Faculty Senate representatives on University-wide committees are listed in bold type
for 2019-2020 academic year
1. Academic Standards and Advising Committee Plus (ASAC +)
Chaired by Terri Winters, Assistant Vice Provost for Digital Learning & Communication
This committee meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month, 8:45 to 10:30 am.
The ITC has a non-voting seat for its chair on the Academic Standards and Advising Committee Plus (ASAC+). This is a committee of associate deans from all colleges plus the deans of the Library, the Graduate School, and students who meet with Terri Winters to plan and approve academic-related technology projects.
2020-2021 Faculty Senate Representative: Matt MacManes
2019-2020 Faculty Senate Representative: Alex Holznienkember
2. Academic Technology Steering Committee – USNH (ATSC)
This is a USNH committee chaired by GSC provost Scott Stanley
Per 8/24/20 email this committee is being reimagined. Therefore, no Senate representative has been assigned.
https://at.usnh.edu/
2019-2020 Faculty Senate representative: Sarah Theimer
3. Alumni Association Board of Directors
Website: https://unhconnect.unh.edu/s/1518/index-1col.aspx?sid=1518&gid=4&pgid=467
2019-2020 Faculty Senate representative: Brent Bell
4. Athletic Advisory Committee
This committee includes 5 full-time faculty, one of whom is appointed by the Faculty Senate
Andrew Smith has been representing the Faculty Senate on this committee since 2015
2019-2020 Senate Representative: Andrew Smith
5. Campus Master Plan Steering Committee
Chaired by DougBencks https://www.unh.edu/facilities/cmp
This committee is on hold until 2020
2020-2021 Senate representative: Mary Schuh
6. Committee for Campus Aesthetics
Website: https://www.unh.edu/facilities/aesthetics
Chaired by Kristian Durocher
This committee meets only on an “as needed” basis.
The Senate's Campus Planning Committee will appoint someone if and when it is needed
2020-2021 Senate representative: Mary Schuh
7. Disclosure Review Committee
Website: https://www.unh.edu/research/disclosure-review-committee-drc
Chaired by
Administrator: Melissa McGee
The Disclosure Review Committee does not have a schedule of regular meetings, but rather meets as needed (often via email rather than in person) when a disclosure is received by the Research Office – usually between one to three times a year.
2020-2021 Faculty Senate Representative: Ivo Nedyalkov
8. Digital Communication Steering Committee (DCSC)
Chaired by Terri Winters, Assistant Vice Provost for Digital Learning & Communication
This committee meets quarterly
202-2021 and 2019-2020 Senate representative: Liese Zahabi
9. Discovery Committee
In addition to elected members of the Discovery Committee, there is one Faculty Senate representative (who need not be a senator, but must be a faculty member) selected by the Faculty Senate Agenda Committee. This is a voting member of the committee.
2020-2021 - Senate representative: Jay Colbert
(note: Jay also served in 2019-2020)
10. Energy Task Force
Website: https://sustainableunh.unh.edu/etf
Chaired by Bill Janelle
contact person: Jennifer Andrews
Faculty Senate representatives in 200/21 and 2019/20: Clay Mitchell and Cameron Wake
11. Faculty Awards Committee
https://www.unh.edu/provost/faculty-awards
The work for this committee is concentrated in 2 to 3 weeks in the Spring (March and April). It involves a review of applications and approximately two lengthly meetings.
2019-2020 Senate representative: Madhavi Devasher
2018-2019 Senate representative: Reagan Baughman
12. Honorary Degrees and Awards Committee
https://www.unh.edu/university-ceremonies-and-events/commencement-awards
Chaired by Provost Jones and Megan Davis
2019-2020 Senate representative, Erin Sharp, Senate vice-chair, ex-officio
13. MyElements/FAR Governance Board
chaired by Terri Winters, Assistant Vice Provost for Digital Learning & Communication
2020-2021 Senate representative: Szu-Feng Chen
2019-2020 Senate representative, Patrick Shannon
14. MUB Board of Governors
https://wildcatlink.unh.edu/organization/mubog
This committee meets every other Friday from 11 a.m. to Noon
Contact person: Tirthadeep Das
Robert Robertson has represented the Faculty Senate on this committee for several years
2019-2020 Senate representative: Robert Robertson
15. Portal Governance Committee
Chaired by Alicia Medros, Associate Director of Academic Technology
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of every 3 months 11:00 -12:00
2019-2020 Faculty Senate representative: Vanessa Druskat, Management
2020-2021 Committee is not active
16. President’s Advisory Council on Campus Climate
https://www.unh.edu/inclusive/community-climate/presidents-advisory-council-campus-climate
2019-2020 Faculty Senate representative: Cristy Beemer
17. Research Council
https://www.unh.edu/research/about/mission-activities/research-council
This is an advisory body to the Senior Vice Provost on matters pertaining to the support and advancement of excellence in research, scholarship, and creative activities at UNH
The Faculty Senate representative is usually held by the RPSC chair
2019-2020 Faculty Senate representative: TBD
18. Responsible Conduct of Research & Scholarly Activity Committee
https://www.unh.edu/research/responsible-conduct-research-scholarly-activity-committee
Membership is held ex officio by the chair of the Senate's Professional Standards Committee (which is always chaired by the Senate's vice-chair)
2020-2021 Faculty Senate representative, Ivo Nedyalkov, chair of the Faculty Senate Research
and Professional Service Committee
2019-2020 Faculty Senate Representative: Erin Sharp, Senate vice-chair and PSC chair
19. Space Allocation, Repair, and Renovation Committee (SAARC)
Website: https://www.unh.edu/vpfa/saarc
Chaired by Chris Clement
Contact person: Jean Richard
Meetings are scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month (with the exception of two additional meetings in October and November) from 12:30 to 2 in the Board of Trustees Room, Thompson Hall.
The Faculty Senate representative has an observer role on SAARC
2020-2021 Faculty Senate Representative: Robert Eshbach
2019/2020 Faculty Senate Representative: Ed Hinson
2018/2019 Faculty Senate Representative: Ed Hinson
20. Spring 2021 Education Planning Committee
Faculty Senate representatives: Erik Berda, Nick Kirsch, Kevin Pietro, and Andrew Seal,
Note: these senators also represent their college on this committee
21. Spring 2021 Student Engagement Committee
Faculty Senate Representative: Andrew Coppens, Chair of the Senate Student Affairs Committee
22. Student Success Steering Committee (SSSC)
Chaired by Nicky Gullace
Mission: The Student Success Steering Committee will support the coordination of planning around the use of myWildcat Success in advising and student retention efforts including feature review and assessment of fit for use.
2020-2021 Faculty Senate representative: Lisa MacFarlane
2019-2020 Faculty Senate representatives: Scott Smith, Gretchen Bean, and Matt Magnusson
23. Sustainability Task Force
https://sustainableunh.unh.edu/sustainability-task-force
Chaired by Chris Clement, Tom Kelly, and Stephen Trzaskoma
Contact person: Jennifer Andrews
This committee meets monthly, usually in a central location such as the Dimond Library
2020-2021 /2019-2020 Faculty Senate representative: Eleta Exline
24. Title IX Advisory Council
2020-2021 Faculty Senate representative: Erin Sharp
25. Transportation Policy Committee
Website: https://www.unh.edu/transportation/transportation-policy-committee
Chaired by Chris Clement
Contact person: Stephen Pesci
The Faculty Senate has two voting representatives on this committee and the appointments are made by the Campus Planning Committee
2020-2021/2019-2020 Faculty Senate Representatives: Moein Khanlariand Kate Zambon
26. University Committee on Real Property Acquisition and Disposal (CORPAD)
Website: https://www.unh.edu/vpfa/lands
Chaired by Chris Clement
Contact person: Michael Mason
The Faculty Senate representative is a voting member of this committee
2020-2021/2019-2020 Faculty Senate Representative: Tom Ballestero
27. University Community Scholarship Fund Committee
http://unh.edu/ucsf/
Chair: Carol Main
The time commitment for this committee is at the end of April and involves reading letters of recommendation for student nominees.
2019-2020 Faculty Senate representative: TBD
27. USNH Bookstore Vendor Solicitation Committee
Co-Chair: Rick MacDonald
2019-2020 Representative: Joe Terry
2020-2021: Committee is no longer active
28. UNH Outreach and Engagement Council
Project Manager: Pam Doherty
The Outreach and Engagement Council will strategically champion the collective impact of UNH at the state, region and global scale through extension, outreach, engaged scholarship, and research to fulfill the land-grant mission.
202-2021 Faculty Senate representative:
29. University Information Security Committee (UNH ISC)
Chaired by Rori Boyce-Werner, UNH Information Security Compliance Program Manager
The Senate has not had membership on this committee in the recent past or ever. Rori shared this information: “When [Faculty Senate membership] was discussed last year it was decided that adding a Faculty member to the UNH ISC (UNH Information Security Committee) was not appropriate because of the technical nature of the committee. I suggested that it might be more appropriate for a member of the UNH ISC to regularly meet with the Faculty Senate group that focuses on technology.”
2019-2020 Faculty Senate Representative: TBD
30. University Commission on Community, Equity and Diversity (CEED)
Chairs: Shari Robinson and Mike Shuttic
contact person: Allyson Ryder, Office of Community, Equity & Diversity
Website: https://www.unh.edu/inclusive/our-community/university-commission-community-equity-and-diversity
Two-year term, meets monthly
2020-2021/2019-2020 Faculty Senate representative: Don Robin
31. USNH Board of Trustees
https://www.usnh.edu/trustees/meeting-schedule-documents-19-20
2020-2021 Senate Representatives: Erin Sharp, Senate chair, and Rose Came, Senate vice chair
2019-2020 Senate Representatives: David Bachrach, Senate chair, and Erin Sharp, Senate vice-chair,
ex officio, as observers
32. USNH Educational Excellence Committee
https://www.usnh.edu/trustees/meeting-schedule-documents-19-20
2020-21/2019-20 Senate Representatives: Joseph Dwyer, Chair, Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee
ex officio, as non-voting observer
33. USNH Board of Trustees, Financial Affairs Committee
https://www.usnh.edu/trustees/meeting-schedule-documents-19-20
2020-2021 Faculty Senate representative: Jeffrey Halpern, chair of the Senate's Finance and Administration Committee ex officio, as a non-voting observer
2019-2020 Faculty Senate representative: Bill Knowles, chair of the Senate's Finance and Administration Committee
ex officio, as non-voting observer