{"id":547,"date":"2019-07-24T16:42:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T16:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/faculty-senate\/?page_id=547"},"modified":"2026-06-17T22:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:08:36","slug":"senate-committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/faculty-senate\/senate-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Committees and Councils"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Senate Committees and Councils<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Standing committees are internal committees charged with performing the work of the Senate. They are comprised of senators with the possibility of membership at large from the faculty. These include the Executive Committee, Elections Committee, Bylaws Committee, Budget Committee, Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Council, Council on Learning, Career Track Council, Statewide and Online Council, and Summer Senate.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"executivecommittee\"><\/a><!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Faculty Senate Executive Committee_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Faculty Senate Executive Committee <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Michael Smith<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">President<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Luis Fernandez<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vice-President<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Corey Oshikoya<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lisa Bliss<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Treasurer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Emily Manone<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Parliamentarian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kate Ellis<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Past President<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Juliana Suby<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">At-Large\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Karen Jarratt-Snider<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">At-Large<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kyle Winfree<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chair Council on Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Samantha Clifford<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chair Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jill Navran<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chair Career Track Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Miriam Espinosa<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chair Statewide and Online Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-2 from cache --><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<a name=\"electioncommittee\"><\/a><!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Election Committee_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Election Committee <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-3\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-3\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Luis Fernandez<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chair \/ Vice President <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Rachel Starks<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">vacant<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-3 from cache --><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<a name=\"bylawscommittee\"><\/a><!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Bylaws Committee_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Bylaws Committee <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-4\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-4\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Emily Manone<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chair \/ Parliamentarian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">vacant<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">vacant<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-4 from cache --><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<a name=\"budgetcommittee\"><\/a><!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Budget Committee_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Budget Committee <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-12\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-12\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Lisa Bliss<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chair \/ Treasurer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">vacant<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">vacant<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-12 from cache --><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<a name=\"councillearning\"><\/a><!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Council on Learning_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Council on Learning <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-5\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Kyle Winfree<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">vacant<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">David Castellano<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-5 from cache --><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<a name=\"councilfacultyrights\"><\/a><!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Council on Faculty Rights & Responsibilities_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Council on Faculty Rights & Responsibilities <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-6\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-6\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Samantha Clifford<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bettie Coplan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Andrea Trujillo Lerner<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-6 from cache --><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<a name=\"councilplanning\"><\/a><!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Council on Career Track Faculty Issues_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Council on Career Track Faculty Issues <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-8\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-8\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Jill Navran<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Karl Krotke-Crandall<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Christopher Sthultz<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-8 from cache --><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<a name=\"councilptfacyltyissues\"><\/a><!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Statewide and Online Council_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Statewide and Online Council <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-10\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-10\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Role<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Miriam Espinoza<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">vacant<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">vacant<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-10 from cache --><br>\n<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><!-- shortcode-contact -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-contact\">\n    <div class=\"contact-header\">\n        <h3>Contact Faculty Senate<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"contact-body\">\n                <a href=\"mailto:Faculty.Senate@nau.edu\" aria-label=\"Contact Faculty Senate: Email Address\" title=\"Email Address\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Email:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-email\">Faculty.Senate&#8203;@nau.edu<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>Quick Links<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"block-body\">\n      <div><\/p>\n<div>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azregents.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Board of Regents<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\">Arizona State Legislature<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Office of the Provost<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"p2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s3\">University Policy Library<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"p2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/conditions-of-faculty-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s3\">Conditions of Faculty Service (COFS)<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/faculty-workload\/\">Faculty Workload Policy<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/faculty-code-of-ethics-and-conduct\/\">Faculty Ethics and Conduct<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Committees and Councils Standing committees are internal committees charged with performing the work of the Senate. They are comprised of senators with the possibility of membership at large from the faculty. 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