Senate Committees
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Academic Advising Committee
| 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
Administrator Evaluations Committee
| 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 |
Admissions Policy Committee
| 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
Committee on Committees
| College/Unit |
Member Name |
Position |
Term Ends (Year) |
| LIB |
Tom Ganzevoort |
Member |
2025 |
| COLS |
Cliff Ruehl |
Member |
2025 |
| COLS |
Clinton Barineau |
Member |
2025 |
Distance Learning Committee
| 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 |
Email this group: dlc@columbusstate.edu
Faculty Affairs Committee
| 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 |
Faculty Development Committee
| 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
Faculty Handbook Advisory Committee
| 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 |
|
Email this group: fachandbook@columbusstate.edu
Faculty Senate Budget Advisory Committee
| College/Unit |
Member Name |
Position |
Term Ends (Year) |
| COA |
James Ogburn |
Member |
2025 |
| COEHP |
Brian Tyo |
Member |
2025 |
| COLS |
TBD |
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 |
General Education Committee
| 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 |
Email this group: genedassess@columbusstate.edu
Honors Education Committee
| 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 |
|
Email this group: honorsedu@columbusstate.edu
Information Technology Advisory Committee
| 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
International Education Committee
| 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 |
|
Email this group: inted@columbusstate.edu
Library Committee
| 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. |
Email this group: libcom@columbusstate.edu
National Scholarship Committee
| 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 |
TBD |
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 |
|
Retention, Progression and Graduation Committee
| 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. |
Email this group: reprgr@columbusstate.edu
Senate Elections Committee
| 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 |
Student Course Evaluation Committee
| 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
Student Research and Creative Endeavors Committee
| 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
Teaching and Learning Enhancement Committee
| 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 Coaching |
Vacant |
Ex-Officio |
n.d. |
Women's Advisory Committee
| 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 |
Email this group: womencom@columbusstate.edu
