Previous Ad Hoc Committees
Excused Absence Policy Committee
Committee Members:
William Demastes, Chair (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Vincent LiCata (Science)
John Lynn (Science)
Joni Butcher (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Charles Rousel (Economics)
Implementation of Plus-Minus Grading Committee
Committee Members:
Gerald Knapp (ASH Committee Chair)
Mandi Lopez (Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Plus-Minus Grading)
Don Chance (resolution sponsor)
Robert Doolos (Registrar)
Patti Beste (Registrar’s Office)
Warren Waggenspack (Associate Dean, Engineering)
Joan King (Faculty Senate Executive Committee)
Larry Rouse (Courses and Curriculum Chair)
Thomas Rodgers (Student Government)
Malcolm Richardson (Associate Dean, H&SS)
Charles Delzell (College of Science)
Gil Reeve (Vice-Provost; non-voting member)
Anti-Plagiarism Software and Services Committee
Committee Members:
Gundela Hachmann, Chair
Brian Nichols, IT Services
Meredith Veldman, History
Nancy Clark, Honors College
Jeffrey Nunn, Geology
Erin Coyle, Mass Communications
LSU Faculty Resolution 13-06 “Implementing Software for Detecting Plagiarism and for Enhancing Electronic Assessment of Research Papers”
Plus/Minus Grading Committee
Committee Members:
Mandi Lopez, Veterinary Medicine, Chair
Robert Doolos, University Registrar
Warren Waggenspack, College of Engineering
WIlliam Boelhower, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Gabriel Beavers, College of Music and Dramatic Arts
Gerald Knapp, College of Engineer and ASH (Academic Standards and Honors)
Don Chance, College of Business, Plus-Minus Grading Resolution Sponsor
Reports
Faculty Workloads Committee
Committee Members:
R. Wesley Harrison, Chair
Teresa Buchanan (Education)
Gerald M. Knapp (Engineering)
George Stanley (Chemistry)
Reports
Institutional Repository Committee
Committee Members:
Elaine Smyth (LSU Libraries), Chair
Frances C. Lawrence (Human Ecology)
R. Eugene Turner (Coastal Studies)
Frank Anselmo (French Studies)
Amitava C. Roy (Center for Advanced Microstructures and Designs)
Stephen C. Finley (Philosophy and Religious Studies)
Pratul K. Ajmera (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Ric Simmons (Deputy Chief Information Officer)
Ravi Paruchuri (CCT)
Museum and Performance Action Plan Task Force Committee
Committee Members:
A. R. P. Rau (Physics and Astronomy), Coordinator
Andrea Houston (Business)
Judith Schiebout (Museum of Natural Science)
Gus Kosoulas (Veterinary Medicine)
Laura Lindsay (Mass Communications)
Reports
Bargaining and Representation Committee
Charge: The Ad Hoc Committee on Bargaining and Representation is charged with examining both faculty opinion regarding bargaining, negotiation, and representation and also the various options for providing such support. Options to be considered include but are not limited to traditional faculty unions, emerging labor agencies, professional organizations, arbitration, and mediation. Committee members should respond to the special circumstances of professional labor in universities, including the competitive dimensions of the scholarly career and the traditions of the academy with regard to the rewarding of teaching, service, or research.
Committee Members:
Michael F. Russo (LSU Libraries), Chair
Dominique G. Homberger (Biological Sciences)
Gina Raye Costello (LSU Libraries)
Patricia O’Neill (Music)
Paul Wilson (Agriculture)
Renee Major (English)
Ryan Orgera (Vice-President, Graduate Student Association)
Reports
Enforcement of PS-111 and Administrator Appeal Committee
Committee Members:
A. R. P. Rau (Physics and Astronomy), Chair
Adelaide M. Russo (French Studies)
Charles N. Delzell (Mathematics)
Jackie Stephens (Biological Sciences)
Jorge L. Aravena (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Cornelia Yarbrough (Music)
Executive Search and Procedures Committee
Charge: To accomplish the tasks specified in Resolution 08-14 and to make recommendations based upon its research and deliberations. The goal is to take a look at what 'best practices" in such searches might be (nationwide) and to consider recommendations from such professional organizations as AAUP or perhaps discipline-specific groups.
Committee Members:
Lawrence J. Rouse (Coastal Studies), Chair
John L. Protevi (French Studies)
Emily Marie Elliott (Psychology)
Dominique G. Homberger (Biological Sciences)
Bruce E. Eilts (Veterinary Clinical Sciences)