{"id":623,"date":"2021-07-16T15:43:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T15:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facultysenate\/?page_id=623"},"modified":"2026-10-07T17:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:28:52","slug":"faculty-committee-membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facultysenate\/faculty-committee-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee Memberships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The By-Laws to the Constitution of the Faculty of Augsburg University in the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1OjyKUMxMIJM9oTX_G2nH9hMZg5y8Nkk1\/view\">Faculty Handbook<\/a> list the following Standing Committees of the Faculty and their subcommittees.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the university and the Provost are ex-officio members of all standing committees of the faculty.<\/p>\n<h2>Faculty Senate Subcommittees<\/h2>\n<h4>Subcommittee on Committees (SOC)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Sophia Frank, At-Large, SoH, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Dan Ibarra, Faculty Senate Representative, 2026-2027<\/li>\n<li>Ja Young Koo, At-Large, SoB, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amy Larson, At-Large, SoNS, 2025-2027 (Chair)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Sarah Degner Riveros, At-Large, SoHSSE, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Subcommittee on Compensation<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Bergman, SoA, 2026-2028\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Won Yong Kim, SoB, 2025-2027 (Chair)<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Mollberg, SoHSSE,\u00a0 2025-2027<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erik Steinmetz, SoNS, 2026-2028<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Michelle Ullery, SoH, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Burgess, Provost Designee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Subcommittee on Faculty Grievances (1-year terms)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Su Doree, At-Large, SoNS, 2026-2027<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah Greenfield, At-Large, SoHSSE, 2026-2027<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Terrance Kwame Ross, Faculty Senate Representative, 2026-2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Subcommittee on Personnel Policies (PPC)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Andy Aoki, SoHSSE, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Jill Dawe, SSoA, 2025-2027 (Fall 2026 Sabbatical; interim replacement: Matt Haines, Co-Chair)<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Hickox-Young, SoNS, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phyllis Kapetanakis, SoB, 2025-202<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Michael Lansing, Faculty Senate Representative (Fall 2026 Co-Chair)<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Mark, SoH, 2026-2028 (Fall 2026 interim replacement: Amy Nelson)<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Burgess, Recorder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Faculty Standing Committees<\/h2>\n<h4>Academic Affairs Committee (AAC)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Adams, Jr, SSoA, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>David Crowe, SoNS, 2025-2027 (Chair)<\/li>\n<li>Melissa Hensley, At-Large, SoH, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<li>Ibrahim Keita, SoB, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<li>Lori Lohman, At-Large, SoB, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Katie Martin, At-Large, SoH, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Gisel Suarez Bonilla, At-Large, SoNS, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<li>Joe Underhill, SoHSSE, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional members:<br \/>\nTBD, Student Representative<br \/>\nShayna Sheinfeld, Director of General Education<\/p>\n<p>One shared vote between:<br \/>\nDave Matz, Associate Provost<br \/>\nChris Houltberg, Director, Schwartz School of the Arts<br \/>\nBen Stottrup, Director, School of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n<p>Advisory (non-voting) Members:<br \/>\nTom Kelsey, University Registrar<br \/>\nRebecca Nowicki-Anderson, Assistant Registrar<br \/>\nKelsey Richardson Blackwell, Associate Dean of Academic Support Services<\/p>\n<h4>Admissions and Enrollment Committee (AEC)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Antonio Vasquez, At-Large, SoHSSE, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Jiachen Zhang, At-Large, SoNS, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional Member:<br \/>\nRobert Gould, Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management<\/p>\n<h4>Assessment Committee<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charles Adams, Jr, SSoA, 2025-2027<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taryn Marashi, SoHSSE, 2026-2028 (Interim Chair, Fall)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jin Young Seo, SoH, 2026-2028 (on leave in Fall 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dan Smytka, SoB, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Jason Tan-Arroyo, SoNS, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional Members:<br \/>\nBen Denkinger, Assistant Dean of Assessment and Academic Analytics, (Chair, Fall 2026 Sabbatical)<\/p>\n<p>Representative from the Strommen Center for Meaningful Work<br \/>\nStudent Representative appointed by the Student Senate<\/p>\n<h4>Committee on Tenure and Promotion (CTP)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jenny Hanson, SSoA, 2026-2028\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Abby Hughes-Scalise, SoH, 2026-2027<\/li>\n<li>Soebin Jang, At-Large, SoB, 2025-2027 (Chair, on leave Fall 2026)<\/li>\n<li>Mary Lowe, SoHSSE, 2025-2027 (Interim Chair, Fall 2026)<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Erin Sugrue, At-Large, SoH, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Liaila Tajibaeva, SoB, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Advisory (non-voting) member:<br \/>\nPaula O&#8217;Loughlin, Provost and Senior Vice President<\/p>\n<h4>Faculty Development Committee (FDC)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Dahn Gim, At-Large, SSoA, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<li>Rachel Lloyd, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning (ex officio) (Chair)<\/li>\n<li>David Matz, Associate Provost (ex officio)<\/li>\n<li>Ly Thuy Nguyen, At-Large, SoHSSE, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Thyberg, At-Large, SoH, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Dave Matz, Associate Provost<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Graduate Academic Affairs Committee (GAAC)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Christopher Anders (PsyD), SoH, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<li>Adriane Brown (MAL), SoHSSE, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Cory Erickson (MBA), SoB, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Alex Fink (MSW), SoH, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<li>Juyoung Lee (MMT), SSoA, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Ryane Lester (PA\/DMSci), SoH, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<li>Jason Lukasik (MAE\/MAT), SoHSSE, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Anna Pirsch (MAN\/DNP), SoH, 2026-2027<\/li>\n<li>Lindsay Starck (MFA), SoHSSE, 2026-2028 (Chair)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One shared vote between:<br \/>\nTara Mader, Acting Dean &amp; Director, School of Health<br \/>\nStella Hofrenning, Acting Dean &amp; Director, School of Business<\/p>\n<p>Advisory (non-voting) Members:<br \/>\nTom Kelsey, University Registrar<br \/>\nDave Matz, Associate Provost<br \/>\nDirector of Graduate Recruitment<\/p>\n<h4>Institutional Review Board (IRB)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Membership is appointed by the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, not elected by the Faculty. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/irb\/\">IRB website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Parliamentarian<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Joe Underhill,\u00a0 At-Large, SoHSSE, 2026-2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Student Standing Committee (SSC)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Gabriella Amberchan, At-Large, SoNS, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Ashley Baber, At-Large, SoHSSE, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Alex Fink, At-Large, SoH, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<li>Tom Kelsey, University Registrar (Chair)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional Voting Members:<br \/>\nDirector of Undergraduate Admissions<br \/>\nKelsey Richardson Blackwell, Associate Dean of Academic Support Services<\/p>\n<h4>Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>David Hall, At-Large, SoHSSE, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Tara Mader, At-Large, SoNS, 2025-2027 (Chair)<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Ullery, At-Large, SoH, 2025-2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Advisory (non-voting) Member:<br \/>\nSusan Hadjiyanis, Instructional Design Technologist<br \/>\nDave Matz, Associate Provost<\/p>\n<h4>University Committee on Academic Planning (UCAP) (2-year Terms, effective at Culmination of Current Terms)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright, Faculty Senate Representative, 2026-2027<\/li>\n<li>George Dierberger, At-Large, SoB, 2024-2027 (Co-Chair)<\/li>\n<li>Darcey Engen, At-Large, SSoA, 2025-2028<\/li>\n<li>Audrey Lensmire, At-Large, SoHSSE, 2025-2028<\/li>\n<li>Paula O&#8217;Loughlin, Provost and Senior Vice President (Co Chair)<\/li>\n<li>Diana Soran, At-Large, SoH, 2026-2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional Voting Members:<br \/>\nChristopher Kampa, Associate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br \/>\nRobert Gould, Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management<br \/>\nMarketing and Communication representative<\/p>\n<h2>Other Faculty Committees<\/h2>\n<h4>University Joint Budget Working Group (BWG)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jacob Enger, At-Large, SoB, 2026-2028<\/li>\n<li>Amy Nelson, Faculty Senate Representative, 2026-2027<\/li>\n<li>Paula O&#8217;Loughlin, Provost (Co-Chair)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional Members<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christopher Kampa, Associate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/universitycouncil\/\">University Council<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The By-Laws to the Constitution of the Faculty of Augsburg University in the Faculty Handbook list the following Standing Committees of the Faculty and their subcommittees. The President of the university and the Provost are ex-officio members of all standing committees of the faculty. Faculty Senate Subcommittees Subcommittee on Committees (SOC) Sophia Frank, At-Large, SoH, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facultysenate\/faculty-committee-membership\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Committee Memberships&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-623","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facultysenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facultysenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facultysenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facultysenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/157"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facultysenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623"}],"version-history":[{"count":186,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facultysenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1200,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facultysenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/623\/revisions\/1200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/facultysenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}