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NOTE: This committee was dissolved with the passage of a new Faculty Senate Constitution which was ratified September 19, 2018. This page is for historical reference only.

This committee will have responsibilities in the areas of commencement and honorary degrees, faculty service, and public relations. The committee shall recommend policies relating to presidential inaugurations and commencement activities, including the selection of a commencement speaker. The committee’s recommendations in these matters shall be transmitted to the Faculty Senate for review and approval. The committee shall establish a subcommittee to recommend candidates for honorary degrees. The membership of the subcommittee shall be in compliance with Administrative Policy Bulletin #24 with representation from the faculty, staff, administration, students (both undergraduate and graduate), the Alumni Association, and the Marshall University Institutional Board of Governors. The subcommittee shall forward its recommendations to the committee for review and approval. Following its review of the subcommittee’s recommendations, the recommendations of the committee shall be transmitted to the Faculty Senate for its review and approval. The committee will collect an annual contribution from the faculty and administration to defray costs of expressions of sympathy, congratulations, and so forth. It will assist in the planning and sponsorship of activities to honor retiring faculty. This committee shall also consider matters relating to public relations. In this function it will assist the University President in any appropriate way to represent the university to the community at large.

MEMBER DEPARTMENT COLLEGE TERM ENDS
Jennifer Mosher (Chair) Biological Sciences COS 2019
Edna Meisel Leadership Studies COEPD 2022
Arm Amin Department of Pharmaceutical Science SOP 2022
Eugenia Webb-Damron Liaison FS 2020
Mallory Mount Dietetics COHP 2019
Iyad Hijazi Engineering CITE 2019
Catherine Chen Finance/Economics COB 2019
Zeli Rivas Modern Languages COLA 2019
Larry Sheret Library ULIB 2021
Solen Dikener Music CAM 2019
Marie Veitia Psychiatry SOM 2021
To be elected SGA Representative Student 2020
EX-OFFICIO, NONVOTING MEMBERS
Tim Melvin Classified Staff Council Representative
Rich Sutphin GSC Representative
Jaime Taylor Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Brandi Jacobs-Jones Senior Vice President for Operations/Chief of Staff

 

 

 

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Marshall University
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
304-696-4376
senate@marshall.edu

Officers:

Shawn Schulenberg - Chair
Eryn Roles - Assistant Chair
Sujoy Bose - Recording Secretary

Advisors:

Zelideth Rivas - Parliamentarian

Staff:

Hailey Bibbee - Office Administrator