Standing Committees of the Senate
Faculty Status Committee
Honorary Degrees Committee
Budget Committee
Benefits Policy Committee
Jurisdiction Committee
Senate Representation on Committees of the Board of Trustees
Senate Representation on Committees of the Board of Trustees
Additional Committees with Senate Appointments
Members:
Kelly Douglas, General Counsel (in advisory capacity)
Michael Epstein, A&S (2012)
Alyson Ma, SBA
Jon Sandy, SBA (2012)
Paul Horton, Law
Honorary Degrees Committee. Charge: Early in the fall semester, invite nominations for honorary degree recipients from the University community in a manner which communicates the invitation to all administrative units of the faculty. Assure that nominators complete and sign the Nominations for Honorary Degree form.
Research and provide to the Senate salient documentation regarding each nominee’s qualifications for receiving an honorary degree. Meet to discuss and vote upon which nominee(s) to recommend to the Senate with vote numbers, but not Committee member names, recorded for the Committee Report. Along with the nomination form, documentation and vote tally, forward to the Senate a succinct written report for each nominee of approximately two pages, providing the rationale for the Committee’s recommendation. The report should explicitly address how the nominee’s qualifications comport with the criteria stated in the Honorary Degrees Policy.
Members:
Adina Batnitzky, A&S
Karma Lekshe Tsomo, A&S
Budget Committee. Charge: Make recommendations to the Senate regarding budget initiatives the Senate should advance with particular attention to the transparency of the budget, faculty participation in the budget process and the timing of the budget process.
Consider the advisability of inviting either Terry Kalfayan from the Office of Budget and Treasury or Dr. Roy Heynderickx, VP for Finance and Administration, or both to sit ex officio on the Budget Committee. Have Ms Kalfayan present her overview of the budget process to the committee. Determine whether this presentation is appropriate for the Senate.
Initiate discussion with Dr. Heynderickx regarding strategies for more effective faculty participation in the budget process.
Members:
Dennis Krouse, A&S
Angela Yeung, A&S
Benefits Policy Committee. Charge: During the 2011-2012 academic year, the Benefits Policy Committee is charged to review the various options for changes to USD’s health care providers proposed for January 2013 by Human Resources and to make periodic reports to the Senate regarding these proposals and their rationales. As part of its work, the Committee is further charged to investigate health insurance plans and employee costs for those plans at benchmark schools and report the findings of this investigation to the Senate by the end of the fall 2011 semester.
Members: Faculty Appointments
Andrew Narwold, SBA
Laura Berend, Law
Jurisdiction Committee. Charge: Review proposed Cabinet approved changes to university policies forwarded to the Senate for its consideration to determine whether they fall within Senate jurisdiction. Adjudicate other jurisdictional questions as referred by the Executive Committee.
Members:
Carlton Floyd, A&S
Senate Representation on Committees of the Board of Trustees
Academic Affairs: Reyes Quezada, SOLES
Athletics: Steve Staninger, A&S
Finance:Jordan Barry, Law
Student Affairs: Kristin Moran, A&S
Additional Committees with Senate Appointments
Ad Hoc Committee on Rank and Tenure: Alan Gin, SBA
Academic Calendar Committee: Carole Huston, A&S
Emergency Management Committee: Dennis Krouse, A&S
Human Resources Advisory Committee: Paul Horton and Laura Berend, Law; Ron Pachence, A&S
Information Resources Council: Simon Koo, A&S
Institutional Review Board (IRB): Faculty Appointments
Jane Georges, SON; Donna Barnes, SOLES, Joseph Burkard, SON, Allen Snyder, Law; Sandy Buczynski, SOLES; Frank Jacobitz, SBA; Jo Ellen Patterson, SOLES, Gary Jones, A&S, Necla Tschirgi, SPS, James Weyant, A&S
Lock and Keys Security Task Force: Florence Gillman, A&S
Parking Committee: Hugh Ellis, A&S
Space Committee: Daniel López-Pérez, A&S
