Centers and Institutes Committee Members
MEMBERSHIP: The composition of the committee can be found in the Faculty Senate Bylaws, Article VII: Committees, Sec. 2, and includes at least 11 members, including the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs or their designee, Vice President for Research and Innovation or their designee, eight faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate Executive Board (one from each academic college and one at large), and the Faculty Senate president or executive board designee as an ex officio member.
The Centers and Institutes Committee requires 7 out of 11 voting members to be in attendance to establish quorum, as long as there are no Vacant seats, any Vacant seat(s) should be removed from the voting member total so that one more than half of the new total is needed for quorum. (*indicates a non-voting member)
Committee Officers
Bret Wagner, Chair
Brett Geier, Vice Chair
Lee Wells, Secretary
Ex Officio Member
Janet Hahn
Faculty Senate Executive Board
Permanent Members
Christopher Cheatham
Senior Vice Provost for Budget and Operations
(designee for the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)
Remzi Seker
Vice President for Research and Innovation
Elected Members
Dustin Altschul (2027)
Fine Arts
Ron Cisler (2026)
Health and Human Services
Brett Geier (2027)
Education and Human Development
Matthew Ross (2025)
Business
Jana Schulman (2026)
Arts and Sciences
Bret Wagner (2027)
Representative-at-Large (Business)
Lee Wells (2026)
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Vacant (2025)
Aviation