Standing Committees

Assignments & Descriptions - 2023-2024 Academic Year

UPDATED: 10-17-2023

Standing Committees of the Faculty Assembly

NOTE: The composition of this committee is exclusive to tenured faculty and faculty on tenure track. Membership in this committee is "automatic" for these faculty members and, as such, there is no need to bid for membership in this committee.

The Tenure and Promotion Committee is a standing committee of the UNM-Valencia Campus as well as the Faculty Assembly and is charged with the responsibility of:

  1. Implementing the Tenure and Promotion Policies described herein (UNM-Valencia Handbook) and in accordance with the policies described in the UNM Faculty Handbook.
  2. Proposing, advocating, and implementing procedures consistent with this Tenure and Promotion Policy and the mission of Valencia Campus;
  3. communicating the policy, procedures and rationale of tenure and promotion to the Valencia Campus community, particularly the faculty;
  4. Planning, proposing, and helping fill new full-time faculty positions for tenure and promotion; and
  5. Reviewing and recommending, to the Dean of Instruction and to the Chancellor, rank or code advancement.

The membership of the Tenure and Promotion Committee shall consist of all faculty in the Tenure and Promotion system.

NOTE: The composition of this committee is exclusive to lecturer faculty. Membership in this committee is "automatic" for these faculty members and, as such, there is no need to bid for membership in this committee.

The Lecturer Committee is a standing committee of the UNM-Valencia Campus as well as the Faculty Assembly and is charged with the responsibility of:

  1. Implementing the Lecturer Promotion Policies described herein (UNM-Valencia Handbook) and in accordance with the policies described in the UNM Faculty Handbook.
  2. Proposing, advocating, and implementing procedures consistent with this Lecturer Promotion Policy and the mission of Valencia Campus;
  3. communicating the policy, procedures and rationale of lecturer promotion to the Valencia Campus community, particularly the faculty;
  4. Reviewing and recommending, to the Dean of Instruction and to the Chancellor, advancement.

The membership of the Lecturer Promotion Committee shall consist of all lecturer faculty.

NOTE: Membership in this committee is "automatic" for the Librarian, Registrar, and Dean of Instruction. Everyone else who wishes to serve on this committee (e.g., "seats" the five faculty, one staff, and one student) must submit a bid in order to be considered for membership.

The Curriculum Committee is a standing committee of the UNM-Valencia Campus as well as the Faculty Assembly and is charged with the responsibility of:
  1. Creating and recommending all new curricula;
  2. Reviewing and recommending all proposed changes in existing curricula;
  3. Overseeing the periodic review of existing programs; and
  4. Serving as a branch liaison with the Curriculum and Undergraduate Committees on main campus.

All recommendations and actions by the Curriculum Committee, with appropriate signatures, are forwarded to the campus Chancellor. With the Chancellor's concurrence, the committee then forwards its recommendations to the UNM Faculty Senate for appropriate Senate action.

Reporting at each of the Assembly's meetings and to the FEC, Dean of Instruction and Chancellor on an ongoing basis.

Curriculum Committee membership will consist of:

    • faculty representatives from all academic divisions
    • "at large" faculty representative;
    • The Campus Registrar;
    • The Campus Librarian;
    • professional staff member;
    • The Dean of Instruction (ex officio); and
    • student (ex officio).

The Curriculum Committee’s chair will be elected annually from among and by the committee's voting membership.

Members of the Curriculum Committee include:

CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM

TERM ENDING

Laura Musselwhite, ex-officio

 

Barbara Lovato, ex-officio

 

Joseph Burgess, ex-officio

 

Joshua Frank Cardenas

2025

Maisie Baca

2024

Sarah Heyward2024

Joseph Poole

2025

Andy Taylor

2024

Ian Burch, chair

2024

Jerry Godbout

2025

SGA President

2024

The Adjunct Faculty Committee was created to discuss and make recommendation on issues of importance to part-time faculty, in particular, but not exclusively. Membership composition is open.

Members of the Adjunct Faculty Committee include:

ADJUNCT FACULTY

ADJUNCT FACULTY

TERM ENDING

Chuck Schick

2024

John Bollweg

2025

Karen Walter

2024

Natalie Sheppard, co-chair

2025

Liz Axelrod, co-chair

2025

Patricia Gillikin

2025

Scott Kamen

2025

Steven Romero

2025

The Faculty Professional Development Committee is a standing committee of the UNM-Valencia Campus Faculty Assembly and is charged with the responsibility of organizing, implementing and evaluating appropriate opportunities for professional development.

The membership of the Faculty Professional Development Committee shall consist of three (3) faculty, including one (1) part-time instructor.

Members of the Faculty Professional Development Committee include:

FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TERM ENDING

Precious Andrew

2025

Andisheh Dadashi, co-chair

2025

Scott Kamen, co-chair

2025

Ariel Ramirez

2025

The Faculty Program Development Committee is a standing committee of the UNM-Valencia Campus Faculty Assembly and charged with the creation, review, implementation, and maintenance of faculty professional development and other programs such as the Faculty Forums Program.

The membership of the Faculty Program Development Committee shall consist of four (4) faculty members.

The Faculty Program Development Committee reports to the Faculty Assembly at each of its meetings and to the FEC at the end of each academic year.

Members of the Faculty Program Development Committee include:

FACULTY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

FACULTY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

TERM ENDING

Cheryl Bryan

2025

Anicca Cox

2025

Piotr Filipczak

2025

The Faculty Committee maintains the Faculty website on a regular basis, updates the Faculty website following each Faculty Assembly meeting, updates and maintains the Faculty Distribution List(s) for all email correspondence, and publishes the Faculty Newsletter. There should be a minimum of two faculty members on this committee; one member should have Web page design and coding skills.

Members of the Faculty Communication Committee include:

FACULTY COMMUNICATIONS

FACULTY COMMUNICATIONS

 TERM ENDING

Ian Burch, chair, faculty listserve

2025

Michael Gonzales, faculty newsletter

2024

Jordan Henson

2025

Ana June2025
Jonathan Sims2025
Alexa Wheeler, faculty website2025

The Faculty Handbook Committee creates and updates the UNM-Valencia Faculty Handbook according to the policies in Section F of the UNM Faculty Handbook.

Members of the Faculty Handbook Committee include:

FACULTY HANDBOOK COMMITTEE

FACULTY HANDBOOK COMMITTEE

TERM ENDING

Michael Gonzales, chair2024
Ana June2025
Meghan Parry2024

The Faculty Online Teaching & Review Committee was accepted as a standing committee of the UNM-Valencia Faculty Assembly in October, 2015. Revisions submitted to UNM-Valencia Handbook Committee in February, 2019. Revisions approved by UNM- Valencia Faculty Assembly April, 2019.

 

Charge:

  • Provide and coordinate quality assurance peer reviews of all online and hybrid courses based on the Online Learning Commission (OLC) OSCQR (Online Scorecard for Course Quality Review) rubric and review process as approved by the FOTRC.

  • In consultation with Division Chairs, review certification of faculty who plan to teach online and/or hybrid courses.

  • Provide in-house training and workshops, or coordinate professional development opportunities for faculty teaching online or hybrid courses.

  • Maintain and monitor an introductory orientation module/course/workshop for students and faculty to become familiar with the current UNM-supported Learning Management System.


Membership:

  • Seven faculty members. These seven members will come from at least three different divisions and include at least one adjunct faculty member.

  • Four ex-officio members. ONE Teaching and Learning Center representative, ONE Library representative, ONE campus OLC Coordinator, and the Dean of Instruction. An ex-officio member shall not serve as the chair of the committee.

  • Qualifications and term of service for committee members:

    • Members of the committee will be trained (or prior training will be confirmed) to conduct peer reviews of online and hybrid courses, and to provide training for other faculty.

    • Term of service for this committee will be three years. Duties of the committee members over the three years of membership will, in general, be as described below:

      • First Year: Complete appropriate training needed to conduct internal, and, as appropriate, subscriber managed quality reviews of online and hybrid classes. Help with other duties of the committee not having to do with review of courses.

      • Second and Third Years: Participate in at least two internal course reviews during the academic year. Other committee work as appropriate.

      • Third Year: Participate in at least one subscriber-managed course review as appropriate during the academic year. Other committee work as appropriate.

  • The chair of this committee shall also serve as the UNM-Valencia Distance Learning Coordinator (DLC) and shall receive one course release each semester while serving as chair and DLC.

  • A chair-elect will be selected by the committee members to serve in coordination with the chair for at least one year before the chair steps down from that position, with the understanding that the chair-elect will then serve as chair of the FOTRC for the next three years. The chair-elect will have served as a regular member of the FOTRC for at least two years before being selected as chair-elect.

 

Members of the Faculty Online Teaching & Review (FOTRC) Committee include:

FACULTY ONLINE TEACHING & REVIEW COMMITTEE

FACULTY ONLINE TEACHING & REVIEW COMMITTEE

TERM ENDING

Andisheh Dadashi

2026

Eileen Davis, ex-officio

Cindi Goodman

2024

Laura Musselwhite, ex-officio

Kat Gullahorn, ex-officio and chair

The Faculty Senate Representatives represent UNM-Valencia Campus as voting members of the Faculty Senate according to Article 1, Section 6(b) and Section 6(c) of the UNM Faculty Constitution.

"UNM Faculty Constitution, Article I, Section 6(b) states:

(I) There shall be one senator... from each school, college, or branch with a full-time academic faculty, elected by members of that faculty....No school, college, or branch with a full-time academic faculty shall have less than one senator.

“Voting members of the Faculty Senate shall be elected for terms of two years.... No one shall serve more
.than four consecutive years as a voting member. (UNM Faculty Constitution, Article I, Section 6(c)). And “...Faculty Senate election results must be received by the Office of the University Secretary no later than the last working day of the sixth week of the spring semester.”

  1. In keeping with these policies, the UNM-Valencia Faculty Assembly shall elect a faculty senator and one alternate from among Faculty Assembly members as representative of Valencia Campus in the UNM Faculty Senate.

  2. The UNM –Valencia Faculty Assembly shall elect these individuals either during the last Faculty Assembly meeting of the fall semester or the first Faculty Assembly meeting of the spring semester, preceding expiration of the term of the current Faculty Senator."

Faculty Senate Representatives include:

FACULTY SENATE REPRESENTATIVES

FACULTY SENATE REPRESENTATIVES

TERM ENDING

Barbara Lovato

2024

Justin Bendell

2024

TBD, alternate

2024

TBD, alternate

2024

Standing Committees of Instruction

The Teaching & Learning Assessment Committee is under the general jurisdiction of the Dean of Instruction and is charged with encouraging and monitoring sound assessment of teaching & learning both for preparation for accreditation and on an ongoing basis to improve teaching & learning at UNM-Valencia.

Membership of the Teaching & Learning Assessment Committee is open to all interested faculty members and includes the Dean of Instruction (who appoints all other members), Manager of the Teaching & Learning Center and the Institutional Researcher.

Members of the Teaching & Learning Assessment Committee include:

TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSESSMENT

TEACHING AND LEARNING ASSESSMENT - pending discussion of new combined committee

TERM ENDING

Audrey Morton

2024

Laura Musselwhite, ex-officio

 

Members of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Committee include:

STEM

STEM

 TERM ENDING

Piotr Filipczak, chair

2025

Jerry Godbout

2025

Ben Flicker

2025

Clifton Murray

2025

Ariel Ramirez

2025

Cindi Goodman

2025

Tammi Duncan-Teller

2025

Chuck Schick

2025

Andy Taylor

2025

Membership of the Equity and Inclusion Resource Group is open to all interested faculty, staff and student members.

Our goal is to provide diversity awareness to the entire community on campus and serve as a diversity resource for everyone which means faculty, staff and students, particularly the historically underserved student population here at Valencia such as: 

  • Student veterans 
  • English learners 
  • International students 
  • Non-traditional students 
  • LGBTQ individuals 

Members of the Equity and Inclusion Resource Group include:

EQUITY AND INCLUSION RESOURCE GROUP

EQUITY AND INCLUSION RESOURCE GROUP

TERM ENDING

Anicca Cox

2025

Tammi Duncan-Teller

2025

Angel Elam

2024

Kat Gullahorn

2024

Jordan Henson

2025

Steven Romero, chair

2024

Andy Taylor

2024

Audrey Morton

2024

Julia Sedillo

2025

Susan Yasenka

2024

(Student Member)2024

 

Standing Committees of the Staff Association

The Rewards and Recognition Committee is a standing committee of the UNM-Valencia Campus Staff Association and is charged with the responsibility of working to promote and enhance productivity and morale through reward and recognition programs for UNM-Valencia employees.

The membership of the Rewards and Recognition Committee varies in size and is now open staff and faculty.

Appointments to this committee is made by the President of the Staff Association.

Members of the Rewards and Recognition Committee include:

REWARDS AND RECOGNITION

REWARDS AND RECOGNITION

TERM ENDING

 

 

 

 

The Staff Professional Development Committee is a standing committee of the UNM-Valencia Campus Staff Association and is charged with the responsibility of organizing, implementing and evaluating appropriate opportunities for professional development.

The membership of the Staff Professional Development Committee shall consist of five (5) staff, including one part-time staff member.

Appointments to this committee is made by the President of the Staff Association.

Members of the Staff Professional Development Committee include:


STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TERM ENDING

John Bollweg2024
Nallely Carmona-Baca2024

Cheryl Klein

2024

Paulette Tafoya

2024

CAMPUS-WIDE EVENTS
CAMPUS-WIDE EVENTS
TERM ENDING
Mariah Ibuado2024
Laura Musselwhite2024
Michael Voegerl2024
(SGA President)2024

 

Standing Committees of Student Services

The Scholarship Committee is under the general jurisdiction of the Director, Student Affairs and is charged with the responsibility of:

  1. Setting guidelines regarding the selection criteria, application process, awarding, and distribution of UNM-Valencia scholarships; and
  2. Soliciting and receiving a representative pool of scholarship applicants.

Appointment to this committee is made by the Director, Student Affairs.

The membership of the Scholarship Committee shall consist of:

  • Three (3) staff;
  • Three (3) faculty; and
  • One (1) student.

Members of the Scholarship Committee include:

SCHOLARSHIP

SCHOLARSHIP

TERM ENDING

Victoria Padilla, Chair

2024

Cindi Goodman

2024

Vanessa Duran (student member)

2024

Joseph Romero

2024

Ben Flicker

2024

The Student of the Month Committee is under the general jurisdiction of the Director for Student Affairs and selects the winner of the Student of the Month Award in accordance with the award's established guidelines.

The membership of the Student of the Month Committee shall consist of:

  • staff; and
  • faculty

Appointment to this committee is made by the Director, Student Affairs.

Members of the Student of the Month Committee include:

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

TERM ENDING

Clifton Murray2025

Ben Flicker

2024

Lorrey Romero

2024

Josh Owen

2024

The Student Affairs Committee is under the general jurisdiction of the Director for Student Affairs and is charged with the responsibility of:

  • Adhering to the policies and procedures of the Financial Assistance Satisfactory Progress Requirements;
  • Adhering to the policies and procedures of the Student Grievance Procedure and the Probation/Suspension Policy as stated in the 2014-16 Valencia Campus catalog; and
  • Addressing those procedures and policies in fair and timely hearings.

The membership of the Student Affairs Committee shall consist of:

  • staff;
  • faculty;
  • student; and
  • academic advisor (ex officio); and
  • representative from Financial Aid

Appointment to this committee is made by the Director, Student Affairs.

Members of the Student Affairs Committee include:

STUDENT AFFAIRS

STUDENT AFFAIRS

TERM ENDING

Precious Andrew

2025

Joseph Burgess, chair

2024

Myra Makai

2024

Beatriz Villa

2024

Standing Committees of the Chancellor's Office

NOTE: Membership in this committee is "automatic" for individuals in some positions (e.g., Advisory Board member(s), presidents of constituency groups, and chief officers). There are, however, other unspecified "seats" available (i.e, unspecified in number and position) for which a bid is necessary in order to be considered for membership.

The Strategic Planning Committee is under the general jurisdiction of the Chancellor and is charged with the development and updating of a strategic plan for UNM-Valencia, taking into consideration changing socio-demographic factors and learning needs of our service area.

The membership of the Strategic Planning Committee shall consist of:

  • One or more representatives from the local Advisory Board;
  • Presidents of the Staff, Faculty and Student Associations;
  • Chief officers (Chancellor, Dean of Instruction, Associate Director for Student Services, and Associate Director for Business & Finance, and Assistant Director); and
  • Other campus representatives who are appointed to participate in this process.

All appointments to this committee will be made by the Executive Chancellor.

Members of the Strategic Planning Committee include:

STRATEGIC PLANNING

STRATEGIC PLANNING

TERM ENDING

Laura Musselwhite, ex-officio and Chair

 

John Bollweg, ex-officio

 

Rick Goshorn, ex-officio

 

Sam Dosumu, ex-officio

 

Paul Luna, ex-officio

 

Armando Bustamante, ex-officio

 

Paulette Tafoya (Staff Assoc. President)

2024

Ana June (Faculty Assembly President)

2024

John Abrams

2024

Michael Voegerl

2024

Joshua Frank Cardenas

2025

LaVern Rodriguez

2024

Veronica Salcido

2024

Joseph Poole

2025

Eileen Davis

2024

Brittany Padilla

2024

Jon Lechel

2024

Barbara Lovato

2025

Veronica Salcido

2023

SGA President

2023

The Advisory Board Budget Committee is under the general jurisdiction of the Chancellor and is charged with reviewing and revising the Valencia Campus budget and recommending its approval to the Advisory Board. Faculty members on the Budget Committee will report to the FEC before each Faculty Assembly meeting and at each of the Assembly's meetings.

The membership of the Advisory Board Budget Committee shall consist of:

Advisory Board members;

  • faculty;
  • staff; and
  • student.

All appointments to this committee will be made by the Chancellor.

Membership runs for one year only.

Members of the Advisory Board Budget Committee include:

ADVISORY BOARD BUDGET

ADVISORY BOARD BUDGET

TERM ENDING

Rick Goshorn, ex-officio and Chair

 

Sam Dosumu, ex-officio

 

Russell Griego

2024

Paul Luna

2024

Belinda Martinez

2024

Joleen Chavez

2024

Eloisa Tabet

2024

Stephen Takach

2024

SGA President

2024

NOTE: Membership in this committee is "automatic" for individuals in some positions (e.g., Associate Director for Business & Finance, Dean of Instruction, Systems Administrator, and Help Desk Coordinator). There are, however, four other "seats" available (see specifications listed below) for which a bid is necessary in order to be considered for membership.

The Advisory Council on Technology Committee (ACT) is charged with reviewing all policies and operational procedures of computer systems, audio/visual instructional equipment and other information technology at the Valencia Campus and with making recommendations to the Associate Director for Business and Finance, Dean of Instruction and Computer Systems Administrator for improving the performance and effectiveness of computer systems. In addition, the ACT will meet on a monthly basis throughout the entire year to review priorities for the maintenance and installation of equipment and software.

Membership in the Campus Technology Committee will consist of:

  • The Associate Director for Business and Finance;
  • The Dean of Instruction;
  • The Computer Systems Administrator;
  • The Help Desk Coordinator;
  • Institutional Researcher;
  • A manager-level representative from Student Services;
  • The Campus Librarian;
  • The manager of the Teaching & Learning Center;
  • A faculty representative from any department in the Business and Indistrial Technology Division; and
  • A faculty representative from any department in the Arts & Sciences Divisions

All appointments to this committee will be made by the Chancellor.

Members of the Advisory Council on Technology Committee include:

CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

TERM ENDING

Rick Goshorn, ex-officio and Chair

 

John Abrams, ex-officio

 

John Bollweg, ex-officio

 

Barbara Lovato, ex-officio

 

Laura Musselwhite, ex-officio

 

Armando Bustamante, ex-officio

 

Robert Castillo

2024

Jonathan Sims

2025

Stephen Takach

2025

Andisheh Dadashi

2025