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Other Senate Committees
These faculty seats are filled via Spring Elections or by NEAC appointment. The Academic Senate Office maintains these commitee rosters.
- Exceptional Assigned Time Committee (EATC)
- Faculty Awards Selection Committee (FASC)
- Faculty Center Advisory Council (FCAC)
- Faculty Grants Committee (FGC)
- Professional Leave Committee (PLC)
EXCEPTIONAL ASSIGNED TIME COMMITTEE (EATC)
Committee Charge: To evaluate faculty applications for assigned time for exceptional levels of service to students during academic years when the program is in effect by mutual agreement between CSU and CFA and dictated by CBA Agreement; to make recommendations based on those evaluations to the Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs (VPAA); and, to periodically review and, if needed, make recommendations for changes in this policy to the Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC).
Meetings are scheduled around member availability, usually meeting virtually via Zoom or similar.
| MEMBERS - Exceptional Assigned Time Committee (EATC) | SEAT/TERM |
|---|---|
| Vacant | CEHHS 26/27 |
| Jon Spenard | CHABSS 26/27 |
| VACANT | Library/Athletics/Counseling/Extended Learning |
| Jane Kim | CSTEM, EATC Chair 26/27 |
| Vacant | CoBA 26/27 |
| TBA | ASI Student Representative 2627 |
| Jennifer Ostergren, Dean, CEHHS | Provost's designee (Ex-Officio) 26/27 |
FACULTY AWARDS SELECTION COMMITTEE (FASC)
Traditionally chaired by the prior academic year's Harry E. Brakebill Distinguished Professor Award recipient, this committee has oversight of the campus nomination processes for the Harry E. Brakebill Award, the Wang Family Excellence Awards, and the granting of Emeritus status for Faculty. These are one-year committee seats.
Meetings are scheduled around member availability, usually meeting virtually via Zoom or similar.
| MEMBERS - Faculty Awards Selection Committee | SEAT/TERM |
|---|---|
| Alison Scheer-Cohen | FASC Chair 26/27 |
| Elizabeth Garza | CEHHS 26/227 |
| Christiane Assefa | CHABSS 26/27 |
| Vacant | Lecturer Representative 26/27 |
| Raj Pillai | CoBA 26/27 |
| Mary Ann De Korne | CTEM 26/27 |
| Vacant | Library 26/27 |
| Cinthya Ippoliti (Dean, University Library) | Provost's Designee 26/27 |
| Britney Hernandez | ASI Student Representative 26/27 |
FACULTY CENTER ADVISORY COUNCIL (FCAC)
FCAC advises the Faculty Center Director about how best to implement the Faculty Center's
mission. (Members are not eligible to apply for a Faculty Center Professional Development
Grant for the duration for their term.)
FCAC meets 10:00 - 11:30 AM, 2nd Friday of each month during the academic year.
| MEMBERS - Faculty Center Advisory Council | SEAT/TERM |
|---|---|
| Rebecca Lush | Faculty Center Director, Chair |
| Heather Cook | Lecturer 25-27 |
| Katie Robinson | CEHHS 25-27 |
| Marion Geiger | CHABSS-HA 25-27 |
| Deya Roy | CHABSS-BSS 26-28 |
| Sixian Jin | CSTEM 25-27 |
| Vanessa Shum | CoBA 26-28 |
| Vacant | CEHHS 26-28 |
| Amanda Kalish | Library 26-28 |
| Brandon Moore | Faculty At-large 26-28 |
FACULTY GRANTS COMMITTEE (FGC)
- FGC Policy/Procedure Document
- Staff contact - Katie Desai
FGC conducts the review process of applications for university-wide faculty grants
related to professional development and research, scholarship, and creative activities.
(Chair elected by committee.) One Lecturer representative is included; other members
must be tenured.
NOTE: Committee members may not apply for FGC funds while they serve on this committee.
Meetings are scheduled around member availability, guided by policy timeline.
| MEMBERS - Faculty Grants Committee | SEAT/TERM |
|---|---|
| Chuck De Leone | Dean of Graduate Studies and Research |
| Majid Karimi | CoBA 25-27 |
| Joely Proudfit |
CHABSS-HA 26-28
|
| Dennis Kolosov | CSTEM 26-28 |
| Fazel Hadadifard | Lecturer 25-27 |
| Tihomir Kostadinov | CHABSS-BSS 26/27 of 25-27 term |
| Jennifer Fabbi | Library 25-27 |
| Marion Geiger | Faculty At-large 26-28 |
| Matthew Schubert | CEHHS 26-28 |
PROFESSIONAL LEAVE COMMITTEE (PLC)
- Sabbatical Leave Policy
- Contact Sabbatical Leave for more information
Members must be full time and tenured. These are one-year committee seats. Faculty unit employees applying for sabbatical leave are not eligible for election to the PLC.
Meetings are scheduled around member availability, usually meeting virtually via Zoom or similar.
| MEMBERS - Professional Leave Committee | SEAT |
|---|---|
| Vacant | CHABSS-BSS 26/27 |
| Maria Gomez Martin | CHABSS-HA 26/27 |
| Andreas Rauterkus | CoBA 26/27 |
| Yongjie Zheng | CSTEM 26/27 |
| Darcy Taniguchi (PLC Chair 26/27) | Faculty At-large 26/27 |
| Torie Quinonez | Library 26/27 |
| Rong-Ji Chen | CEHHS 26/27 |
This page was last updated on: 10.8.2026