Education
View the Committee on Education 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:
| Unit Name | Full Name | Email Address | Membership Type | Committee Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert Guest | Bannon, Robert M | rmb284@psu.edu | Expert Guest | - | NON-VOTING, Education; Graduate School |
| Penn State Fayette | Barry, Elaine Shannon | esb12@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| Penn State Erie | Beshero-Bondar, Elisa Eileen | eeb4@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| Penn State Altoona | Brunsden, Victor W. | vwb2@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Committee Chair | VOTING, Education |
| Eberly College of Science | Costantino, Daniel | djc321@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| ADMIN | Engel, Renata | rse1@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | - | VOTING, Education; (xii) Vice Provost for Online Education or their designee |
| College of the Liberal Arts | Furfaro, Joyce Adele | jaf182@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| College of Medicine | Glass, Kristen M | kxd144@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| College of Medicine | Grogan, James | jvg6039@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| CCSG | Hoppe, Tyler Nicolaus | tnh5255@psu.edu | Student Senator | - | VOTING, Education; (ii) Two undergraduate student senators |
| College of Health and Human Development | Horton, William | wjh23@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Johnson, Melissa C | mfj5407@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Education; (v) Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education or their designee |
| Graduate and Professional Student Association | Klutse, Adelaide Delali | adk5499@psu.edu | Student Senator | - | VOTING, Education; (iii.) One graduate student senator |
| Smeal College of Business | Lenkey, Stephen | sll30@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| ADMIN | Mather, Patrick | ptm101@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| College of Engineering | Meisel, Nicholas Alexander | nam20@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| College of Medicine | Mets, Berend | bum2@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| Expert Guest | Miska, Tryphena Marie | tma140@psu.edu | Expert Guest | - | NON-VOTING, Education; Records Manager, Registrar's Office |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Nesbitt, Jennifer P | jpn12@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Education; (xiv) Vice President for the Commonwealth Campuses or their designee |
| College of the Liberal Arts | Page, Richard | brp3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| College of Medicine | Pichardo-Lowden, Ariana R | arp23@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| Penn State New Kensington | Pueschel, Kristen | klp65@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education University College |
| Expert Guest | Rice, Michele | smr57@psu.edu | Expert Guest | - | NON-VOTING, Education; Director Prior Learning Assessment , Undergraduate Education |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Riesmeyer, Megan | mam941@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Education; (x) Dean of Dickinson Law School or their designee |
| College of Engineering | Roan, Michael | mjr110@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Romero, Victor | vcr1@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Education; (xi) Dean of Penn State Law or their designee |
| Eberly College of Science | Schrauf, Luc Andre | las6857@psu.edu | Student Senator | - | VOTING, Education; (ii) Two undergraduate student senators |
| College of the Liberal Arts | Schrauf, Robert William | rws23@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Committee Vice Chair | VOTING, Education |
| ADMIN | Smith, David Raymond | drs46@psu.edu | Ex Officio Administrative Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| College of Medicine | Stephens, Mark | mxs16@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Education |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Verderame, Michael | mxv8@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Education; (viii) Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School or their designee |
| College of Information Sciences and Technology | Youcheff, Noah Charles | ncy5061@psu.edu | Student Senator | - | VOTING, Education; (iv) Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, University Park Undergraduate Association |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Zarnescu, Daniela | dcz102@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Education; (ix) Dean of the College of Medicine or their designee |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Zorn, Christopher | cuz10@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Education; (xiii) Senate representative to the Graduate Council |