College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate

On this page:

Charter

• Revised Charter of the College of Arts and Sciences Senate (SP-2015)
• Revised Charter of CAS Senate (SP-2015) (PDF)
• Revised Charter of CAS Senate (SP-2013) (Word)
• Charter of the CAS Senate (9-23-2011) (PDF)

Tenure and Promotion Guidelines

• Tenure and/or Promotion Guidelines for CAS (Word)
• Revised and approved by the CAS Faculty, March 21, 2014 (Word)

Fall 2020 - Spring 2021 Executive Committee

• Members

  • Eric Heuer (Chair, Social Science Representative)
  • Timothy Freeman (Vice-Chair, Humanities Representative)
  • Faith Mishina (Humanities Representative)
  • Lindy Hern (Social Science Representative)
  • Yoshiko Fukushima (Humanities Representative)
  • Margary Martin (Social Science Representative)
  • Mark Panek (Humanities Representative
  • Taylor Barongan (UHHSA Representative)

• Curriculum Committee

  • Jiren Feng (Chair & Humanities Representative)
  • Francis Dumanig (Humanities Representative)
  • Christopher Knudson (Social Science Representative)
  • Sarah Marusek (Social Science Representative)

• Academic Policy Committee

  • Celia Bardwell-Jones (Humanities Representative)
  • Randy Hirokawa (Humanities Representative)
  • Lindy Hern (Social Science Representative)

Fall 2019 - Spring 2020 Executive Committee

• Members

  • Eric Heuer (Chair, Social Science Representative)
  • Timothy Freeman (Vice-Chair, Humanities Representative)
  • Faith Mishina (Humanities Representative)
  • Douglas Mikkelson (Social Science Representative)
  • Yoshiko Fukushima (Humanities Representative)
  • Margary Martin (Social Science Representative)
  • Kevianna Adams (Student Representative)
  • Kit Neikirk (Student Representative)

• Curriculum Committee

  • Yoshiko Fukushima (Chair)
  • Margary Martin (Social Science Representative)
  • Katherine Young (Social Science Representative)

• Academic Policy Committee

  • Timothy Freeman (Chair)
  • Randy Hirokawa (Humanities Representative)
  • Jeffrey Smith (Social Science Representative)

• Meetings

Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 Executive Committee

• Members

  • Douglas Mikkelson (Chair, Social Science Representative)
  • Timothy Freeman (Vice-Chair, Humanities Representative)
  • Yoshiko Fukushima (Humanities Representative)
  • Margary Martin (Social Science Representative)
  • Faith Mishina (Humanities Representative)
  • Eric Heuer (Social Science Representative)

• Minutes

  • September 14, 2018 - minutes
  • Novermber 09, 2018 - minutes
  • January 12, 2019 - minutes
  • March 08, 2019 - minutes
  • April 26, 2019 - minutes

Spring 2018 Executive Committee

• Meeting Schedule
  • February 02, 2018 - minutes
  • February 23, 2018 - minutes
  • March 16, 2018 - minutes
  • April 20, 2018 - minutes
• Members
  • Jim Beets (Marine Science, Natural Science Representative)
  • Tim Freeman (Philosophy, Humanities Representative)
  • Yoshiko Fukushima (Languages, Humanities Representative)
  • Mazen Hamad (Chemistry, Natural Science Representative)
  • Jean Ippolito (Art, Humanities Representative)
  • Margary Martin (Education, Social Science Representative)
  • Douglas Mikkelson (Vice-Chair, History, Social Science Representative)
  • Michael Peterson (Computer Sciences, Natural Science Representative)
  • Diane Van Hoose (Secretary, School of Nursing Representative)
  • Katherine Young (Chair, Political Science, Social Science Representative)

Fall 2017 Executive Committee

• Meeting Schedule
  • September 08, 2017 - minutes
  • October 06, 2017 - minutes
  • October 13, 2017 - minutes
  • November 03, 2017 - minutes
  • December 08, 2017 - minutes
• Members
  • Katherine Young (Chair, Political Science, Social Science Representative)
  • Yoshiko Fukushima (Languages, Humanities Representative)
  • Mazen Hamad (Secretary, Chemistry, Natural Science Representative)
  • Kenneth “Ken” Hon (Geology, Natural Sciences Representative)
  • Jean Ippolito (Art, Humanities Representative)
  • Christopher Lauer (Philosophy, Humanities Representative)
  • Margary Martin (Education, Social Science Representative)
  • Douglas Mikkelson (History, Social Science Representative)
  • Michael Peterson (Computer Sciences, Natural Science Representative)
  • Diane Van Hoose (School of Nursing Representative)

Spring 2017 Executive Committee

• Meeting Schedule
  • Friday, January 20, 2017 2:00 to 3:00 pm in UCB 331 - minutes (Word)
  • Friday, February 10, 2017 2:00 to 3:00 PM in UCB 331- minutes (Word)
  • Friday, March 10, 2017 2:00 to 3:00 pm in UCB 331 (Word)
  • Friday, March 24, 2017 2:00 to 3:00 pm in UCB 331(Word)
  • Friday, April 07, 2017 2:00 to 3:00 pm in W1 (All Senate Meeting) (Word)
  • Friday, April 07, 2017, 3:00 PM in W1 (SEC Meeting)(Word)
  • Friday, April 21, 2017, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM in UCB 245
• Members
  • Christopher Lauer (Chair, Philosophy, Humanities Representative)
  • Yoshiko Fukushima (Languages, Humanities Representative)
  • Mazen Hamad (Secretary, Chemistry, Natural Science Representative)
  • Kenneth “Ken” Hon (Geology, Natural Sciences Representative)
  • Jean Ippolito (Art, Humanities Representative)
  • Margary Martin (Education, Social Science Representative)
  • Douglas Mikkelson (History, Social Science Representative)
  • Michael Peterson (Computer Sciences, Natural Science Representative)
  • Diane Van Hoose (School of Nursing Representative)
  • Katherine Young (Political Science, Social Science Representative)

Fall 2016 Executive Committee Meeting Schedule

• Friday, September 09, 2016 2:00 to 3:00 pm in UCB 331 - minutes (Word)
• Friday, October 07, 2016 2:00 to 3:00 PM in W1 (All Senate Meeting) - minutes (Word)
  • Presentation by Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dr. Matt Platz (PDF)
• Friday, October 14, 2016 2:00 to 3:00 pm in UCB 331 - minutes (Word)
• Friday, November 18, 2016 2:00 to 3:00 pm in STB 108 - minutes (Word)
  • CAS Senate Executive Committee Survey on Reorganization (PDF)
  • Executive Summary of the CAS Senate Executive Committee Survey on Reorganization (PDF)
  • CAS Executive Committee Survey on Reorganization Presentation (Powerpoint)
• Friday, December 09, 2016 2:00 to 3:00 pm in UCB 331 - minutes (Word)

Fall 2016 Executive Committee Members

• Tracy Wiegner (Chair, Marine Science, Natural Science Representative)
• Chris Lauer (Vice Chair, Philosophy, Humanities Representative)
• Mazen Hamad (Secretary, Chemistry, Natural Science Representative)
• Jean Ippolito (Art, Humanities Representative)
• Yoshiko Fukushima (Languages, Humanities Representative)
• Michael Peterson (Computer Sciences, Natural Science Representative)
• Doug Mikkelson (History, Social Science Representative)
• Katie Young (Political Science, Social Science Representative)
• Janet (Jan) Ray (Education, Social Science Representative)
• Diane Van Hoose (School of Nursing Representative)

CAS Senate Standing Committees 2016-17

Academic Policy Committee Members

• Yoshiko Fukushima (Chair, Languages, Humanities)
• Marta DeMaintenon (Marine Science, Natural Sciences)
• Eric Heuer (Psychology, Social Sciences)
• Eileen Lovell (School of Nursing)

Curriculum Review Committee Members:

• Diane Van Hoose (Chair, School of Nursing Representative)
• Katherine (Katie) Young (Political Science, Social Science Representative)
• Harry (Keith) Edwards (Computer Science, Natural Science Representative)
• Jiren Feng (Languages, Humanities Representative)

2015-16 Executive Committee Meeting Schedule

2015-16 CAS Senate Exec. Comm. Meeting Schedule (PDF)

Fall Semester 2015

• Friday, September 11, 2015 2:00 to 3:00 pm UCB 307 Dean’s Conf. rm - Minutes (Word)
• Friday, October 9, 2015 2:00 to 3:00 pm UCB 307 Dean’s Conf. rm - Minutes (Word)
• Friday, November 13, 2015 2:00 to 3:00 pm UCB 307 Dean’s Conf. rm - Minutes (Word)
• Friday, December 11, 2015 2:00 to 3:00 pm UCB 307 Dean’s Conf. rm - Minutes (Word)

Spring Semester 2016

• Friday, January 8, 2016 2:00 to 3:00 pm UCB 307 Dean’s Conf. rm - Minutes (Word)
• Friday, March 11, 2016 2:00 to 3:00 pm UCB 307 Dean’s Conf. rm - Minutes (Word)
• Friday, April 8, 2016 2:00 to 3:00 pm UCB 307 Dean’s Conf. rm - Minutes (Word)
• Friday, April 29, 2016 2:00 to 3:00 pm All Senate Faculty Meeting - Minutes (Word)
• Friday, April 29, 2016 3:00 pm CAS Senate Executive Committee Meeting - Minutes (Word)

2015-16 Executive Committee Members

CAS Faculty Senate Exec. Committee Members 2015-16: (PDF)

• Chair, Jean Ippolito - Humanities Representative
• Vice-Chair, Tracy Wiegner - Natural Sciences Representative
• Secretary, Chris Lauer - Humanities Representative
• Yoshiko Fukushima - Humanities Representative (Jiren Feng filling in for Y.Fukushima FA15)
• Mazen Hamad - Natural Sciences Representative
• Michael Peterson - Natural Sciences Representative (Filling in for R. Ostertag FA15)
• Lincoln Gotshalk - Social Sciences Representative
• Yucheng Qin - Social Sciences Representative
• Janet Ray - Social Sciences Representative
• Kathleen Commendador - School of Nursing Representative

CAS Senate Standing Committees 2015-16

Academic Policy Committee Members

• Yoshiko Fukushima - Humanities (Kirsten Mollegaard filling in for Y. Fukushima FA15)
• Jene Michaud - Natural Sciences
• Kathryn Besio - Social Sciences
• Jeanie Flood - School of Nursing

Curriculum Review Committee Members:

• Christopher Lauer - Humanities
• Avis Masuda - School of Education
• Shuguang Li - Natural Sciences
• Jonathan Goebel - Humanities

Fall 2014 CAS Senate Meeting Schedule

• Friday, Sept 12, 2014 minutes (PDF)
• Friday, Oct 17, 2014 All-Senate Meeting minutes (PDF)
• Friday, Nov 14, 2014 minutes (PDF)
• Friday, Dec 12, 2014 minutes (PDF)
• Friday, Jan 9, 2015 cancelled
• Friday, Feb 13, 2015 minutes (PDF)
• Friday, March 13, 2015 minutes (PDF)
• Friday, April 10, 2015 minutes (PDF)
• Thursday, May 7, 2015 All Senate Meeting (PDF)

All meetings will be held at 2:00 pm in UCB 307.

CAS Faculty Senate Committee Members 2014-15

2014-15 roster (PDF)

• Chair, Jean Ippolito- Humanities Representative
• Chris Lauer - Humanities Representative
• Yoshiko Fukushima - Humanities Representative
• Tracy Wiegner - Natural Sciences Representative
• Mike Peterson filling in for Rebecca Ostertag (on sabbatical FA14)- Natural Sciences Representative
• Mazen Hamad - Natural Sciences Representative
• L. A. Gotshalk - Social Sciences Representative
• Jan Ray - Social Sciences Representative
• Doug Mikkelson filling in for Yucheng Qin (on sabbatical FA14)- Social Sciences Representative
• Kathleen Commendador - School of Nursing

CAS Senate Standing Committees

Academic Policy Committee Members

• Yoshiko Fukushima - Humanities
• Jene Michaud - Natural Sciences
• Kathryn Besio - Social Sciences (Doug Mikkelson filling in for K.Besio SP15)
• Jeanie Flood - School of Nursing

Curriculum Review Committee Members:

• Christopher Lauer - Humanities
• Avis Masuda - School of Education
• Shuguang Li - Natural Sciences
• Jonathan Goebel - Humanities

CAS Faculty Senate Committee Members 2013-14

2013-14 roster (PDF)

2013-2014 Academic Year

• Chair, Jean Ippolito- Humanities Representative
• Vice-Chair, Faith Mishina - Humanities Representative
• Yoshiko Fukushima - Humanities Representative
• Tracy Weigner - Natural Sciences Representative
• Rebecca Ostertag - Natural Sciences Representative
• Mazen Hamad - Natural Sciences Representative
• L. A. Gotshalk - Social Sciences Representative
• Jan Ray - Social Sciences Representative
• Yucheng Qin - Social Sciences Representative
• Johann Kuipers - Student Representative

CAS Senate Standing Committees

Academic Policy Committee Members

• Yoshiko Fukushima
• Jene Michaud
• Kathryn Besio

Curriculum Review Committee Members:

• Steven Colbert
• Faith Mishina
• Shuguang Li
• Chris Lauer

CAS Senate Executive and All Senate Body Meeting Minutes 2013:

• SEC Meeting minutes 4-4-14 (Word)
• SEC Meeting minutes 3-7-2014 (Word)
• SEC Meeting minutes 2-21-2014 (Word)
• All Senate Meeting minutes 2-7-2014 (Word)
• Revision of CAS T&P Guidelines (Word)
• Motion for Online Lab Articulation (Word)
• SEC Meeting minutes 1-24-2014 (Word)
• Motion for Nursing Students on Dean's List (passed by Congress on 1-17-2013) (Word)
• Motion for Sabbatical Report Tracking (passed by Congress on 1-17-2013) (PDF)
• All Senate Meeting minutes 12-06-2013 (Word)
• SEC Meeting minutes 11-15-2013 (Word)
• Report from CRC 11-14-2013 (Word)
• Report from APC 11-14-2013 (Word)
• All Senate Meeting minutes 11-1-2013 (Word)
• SEC Meeting minutes 10-18-2013 (Word)
• SEC Meeting minutes 10-4-2013 (Word)
• SEC Meeting minutes 9-20-2013 (Word)
• SEC Meeting minutes 9-6-2013 (Word)