Faculty Benefits
View the Committee on Faculty Benefits duties in the Standing Rules of the Faculty Senate governance documents.
Meeting Information:
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Dates:
| Curriculum Proposals Due | Council Reports Due | Senate Council & Curriculum Report Publication | Plenary & Standing Committee Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| *May 30, 2024 | *June 4, 2024 | *June 18, 2024 | *July 9, 2024 |
| August 9, 2024 | August 13, 2024 | August 27, 2024 | September 10, 2024 |
| September 13, 2024 | September 17, 2024 | October 1, 2024 | October 15, 2024 |
| October 18, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | November 5, 2024 | November 19, 2024 |
| December 6, 2024 | December 10, 2024 | January 7, 2025 | January 21, 2025 REMOTE ONLY Plenary and Committees |
| January 24, 2025 | January 28, 2025 | February 11, 2025 | February 25, 2025 REMOTE ONLY Plenary and Committees |
| February 28, 2025 | March 4, 2025 | March 18, 2025 | April 1, 2025 |
| March 31, 2025 | April 4, 2025 | April 15, 2025 | April 29, 2025 |
| May 9, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | *May 27, 2025 | *June 24, 2025 |
*Tentative
Membership:
| UnitName | FullName | Email Address | Membership Type | Committee Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Baka, Jennifer E | jeb525@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Committee Chair | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| Penn State York | Bartell, Robert Dale | rdb126@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| College of Nursing | Berish, Diane E | deb460@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | |
| Eberly College of Science | Brandt, William Nielsen | wnb3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Foley, Rita | ruf278@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Faculty Benefits; (v) One representative from the Health Care Advisory Committee (HCAC) |
| College of Engineering | Krane, Michael H | mhk5@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Krishnankutty, Nalini | nxk105@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Faculty Benefits; (vi) Diversity, equity and inclusion resource person from Penn State’s Office of Human Resources, Office of Educational Equity, or other entities |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | McCloskey, Teresa L | txb28@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Faculty Benefits; (vii) One representative from the University Staff Advisory Council |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Musser, Jill Marie | jmm60@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Faculty Benefits; (iii) Two additional resource members from the Office of Human Resources |
| College of Education | Prins, Esther Susana | esp150@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Committee Vice Chair | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| Penn State Harrisburg | Rhen, Linda O | lxr29@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| Retired Senator | Robinett, Richard Wallace | rq9@psu.edu | Retired Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| ADMIN | Wilkes, Jennifer R | JXO107@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits; (ii) Vice President for Human Resources |
| Smeal College of Business | Yoshida, Jiro | juy18@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |