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Faculty Senate

Suspension Appeals Committee

Function and Meeting Information:


Hears undergraduate student appeals, recommends policies, administers approved policies, and recommends revisions as necessary.  Each hearing will be composed of three faculty committee members, the chair or vice chair, and student representatives. This committee only hears undergraduate student appeals. Graduate students are required per university policy to appeal to the Graduate College.

 

Committee members normally are asked to attend two of the four meetings to hear student appeals. Each meeting requires two to five hours of work. This committee has an important impact on the future of students on academic suspension.

 

The committee comprises a minimum of 15 faculty members, with each college represented.

2024 - 2025 Members

College    Suspension Appeals Committee  Title, Department  Term Exp  Chair  Email 
Applied Arts  Shailendra Singh  Assoc Professor, OWLS 2026 shailen@txstate.edu
Applied Arts  Ashley Arnio Assoc Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology  2027  aarnio@txstate.edu
Business  Joni Charles Assoc Professor, Finance & Economics  2025  jc18@txstate.edu
Business  Gail Zank  Professor, Marketing  2026 gailzank@txstate.edu
Education  Megan Haynes Clinical Assist Professor, HHP 2027 mh86@txstate.edu
Education  Carol Delaney Assoc Professor, C & I 2026 cdelaney@txstate.edu
Education  Paul Jantz  Associate Professor, CLAS 2025  pj16@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication  Thomas Grimes Professor, Journalism & Mass Comm 2027 grimes@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication  Thomas May Lecturer – Art & Design 2025 tm22@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Nicholas Henry  Assoc Professor, Respiratory Care  2025  nh14@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Steve Spivey  Clinical Assoc Professor, Physical Therapy  2026  ss66@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts  Sherri Mora  Senior Lecturer, Political Science  2027  sm43@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts  Carrie Crisp  Lecturer, Philosophy  2026 carriebcrisp@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering  Leslie Shroyer  Senior Lecturer, Mathematics  2026  Chair  ld1168@txstate.edu 
Science and Engineering  Kavita Kakirde  Senior Lecturer, Biology  2026 kavita-k@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Jessica Dutton Assoc Professor, Biology 2026 jdutton@txstate.edu
Martha Fraire-Cuellar  Univ Registrar, Office of University Registrar  ex officio   mfraire@txstate.edu
Lyndi Wittikiend  Director, Faculty and Academic Resources  ex officio   lg40@txstate.edu
Jennifer Smith Counseling Center  ex officio  Js51@txstate.edu