CAS-S)

2023-2026

Faculty Member 

Krystle Jalalian-Chursky (SOE)

2023-2026

Faculty Member 

 John Godek (SBGE)

2023-2026

Undergraduate Student Rep. w/ voting rights 

 TBD

 

 

 

 

 Ex Officio: VP of Academic Affairs or designee

 Brian Lugioyo

 

 Ex Officio: Director of General Education (or desig)

??? – may be renamed

 

Advisory: University Librarian (or desig)

Liz Gruchala-Gilbert

 Advisory: Registrar (or desig)

Kenda Gatlin 

 

Advisory: Responsible for Catalogs

Kay Knierim


Advisory: Academic Counseling (or desig)

Annette Rendahl


 






* all 4 elected faculty must have teaching loads primarily in undergraduate programs
† chair elected to 1-year term from within committee


GRADUATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE*
           

Ex Officio co-chair: VPAA or designee

Nyaradzo Mvududu


Co-Chair†

TBD from within committee

 


Education Rep

Nalline Baliram


2025-2028


Psychology Rep 

Heesun Cheon


2025-2028


Seminary Rep 


Esther Cen          


2023-2026


Business & Gov Rep


Katya Drozdova


2025-2026


Graduate Student Rep


TBD

 

Ex Officio: University Librarian or designee


Steve Perisho



Ex Officio: Registrar or designee


Kenda Gatlin


* minimum of three graduate faculty. The graduate student rep holds voting rights.
† chair elected to 1-year term from within committee
 
ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE*
           


Chair ✝


Sara Koenig


2024-2027

College of Applied and Natural Sciences


Karisa Pierce


2025–2028

College of Hum, Ed, and Arts – Ed div (grad)


Robin Henrickson (grad)


2024-2027

Coll of Business & Technology - Bus Representative


Charlotte Qu


2023-2026

Coll of Business & Technology - Tech Representative


Lin Liu


2025–2028


School of Theology Representative          


Sara Koenig


2024-2027

Ex officio: VPAA or designee


John Hossler

 

 

 

 

* five elected faculty members total, including chair and chair elect: at least one faculty member with predominant graduate teaching load
† chair elected to 1-yr term from within committee

FACULTY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE*
           

Chair ✝

Grace Blum (CHEA/SOE)

2025-2027 

Faculty Member 

Anne Prouty (CANS/SPFC)

2025-2028

Faculty Member 

Andy Chen (CBT/SBGE)

2024–2027

Faculty Member

Raphael Mondesir (CHEA/CAS-S)

2024–2027

Faculty Member 

Zack Bent (CHEA/CAS-AH)

2025-2028

 Faculty Member

Dainius Vaicekonis (CHEA/CAS-AH)

2025-2028

 

 

 

Ex Officio: VPAA or Designee

Kathy Lustyk

 

 Advisory if agenda requires: ASSP Pres or desg   

 

 

* five elected faculty members total, including chair
† chair elected to 2-yr term by Senate in fall quarter of odd-numbered years
# Autumn Quarter – Traynor Hansen beginning in Winter


INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD*
           

Chair ✝

Cara Wall-Scheffler (CANS/CAS-S)

CANS Representative

 

Cara Wall-Scheffler (Bio)

 CANS Representative

Bomin Shim (Nurs)

 CANS Representative

Phil Baker (Psych)

 CHEArts Representative 

David Denton (Educ) 

 CHEArts Representative

Joshua Tom (Soc)

 CBT Representative

Annie Kato (Bus)

 

 

 

 

Univ Admin/ Off of Studt Life/Non-Academic Research 

 

Sarah Snodgrass 

Community Advocate

Sandy Mortenson

 

 

* faculty are appointed by the VPAA per federal regulations and recommendations from appropriate Deans; committee must reflect gender and ethnic diversity. Terms are a minimum of three years and considered continuous until a member requests to be replaced.

† appointed by VPAA




INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE & USE COMMITTEE*
           

Chair ✝

Ryan Ferrer (CANS/CAS-S)

Faculty Research Scientist(s)

Baine Craft (Psych)

 

Phillip Baker (Psych)

Non-Scientist Member

Brittany Tausen

 

Certified Veterinarian

Kari Koszdin

Community (non-SPU) member

Xerxes Beharry

Ex officio

Sue Martin (Lab Mgr/Chem. Hygiene Officer)

 

 

Student Representative

Ashley Gross

* faculty are appointed by the VPAA to a minimum three-year term. The committee requires a minimum of three voting members and one student representative; membership should reflect gender & ethnic diversity.

† appointed by VPAA


FACULTY DIVERSITY COMMITTEE*
           

Chair ✝

TBD


Faculty Member 

Tracie Delgado (CANS/CAS-Sci) 

2025-2028

Faculty Member 

Alissa Walter (CHEArts/A&H, final term)

2023–2026

Faculty Member 

Peter Rivera (CNAS/SPFC)

2023–2026

 

 Ex Officio: Special Advisor Diversity & Belonging**

 Bo Lim

 

 

Ex Officio: Dean/member of ALC***

John Robertson

 

* three elected faculty members; minimum one tenured faculty
† elected to 1-yr term from within committee
** THE SPECIAL ADVISOR IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE CHAIR
*** RESPONSIBILITY TO FACILITATE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND PROCEDURES


FACULTY BUDGET & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE*
           

Chair (Immediate-Past Faculty Chair)

Kevin Neuhouser (CHEA/CAS-S)

2023–2026

Faculty Chair 

Melani Plett (CBT/CAS-S)

2024-2027

Faculty Chair-Elect 

Traynor Hansen (CHEA/CAS-AH)

2025-2028

Past Faculty Chair

John Hossler (CAS-S)2022-2025

 

 

 

Ex Officio: Chief Academic Officer (or designee)

Tim Nelson



ADMISSIONS, ADVISING, & RETENTION COMMITTEE*
           

Co-chair AVPAO

John Hossler

 

Faculty Co-Chair†

Annie Kato (CBT/SBGE)

2025–2027

Faculty Member 

Jenny Tenlen (CANS/CAS-Sci) 

2025-2028

Faculty Member 

Stephanie Armes (CANS/SPFC)

2023–2026

 

 

 

Appointed: AVP for Office of Student Life   

Jenny Elsey

 

Appointed: Undergrad Counseling Rep

Annette Rendahl

 

Appointed: Dir of Student Financial Services

Johanna Dwyer 

 

Appointed: Dir of Admissions

Bryan Jones 

 

Appointed: Registrar’s Office

Kenda Gatlin 


Appointed: Undergraduate Student

TBD

* two elected faculty members total, including chair
† co-chair elected to 2-yr term by Senate in fall quarter of odd–numbered years

 

Policy Recommending Committees in Areas of Faculty's Shared Responsibility


INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS COMMITTEE*
           

Chair †

Katie Butte (CANS/SHS)

2025-2028

Faculty Member 

Katie Butte (CANS/SHS)

2025-2028

Faculty Member 

Yuri Rodrigues (CBT/CAS-Sci)

2025-2028

Faculty Member 

Mohammad Qadam Shah (CBT/SBGE)

2025-2028

 

 

 

 

Ex Officio: NCAA Faculty Representative

Eric Long (CANS/CAS-S)


Ex Officio: Director of Athletics

Dan Lepse


Ex Officio: VP for Student Life or Designee

Gabe Jacobsen


Advisory: Asst. Athletic Director for Compliance

Kali Barber


Advisory: Residence Life Designee

Gabe Jacobsen 

 

Alumni Representative designated by Advancement

John Glancy


Undergrad Student Rep

TBD


 Undergrad Student Rep

 TBD

 

* six elected faculty members 
† elected to 1-yr term from within committee

Operational Committees


FACULTY STATUS COMMITTEE*
           

Chair †

Jennifer McKinney

2025-2026

Tenured Faculty Member 

Doug Strong (SPS)

2025-2028

Tenured Faculty Member 

Wai Lau (CBT)

2025-2028

Tenured Faculty Member 

Cara Wall Scheffler (CANS)

2024-2027

Tenured Faculty Member 

Paul Kim (CANS)

2025-2028

Tenured Faculty Member 

Jennifer McKinney (CHEArts)

2023-2026

Tenured Faculty Member

Kris Gritter (CHEArts)

2024-2027

 

 

 

Ex Officio: CAO or designee

Kathy Lustyk


* seven elected faculty members with tenure 
† elected to 1-yr term from within committee

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE*
           

**Co-chairs †

rotating chair

 

Faculty Member 

Dung Nguyen (CBT/CAS-S)

2023–2026 

Faculty Member 

Keyne Law (CANS/SPFC)

2024-2027

Faculty Member 

Todd Rendleman (CHEArts/CAS-AH)

2024-2027

 

 

 

Advisory: Undergraduate Student Rep

TBD

 

Advisory: Graduate Student Rep

TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ex Officio: VPAA Designee

Tim Nelson


Ex Officio: University Librarian

Kristen Hoffman 


Ex Officio: Educational Media Technology

Grace Seo


Ad Hoc members will be allowed to vote on the awards and grants they are reviewing, but will not vote on other committee business.

* five elected faculty members including at least two tenured members; one undergrad and one grad student 
† elected to 1-yr term from within committee