Faculty Council

Awards:

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Resources:

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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:
1st Monday 1- 2:50 p.m.

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

Position	Name
Chair	Kristen Rawlett, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP
Past Chair	Crystal DeVance-Wilson, PhD, MBA, PHCNS-BC
Secretary	Renee Franquiz, DNP, RN, CNE
Associate or Assistant Dean Representative	Shannon K. Idzik, DNP, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN
Departmental Representatives	Victoria L. Selby, PhD, CRNP-PMH, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP (FCH) Cynthia Renn, PhD, RN, FAAN (PTSS) Pam L. Shumate, DNP, RN, CCRN, CNE, CHSE (USG) Mary Regan, PhD, RN (OSAH) Rachel Blankstein Breman, PhD, MPH, RN (PPEP)
UMB Senator Representative to Faculty Council	Veronica Gutchell, DNP, RN, CNS, CRNP

Baccalaureate/CNL Curriculum Committee

Position	Name
Chair	Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnson, DNP, CPNP-PC
Chair Elect	Katie McElroy, PhD, RN
Representatives	Megan Doede, PhD, RN Denise Owens, MS, RN, CCRN Hershaw Davis Jr., MS, RN Linda Cook, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNP Tabitha Legambi, DNP, RN, CEN, CNE

Master's Curriculum Committee

Position	Name
Chair	Susan M. Antol, PhD, MS, RN
Chair Elect	Carol A. O'Neil, PhD, RN, CNE
Representatives	Carol A. O'Neil, PhD, RN, CNE Nancy B. Lerner, DNP, RN, CDONA Michelle R. Spencer, DNP, RN Sandra Lucci, PhD, RN, CNE, CMSRN Eun-Shim Nahm, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA Regina Phillips, PhD, RN, CNE

DNP Curriculum Committee

Position	Name
Chair	Veronica Y. Amos, PhD, CRNA, PHCNS-BC
Representatives	Claire Bode, DNP, CRNP Priscilla Aguirre, DNP, CRNA, CRNP-AC Taylor Jones Swing, DNP, RN, CRNP-PC Maranda Jackson-Parkin, PhD, CRNP-BC, ACNP, CCNS, CCRN-K, CNE Amanda Roesch, DNP, MPH, FNP-C Barb Van de Castle, DNP, RN-BC, ACNS-BC, OCN

PhD Curriculum Committee

Position	Name
Interim Chair	Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP
Chair Elect	TBD
Representatives	Jennifer Klinedinst, PhD, MPH, RN, FAHA Kelly Doran, PhD, RN, FAAN Kim Mooney-Doyle, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC Shijun Zhu, PhD, DrE

Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee

Position	Name
Chair	Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS (Professor Tenured)
Non-Tenured Associate Professors	Debra Scrandis, PhD, FNP-BC, FPMHNP-BC Tonya Schneidereith, PhD, CRNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP-AC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN
Tenured Associate Professors	Mary Regan, PhD, RN Shijun Zhu, PhD, DrE
Non-Tenured or Tenured Professors	Louise S. Jenkins, PhD, RN, FAHA, ANEF (Non-Tenured) Alison M. Trinkoff, ScD, MPH, RN, FAAN

Student Affairs Committee

Position	Name
Chair	Ann G. Hoffman, DNP, RN, CPN, CNE
Chair Elect	Richard Conley Jr., DNP, CRNA, CNE
Representatives	Richard Conley Jr., DNP, CRNA, CNE Ana C. Duarte, PhD, RN, CRNP-PMH, PMHNP-BC DeNiece Bennett, DNP, RN (SG) Robyn Gilden, PhD, RN

Judicial Board Members

Position	Name
Chair	AD Student and Academic Services Susan M. Wozenski, JD, MPH (interim)
BSN Judicial Board	Michele A. Michael, PhD, CRNP Linda Cook, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNP Hannah Murphy Buc, MSN, RN, CNE Doris Titus-Glover, PhD, RN Mary Pat Ulicny, MS, MHA, RN, CNE, CHSE Ernest Opoku-Agyemang, PhD, MA, RN Karin Russ, JD, MS, RN
MSN Judicial Board	Charlotte Nwogwugwu, DrPH, BSN, RN, HIV PCP, CPH-BC Sandra Lucci, PhD, RN, CNE, CMSRN Robyn Gilden, PhD, RN Patricia Christensen, DNP, RN, NEA-BC Susan M. Antol, PhD, MS, RN
DNP Judicial Board	Oluchi Ayichi, DNP, RN, CRNP Elaine Y. Bundy, DNP, CRNP, FNP-C Richard Conley Jr., DNP, CRNA Jan Wilson, DNP, CRNP, NNP-BC, FAANP Paul Thurman, PhD, RN, ACNPC, CCNS, CCRN* Brenda Windemuth, DNP, CRNP Jennifer Fitzgerald, DNP, NNP-BC* Erica Alessandrini, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC

*faculty tied vote, therefore both were placed on the Board; Board with 8 members instead of 7

Governance Council Representatives

Academic Standing Committee

Crystal DeVance-Wilson, PhD, MBA, PHCNS-BC
Paul Thurman, PhD, RN, ACNPC, CCNS, CCRN
Amy Daniels, PhD, RN, CHSE-A (added fall ’22 after policy change)
Marik Moen, PhD, MPH, RN (added fall ’22 after policy change)

Faculty Senate Representatives

Visit the Faculty Senate webpage to learn more.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council

Meeting Times

1. Faculty Council: 3rd Monday 10 a.m. - noon
2. BCNL Curriculum Committee: 1st Monday 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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.
10. DEI Council: Determined by Council