Committee on Committees

Composition

  • Nine faculty, six of whom are faculty who are actively involved in teaching courses granting University credit, with at least three geographical regions represented. Faculty are appointed with three-year terms. Normally, at least one committee member shall be a member of the Senate. (F)
  • Chair of the Council of Faculty Representatives, Vancouver Campus.
  • Chair of the Resident Faculty Organization, Tri-Cities.
  • Chair of the Resident Faculty Organization, Everett.
  • Chair-elect of the Faculty Senate, who serves as chair of the committee. (X)

Function

  • Submits nominations to the Senate for membership on all Senate standing committees and subcommittees, except for ex officio members and those special seats on subcommittees reserved for members of parent committees, and to the president, and provost for faculty membership on their respective committees.
  • Accepts Associated Students of Washington State University and Graduate and Professional Student Association appointments of student membership to Senate committees and refers them to the appropriate committees.
  • Conducts a continuing evaluation of the Senate committee system and makes recommendations regarding committee improvements to the Steering Committee.

Workload

  • The Committee on Committees meets on an as needed basis

Workload Committee Chair

  • Create solicitations for committee members, organize nominations for committee review, review submitted nominations, communicate with nominees, coordinate with stakeholders to help staff non-Senate committees, submit committee issues/nominations to Senate: 1.5 hours/week (not including Senate and Steering meetings)

Workload Committee Members

  • Review committee member nominations, attend committee meetings, review committee-related issues: 0.5 hours/week

Additional notes

  • Responsible to: Faculty Senate.
  • Reports to: Faculty Senate and the president.
Name Rank CollegeLocation Term Start Term End
Committee Chair: Christine Horne (F)
2026 Rotation
Jennifer Miller (F)Assistant ProfessorCoPPSSpokane20232026
2027 Rotation
Sharon Fraser-Allen (F)Associate ProfessorInternational ProgramsPullman20212027
Samantha Noll (F)Assistant ProfessorCASPullman20212027
Lorena O-English (F)LibrarianLibrariesPullman20212027
Insook Webber (F)Assistant ProfessorCASPullman20212027
2028 Rotation
Azam Boskabadi (F)Assistant ProfessorCCBPullman20222028
Shira Broschat (F)ProfessorVCEAPullman20252028
Jordon Clapper (F)Assistant ProfessorCASPullman20252028
Michael Rabby (F)Associate ProfessorCASVancouver20252028
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members
Shuzheng XieScholarly Assistant ProfessorChair of the Resident Faculty Organization Everett Everett Representative Everett Representative
Ayesha AhmedAssociate ProfessorCouncil of Faculty RepresentativesSpokane Spokane Representative Spokane Representative
Tom CollinsAssociate Professor Chair of the Resident Faculty Organization Tri-Cities Tri-Cities Representative Tri-Cities Representative
Dene GrigarProfessor Council of Faculty RepresentativesVancouver Vancouver Representative Vancouver Representative
Beth DoyleAdministrative Support Faculty Senate Pullman Admin Support Admin Support