STANDING AND JOINT COMMITTEES 2023-2024

Note for 2023-2024: Although the Colleges were restructured in 2023, committees will continue to represent their previous college until bylaws have been rewritten, and at least through the 2023-2024 academic year.

Refer to the Faculty Senate Bylaws for the requirements and responsibilities of each standing committee.

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Academic Integrity

Kendall Swanson, AFSNR
Elizabeth Crisp Crawford, AHSS (2024)
Dan Hsu, BUSN
Kenneth Magel, ENGR
Elizabeth Skoy, HP (2025)
Brad Strand, HSE
Dogan Comez, SM

Alternates:  Jin Li, BUSN

Assessment

Luis del Rio Mendoza, AFSNR
VACANT, AHSS 
David Hong, BUSN (2024)
Trung Le, ENGR
Rebecca Brynjulson, HP (2025)
Laura Parson, HSE
Lisa Montplaisir (Chair), SM
Joe Mike Jones, GIS
Emily Berg, Office of Institutional Research and Analysis 
Jeff Boyer, Office of the Provost
Stacy Duffield, Office of Teaching and Learning
VACANT, Libraries
Kaylee Weigel, Student Government
Heather Gades, Student Government
Vacant, General Education Committee representative
Vacant, Graduate Student Government representative
Lisa Samuelson, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management representative

Athletics

Member List on Athletics' Website

Budget Committee

Carrie Miranda, AFSNR
Carol Cwiak, AHSS
Michael Peterson (Chair), BUSN (2024)
Kelly Rusch, ENGR
Warren Christensen, Faculty Senate President
Stefan Vetter, HP (2024)
Shannon David, HSE
Jiang Long, GIS
Jeff Johnson, SM (2026)
David Bertolini, Provost, ex-officio
Bruce Bollinger, Vice President for Finance and Administration, ex-officio
John Chadwick, Student Government

Campus Space & Facilities

Alan Zuk, AFSNR
Roland Sharpe Flores, AHSS
Nancy Emerson, BUSN
Xinhua Jia, ENGR (2025)
Kolby Schaeffer Fraase, HP (2025)
Marty Douglas, HSE
Mingao Yuan, SM
David Bertolini, Provost
Philip Hunt, Registrar, ex-officio
Bruce Bollinger, Vice President for Finance and Administration, ex-officio
Mike Ellingson, 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
Kaylee Weigel, Student Government
Jennifer Young, Staff Senate 
Thomas Abbey, Staff Senate
Sharijad Hasan, Staff Senate
Esme Fisher, Student Government (undergraduate)
Amelia Rasmussen, Student Government (graduate)
Heather Gades, 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.

Jessica Striker, SM

Council of College Faculties

These faculty members are elected each spring by secure electronic ballot by all faculty.

Svetlana Kilina, SM
Lisa Montplaisir, SM
Tom Peters, AFSNR

Alternate(s):
Gerald Stokka, AFSNR

Curriculum

Deying Li, AFSNR
Verena Theile, AHSS (2024)
Michael Petersen (Chair), BUSN (2024)
Kelly Rusch (Co-Chair), ENGR (2024)
Andrea Huseth-Zosel, HP (2027)
Teresa Shume, HSE
Pinjing Zhao, SM (2024)
Derek Lehmberg, GIS
Jeff Boyer, Provost's Office, ex-officio
Nancy Kasper, Registration & Records, ex-officio
Philip Hunt, Registrar, ex-officio
RaNelle Ingalls, Associate Registrar, ex-officio
Kaylee Weigel, Student Government
Abby Zimmerman, Student Government
Vacant, Libraries, ex-officio
 

Alternates:
Febina Mathew, AFSNR
VACANT, AHSS
Rajani Ganesh-Pillai, BUSN (2024)
Kenneth Magel, ENGR
Heidi Eukel, HP
Susan Ray-Degges, HSE
Indranil SenGupta and Svetlana Kilina, SM

 

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Zubair Malik, ENG (2024)
Jamee Larson, AHSS
Mary Larson, HP
Hollie Mackey, HSE
Diomo Motuba, BUSN (2024)
Sangita Sinha, SM
Lei Zhang, AFSNR
Vacant, Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs
Linda Langley, Commission on the Status of Women Faculty - recommended by Executive Committee

Executive

Warren Christensen, Faculty Senate President
Erin Gillam, Faculty Senate Past President
Jeremy Jackson, Faculty Senate President-Elect
Vacant, Secretary
Robert Hearne, AFSNR
Jamee Larson, AHSS
Fariz Huysenov, BUSN
Jerry Gao, ENGR
Mark Nawrot, GIS
Karla Haug, HP
Justin Benna, HSE
Matthew Smith, SM
David Bertolini, Provost, ex-officio
Laura Parson, Commission on the Status of Women Faculty, ex-officio
Ali Amiri, Parliamentarian, ex-officio

Faculty Affairs

Guiping Yan, AFSNR
Elizabeth Crawford, AHSS
Onnolee Nordstrom, BUSN
Lisa Arnold, CSWF
Jordi Estevadeordal, ENGR
Mark Strand, HP
Heather Fuller, HSE
Jeff Johnson (Chair), SM

Faculty Rights

Tenured full professors elected each spring by all faculty through secure electronic ballot.

Tom DeSutter (Chair), AFSNR (2021-2026)
Tom Ambrosio, AHSS (2020-2025)
Kenneth Magel, ENGR (2022-2025; replaced faculty member on leave)
Jeanne Frenzel, HP (2021-2026)
Ken Lepper, SM (2021-2026)

General Education

Marisol Berti, AFSNR
Bradley Benton, AHSS 
Neeraj Dhingra, BUSN
Le Chau, ENGR (2026); alternate Qifang Zhang
Karla Haug (CHAIR), HP (2024)
Kelsey Slater, HSE
Ron Degges, SM (2026)
Jeff Boyer, Provost's Office
RaNelle Ingalls, Registrar's Office representative
Jolie Graybill, Dean of Libraries
Emily Berg, Office of Institutional Research & Analysis representative
Griffin Alvarez, Student Government

Grade Appeals Board

Vacant (Chair), Vice Provost for Faculty
Clairmont Clementson, AFSNR
Tom Ambrosio, AHSS
Nancy Emerson, BUSN (2024)
Jacob Glower, ENGR
Heidi Eukel, HP (2025)
Jaeha Lee, HSE
Craig Stockwell, GIS
Erin Conwell, SM
Rachel Anfinson, Student Government
Steve Giddens, Student Government
Zoe McKinven, Student Government


Alternates:
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, AFSNR
Dan Pemstein, AHSS
Rachel Thompson, BUSN (2024)
Ali Amiri, ENGR (2026)
Heather Fuller, HSE
Anne Eliason, HP (2024)
Erik Hobbie, GIS
Zhongyu Yang, SM
Sahil Lohana (Student Government)
Jack Firman (Student Government)
Heather Gades (Student Government)

Library

Bob Hearne, AFSNR
Sarah Kirkpatrick, AHSS
Oudom Hean, BUSN (2023)
Danling Wang, ENGR
Holly Sandhurst, HP (2025)
Justin Wageman, HSE
Bakhtiyor Rasulev, SM
Jolie Graybill, Dean of Libraries
Grace McCulloch, Student Government (undergraduate)
Alicia LaFerriere, Staff Senate
Amelia Rasmussen, Student Government (graduate)
Steve Sobiech, Information Technology
Vacant, GIS

Program Review

Lauren Hanna (Chair), AFSNR
VACANT, AHSS (2023)
Limin Zhang, BUSN (2025)
Mijia Yang, ENGR
Loretta Heuer, HP (2024)
Brent Hill, HSE
Nikita Barabanov, SM
Jeff Boyer, Provost's Office
Grace McCullough, Student Government
Kaylee Weigel, Student Government

Alternates:
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, AFSNR
VACANT, AHSS
David Hong, BUSN
Jacob Glower, ENGR
Kelly Buettner-Schmidt, HP (2025)
Nate Wood, HSE
VACANT, SM

Research & Consulting

Julie Pasche, AFSNR
VACANT, AHSS
Ruilin Tian, BUSN (2023)
Fardad Azarmi, ENGR (2025)
Sanku Malik, HP (2024)
Kyle Hackney, HSE
Zhongyu Yang, SM
Vacant, Graduate Student
Kristy Shirley, RCA representative as designated by the Vice President for RCA

Senate Coordinating Council

Member List

Technology and Instructional Services

Sulaymon Eshkabilov, AFSNR
Zoltan Majdik, AHSS
Supavich (Fone) Pengnate, BUSN (2024)
Ivan Lima (Chair), ENGR
Dan Cernusca, HP (2025)
Kelsey Slater, HSE
VACANT, SM
Avery Jorgensen, Student Government
Vacant, Graduate Faculty representative designated by the Dean of the Graduate School
Jason Blosser, IT
Melissa Stotz, IT
Shar Kurtz, IT

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