Council of University System Faculty
CUSF COMMITTEES
Executive
Committee: Martha Siegel (Chair); Lee Richardson (Past Chair); Bill
Chapin (Vice Chair); John Collins (Secretary); Vincent Brannigan and John
McMullen (At Large).
Standing
Committees:
Membership and Rules:
Bill Chapin (Chair), Alcott Arthur, John Collins. Agenda:
conduct elections, verify membership, advise web site administrator, act as a committee on
committees.
Faculty Affairs:
David Parker (Chair), Steve Jacobs, Rosemary Jagus, John Gustafson, Joan
Langdon, Emmanuel Onyeozili, Doug Pryor, Deloris
JamesAgenda: workload questions; tenure; quality of life questions; status of shared
governance on the various campuses; graduate vs. undergraduate teaching; adjunct
and part-time faculty issues; systems appeals.
Academic Affairs:
John McMullen and Bill Stuart (Co-Chairs), Denny Gulick, Joyce Shirazi. Agenda:
curriculum; interaction with Provosts and BoR Ed Policy Committee; missions of
institutions; K-16.
Administrative and Fiscal Affairs:
Dennis Coates and Frank Alt (Co-Chairs), Rahim Ashkeboussi, Mike Garner,
Adelaide Lagnese, Elizabeth Mulroy. Agenda: questions of salary levels; the nature of peers; benefits; campus budgetary processes and their transparency.
Legislative Affairs:
Stephanie Gibson (Chair), Vince Brannigan, Lee Richardson. Agenda:
work toward legislative testimony; monitor legislative docket.
Ad hoc Committees
and subcommittees:
Student Research Day (Subcommittee of Legislative Affairs):
Joyce Tenney (Chair), Rodger Harvey, Martha Siegel, Paul Thut. Agenda:
provide everything needed to continue this highly positive and successful
venture.
Systems Appeals / Ombudsman:
Members will be nominated by the Membership and Rules Committee. Agenda:
create an ombudsman or
ombuds-committee within CUSF in view of the lack of acceptance of systems
appeals procedures suggested last year.
Regents Faculty Awards:
Pat Alt (Chair), Court Stevenson, Joyce Tenney and two others. Agenda:
Urge campus administrators and Faculty Senates to submit nominations, evaluate
the nominees and make recommendations for awards.
K-16
(Subcommittee of Academic Affairs): Kim Rotruck (Chair), Bill Stuart (CUSF
representative to K-16 Working Group), Joan Langdon, Joyce Currie Little, Deloris
JamesAgenda:
Deal with the statewide plan for higher education; quality
control; work
with the community colleges; get dollars to improve teacher preparation;
quality control for college-level courses taught in high school.
Chairpersons Workshop: (Subcommittee of Faculty
Affairs): Marci McClive (Chair), Martha Siegel, Deloris
James. Agenda:
Facilitate CUSF interaction with the New Chairs Meeting of January 20, 2005 (the same day as the January CUSF meeting).
Unassigned CUSF delegates: Marymal Holmes (BSU);
Lori Harris (CSU); Paul Flexner (SU); A. Delores James (UMUC).