University Senate Committees Announced

University Senate committees have been elected for the next academic year, and the election results were shared at Faculty Assembly’s May 8 meeting.

Athletics

Amy Aggelou, health and rehabilitation sciences
Katelyn Allison, health and rehabilitation sciences
Willa Doswell, nursing

Benefits and Welfare

Balasubramani Goundappa, public health
Mike Modo, medicine
Christina Newhill, social work

Budget Policies

Yolanda Covington-Ward, Africana studies/arts and sciences
John Mendeloff, public and international affairs
Wes Rohrer, public health

Bylaws and Procedures

Sheila Alexander, nursing
Lisa Brush, sociology/arts and sciences
Lenore Thomas, studio arts/arts and sciences

Community Relations

Tim Coleman, nursing
Jennifer Cousins, psychology/arts and sciences
Jennifer White, health and rehabilitation sciences

Computer Usage

Michael Colaresi, political science/arts and sciences
Matt Lavin, English/arts and sciences
Michael Spring, computing and information

Educational Policies

Doug Landsittel, medicine
Andrew Lotz, political science/arts and sciences
Michelle Schein, health and rehabilitation sciences

Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Advocacy

Roxanna Benedixen, health and rehabilitation sciences
Helenmary Sheridan, Health Sciences Library System
Zuzana Swigonova, biological sciences/arts and sciences

Faculty Affairs

Yodit Betru, social work
Helen Cahalane, social work
Lorraine Denman, French and Italian languages and literatures/arts and sciences
A. Murat Kaynar, medicine
Pat Loughlin, engineering
Elizabeth (Betsy) Nagle, education
Juleen Rodakowski, health and rehabilitation sciences
Tom Songer, public health
Jay Sukits, business

Governmental Relations

Paul Adams, political science, Pitt–Greensburg
Claudia Kregg-Byers, nursing
Geoffrey Wood, sociology, Pitt–Greensburg

Library

Clark Muenzer, German/arts and sciences
Mary Rauktis, social work
Aurea Sotomayor, Hispanic languages and literatures/arts and sciences

Plant Utilization and Planning

Salah Al-Zaiti, nursing
David Beck, health and rehabilitation sciences
M. Kathleen Kelly, health and rehabilitation sciences

Research

Dilhari DeAlmeida, health and rehabilitation sciences
Patrick Smolinski, engineering
Bill Yates, medicine

Tenure and Academic Freedom

Maria Kovacs, medicine
Elizabeth Mulvaney, social work
Samara Joy Nielsen, health and rehabilitation sciences

Contact

Katie Fike, kfike@pitt.edu, 412-624-1085