Faculty may serve on these committees by appointment, by election or on an ex-officio basis. Listed below are the faculty members who have been elected by the faculty as its representatives for 2023-2024.
University Committees and Subcommittees
Information about the University Committees (UCAP, UCEP, UCRA, UCSLE, USPG CASC, and UCC), including comprehensive lists of faculty members serving on them, can also be found via the following link: http://sites.jcu.edu/committees/
University Stategic Planning Group (USPG)
Member | Dept. | Term
Expires | Position |
Rick Grenci | MMSC | May 2024 | At-Large |
Zeki Saritoprak | TRS | May 2025 | At-Large |
Three-year term: one elected each year |
The University Strategic Planning Group (USPG) is responsible for the development, management and assessment of the University’s entire strategic planning process. The USPG will lead the design and development of the strategic plan for the institution and is responsible for promoting and instilling a planning ethos across the University. The USPG will work collaboratively with the University Budget Advisory Committee and create information alignment and communication linkages with other University committees in an effort to assimilate and present strategic concerns and initiatives to the president and the campus community as a whole.
University Committee on Administrative Policies (UCAP)
Member | Department | Term | Position |
Sharon Kaye | PL | May 2025 | At-large |
Three year terms. |
University Committee on Educational Policies (UCEP)
Member | Department | Term | Position |
Peter Kvidera | EN | May 2026 | At-large |
James Watling | BL | May 2026 | At-Large |
Three year term. |
University Committee on Resource Allocation (UCRA)
Member | Dept. | Term | Position |
Roger W. Purdy | HS | May 2024 | CAS |
Tripp Petzel | AC | May 2024 | Boler College |
Jen Ziemke | PO | May 2025 | At-Large |
Three elected faculty with 3 year terms.
One representative from Faculty Council Committee on FCWRP |
University Committee on the Student Experience (UCSLE)
Member | Dept. | Term | Position |
Joanna Garcia | AC | May 2025 | Boler College of Business |
Amy Wainwright | LIB | May 2026 | College of Arts & Sciences |
University Integrative Core Committee
Member | Department | Term | Position |
Maria Marsilli | HS | May 2025 | Engaging the Global Community representative
Elected by faculty at large - 3 year term |
Roger Purdy | HS | May 2024 | Linked Courses represenative, Elected by faculty at large - 3 year term |
K. Sean Chaplin | SC | May 2025 | Issues in Social Justice Director, Elected by faculty at large - 3 year term |
Not needed | | | Humanities Distribution Courses Representative, Elected by faculty at large - 3 year term
(when no representatiion from other seats) |
Greg DiLisi | ED | May 2026 | Science Distribution Courses Representative, Elected by faculty at large - 3 year term |
Not needed | | | Social Sciences Distribution Courses Representative, Elected by faculty at large - 3 year term (when no representation in other seats) |
Kristin Ehrhardt | CML | May 2026 | Creative and Performing Arts representative, Elected by faculty at large - 3 year term |
Tom Pace | EN | May 2024 | Writing across Carroll representative, Elected by faculty at large - 3 year term |
The University Integrative Core Committee (starting Fall 2015) reports to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and approves all new courses and their rubrics/learning expectations, oversees assessment of the Core, considers Core policy matters, and offers opportunities for pedagogical innovation. This list shows only the faculty elected to positions; for the full membership of this committee, see http://sites.jcu.edu/core/pages/the-icc-committee/.
University Curriculum Committee 2023-2024
Member | Department | Term | Position |
Three-year term: two elected each year |
Mindy Peden | PS | May 2025 | Chair |
Rick Grenci | MMSC | May 2025 | Div I |
Anna Simonson | ESSL | May 2024 | Div II |
Margaret Farrar | PO | May 2024 | Div III |
Earl Spurgin | PL | May 2026 | Div IV |
Zeki Saritoprak | TRS | May 2025 | At Large |
The University Curriculum Committee is a standing committee of the Faculty. In May 2021, Faculty Council charged CAP with developing a new university curriculum committee (UCC) in order to streamline the program approval process, ensure parallel processes across CAS and Boler, review the university curriculum from an institutional perspective, and create a mechanism for faculty input into program closures.
CAS Curriculum Committee 2023-2024
Member | Department | Term | Position |
Three-year term: |
Marcus Gallo | HS | May 2025 | Chair |
Axel Brandt | MCS | May 2026 | Div II |
Richard Clark | SC | May 2025 | Div III |
Jean Feerick | EN | May 2025 | Div IV |
Dan Kilbride | HS | May 2025 | At Large |
The College of Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee is a standing committee of the Faculty. In May 2021, Faculty Council charged CAP with developing a new university curriculum committee (UCC) and a CAS Curriculum Committee in order to streamline the program approval process, and ensure parallel processes across CAS and Boler.
Other university committees with elected faculty
University Conduct Board
Member | Dept. | Term Expires |
The University Conduct Board hears the most serious violations to the Student Conduct Code. |
Mina Chercourt | LIB | May 2024 |
Earl Spurgin | PL | May 2024 |
Rosanna Miguel | MMS | May 2024 |
Two-year term: three elected
Institutional Assessment Committee
Member | Department | Term Expires |
Mindy Peden | PO | May 2025 |
Naveed Piracha | PH | May 2024 |
Three year terms |
Committee on Teacher Education
Member | Dept. | Term Expires |
Sharon Kaye | PL | May 2025 |
Naveed Piracha | PH | May 2024 |
Two-year term: one elected each year |