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Last Updated:
June 12, 2009 12:49
Meet The Executive Committee
AY 2009/2010
The Executive Committee consists of the four officers of the Senate, the
President of the Student Government Association, and the Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs. "The Executive Committee shall be responsible to the
Senate for the effective and proper execution of its duties and
responsibilities."
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Tih-Fen Ting, Chair
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
email: Tih-Fen Ting
phone: (217) 206-7876 |
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Lynn Fisher, Vice Chair
Assistant Professor, Sociology/Anthropology
email: Lynn Fisher
phone: (217) 206-7938 |
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, Secretary
email:
phone:
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Jay Gilliam, Parliamentarian
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
email: Jay Gilliam
phone: (217) 206-7910
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Harry J. Berman, Ex-Officio
Harry J. Berman is Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs and Professor of Human Services at the University of Illinois at
Springfield. He Holds degrees in psychology from the University of
Chicago and Washington University. In 1977 he joined the faculty of
the University of Illinois at Springfield (then Sangamon State University),
teaching in the gerontology and human services programs. He accepted
an administrative position in Fall 1994 as Associate Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs. In January 2001 he assumed responsibility for
oversight of graduate education and research administration.
Berman's research is on the psychology of aging and has addressed topics
such as retirement decisions, relations between adult children and aging
parents, and the turnover of nurse aides in nursing homes. A major
focus of his research has been on personal accounts of the experience of
aging. This research was summarized in his book Interpreting the
Aging Self: Personal Journals of Later Life and in a chapter on
self-representation and aging in the Handbook of the Humanities and
aging, 2nd edition. He is a fellow of the Gerontological Society
of America.
Berman has served as president of the Illinois Associate of Graduate
Schools, is chair of the Publication Committee of the Midwestern Association
of Graduate Schools, and has made presentations at annual meetings of the
Council of Graduate Schools on topics related to graduate education at
predominantly master's institutions.
mail:
Harry Berman
phone: (217) 206-6615 |
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Matt Van Vossen, President of Student Government Association
email: Matt Van Vossen
phone: (217) 206-7712 |
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Duties of the Officers:
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Chairperson: |
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calls, develops agendas for, and presides over meetings
of the Senate; |
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may be called upon by the Senate to be its spokesperson
and to represent the Senate in other forums within and outside the
University as the need shall arise; |
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is responsible for supervising the support services
provided to the Senate, and makes regular reports to the Senate on the
disposition of such services. |
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Vice-Chairperson: |
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presides at meetings in the temporary absence of the
Chairperson; |
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in case of any incapacity of the Chairperson,
temporarily assumes the duties of the Chairperson; |
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assists the Chairperson in the preparation of the
agenda; |
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chairs the Committee on Committees. |
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Secretary: |
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keeps minutes of each meeting, to be transcribed by the
support staff; |
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makes the minutes available to the membership for
approval at the start of each meeting; |
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maintains a file of such minutes for perusal, when
necessary, by the members. |
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Parliamentarian: |
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advises the chair on questions of parliamentary
procedure during meetings, at the request of the presiding officer, or
upon points of order raised by the members. |
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