Awards:
Nominate a fellow faculty member for an award.
Resources:
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Faculty Council
The UMSON Faculty Council is the mechanism by which the Faculty Assembly is engaged in:
- Shared governance
- Policy making
- Exchange of information
- Staff and student concerns
The Faculty Council consists of nine elected and eight ex-officio members:
- The elected members are the chair, chair-elect, secretary, representatives from the associate/assistant deans and each department and the UMSON UMB Faculty Senate representative.
- The ex-officio members include the dean, immediate past chair of Faculty Council, and the chairs of the standing committees.
Faculty Council Committee Affiliations:
- There are six Standing Committees of the Faculty Council. All members are elected from the Faculty Assembly. The Standing Committees include four Curriculum Committees, Student Affairs, and Appointments, Progressions, and Tenure.
- Faculty are members of the Admissions and Academic Standing Committees and the three Judicial Boards. Faculty are elected from the Faculty Assembly for positions on the Academic Standing Committee and Judicial Boards.
- The Faculty Council participates in shared governance through their role on the Governance, Academic and Student Affairs, and Technology Councils.
Meeting Times
Faculty Council:
3rd Monday, 10 - 11:50 a.m.
All faculty members are welcome to attend.
Baccalaureate/CNL Curriculum Committee:
2nd Monday, 10 a.m. - noon
MSN Curriculum Committee:
1st Monday, 10 - 11:50 a.m.
DNP Curriculum Committee:
2nd Monday, 1 - 2:50 p.m.
PhD Curriculum Committee:
1st Monday, 1 - 2:50 p.m.
Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee:
2nd and 4th Mondays, 10 - 11:50 a.m.
Student Affairs Committee:
4th Monday, 1:30 - 3:20 p.m.
Judicial Boards:
varies
Faculty Senate:
3rd Wednesday, noon - 12:50 p.m.
Committees
Faculty Council
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Veronica Quattrini, DNP, FNP-BC |
| Immediate Past Chair | Kristen Rawlett, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP |
| Secretary | Amy L. Daniels, PhD, RN, CHSE-A |
| Associate or Assistant Dean Representative | Shannon K. Idzik, DNP, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN |
| Departmental Representatives |
Jennifer Fitzgerald, DNP, NNP-BC (FCH) |
| UMB Senator Representative to Faculty Council | Jennifer Fitzgerald, DNP, NNP-BC |
Entry into Practice Curriculum Committee
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Vacant |
| Chair Elect | |
| Representatives |
Amanda Henson, MS, RN, CNE, CHSE |
Master's Curriculum Committee
DNP Curriculum Committee
PhD Curriculum Committee
Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS (Professor Tenured) |
| Non-Tenured Associate Professors | Janet Selway, DNSc, AGNP-C, CPNP-PC, FAANP, FAAN Cheryl Fisher, EdD, MSN, RN |
| Tenured Associate Professors | |
| Non-Tenured or Tenured Professors | Alison M. Trinkoff, ScD, MPH, RN, FAAN Shijun Zhu, PhD, DrE Veronica P. Njie-Carr, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, FWACN |
Student Affairs Committee
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Richard P. Conley Jr., DNP, CRNA, CNE |
| Representatives |
Angelica Fernandez-Dizon, PhD, MD, MBA-HCM, MSN, NP-C (Chair Elect) |
Judicial Board Members
Governance Council Representatives
Academic Standing Committee
Faculty Senate Representatives
BSN Admissions and Scholarship Committee
- DeNiece Bennett, DNP, RN
- Lawanda Herron, PhD, MSA, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
- Rachael Holton Parran, MS, BSN
- Denise Owens, DNP, RN, CCRN
- Anjana Solaiman, DNP, NNP-BC, IBCLC, C-EFM
Meeting Times
1. Faculty Council: 3rd Monday from 10 a.m. - noon
2. Entry-into-Practice Curriculum Committee: 2nd Monday from 10 a.m. – noon
3. Masters Curriculum Committee: 1st Monday from 10 - 11:50 a.m.
4. DNP Curriculum Committee: 2nd Monday from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
5. PhD Curriculum Committee: 1st Monday from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
6. APT Committee: 2nd and 4th Monday from 10 a.m. - noon
7. Student Affairs: 4th Monday from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
8. Judicial Boards: Varies
9. UMB Faculty Senate: 3rd Wednesday 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.