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  Meet & Discuss Chair / email  Website/members/minutes/charge
  Academic Awards Erin Kennedy

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/AcademicAwards.htm

Purpose: Plan and organize the Gerald R. Robinson Distinguished Lecture and Spring Convocation. Recommend a speaker for the convocation.
 
Members:

Hoffman, Patrizia

Kennedy, Erin

Mikula, Richard

Preische, Jody

Schillig, Lisette

  Eldredge, Scott
  Rounsley, Kate

Smith, Jodi

TBN (Student)

Meets: Approximately once per month.
 

  Academic Regulations  

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Academic_Regulations.html

Purpose: Examine and recommend appropriate changes to existing academic policies, practices, procedures and regulations recommend new policies, practices, procedures and regulations according to the requirements of the various constituencies within the university.
 
Members:

Ballat, Paul

Maynard, Jacinth

Mikula, Richard

Widmann, Louis
 

Mitchley, Jill

Theeuwes, James 

White, David 

 

  Academic Technology
  Advisory Committee (ATAC)
Jeff Walker

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Academic_Computing.html

Purpose: Articulate a vision for academic computing on campus. Aid the campus community in the assessment of needs develop technology-related strategies act as an advocate for appropriate new technologies seek to improve communications monitor policies and trends related to academic computing advise the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Vice President for Finance, Administration, and Technology on all aspects of academic computing.
 
Members:

Czapla, Pamela

Fennell, Ron

Morgan, Charles

Pillai, Krish

Range, Kevin

Remley, Christine

Fulton, Tara

Heverly, Sharon

Morales, Carlos

Walker, Jeff

(Student) TBA

 

Meets: Frequently during the academic year.
 

  Accessibility / Disabilities Rey Junco
Members:
 
 
  Enrollment Management Lou Widmann

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Admissions.html

Purpose: Monitor the link between admissions policy and the academic mission of the university. Analyze trends and interrelationships in the data on incoming students, student performance, and student retention facilitate campus dialog between the Admissions Office and the faculty and students forward recommendations to Admissions and other administrative departments to help recruit and retain a target student body forward recommended policy changes to Meet and Discuss.
 
Members:

Dickson, Loretta

Long, Maribeth Hanna

Reitz, Lynette

Remley, Christine

Widmann, Lou

Dixon, Valerie

Lee, Stephen

Mitchley, Jill

White, David

 

Meets: On a monthly basis.
 

  Assessment (OAC) John Lindzey

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/OAC.html

Purpose: Develop and recommend a comprehensive outcomes assessment plan to incorporate into the university's strategic plan. Assist disciplines and departments who request help in developing outcomes assessment plans including learning goals and objectives and developing methods to measure attainment of those outcomes assist in developing or selecting surveys for university-wide projects which assess academic and co-curricular aspects of the college experience as preparation for professional careers and graduate school be available to coordinate academic programs/disciplines/departments assessment activities to maximize cooperation and collaboration among units and minimize duplication of efforts act as an informational and educational resource for the faculty to increase knowledge and skills in conducting assessment of student learning.  This may include inviting speakers to campus, purchasing relevant materials, holding workshops and providing financial support for attendance at professional meetings related to assessment. Evaluate the effectiveness of academic outcome assessment efforts at least once every five (5) years.

Members: Franz, Robert
Heffner, Ray
Lindzey, Jonathan
Jones, Mark
Coval, Stephen
Rublein, Kurt
Hoffman, Patrizia
Reide, Lisa
Six, Tamson
Yoho, Judith
Gruber, Elizabeth
Van Dyke, Richard
Wilson, John
Cullin, Michael
Wynn, Thomas
Everhart, Brett
Drouin, Josh
Sandow, Robert
Winch, Elsa
Pulte, Michael
Broomer, Ramona
Shaw, Dan  
Bean, Jim
Lammel, Julie
Granich, Steven
Stout, Jonathan
Meek, James

Meet: Composed of one faculty per department that is appointed annually by the chair of its department, along with selected management. 
 

  Calendar Jim Wheeler

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Calendar.html

Purpose: To prepare a university calendar for the school year, working several years in advance to eliminate problems for courses that meet a single day a week (particularly Mondays) which may be more likely to be cancelled due to holidays.

Members:

Allison, Kathleen

Guthrie, Stephen

Porter, Michael

Wheeler, James

Latronica, Carol 

Mitchley, Jill 

Skibba, George

 

Meets: At least once a semester, as frequently as needed.
 

  Distance Education Pamela Czapla

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Distance_Ed.html

Purpose: To support distance education by exercising responsibility, as appropriate, to decide on, recommend, regard and inform about all matters of policy and procedure pertaining to LHU distance education.

Members: Czapla, Pamela
Farley, Lawrence
Fennell, Ronald
Kulas, Stephanie
 
Nesbitt, Todd
Christian, Rick
Ormond, Thomas
Wisor, Norm
  Fall Founder's Day  
 
Convocation
Patrizia Hoffman

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Fall_Convocation.html

Purpose: Plan fall convocation and events that may enable the speaker to meet with specific classes, student groups and individuals from the community, if speaker's schedule is flexible.

Members:

Hoffman, Patrizia

Ross, Annjane

Rush, Steven

Taylor, Sharon

Wheeler, James

Cajka, Andrew

Shoemaker, Denise

White, Mary

TBD (Student RA)

 

Meets: Once in the Fall semester, towards the beginning of the semester, and twice in the Spring semester.
 

  Finance Bill Lloyd

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Finance.html

Purpose: Review the current charge and revise as needed. Play an active role regarding financial decisions upon the university.

Review preparation of the University’s budget; Consult and advise the preparation of the University’s financial plans; Recommend improvements to the University’s budgeting and reporting processes; Meet with external auditors regarding the scope and outcomes of financial audits and assess and indentify potential for financial fraud and abuse; Benchmark best practices for financial management among PASSHE universities; Communicate findings of committee in conjunction with the Vice-President of FA&T to campus community via website; and, Conduct on going cost reduction strategies survey.

Members:

Justice, Tom
Lloyd, William (Bill)
Myers, Cori
Kimball, Julie
Theeuwes, James

All VP's and
  Provost are Ex-officio

Meets: Monthly to review and report on the income and expenses of the university.
 

  First Year Experience (FYE) Carol Latronica
Christine Fortuner

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/FYE.html

Purpose: Determine the academic and extracurricular components of the freshman's experience necessary for a successful transition from high school to college. Determine to what extent these components are present at LHU. Recommend steps necessary to develop an integrated set of policies and programs leading to a successful Freshman Year Experience for all freshman at LHU.  Identify what additional resources are necessary to ensure that these programs and policies are implemented.

Members:

Granich, Steven

Harlowe, Brook

Newhouse, Joseph

Pile, Angela

Preische, Jody

Rhodes, Carroll

Topper, Joby

Washington, Dana

Weaver, Lisa

Dixon, Valerie

Fortuner, Chrissy

Hall, Kenny

Latronica, Carol

Royo, Marina

White, David

TBD (Student)

 

Meets: Regularly throughout the year.
 

  Honorary Degrees
  and Commencement Speaker
 

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Honorary_and_Commencement.html

Purpose: Recommend speakers to the university president for May and December graduations. Recommend individuals to receive honorary degrees from Lock Haven University.

Members:

Hoffman, Patrizia

Long, Leonard

Poehner, Priya

Streator, Stephen

Taylor, Sharon

Davis, Zack

Ormond, Tom

Rich, Tammy

Updegraff, Jerry

 

Meets: In September and October of each academic year and then meets via email as needed.
 

  International Education  

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/International_Ed.html

Purpose: To serve as advisory body to the university administration and the LHU Institute for International Studies.  In its advisory capacity, the committee shall have access to all information necessary to formulate recommendations on the policy, procedure, structure and function of the International Education program.  It is understood that the committee opinions shall precede major changes in the program.

Members:

Bronner, Jason

Cummings, Tracey

Lilla, Rick

Harlowe, Brooke

Poehner, Priya

Washington, Dana

Brown, Trachanda

Creamer, Jennifer

Kimball, Julie

Rockey, Robin

Student (TBD)

 

Meets: The first Thursday of each month.
 

  Strategic Planning Committee Dr. Deb Erickson

www.lhup.edu/planning-and-assessment/planning/planning.htm

Purpose: Develop a plan for the university.

Members:
 
 
Ginny Roth        
Deb Erickson     
Jodi Smith          
Stephen Lee     
Valerie Dixon    
Randy Moore   
Kenny Hall          
Robert Hall         
Michelle Lawrence         
Jim Meek           
Mark Cloud        
Patrizia Hoffman             
Fay Cook             
Cathy Traister   
John Leffert      
Tom Justice       
Trustee
Provost
Student Activities
Admissions
Clearfield Campus
Purchasing Office
Human and Cultural Diversity
Police Officer
SCC Special Projects Liaison
Planning and Assessment 
Psychology
Communication Studies
Health Science
Health & Physical Ed.
Physician Assistant Program
Women’s Volleyball
 
  Student Evaluation Instrument Troy Dermota

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Student_Eval.html

Purpose: Develop a student evaluation instrument to be used for courses taught by distance technology.  Create and have approved an official charge.

Members:

Dermota, Troy

Guthrie, Steven

Lindzey, Jonathan

Talbot, Andrew

Eisley, Jerry

Frederick, Brent

Shoemaker, Denise

 

Meets: Once every two weeks.
 

  Student Minority Retention  

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Student_Min_Retention.html

Purpose: Recommend initiatives that enhance student minority retention.  Monitor existing student minority retention initiatives. Educate the university community about student minority recruitment and retention efforts.

Members:

Allison, Kathleen

Bronner, Jason

Gruber, Elizabeth

Hodge, Melinda

Manlove, Elizabeth

Maynard, Jacinth

Musila, Andrew

 

Borst, Emmalyn

Hall, Kenny

Jones, Albert

Latronica, Carol

Morales, Carlos

TBD (Student)

 

 
  Summer School  

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/SummerSchool.htm

Purpose:
To develop the Summer School schedule. To determine the eligibility of faculty and students for summer school contracts/seats.

Members:

Baylor, Tim

Bronner, Jason

Range, Kevin

Talbot, Andrew

Mitchley, Jill

Nicholson, Liza

Shoemaker, Denise

 

Meets: Most frequently in the Fall (approximately 4 times) and as needed in the Spring.
 

  Writing Rick Van Dyke

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Writing.html

Purpose: Administer and support the Writing Emphasis (WE) program promote more and better writing across the campus and encourage incorporating writing in as many courses as possible.  Assist faculty who are planning and developing writing assignments across the curriculum.  Encourage students to use the resources of the Writing Center to develop their writing skills. Periodically investigate the writing taking place in courses throughout the curriculum, including WE.

Members:

Corman, Brenda

Guthrie, Steven

Schillig, Lisette

Story, Julie

Topper, Joby

Whitling, Jackie
 

Devi, Gayatri

Meek, Jim

Van Dyke, Richard

White, David

 

  All-University Committees Chair / email  Website/members/minutes/charge
  Accessibility/Disabilities    
  Gender Discrimination  
     
  Honors Jackie Whitling

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Honors.html

Purpose: To consider and recommend to the Curriculum Committee changes in program policies to consider all syllabi for proposed Honors courses forwarded by departments and recommend to the appropriate college council. To work with the Director of the Honors Program in the recruitment and selection of faculty and specific course offerings, in the observation and evaluation of courses, in the recruitment and selection of students, in the planning of activities, and in the evaluation of the program.

Members: Baylor, Timothy
Walsh, Jeffrey
Whitling, Jackie
Barney, Danielle
Stringer, Sharon
Other: McGinn, Joe
          Director, Honors Program  

Meets: Oversee and evaluate program operations of the Honors Program.
 

  Presidential Award
  (Faculty Award)
 

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Pres_Awd.html

Purpose: To review applications for the Outstanding Service Presidential Award and the Outstanding Scholarship Presidential Award.  To evaluate and rank Presidential Award application materials. To provide the Provost with a report of the top ranked applicants for each award.

Members: Dickson, Loretta
Dixon, Curt

Mitchell, Tara
Preische, Jody
Reid, John

Meets: Solicit nominations and evaluates applications for the Outstanding Service and Outstanding Scholarship Presidential Awards.
 

  Committees on Faculty Concerns Chair / email  Website/members/minutes/charge
  Alternative Work Leave  

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/AWL.html

Purpose: Review 2 types of faculty applications: those supporting LHU's international mission and those supporting more general meritorious projects. To select from these applications those faculty the committee believes should receive the alternative workload leave.

Members: Allen, Cindy
Eaton, Michelle
Hodge, Melinda
 
Offutt, Christine
Walsh, Jeffrey
  Fulbright Brooke Harlowe

Purpose: Promotes and ecourages participation in Fulbright Scholars programs for faculty, staff, and students.  Composed of former Fulbright Scholars, the committee members may serve as mentors to faculty or staff applicants.  The committee oversees the application process for students. 

Members:

Jennifer Creamer
Matthew Girton

Philip Huber
Rick Schulze

Meets: Fulbright informational sessions, open to faculty, staff and students are held at least once a year.  The committee meets on an ad hoc basis to discuss issues of importance to the Fulbright Program.
 

  Grievance Brent May

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Grievance.html

Purpose: To be familiar with the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and its provisions for grievances. To provide forms for the initial filing of the grievance to attend discussions between management and the grievant to forward unresolved grievances to the State APSCUF office.

Members: Congdon, Howard
Girton, Matthew
Goulet, Richard
Kurzynski, Marcia
May, Brent
Rudy, Patricia

Meets: Coordinates the formal grievance process for
contract disputes.
 

 Professional Development (FPDC) Dan Gales

www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/FPDC.html

Purpose: Better Teaching Institute: Fall and Spring Professional Development Days (held in August and January) the administration of SSHE Faculty Professional grants Special Projects grants the administration of Lock Haven International and National Travel grants Lock Haven University annual campus grants Lock Haven University
small campus grants.

Members: Boland, Sue
Devi, Gayatri
Dixon, Curt
Gales, Dan
Gatewood, Catherine
Kutay, Amy
Walsh, Jeffrey
Yakut, Cengiz

Meets: Encourages attention to the professional growth and development of faculty as teaching scholars.  The committee meets intermittently throughout the year, but primarily the end of October through the third week of November to evaluate PASSHE grants, February through mid-March to evaluate LHU annual grants, and at the end of the academic year to conclude any outstanding business.
 

  Promotions (UPC) Michael Porter www.lhup.edu/apscuf/promotion.html
www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/UPC.html

Purpose: Meet within the first three weeks of the semester to elect a chair and secretary submit to APSCUF and Management documents submitted to applicants along with the Candidate Data Form / Personnel Release Form by October 1 aid faculty members and answer questions throughout this procedure committee chair collects recommendations from department promotion committees, department chairs, and deans that are submitted by February 1, then places the recommendations into the application binders and arranges access to the applications and supporting data examine and evaluate applications, supporting evidence and recommendations based on the University criteria set forth (members may also examine candidate's personnel files during this review process with the candidate's permission) consider information, testimony, or other evidence if requested by the committee committee chair will notify candidates of their right to appear before the committee to provide new materials or information since the filing deadline and/or to present their case for promotion request clarification for justification of recommendations received, if necessary, and evaluate such response recommend each candidate be promoted or not based on its conclusions, and rank -- within each professional level in numerical order -- the candidates being recommended for promotion rank faculty members based on a predetermined scoring analysis committee chair, no later than April 1, will submit to candidates their scaled trimmed mean values per category, their final promotion score, their final ranking and the overall distribution of scaled trimmed mean values per category and final promotion scores for all candidates within each candidate's professional rank upon request of a candidate within five days of receipt, meet with candidate to review this information committee chair will forward the complete, ranked-in-group list of candidates together with all recommendations and final promotion scores to the President no later than April 15 committee chair will meet with the President should s/he have any questions regarding the recommendations.
 
Members: Campbell, Peter
Eisenhauer, Walter
Goulet, Rick
Harnishfeger, Ralph
Ingram, Yvette
Myers, Robert

Valerio, Eduardo

Meets: In early fall to elect a chair and secretary, as needed for documentation distribution, and at length in spring to evaluate applications and make recommendations.
 

  Sabbatical Cheryl Newburg www.lhup.edu/apscuf/leave_information.htm
www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Sabbatical.html

Purpose: Distribute invitations and applications to faculty by December 1 review and score applications forward the list of applicants in priority order to the president by April 30 submit a report to all applicants informing them of recommendation (positive or negative); number of persons who applied, were recommended, and the applicant's rank among them; the number of faculty who represent 7% of faculty complement.
 
Members: Barney, Sandra
Broomer, Ramona
Talbot, Andrew
Newburg, Cheryl
Nesbitt, Todd
Whitling, Jacqueline

Meets: Submits invitations and applications to faculty to apply for sabbatical leave, reviews and scores the applications (based on a predetermined merit scoring sheet), and submits -- in ranked order -- their recommendations to the university president.
 

  Tenure Cheryl Newburg www.lhup.edu/apscuf/promotion.html
www.lhup.edu/apscuf/Committees/Tenure.html

Purpose: Charged with the responsibility of reviewing all tenure applications and recommendations by April 1 (November 1 for faculty members with January anniversary dates) the tenure committee submits its recommendations (positive or negative), together with the data upon which these recommendations are based, to the President.
 
Members: Newburg, Cheryl
Offutt, Christine
Richards, Kathy
May, Brent
Valerio, Eduardo

Meets: A few times annually.  First to elect a chair and review and/or revise the letter to potential applicants, then to review faculty tenure applications and submit their recommendations to the President.  The busiest times are the review and recommendation periods, held in October and March.
 

  Teaching and Learning Center Chair / email  Website/members/minutes/charge
  Teaching and
  Learning Center Teams
Cori Myers www.lhup.edu/TLC
  Program Team Ramona Broomer  
  Grants and Liaison Team Ed Jensen,
Cindy Allen
 
  Teaching Excellence Team Jim Bean  
  Technology and Web Team Paddy O’Hara-Mays  
  Acquisitions Team Gayatri Devi  
  Service Learning Team Beth McMahon  
  Advisement Excellence Team Lisa Weaver  
  Action Research Journal Team Tara Mitchell  
  Professional Development
  and Electronic Portfolio Team
Jim Bean www.lhup.edu/lhu_grants/requests.htm
  Values, Ethics,
  and Character Team
Joan Whitman-Hoff  
     
  Curricular Committees Chair / email  Website/members/minutes/charge
  Accreditation Sub-Committee Cathy Traister www.lhup.edu/UCC/Forms%20Templates%20Guideline/UCC%20Accreditation%20Sub.doc
  Arts and Science
 
Curriculum Committee
Ralph Harnishfeger www.lhup.edu/UCC/Rules%20and%20Procedures/Arts%20&%20Science%20Rules%20&%20Prodedures%202001.doc
  College of
  Education & Human Services
  Curriculum Council
Yvette Ingram www.lhup.edu/UCC
  General Education
  Sub-Committee

Elsa Winch

 
  Graduate Council    
  University Curriculum
 
Committee (UCC)
Terry Brink www.lhup.edu/UCC
  Curriculum Integration
  Subcommittee (CIS)
Christine Offutt
Members: Tim Baylor
Lisa Donahue
Jackie Whitling
Walt Eisenhauer
Stan Berard
David White (management)
 
  Academic Committees Chair / email  Website/members/minutes/charge
  Celebration of Scholarship Steve Marvel  
  Council of Chairs,
  Arts & Sciences
Bob Myers  
  Council of Chairs,
 
Education & Human Services

 
Cathy Traister   
  Clearfield Committees    
  Academic Strategic Planning Richard Burkett  
  Advisory Board    
  Campus Beautification Joe Newhouse  
  Commencement Amy Way  
  Facilities Committee    
  Learning Resource
 
   
  Other Committees Chair / email  Website/members/minutes/charge
  Animal Care & Use    
  Enrollment Management
  Steering Committee
Stephen Lee  
  Environmental Focus
  Committee
Bob Myers  
  Facilities Dave Proctor www.lhup.edu/facilities
  Graduation Jerry Updegraff  
  Institutional Review Board
  for the Protection
  of Human Subjects (IRB)
Chris Offutt
 
www.lhup.edu/irb/IRB%20Policy%20Webpage.htm
  Parking Doug Wion  
  President's Commission
  on the Status of Women
Tara Mitchell www.lhup.edu/pcsw
  Web Advisory Scott Eldredge www.lhup.edu/web
 
Members: Jason Bronner
Brenda Corman
Paddy O'Hara-Mays
Scott Eldredge
Lynn Gray
Jim Heiney
Jill Mitchley
Robin Rockey
Mary White
Nicole Jacobs
     
  Ad Hoc / Temporary Chair / email  Website/members/minutes/charge
  Athletic Facilities
  Study Committee
Dave Proctor  
  Campus Beautification Dave Proctor www.lhup.edu/facilities/Committee%20page.htm
  Class Size Steve Hicks  
  Continuing Education
  Task Force
Carlos Morales
 
 
  Self-Study Steering Committee Lynnette Reitz, Rick Schulze,
Jim Meek
Middle States 2010 Self-Study
 
     

 Updated as of: 10/29/2009                                                                Hit Countervisitors since 2/22/08