University Councils and Committees

The president, provost, and other administrative officers of KSU engage the major constituencies of the university community through a prescribed structure and process of shared governance for the institution's operations. That structure includes a University Council, four Senates, and a number of university standing committees. The faculty senate, staff senate, administrators' senate, and student government senate review and respond to important issues and conditions affecting them through their elected Senators. Each Senate's president and vice president serve on the University Council with four of KSU's academic and administrative officers to coordinate and facilitate the entire governance process.

The primary functions of the KSU Faculty Senate are to facilitate faculty participation in the establishment of university policies for the benefit and welfare of the institution, to inquire into any matters that have implications for the academic development and functioning of KSU and to make recommendations concerning such matters, and to be a channel of communications between and among the KSU faculty and the KSU President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the other senate bodies.

  • Karen Kornweibel
    Dean
    KSU Journey Honors College

    Catherine "Katie" Kaukinen  
    Dean
    Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences

    Lawrence Whitman
    Dean
    Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

    Heather Koopman
    Dean
    College of Science and Mathematics

    Laurie Tis
    Interim Dean
    Wellstar College of Health and Human Services

    Yiming Ji
    Interim Dean
    College of Computing and Software Engineering

    Robin Cheramie
    Dean
    Michael J. Coles College of Business

    Traci Redish
    Interim Dean
    Clarice C. and Leland H. Bagwell College of Education

    Jawshing "Arthur" Liou
    Dean
    Robert S. Geer Family College of the Arts

    Hazem Rashed-Ali
    Dean
    College of Architecture and Construction Management

    Juliet Langman
    Dean
    Graduate College

 

2025 - 2026 College and Department/School Faculty Councils

  • College of Architecture and Construction Management CFC

    Pavankumar Meadati, Chair
    Ameen Farooq
    Zamila Karimi
    Michael Carroll
    Lantz Holtzhower
    Hussein Abaza

    Architecture DFC

    Peter Pittman, Chair
    Ermal Shpuza
    Bronne Dytoc
    Selen Okcu

    Construction Management DFC

    Zuhair El-Itr, Chair
    Ali Keyvanfar
    Ray Godfrey

  • College of the Arts CFC

    Charles Parrott, Chair
    Autumn Eckman
    Natasha Habers
    Matt Haffner
    John Lawless
    Brandon Meeks

    Dance DFC

    Autumn Eckman, Chair
    Gary Jeter
    Andrea Knowlton
    McCree O'Kelly
    Kristopher Pourzal

    School of Art and Design DFC

    Kristine Hwang Kim, Chair
    Diana McClintock
    Shuchita Mishra
    Kyle DeAnna
    Cynthia Thompson
    Joe Remillard

    School of Music DFC

    David Kehler, Chair
    Robert Henry
    Edward Eanes

    Theatre and Performance Studies DFC

    Charlie Parrott, Chair
    Committee of the Whole

  • College of Computing and Software Engineering CFC

    Joe DeMaio, Chair
    Victor Clincy
    Jack Zheng
    Reza Parizi

    Software Engineering and Game Development DFC

    Reza Parizi, Chair
    Lei Zhang
    Yan Huang

    Information Technology DFC

    Tian Xin, Chair
    Alta Broughton
    Nicholas Clegorne
    Darolyn Flaggs
    Erik Malewski
    Julie Moore
    Amanda Richey
    Tiffany Roman
    Preethi Titu
    Ike Ukeje

    Computer Science, DFC

    Tu Nguyen, Chair
    Patrick Bobbie 
    Xinyue Zhang 
    Hisham Haddad 
    Chen Zhao 

    Data Science and Analytics

    Joe DeMaio, Chair
    Gita Taasoobshirazi
    Suzan Hardy

  • Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences CFC

    Heather Pincock, Chair 2026
    Peter Rorabaugh, Chair 2027
    Kenneth White (member as of spring 2026)
    Abigail Alexander (member as of spring 2026)
    Kristen Heflin
    Andrew Pieper
    Susan Smith
    LeeAnn Lands
    Jonathan Arnett
    Dorothy Marsil
    Darina Lepadatu (member until spring 2026)
    Griselda Thomas
    Dorian Jackson (member until spring 2026)
    Frederick Carroll

    School of Communication and Media DFC

    Justin Pettigrew, Chair
    Audrey Allison
    Meredith Pruden
    Sarah Johnson
    Stella Payne

    School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development DFC

    Volker Franke, Chair
    Heather Pincock
    Tim Hedeen

    Technical Communication and Interactive Design DFC

    Jonathan Arnett, Chair
    Mike Lahey
    Kanu Priya Singh

    English DFC

    Michael Keleher, Chair
    Cynthia Bowers
    Regina Bradley
    Michael Keleher
    Carola Mattord
    Tamara Powell

    World Languages and Cultures DFC

    Andrea Scapolo, Chair
    Anja Bernardy
    Kristen Elley
    Hyunji Kim
    Arturo Matute Castro
    Alan Watts

    Geography and Anthropology DFC

    Terry Powis, Chair
    Mark Patterson
    Susan Kirkpatrick-Smith
    Kenneth Williamson
    Allen Roberts
    Teresa Raczek
    Paul McDaniel

    History and Philosophy DFC
    LeeAnn Lands, Chair
    Masako Racel
    Brain Swain

    Interdisciplinary Studies DFC
    Roxanne Donovan, Chair
    Lauren Thompson
    Rebecca Hill

    School of Government and International Affairs DFC
    David Shock, Chair
    Elizabeth Gordon
    Thomas Rotnem
    Alicia Barnes
    Jonathan Boyd

    Psychological Science DFC
    Daniel Rogers, Chair
    Allison Martin
    Dianhan Zheng
    Suman Mallavarapu
    Shadi Beshai

    Sociology and Criminal Justice DFC
    Ken White, Chair
    Lisa Thompson
    Daniel Farr
    Jason Mueller
    Cristina Stephens

  • Bagwell College of Education CFC

    Nihal Khote, Chair
    Soon Lee
    Albert Jimenez
    Joya Hicks
    Mary Keogh
    Julie Moore
    Jason Harron
    Binbin DeViller
    Brian Lawler
    Anete Vasquez 

    Educational Leadership DFC

    Sheryl Croft, Chair
    Chinasa Elue 
    Nicholas Clegorne 
    Albert Jimenez 

    Elementary and Early Childhood Education DFC

    Ike Ukeje, Chair
    Marielle Myers 
    Ethel McKenzie 
    Lateefah Id-Deen
    James Ritchie 

    Inclusive Education DFC 
    Amanda Richey, Chair
    Zachary Johnson 
    Vidya Munandar 

    Instructional Technology & Innovation DFC
    Julie Moore, Chair
    Yeol Huh
    Christine Wusylko
    Jason Harron

    Secondary and Middle Grades Education DFC
    Nichole Guillory, Chair
    Anete Vazquez
    Brendan Callahan
    Johari Harris
    Erik Malewski

  • College of Science and Mathematics CFC

    Mark Mitchell, Chair
    Jennifer Vandenbussche
    Brent McDaniel
    Joel McNeal

    Chemistry and Biochemistry DFC

    Michael Stollenz, Chair
    Carol Chrestensen
    Glen Meades
    Animesh Aditya
    Marina Koether

    Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology DFC

    Thomas McElroy, Chair
    Troy Mutchler
    Mario Bretfeld
    Marcia Hesser
    Joel McNeal
    Thomas McElroy

    Mathematics DFC

    Sean Ellermeyer, Chair
    Kenneth Keating
    Ikbel Zargouni
    Liancheng Wang
    William Griffiths

    Molecular and Cellular Biology DFC

    TBD

    Physics

    Chetan Dhital, Chair
    Mahmoud Asmar
    Andreas Papaefstathiou
    David Garofalo
    Ben Rybolt

  • Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology CFC

    Laura Ruhala, Chair
    Gregory Wiles
    Mohammad Jonaidi
    Sumit Chakravarty
    Sylvia Bhattacharya
    Matthew Marshall

    Civil and Environmental Engineering DFC

    Jayhyun Kwon, Chair
    Sabina Shanaz
    Parth Bhavsar
    Tadesse Wakjira
    Youngguk Seo
    Tien Yee

    Electrical and Computer Engineering DFC

    Sandip Das, Chair
    Lance Crimm
    Charles Duvall
    Paul Lee
    Coskun Takes

    Mechanical Engineering DFC

    Muhammad Salman, Chair
    Dal Hyung Kim
    Ashish Aphale
    David Veazie
    Jungkyu Park
    Mir Atiqulla

    Engineering Technology DFC

    Austin Asgill, Chair
    Aaron Adams
    Javad Khazaii

    Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering DFC

    Ying Wang, Chair
    David Guerra-Zubiaga
    Razvan Voicu

    Industrial and Systems Engineering DFC

    Robert Keyser, Chair
    Lin Li
    Valentina Nino

  • Coles College of Business CFC

    Govind Hariharan, Chair
    Hyungshin Park
    Leo MacDonald
    Timothy Blumentritt
    Hyunju Shin
    Seyed Vaezi
    Randy Stuart

    School of Accountancy DFC

    Vineeta Sharma, Chair
    Committee of the Whole

    Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis DFC

    Brett Katzman, Chair
    James Tompkins
    Leo MacDonald

    Information Systems and Security DFC

    Seyed Vaezi, Chair
    Radwan Ali
    Solomon Negash
    Sooil Shin

    Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality DFC

    Timothy Blumentritt, Chair
    Deborah Mixson-Brookshire
    Stacy Kessler
    Sergey Lebedev
    Shelby Meek

    Marketing and Professional Sales DFC

    Hyunju Shin, Chair
    Armen Tashchian
    Dayna Reed
    Scott Inks

  • Wellstar College of Health amd Human Services CFC

    Michael Hales, Chair
    Darlene Rodriguez-Schaefer
    Megan Lee
    Mia Oberlton
    Jamie Saye
    Diane Keen
    Katherine Ingram
    Nalani Butler

    Exercise Science and Sport Management DFC

    Jennifer Willett, Chair
    Cheryl McLester
    John McLester

    Health Promotion and Physical Education DFC

    Bernie Goldfine, Chair
    Selena Patterson
    Wendasha Hall

    Social Work and Human Services DFC

    Hans Skott-Myhre, Chair
    Oluwayomi Paseda 
    Michelle Rhue                                    

    Wellstar School of Nursing DFC

    Tracey Couse, Chair
    Chino Nwozochi
    Tracy Ruegg 
    Melissa Osborne 
    Diane Keen 
    Kate Harrington 
    Brandi Miller 

  • Library CFC

    Kristina Clement, Chair
    Chelsee Dickson, Vice-Chair/Chair Elect
    Rosemary Humphrey
    Mary Ann Jones
    Christin Collins
    Christina Holm
    Marie Day
    Karen Doster-Greenleaf
    Judy Reardon
    Olga Koz
    Laurie Aycock
    Li Chen
    Catherine Lewis, Ex Officio Member
    Chris Sharpe, Ex Officio Member
    Ashley Dupuy, Ex Officio Member

    Library Resources DFC

    Jackie Blanton-Watkins, Chair

    Public Service DFC

    Rosemary Humphrey, Chair