Welcome to the TCU Faculty Senate website
The Faculty Senate is the representative body of the Faculty Assembly designed primarily to express the views of the teaching and research members of the faculty. It is one branch of the “shared governance” of Texas Christian University.
Views may be expressed upon any matter affecting the university, including educational policies, degree requirements, curricula, questions of academic freedom, student-faculty relations, faculty-administration relations, and practices of the University. Resolutions and recommendations voted by the Faculty Senate are passed on to the Provost and Chancellor, and, when appropriate the Board of Trustees.
Normally, the Faculty Senate meets at 3:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month during the academic year, except January.
Senators are elected by and represent the faculty of their individual Colleges within the University. Each senator is also assigned to one of the Senate Standing Committees. These committees examine particular aspects of the academic affairs and mission themes of the University, and normally meet at 3:30 p.m. on the Thursday following the Faculty Senate meeting.
The Faculty Senate is also responsible for overseeing the Heritage, Mission, Vision and Values (HMVV) portion of the university Core Curriculum, and for soliciting, vetting and recommending candidates for Honorary Degrees. For more information, please visit the TCU Faculty Senate Handbook.
Faculty Senate Statement on Shared Governance
2020-2021 Faculty Senate Executive Committee
Chair: | Sean Atkinson |
Chair-Elect: | Joddy Murray |
Past Chair: | Clark Jones |
Recording Secretary: | Hayat Hokayem |
Administrative Secretary: | Greg Friedman |
Information Officer: | Laurel Lynch |
Committees
AEC: | Academic Excellence Committee |
CUC: | Committee on University Committees |
EEC: | Educational Evaluation Committee |
FRC: | Faculty Relations Committee |
FSEC: | Faculty Senate Executive Committee |
GC: | Governance Committee |
HMVV: | Heritage, Mission, Vision & Values (part of the core curriculum) |
IAC: | Intercollegiate Athletic Committee |
SRC: | Student Relations Committee |
Special Committees Horizon Commission Creative Activity, Research & Scholarship (CARS) Faculty Senate Advisory Committee |
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2018-19 Committee Annual Reports |
2020-2021 Senators and Committee Assignments
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | DEPT | COLLEGE | RANK | TERM | COMMITTEE | OFFICE | OTHER | |
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Ackall | Danyelle | MANA | Business | Instructor | 2023 | d.ackall@tcu.edu | GC | ||
Adams | Lavonne | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor | 2023 | l.adams2@tcu.edu | SRC | ||
Atkinson | Sean | MUSI | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2021 | sean.atkinson@tcu.edu | GC-FSEC LIASON | Chair | |
Bashore | Lisa | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor | 2022 | lisa.bashore@tcu.edu | AEC-CHAIR | ||
Bates | Samantha | SOWO | Nursing & Health Sciences | Assistant Professor | 2023 | s.bates@tcu.edu | SRC | ||
Bedford | David | SPAN | AddRan (Hum) | Instructor II | 2021 | d.bedford@tcu.edu | SRC | ||
Bentley | Joshua | STCO | Communication | Assistant Professor | 2022 | j.bentley@tcu.edu | EEC | ||
Busbey | Arthur | SGEE | Science & Engineering | Associate Professor | 2021 | a.busbey@tcu.edu | FRC | ||
Carrión | José | MATH | Science & Engineering | Assistant Professor | 2022 | j.carrion@tcu.edu | CUC | HMVV | |
Carter | Suzanne | MANA | Business | Professor of Practice in Strategy | 2022 | s.carter@tcu.edu | AEC | ||
Chen | Guangyan | MOLA | AddRan (Hum) | Assistant Professor | 2023 | g.chen@tcu.edu | EEC | ||
Craig | Layne | ENGL | SIS | Instructor II | 2023 | a.layne.craig@tcu.edu | AEC | ||
Duncan | Patricia | RELI | AddRan (Hum) | Assistant Professor | 2023 | p.duncan@tcu.edu | CUC | ||
Ellis | Kathryn | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor of Professional Practice | 2023 | kathryn.ellis@tcu.edu | EEC | ||
Elwell | J. Sage | RELI | AddRan (Hum) | Assistant Professor | 2023 | sage.elwell@tcu.edu | CUC | ||
Engler | Jennifer | THEA | Fine Arts | Associate Professor | 2023 | j.engler@tcu.edu | SRC | ||
Esposito | Phil | KINE | Nursing & Health Sciences | Assistant Professor | 2023 | p.esposito@tcu.edu | SRC-CHAIR | ||
Frable | Pamela | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor | 2022 | p.frable@tcu.edu | GC-CHAIR | ||
Friedman | Greg | MATH | Science & Engineering | Professor | 2023 | g.friedman@tcu.edu | EEC-FSEC LIASON | ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY | |
Fripp | Jessica | ARHI | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2021 | j.fripp@tcu.edu | FRC | ||
Fry | Julie | CHEM | Science & Engineering | Instructor II | 2023 | j.fry@tcu.edu | AEC | ||
Garcia | Sophia | BIO | Science & Engineering | Instructor II | 2023 | sophia.garcia@tcu.edu | EEC | ||
Gonzales | Eric | Medical Education | School of Medicine | Associate Professor | 2022 | eric.b.gonzales@tcu.edu | FRC | ||
Hahn | Dustin | FTDM | Communication | Assistant Professor | 2023 | dustin.hahn@tcu.edu | FRC | ||
Hammad | Hanan | HIST | AddRan (SS) | Associate Professor | 2023 | h.hammad@tcu.edu | EEC | ||
Harvey | Omar | GEOL | Science & Engineering | Assistant Professor | 2021 | omar.harvey@tcu.edu | CUC | ||
Havens | Jill | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Senior Instructor | 2022 | j.havens@tcu.edu | EEC | ||
Hawley | Diane | NURS | Nursing & Health Sciences | Associate Professor of Professional Practice | 2021 | d.hawley@tcu.edu | International Oversight Committee | ||
Herzig | Emily | MATH | Science & Engineering | Instructor I | 2023 | e.herzig@tcu.edu | FRC | ||
Hestir | Blake | PHIL | AddRan (HUM) | Professor | Interim Fall 2020 | b.hestir@tcu.edu | FRC | ||
Hokayem | Hayat | EDUC | Education | Assistant Professor | 2022 | h.hokayem@tcu.edu | CUC-FSEC LIASON | RECORDING SECRETARY | |
Hosainy | Hadi | HIST | AddRan (Hum) | Instructor I | 2022 | hadi.hosainy@tcu.edu | AEC | ||
Jackson-Cenales | Oteka | NURS | Harris Nursing and Health Science | Assistant Professor of Professional Practice | 2022 | oteka.jacksoncenales@tcu.edu | CUC | ||
Jeffries | Marlo | BIOL | Science & Engineering | Associate Professor | 2022- S2021 sabbatical | m.jeffries@tcu.edu | AEC | ||
Jones | Clark | BIOL | Science & Engineering | Instructor II | 2022 | c.jones2@tcu.edu | FRC-LIASON | Past Chair | UCAC |
Kalpathy | Swaminathan | FINA | Business | Associate Professor | 2023 | s.kalpathy@tcu.edu | AEC | ||
Kiani | Morgan | ENGR | Science & Engineering | Associate Professor | 2023 | m.kiani@tcu.edu | GC | ||
Kim | San-ky | MUSI | Fine Arts | Associate Professor | 2022 | s.kim4@tcu.edu | CUC | ||
Lauve-Moon | Katie | SOWO | Nursing & Health Sciences | Assistant Professor | 2022 | katie.lauve@tcu.edu | FRC | ||
Ledbetter | Andrew | COMM | Communication | Professor | 2021 | a.ledbetter@tcu.edu | FRC-CHAIR | ||
Lee | Sohyun | SPAN | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2023 | sohyun.lee@tcu.edu | GC | ||
Legatski | Ted | ENTR | Business | Professor of Professional Practice | 2021 | t.legatski@tcu.edu | CUC-CHAIR | DEI | |
Lemon | Alex | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2023 | a.r.lemon@tcu.edu | CUC | ||
Lovett | John | ECON | AddRan (SS) | Instructor II | 2021 | j.lovett@tcu.edu | CUC | ||
Lynch | Laurel | COSD | Nursing & Health Sciences | Assistant Professor | 2021 | l.lynch@tcu.edu | SRC-FSEC LIASON | INFORMATION OFFICER | |
Mackay | Lydia | THEA | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2023- conflict S2021 | l.mackay@tcu.edu | EEC | ||
McCormick | Kelly | PHIL | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2023 | k.mccormick@tcu.edu | |||
McGillivray | Shauna | BIOL | Science and Engineering | Associate Professor | interim S2021 | s.mcgillivray@tcu.edu | AEC | ||
Meitl | Michele | CRJU | AddRan (SS) | Assistant Professor | 2021 | m.meitl@tcu.edu | FRC | ||
Meyn | Till | MUSI | Fine Arts | Professor | 2023 | t.meyn@tcu.edu | AEC | ||
Moeller | Thomas | FINA | Business | Associate Professor | 2022 | t.moeller@tcu.edu | FRC | BAC | |
Murray | Joddy | ENGL | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2022 | j.murray@tcu.edu | AEC-FSEC LIASON | CHAIR ELECT | |
Neri | Marc | ACCT | Business | Assistant Professor of Professional Practice | 2023 | marc.neri@tcu.edu | AEC | ||
Orozco Mendoza | Elva | POLI | AddRan (SS) | Assistant Professor | 2023 | e.orozcomendoza@tcu.edu | GC | ||
Palko | Steve | EDUC | Education | Associate Professor of Professional Practice | 2021 | s.e.palko@tcu.edu | AEC | ||
Piñón, Jr. | Santiago | RELI | AddRan (Hum) | Associate Professor | 2023 | s.pinon@tcu.edu | AEC | ||
Quesada | Jan | RELI | AddRan (Hum) | Senior Instructor | 2022 | j.quesada@tcu.edu | AEC | HMVV, UC | |
Quinn | Brandy | EDUC | Education | Associate Professor | 2023 | b.quinn@tcu.edu | GC | ||
Ramasesh | Ranga | INSC | Business | Professor | 2021 | r.ramasesh@tcu.edu | CUC | ||
Robinson | Twyla | MUSI | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor of Professional Practice | 2023 | twyla.robinson@tcu.edu | EEC | ||
Rodriguez | James | MUSI | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2023 | james.rodriguez@tcu.edu | GC | ||
Sawey | Michael | BIOL | Science & Engineering | Instructor II | 2023 | m.sawey@tcu.edu | EEC-CHAIR | ||
Sawyer | Chris | COMM | Communication | Professor | 2021 | c.sawyer@tcu.edu | CUC | ||
Schein | Marie | MOLA | AddRan (Hum) | Instructor II | 2021 | m.schein@tcu.edu | SRC | ||
Scott | Krista | Theatre | CFA | Associate Professor | interim S2021 | Krista.scott@tcu.edu | EEC | ||
Simanek | Eric | CHEM | Science & Engineering | Professor | 2022 | e.simanek@tcu.edu | GC | ||
Singletary | Laura | MUSI | Fine Arts | Assistant Professor | 2022 | l.singletary@tcu.edu | SRC | ||
Spice | Loren | MATH | Science & Engineering | Associate Professor | 2023 | l.spice@tcu.edu | FRC | ||
Stephens | Greg | MANA | Business | Associate Professor | 2022 | g.stephens@tcu.edu | SRC | UCAC | |
Stewart | Amy | MUSI | Fine Arts | Instructor I | 2022 | a.b.stewart@tcu.edu | SRC | ||
Stewart | Daxton | JOUR | Communication | Professor | 2023 | d.stewart@tcu.edu | GC | ||
Tyler | Tee | SOWO | Nursing & Health Sciences | Assistant Professor | 2022 | t.tyler@tcu.edu | SRC | ||
Waller | Mary | MANA | Business | Professor | 2023 | m.waller@tcu.edu | EEC | ||
Watkins | Timothy | MUSI | Fine Arts | Associate Professor | 2021 | t.watkins@tcu.edu | EEC | ||
Wei | Bingyang | COSC | Science & Engineering | Assistant Professor | 2023 | b.wei@tcu.edu | SRC | ||
Williams | Daniel | HOCO | Honors College | Professor | 2022 | d.e.williams@tcu.edu | FRC | UC | |
Wills | Mark | ACCT | Business | Instructor | 2023 | mark.wills@tcu.edu | FRC | ||
Wood | Barbara | FINA | Business | Professor of Professional Practice | 2021 | b.wood@tcu.edu | GC | ||
Yang | Qinghua | COMM | Communication | Assistant Professor | 2022 | q.yang@tcu.edu | GC |