SVSU maintains four standing committees made up of faculty and administrative professionals, to guide promotion, tenure, and curriculum decisions.
The faculty members are elected; the administrative professionals are appointed by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The committees and their membership, terms of appointment, responsibilities, and release hours are fully described in Article F of the Faculty Contract and briefly described below.
Lists of the committee members are distributed to all faculty members each fall.
All curriculum recommendations of CAPC, GEC and the Grad Committee must be ratified by the full body of faculty (see section F7 of the Contract). Two ratification meetings are held each year, one near the end of the fall term and one in winter.
Member | Seat |
Dr. Brian Thomas | Chair, Associate Provost |
Daniel Strasz | Registrar |
Kimberly Salto | Student Representative |
Dr. Amy Pierce | Arts & Humanities |
Dr. Prashanth Anekal | Business |
Dr. Amy Guenther | Education |
Dr. Bonnie Harmer | Health & Human Services |
Dr. Grace McClurkin | Science, Engineering, & Technology |
Dr. Warren Fincher | Social Sciences |
Please see https://svsu.curriculog.com to access the online curriculum management process.
Except for those at the graduate level, the Curriculum/Academic Policies Committee (CAPC) shall review and make recommendations on all proposals dealing with any change in the existing curriculum, new courses, new academic programs, and the academic calendar.
Member | Seat |
Dr. Tony Crachiola |
Chair, Associate Dean of SET |
Dr. Erik Trump | CETL Director |
Markaila Y. Vanheusden | Student Representative |
Dr. Ryan Rigda | Arts & Humanities |
Dr. Kellie Konsor | Business |
Dr. Jill Waliczek | Education |
Dr. Mark Kato | Health & Human Services |
Dr. Cal Borden | Science, Engineering & Technology |
Dr. Nameeta Mathur | Social Sciences |
Please see https://svsu.curriculog.com to access the online curriculum management process.
The GEC shall have overall responsibility for the General Education Program, and for maintaining the quality of the program. This includes but is not limited to the approval (within the overall curriculum process), implementation and ongoing evaluation of courses to be offered for General Education credit; and the assessment of the overall program.
Member | Seat |
Dr. Marcia Ditmyer | Chair, Dean of the College of Health & Human Services |
Tammy Elliott | Special Assistant to the Provost |
Tamia Jones | Student Representative |
Dr. Sherrin Frances | Arts & Humanities |
Dr. Betsy Pierce | Business |
Dr. Anne Jaksa (formerly Tapp) | Education |
Dr. Rose Lange | Health & Human Services |
Dr. Jason Pagano | Science, Engineering, & Technology |
Dr. Rosina Hassoun | Social Sciences |
Please see https://svsu.curriculog.com to access the online curriculum management process.
The Graduate Committee shall be responsible for curriculum and academic policies/procedures pertaining to the graduate programs only.
Member | Seat |
Dr. Dawn Hinton | Chair, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs |
Dr. Mamie Thorns | Associate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
Dr. Jayati Ghosh | Dean, Carmona College of Business |
Dr. James Tarr | Dean, College of Education |
Dr. Veronika Drake | Arts & Humanities |
Dr. Surender Reddy | Business |
Dr. Susan Hillman | Education |
Dr. Tammy Hill | Health & Human Services |
Dr. Stephanie Brouet | Science, Engineering, & Technology |
Dr. Paul Teed | Social Sciences |
Brian Thomas, Ph.D.
Associate Provost
Wickes Hall 334
989-964-7320
Deborah Huntley, Ph.D.
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Wickes Hall 338
989-964-4296
Office
Wickes Hall 338
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.