Standing Committees and Joint Committees 2026-27 (This list continues to be updated)
Refer to the Faculty Senate Bylaws for the requirements and responsibilities of each standing committee.
Academic Integrity
Birgit Pruess AFSNR (2027)
Tom Ambrosio, A&S (2027)
Onnolee Nordstrom, BUSN (2027)
Xuefeng (Michael) Chu, ENGR (2027)
Elizabeth Skoy, HHS (2027)
Alternate: Jin Li, BUSN
Access and Opportunity
Zhaohui Liu, AFSNR (2028)
Ranjit Godavarthy, BUSN (2026)
Lisa Arnold A&S (2028)
Kalpana Katti, ENG (2027)
Julia Muzzy, HHS (2026)
Carrie Anne Platt, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Linda Langley, Commission on the Status of Women Faculty - recommended by Executive Committee
Athletics
Member List on Athletics' Website
Budget Committee
Miranda Meehan, AFSNR (2029)
Chris Ray, A&S (2029)
Brenda Tyre, BUSN (2027)
Jake Glower, ENGR (2029)
Lisa Montplaisir, Faculty Senate President
Natasha Fillmore, HHS (2028)
Shari Veil, Provost, ex-officio
Bruce Bollinger, Vice President for Finance and Administration, ex-officio
Abby Schilling, Student Government
Campus Space & Facilities
Alan Zuk, AFSNR (2027)
Steve Briggs, A&S (no term limit)
Diomo Motuba, BUSN (2028)
Xinhua Jia, ENGR (2028)
Kolby Schaeffer Fraase, HHS (2027)
Shari Veil, Provost
Bruce Bollinger, Vice President for Finance and Administration
Kimberly Gourneau, Registrar, ex-officio
Brent DeKrey, Director of Facilities Management, ex-officio
Michael Strand, Director of the School of Design, ex-officio
Janelle Quam, Assistant to the Director, ND Ag Experiment Station, ex-officio
Jolie Graybill, Dean, NDSU Libraries, ex-officio
Jennifer Young, Staff Senate
Ben Bernard, Staff Senate
Megan Hubbard, Staff Senate
Nic Frello, Student Government (undergraduate)
VACANT, Student Government (graduate)
VACANT, Student Government (on-campus resident)
VACANT, Graduate School faculty representative as designated by Dean of Grad School
Conflict of Interest Advisory
These faculty members are recommended by the Executive Committee and appointed by the President.
Siew Lim, AFSNR (2026)
Jessica Striker, SM
Alternates:
Darrell Ross, AFSNR (2026)
Council of College Faculties
These faculty members are elected each spring by secure electronic ballot by all faculty.
Lisa Montplaisir (2026)
Laura Parson (2027)
Sarah Boonstoppel (2028)
Alternate: Florin Salajan
Executive
Lisa Montplaisir, Faculty Senate President
Warren Christensen, Faculty Senate Past President
Jeffrey Johnson, Faculty Senate President-Elect
Matthew Smith, Secretary
Tom Peters, AFSNR
Sarah Boonstoppel, A&S
Vishal Uppala, BUSN (2026)
Ghodrat Karami, ENGR
Yueh-Ting Lee, GIS
Stephanie Keller, HHS (2026)
Shari Veil, Provost, ex-officio
Lisa Richter, Commission on the Status of Women Faculty, ex-officio
Ali Amiri, Parliamentarian, ex-officio
Faculty Affairs
Guiping Yan, AFSNR (2027)
Sarah Boonstoppel, A&S (2028)
Joshua Marineau, BUSN (2027)
Linda Langley, CSWF
Xingfa Wu, ENGR (2027)
Heather Fuller, HHS (2027)
Faculty Rights
Greta Gramig, AFSNR (2026-2031)
Tom Ambrosio, A&S (2028)
Jin Li, BUS (2026-2031)
Xingfa Wu, ENGR (2025-2030)
Jeanne Frenzel, HHS (2021-2026)
General Education
Jonathan Nguyen, AFSNR (2029)
Sean Burt, A&S (2028)
John Buncher A&S (2029)
Heath Wing, A&S (2027)
Onnolee Nostrom, BUSN (2026)
Jordi Estevadeordal, ENGR (2027)
Jayme Steig, HHS (2028)
Jeff Boyer, Provost's Office, ex-officio
Nicolette Rapp, Registrar's Office representative, ex-officio
Jessie Bauer, Career and Advising, ex-officio
Jolie Graybill, Dean of Libraries
Emily Berg, Office of Institutional Research & Analysis representative
Issac Mauch, Student Government
Alternates:
Harlene Hatterman Valenti, AFSNR
Di Wu, ENG (2029)
Grade Appeals Board
Carrie Anne Platt (Chair), Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, AFSNR (2029)
Tom Ambrosio, A&S (2027)
Huichi Huang, BUSN (2027)
Ali Amiri, ENGR (2029)
Heidi Eukel, HHS (2028)
Lucia Ferguson, Student Government (Summer 2026)
Sam Hicks, Student Government (Summer 2026)
Caleb Jarvis, Student Government (Summer 2026)
Issac Mauch, Phillip Job, Maria Mazala, Student Government Proxy Members (Summer 2026)
Alternates:
Shahidul Islami, AFSNR (2029)
Erin Conwell, A&S (2028)
Nancy Emerson, BUSN (2027)
Xingfa Wu, ENGR (2029)
Heidi Saarinen, HHS
Kelbi Pritchett (Student Government)
Ty Christian (Student Government)
Library
Mukhlesur Rahman, AFSNR (2028)
Sarah Kirkpatrick, A&S (no term limit)
Huichi Huang, BUSN (2028)
Ajay Kumar, ENGR (2027)
Kerrie Honrath, HHS (2027)
Jolie Graybill, Dean of Libraries
Alicia LaFerriere, Staff Senate
Nic Frello, Student Government (undergraduate)
Camryn Anderson, Student Government (graduate)
Steve Sobiech, Information Technology
Vacant, GIS
Program Effectiveness
Vinicius Marcilio da Silva, AFSNR (2030)
Brent Hill, A&S (2028)
Jun Chen, BUSN
William Refling, ENG
Loretta Heuer, HHS
Nic Frello, Student Government (undergraduate)
TBD, Student Government (graduate)
Emily Berg, OIRA
Stacy Duffield, OTL
Shari Veil, Provost
Alternates
Pamela Emanuelson (2027)
Research & Consulting
Sandro Steinbach, AFSNR (2027)
Don Johnson, A&S (2027)
Dan Hsu, BUSN (2027)
Fardad Azarmi, ENGR (2027)
Kyle Hackney, HHS (2027)
Vacant, Graduate Student
Kristy Shirley, RCA representative as designated by the Vice President for RCA
Senate Coordinating Council
Technology and Instructional Services
Sulaymon Eshkabilov, AFSNR 2027)
Justin Wageman, A&S (2028)
Paul Brown, BUSN (2026)
Majura Selekwa , ENGR (2027)
Dan Cernusca, HHS (2027)
Nic Frello, Student Government
Jason Blosser, IT
Melissa Stotz, IT
Shar Kurtz, IT
University Curriculum Committee
Marc Bauer, AFSNR (2029)
Susan Ray Degges, A&S (2027)
Bakr Aly Ahmen, A&S (2028)
Ruilin Tian, BUSN (2028)
Ali Amiri, ENGR (2028)
Andrea Huseth-Zosel, HHS (2027)
Jeff Boyer, Provost's Office, ex-officio
Nancy Kasper, Registration & Records, ex-officio
Kim Gourneau, Registrar, ex-officio
RaNelle Ingalls, Associate Registrar, ex-officio
Josh Hansen, Student Government (undergraduate)
Camryn Anderson, Student Government (graduate)
VACANT, Libraries, ex-officio
Alternates:
Febina Mathew, AFSNR (2027)
Artem Novohilov, A&S (2028)
Chen Jun, BUSN (2028)
Di Wu, ENGR (2028)
Estelle Leclerc, HHS (2028)