Committee on Committees
Time Commitment
The Committee on Committees meets for about one hour a month. Members may also be asked to review documents or respond to requests.
Composition & Tenure
- 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-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.
- Accepts requests from campus faculty governance units for seats on specified committees to be appointed by the campus faculty governance unit.
- Conducts a continuing evaluation of the Senate committee system and makes recommendations for improvements to the Steering Committee.
Additional notes
- Responsible to: Faculty Senate.
- Reports to: Faculty Senate and the president.
| Name | Rank | Constituency | Location | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee Chair, Tracy Klein (F) (X) | Associate Professor | College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Vancouver | 2023 | 2024 |
| Samantha Noll (F) | Assistant Professor | School of Politics, Policy & Public Affairs, CAS | Pullman | 2021 | 2024 |
| Lorena O-English (F) | Librarian | Social Sciences & Government Information, Libraries | Pullman | 2021 | 2024 |
| Robert Schimelpfenig (F) | Archivist | Libraries | Vancouver | 2019 | 2025 |
| Sharon Fraser-Allen (F) | Associate Professor | International Programs | Pullman | 2021 | 2024 |
| Insook Webber (F) | Assistant Professor | School of Languages, Culture & Race, CAS | Pullman | 2021 | 2024 |
| Simon Licen (F) | Associate Professor | Education Leadership & Sport Management, CoE | Pullman | 2022 | 2025 |
| Azam Boskabadi (F) | Assistant Professor | Finance & Management Science, CCB | Pullman | 2022 | 2025 |
| Jennifer Miller | Assistant Professor | College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Spokane | 2023 | 2026 |
| Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members | |||||
| Jacob Murray | Clinical Assistant Professor | Chair of the Resident Faculty Organization | Everett | Everett Representative | Everett Representative |
| TBD | -- | Chair of the Resident Faculty Organization | Spokane | Spokane Representative | Spokane Representative |
| Robin Mays | Associate Professor | Chair of the Resident Faculty Organization | Tri-Cities | Tri-Cities Representative | Tri-Cities Representative |
| Praveen Sekhar | Associate Professor | Chair of the Resident Faculty Organization | Vancouver | Vancouver Representative | Vancouver Representative |
| Anna Schilter | Administrative Support | Faculty Senate | Pullman | Admin Support | Admin Support |