COMMITTEES
Learn more about the responsiblities and membership of the committees of Faculty Congress.
Academic Policy Committee
The Academic Policy Committee recommends policy in academic matters affecting more than one college. It is composed of faculty members, administrators and students.
Administration
Dr. Michele Marcolongo - Dean, College of Engineering
Dr. Adele Lindenmeyr - Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Rev. David Cregan, OSA, PhD - Dean, College of Professional Studies
Dr. Donna Sullivan Havens – Dean, Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Dr. Wen Mao - Dean, Villanova School of Business
Kathleen J. Byrnes, J.D. - Vice President for Student Life
Christine Kelleher Palus, PhD - Senior Vice Provost for Academics
Arts (Humanities)
Dr. Lisa Sewell, English
Dr. Gregory Hoskins, Augustine and Culture Seminar
Arts (Social Sciences)
Dr. Qi Wang, Communication
Dr. Rachel Skrlac Lo, Education & Counseling
Arts (Humanities or Social Science)
Dr. Kamran Javadizadeh, English
Dr. Mark Wilson, Ethics
Science
Dr. Paul Bernhardt, Mathematics & Statistics
Dr. Stephanie A. Katz, Chemistry
Dr. Troy Shirangi, Biology
Villanova School of Business
Dr. Jennifer Altamuro, Accountancy
Dr. David Shaffer, Finance
Dr. John Sedunov, Finance
College of Engineering
Dr. Bridget Wadzuk, Civil and Environmental Engineering, APC Chair
Dr. Justinus Satrio, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Dr. Sherry Burrell
Dr. Michelle McKay
Students
TBA
Representative-delegates
Dr. Bette Mariani, representative-delegate for Dr. Donna Sullivan Havens
Dr. Andrea Welker, representative-delegate for Dr. Michele Marcolongo
Awards Committee
Responsible for soliciting nominations and making recommendations to Faculty Congress for recipients of a number of annual awards.
Andrew Scott (CLAS)
Sherry Burrell (NUR)
Jie Xu (CLAS)
Jiangtao Gou (CLAS)
Jonathan Doh (VSB)
Rabih Moussawi (VSB)
Mirela Damian (CLAS)
Peter Busch (CLAS)
Past Awardee Contributing Members are invited annually from among past award recipients to assist with nomination review.
Election & Credentials Committee
The Elections and Credentials Committee administers the elections for the Faculty Congress and for the faculty representatives on the University Rank and Tenure Committee and the University CNT Promotion Committee, and other committees as appropriate.
Q Chung, Accountancy (Chair)
Stephanie Wong, Theology and Religious Studies
Tania Romero, Communication
Robert Styer, Mathematics and Statistics (Advisory)
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the Faculty Congress consists of the officers and other Faculty Congress members as specified in the Bylaws.
Jared Paul, Chemistry, Chair
Joseph Drury, English, Vice Chair
Andrew Scott, Classical Studies, Secretary
Rachel Skrlac Lo, Education and Counseling, Treasurer
Rishtee Batra, Marketing and Business Law, CNT representative
Tina Agustiady, Professional Studies, Adjunct faculty representative
Christopher Kilby, Economics, At-Large representative
Ex-officio:
Michelle Kelly, Nursing, Faculty Rights & Responsibilities Committee (FRRC) Chair
Gregory Hoskins, Augustine and Culture Seminar Program, Academic Policy Committee (APC) Chair
Megan Povelones, Research Policy Committee (RPC) Chair
Faculty Rights & Responsibilities Committee
The Faculty Rights & Responsibilities Committee (FRRC) makes recommendations on all matters pertaining to faculty. In particular, it oversees and approves any changes to the Faculty Handbook. This committee was formerly known as the Committee on Faculty.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Amanda Knecht, Mathematics and Statistics
Jason Grant, Computing Sciences
Raul Diego Rivera Hernandez, Latin American Studies Program
Farshid Baghai, Philosophy
Theodore Arapis, Public Administration
Glenn Bracey, Sociology and Criminology
Alan Pichanick, ACS Program, (At-large CNT seat)
Rory Kramer, Sociology and Criminology (At-large tenured seat)
College of Engineering
Sergey Nersesov
Pritpal Singh
Law School
Brenner Fissell
College of Nursing
Jennifer Ross
Michelle Kelly (chair)
Villanova School of Business
Christopher Kilby, Economics
Monika Sywak, Finance and Real Estate
Vice Chair of the Faculty Congress (ex officio)
Joseph Drury, English
Research Policy Committee
The Research Policy Committee has the mission of engaging all members of the University community in the formation of research policy, grant administration, strategic plans, and other matters relating to research and research education that significantly affect the University as a whole.
Research policies and plans will aim to:
- Encourage and support faculty and students in performing research.
- Encourage and support faculty and students in research education.
- Support faculty in being in compliance with federal, sponsor and University regulations.
- Minimize procedural workload for faculty and administrators.
The RPC will provide advice and feedback from the University community to the AVPR and the Directors of OGC and ORP on all matters within this scope. The RPC will also make recommendations to the FRRC on matters in the Faculty Handbook pertaining to research, and will make recommendations to the APC on matters pertaining to instructional activities that impact research.
The RPC will operate under the General Protocols established for University Committees, with the extensions detailed below or as further established and approved by the RPC. Under the terms defined by the General Protocol, the AVPR and the Directors of OGC and ORP are considered “The Administrator” and are not eligible to vote or to be Chair of the Committee.
Membership: RPC membership shall include:
- the Associate Vice Provost for Research (ex-officio/Administrator)
- the Director of the Office of Grants and Contracts (ex-officio/Administrator)
- the Director of the Office of Research Protections (ex-officio/Administrator)
- 12 full-time faculty: CLAS (3), COE (2), CON (2), VSB (2), At Large: (3)
- 2 Graduate Students:
- CLAS Graduate Student Council Chair or designee (ex-officio)
- COE Graduate Student Representative (1)
Andrew Scott
Bo Li
Brittany Koons
Megan Povelones (chair, 2024-2026)
Lucy Chen