Faculty Senate Committee Chairs / Ombudsperson / Mediation Coordinator
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2023-2024 Memberships
Co-Chairs, Academic Affairs Committee
Andy Bennett
Mathematics
138 Cardwell Hall; 785-532-0559; bennett@ksu.edu
Brandon Kliewer
Staley School of Leadership Studies
257 Leadership Studies; 785-532-6085; bkliewer@ksu.edu
Co-Chairs, Faculty Affairs Committee
Brad Cunningham
Vice Provost for Student Success
101H Holton Hall; 785-532-6492; bradc@ksu.edu
Tareque Nasser
Finance
3006 Business Building; 785-532-4375; tnasser@ksu.edu
Co-Chairs, Justice, Equity, Diversity, Access, Inclusion, and Identity Committee
Graciela Berumen
Assistant Director of College Access and Community Outreach
177 Berney Family Welcome Center; 785-706-8833; gracie@ksu.edu
Pamela Erickson
Executive Director of Academic Advising, Academic & Career Engagement
337 Hale Library, perick@ksu.edu
Co-Chairs, Professional Staff Affairs Committee
Renee Gates
Libraries' Information Services & Technology
414 Hale Library, regates@ksu.edu
Monica Curnutt
Salina Finance
Kuhlman Center, Salina; 785-576-2202; mjcurnut@ksu.edu
Co-Chairs, Faculty Senate Committee on Technology (FSCOT)
Michael Raine
Information Technology, Business Administration
11 Calvin Hall; 785-532-2637; maraine@ksu.edu
Phil Vardiman
Health and Human Sciences
144L Lafene; pvardiman@ksu.edu
Co-Chairs, Faculty Senate Committee on University Planning (FSCOUP)
Cassie Jones
Animal Sciences
126 Weber Hall; 785-532-5289; jonesc@ksu.edu
Marianne Korten
Mathematics
208 Cardwell Hall, 785-532-0567; mkorten@ksu.edu
Ombudspersons
Tara Coleman (term ending after AY 2024)
Web Services Librarian – Associate Professor, Hale Library; 785-532-7414; 313D Hale Library; tcole2@ksu.edu
Jared Meitler (term ending after AY 2025)
Career Center – Associate Director; 785-532-5313 jmeitler@ksu.edu
Alfred Cochran (term ending after AY 2026)
School of Music, Theatre, and Dance - Professor; 785-532-5740; cochalw@ksu.edu
Mediation Coordinator
Charlotte Self
Human Capital Services; 785-532-1868; charlott@ksu.edu