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Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate represents the Faculty and makes recommendations to the Administration through the Faculty. It has an Executive Committee and three sub-committees: Budget and Efficiency, Curriculum and Faculty Affairs, which also serves as a faculty grievance committee.
Current Senators
Victoria Joiner | President | Communication & Fine Arts | vjoiner@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7322 |
Joycelyn Peterson | Member | Nutrition and Dietetics | jpeterson@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7228 |
Ramona Hyman | Faculty Affairs Chair | English & Foreign Languages | rhyman@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7188 |
Trevor Fraser | Curriculum Chair | Religion & Theology
(Master’s Program) |
tfraser@oakwood.edu | 256-726-8409 |
Shaunda Roach | Budget & Efficiency Chair | Business & information Systems | sroach@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7071 |
Karen Benn-Marshall | Ex-Officio | VP Academic Administration | kmarshall@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7005 |
Nigel Barham | Ex-Officio | At Large | nbarham@oakwood.edu | 256-604-2632 |
Paulette Johnson | Member | Library | pjohnson@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7250 |
George Ashley | Member | Social Work | gashley@oakwood.edu | 256-726-8499 |
George R. Seay | Member | Religion & Theology | gseay@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7362 |
Isariah Hannah | Secretary | Allied Health | ihannah@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7231 |
Habtalem kenea | Member | Business & Information Systems | hkenea@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7439 |
Amanda Ringer | Member | History & Political Science | aringer@oakwood.edu | |
Benson Prigg | Member | English & Foreign Language | bprigg@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7603 |
Patrick Ochieng | Member | Chemistry | pochieng@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7115 |
Darayas Patel | Member | Math & Computer Sciences | dpatel@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7558 |
Londa Schmidt | Member | Biological Sciences | lschmidt@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7053 |
Pauline Sawyers | Member | Psychological Sciences | psawyers@oakwood.edu | 256-726-8275 |
Dana Wilchcombe | Member | Education | dwilchcombe@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7159 |
Terry Hamilton | Member | Health & Exercise Science | thamilton@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7315 |
Ellengold Goodridge | Curriculum Secretary | LEAP | egoodridge!oakwoo.edu | 256-726-7098 |
Julie Foster | Member | Music | jfoster@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7496 |
Arlene Wimbley | Member | Institutional Effectiveness | wimbley@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7243 |
Eunice Muriu | Secretary | Nursing | emuriu@oakwood.edu | 256-726-7292 |
Publications
History
A Brief History of the
FACULTY SENATE
(1987-2011)
The Faculty Senate represents the Faculty and makes recommendations to the Administration through the Faculty. It has an Executive Committee and three sub-committees: Budget and Efficiency, Curriculum and Faculty Affairs, which also serves as a faculty grievance committee.
PRESIDENTS:
1987-1990 Garland DULAN
1990-1997 Nigel BARHAM
1997-2001 Edith FRASER
2001-2007 Trevor FRASER
2007-2011 Paulette McLean JOHNSON
1987 Revised Remedial Courses
1991 Revised Faculty Handbook
1991 Approved Departmental Course Fees
1995 Assisted in Change from Quarter to Semester System
1995 Approved Adult and Continuing Education Department
1995 Approved Major in Finance
1995 Approved Major in Health Science
1995 Dropped B.A. in Biology
1997 Approved Major in Fitness and Wellness
1997 Approved Major in International Studies
1997 Approved Major in Business Administration with Concentrations
1999 Revised Faculty Handbook
1999 Began Academic Departmental Reviews
1999 Began Faculty Remuneration Benefits
2000 Began Faculty Forums
2001 Approved Major in Professional Writing
2001 Dropped B.A. in Chemistry
2003 Approved Communications Department
2003 Began Reviewing Faculty Publications for Stipends
2003 Dropped Major in Religion
2005 Approved Majors in French and Spanish
2005 Approved Major in Pre-Law
2005 Approved Major in Biomedical Science
2007 Approved Masters Degree in Theology
2007 Revised Faculty Handbook
2011 Revise Part-time Faculty Handbook
Committees
Executive
- Victoria Joiner, Chair
- Shaunda Roach
- Trevor Fraser
- Ramona Hyman
- Nigel Barham
- Jocelyn Peterson
- Isariah Hannah (Secretary)
- Eunice Muriu (Secretary)
Budget & Efficiency Committee
- Shaunda Roach, Chair
- Paulette Johnson
- Patrick Ochieng
- Amanda Ringer
- Darayas Patel
- Jocelyn Peterson
Curriculum Committee
- Trevor Fraser, Chair
- Habtalem Kenea
- Isariah Hannah
- Londa Schmidt
- Ellengold Goodridge (Secretary)
- Benson Prigg
- Karen Benn-Marshall
- Dana Wilchcomb
- Nigel Barham
- Eunice Muriu
Faculty Affairs
- Ramona Hyman, Chair
- Julie Moore Foster
- George Ashley
- Pauline Sawyers
- George Russel Seay (Secretary)
- Terry Hamilton
Contact Us
Samuel G. London, President
Phone: 726-7225
Email: slondon@oakwood.edu