Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
View the Committee on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Great Valley | A, Jashwanth Varma | jqa5770@psu.edu | Student Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA; iii. One undergraduate student senator |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Boyer, Elizabeth | ewb100@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (iv) Six members of the Graduate Council Committee on Graduate Research including the Committee Chair |
| Graduate and Professional Student Association | Chandler, Cierra | cbc5718@psu.edu | Student Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA; ii. One graduate student senator |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Clark, William A | wac34@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (xii) Associate Dean for Graduate Educational Equity or their designee from the Council of College Multicultural Leadership* |
| Eberly College of Science | Conway, Jessica Maral | jmc90@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA |
| College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Emami-Meybodi, Hamid | hze109@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Committee Vice Chair | VOTING, RSCA |
| College of Medicine | Farace, Elana | ezf1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Gernand, Alison D | adg14@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (iv) Six members of the Graduate Council Committee on Graduate Research including the Committee Chair |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Gracie-Griffin, Corey | czg443@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (xi) Chief Sustainability Officer or designee from the Sustainability Institute* |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Hanold, John W | jhh6@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (vii) Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs or their designee* |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | High, Andrew | ach208@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (iv) Six members of the Graduate Council Committee on Graduate Research including the Committee Chair |
| College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Hogan, Katarina | kxh5715@psu.edu | Student Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Inwood, Joshua F | jfi6@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (iv) Six members of the Graduate Council Committee on Graduate Research including the Committee Chair |
| College of Engineering | Jing, Yun | yqj5201@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA |
| College of Medicine | Joshi, Monika | muj14@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA |
| College of the Liberal Arts | Kile, Katharine Potthoff | kpk14@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA |
| Penn State Worthington Scranton | Kim, Agnes | axk55@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Committee Chair | VOTING, RSCA |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | KIRCHHOFF, CHRISTINE | cxk475@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (iv) Six members of the Graduate Council Committee on Graduate Research including the Committee Chair |
| College of the Liberal Arts | Lorinkova, Natalia M. | nml5731@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA |
| Expert Guest | MOHAMMED, Musa | mmm8407@psu.edu | Expert Guest | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Preston, Stephanie Danette | sdp163@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (vi) Vice Provost for Graduate Education/Dean of the Graduate School or their designee |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Rieck, Alan J | cws18@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (x) Representative from Undergraduate Education responsible for undergraduate research* |
| College of Health and Human Development | Sandberg (she/her), Chaleece | cws18@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Shenk, Mary Katherine | mks74@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (iv) Six members of the Graduate Council Committee on Graduate Research including the Committee Chair |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Simin, Timothy T | tts3@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (iv) Six members of the Graduate Council Committee on Graduate Research including the Committee Chair |
| Expert Guest | Stedelin, Michael James | mjs926@psu.edu | Expert Guest | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; Information Technology Manager |
| Penn State Harrisburg | Tavangarian, Fariborz | fut16@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Thurley, Debra | djd116@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (ix) Director of Research Protections or their designee* |
| College of Medicine | Undar, Akif | auu1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, RSCA |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Wolfe, Douglas Edward | dew125@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (v) Vice President for Research |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Xiao, Ming | mzx102@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (iv) Six members of the Graduate Council Committee on Graduate Research including the Committee Chair |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Yan, Bin | bby5136@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, RSCA; (viii) Director of Technology Management or their designee* |