Course & Curriculum Review
Charge
Simplify the process and timeline for C&C approvals to allow focus on substantive changes. Will conduct senate-level C&C approvals for AY 26-27
Lead
Mike Spear (RCEAS)
Members
Ravi Chitturi (COB)
LaToya Council (CAS)
Rosi Reed (CAS)
Departments/Programs Definitions and Creation/Dissolution Processes
Charge
Write R&P language that defines these entities and their main scope, along with a process for how such units come to be created or can be dissolved.
Lead
Anders Knospe (CAS)
Members
Chris Kiely (RCEAS)
Maryam Rahnemoonfar (RCEAS)
Eric Delmelle (COH)
Role of AI in Tenure and Promotion
Charge
Benchmark peer institutions, disciplinary organizations, and journal guidelines and policies around AI use in research, teaching, and service. Review Lehigh’s R&P language on tenure and promotion, as well as the provost’s guidelines, in order to recommend necessary policy changes.
Members
Al Bodzin (COE)
Joseph Amodei (CAS)
Amirtaha Taebi (RCEAS)
Ke Yang (COB)
Review of University Committee Structure and Roles
Charge
Identify and catalog committees with faculty membership across campus in order to develop a comprehensive organizational chart and classification system (advisory, administrative, governance, etc.). Review committee charges, types, and membership for consistency, recommending changes to R&P as needed.
Members
Albert Liu (COH)
Stephen Pessiki (RCEAS)
Khurram Hussain (CAS)
Jessica Jackson (Office of the Provost)
Term Faculty Voting Rights
Charge
Create consistency between the university policy around term faculty voting rights and college policies around term faculty voting rights, further enfranchising term faculty at the university level. Review R&P language around “university faculty” to ensure definitional clarity and make recommendations regarding term faculty service on governance committees such as EdPol, GRC, and Faculty Senate.
Members
Dean Caivano (CAS)
Sera Cremonini (CAS)
Subhrajit Bhattacharya (RCEAS)
Code of Ethics Update
Charge
Fix issues with the Code of Ethics process for alleged violations and sanctions in consultation with the Office of the General Counsel and the Personnel Committee.
Lead
Tom McAndrew (COH)
Members
Filippo Casati (CAS)
Mike Spear (RCEAS)
Budget Analysis Working Group
Charge
Use evidence-backed data to contextualize and influence administration financial decisions.
Lead
Nandu Nayar(COB)
Members
Frank Pazzaglia (CAS)
Chengshan Xiao (RCEAS)
Tom Hammond (COE)
Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness for RP&T (joint with Provost’s Office appointees)
Charge
Represent the senate and faculty on a committee chaired by the Deputy Provost for Faculty Affairs that will recommend uniform best practices in evaluating teaching effectiveness, moving beyond course evaluations.
Members
Eric Delmelle (COH)
Evaluating Course Pedagogy and Outcomes (joint with Provost’s Office appointees)
Charge
Represent the senate and faculty on a committee chaired by the Deputy Provost for Undergraduate Education that will make recommendations about how to gather information about the pedagogy and effectiveness of courses and curricula, separate from individual instructor performance.
Members
Michael Spear (RCEAS)