Other Committees with Faculty Representatives
Academic Integrity Committee | Intercollegiate Athletic Association | LGBTQ Task Force | Library Appeals Committee | Parking Appeals Committee | President's Budget Advisory Committee | SGA Supreme Court | Strategic Planning Implementation Committee | Traffic Appeals Committee | University Accessibility Committee | University Program Review | Wichita State Innovation Alliance
Academic Integrity Committee
Academic Integrity Charge: Responsible for determining whether or not a student violated the University’s Student Academic Integrity policy and the appropriate sanction(s) (if applicable).
Composition:
The committee is comprised of a minimum of three faculty and two students. At least three additional faculty serve as alternates.
- Applied Studies: Kim Wilson
- Business: Pattie Bradley, Jeff Quirin, Ryan Terry, Sina Aghaie, Chris Stone, Rick Lecompte
- Engineering: Rajiv Bagai, Cody Farlow, AVM Syed Raza, Arun Monoharan, Klaus Hoffmann, Adam Lynch, Yanwu Ding
- Fine Arts: Richard Biever, Jeff Pulaski, Robert Bubp, Brian Foster, Gabriel Wilson, Elaine Bernstorf, Denise Celestin
- Health Professions: Michelle Wallace, Benjamin Kirby, Maggie Ward, Jennifer James
Innovation: Doug Stucky - Honors: Keith Pickus
- LAS Humanities: Colleen Scott, Katie Lanning, Margaret Dawe, Jeff Hayton, Julie Henderson, Brian Hepburn, Deborah Gordon
- LAS Social Sciences: Andra (Andi) Bannister, Peer Moore-Jansen, Amy DeVault, Carolyn Shaw, Rui Ni, BreAnn Gilkey, Jodie Simon
- LAS Natural Sciences/Math/Physics: Jim Bann, Zelalem Demissie, Steve Brady, Terrance
Figy
University Libraries: OPEN
Alternates:
- LAS Social Sciences: Sandy Sipes
- Health Professions: Ronda Hanneman
- Health Professions: Dorene Owen
- Health Professions: Laura Sooby
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- Daniel Bergman (2022*) - Applied Studies
- Bayram Yildirim (2023) - Engineering
- Heidi Bell (2023*) - Applied Studies
- Whitney Bailey (2024) - Teaching Faculty
- George Dehner (2024) - LAS Humanities
- Shirlene Small (2024*) - LAS Social Sciences
*Can be re-appointed for three more years when current term concludes.
LGBTQ Task Force
Comprised of faculty and staff, the LGBTQ+ Task Force makes ongoing assessment of
attitudes and conditions throughout Wichita State University regarding LGBTQ+ issues.
The LGBTQ+ Task Force also makes recommendations for changes and seeks implementation
of these recommendations on issues, such as (1) the University-wide environment for
gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) students, staff
and faculty; (2) appropriate supportive services for such students, staff and faculty;
(3) educational programs for the entire University community; (4) other matters affecting
the lives of LGBTQ+ community members at Wichita State University; (5) opportunities
for working collaboratively and in conjunction with other departments and organizations.
Task Force Members
Library Appeals Committee
Faculty Senate Representative: Rebecca Bechtold - LAS Humanities (2017-2020)
Parking Appeals Committee
Responsible office:Troy Bruun, AVP & University Controller, Wichita State University.
The Parking Appeals Committee is comprised of a variety of employees (unclassified,
USS and faculty) and students, and they are tasked with the decision making process
on parking appeals at Wichita State University. The process takes place almost exclusively
online with the use of websites for NuPark and Smartsheet as well as email dialogue
as needed.
When a customer receives a citation they are allowed 20 days to appeal if they feel the citation is unjust. The customer appeals the citation online via NuPark and the appeal is then populated in the committee’s portal. A customer is defined as any student, faculty, staff or guest who receives a parking citation on campus.
A daily email is sent to the committee any time there are currently active, open appeals in the system. The committee then has 10 days to read, review and vote on an appeal before it must be closed. Committee members are encouraged to log on to the NuPark system multiple times a week, otherwise reviewing all open appeals in one sitting can be a very overwhelming task. Judgements are placed on appeals on Fridays, typically in the morning, by a non-committee member.
The review process includes reading the customer’s reasoning, viewing the citation, viewing the photos on the citation and other possible research (i.e. checking the basketball schedule to confirm a game day date or reviewing the parking map to determine the nature of the parking lot). Committee members are asked to review each appeal independently. However, if a member feels that dialogue needs to occur they can do so on the Smartsheet by typing in any comments they have on the “internal comments” section. The Smartsheet is set up like an Excel spreadsheet and each appeal is given its own row for votes, customer comments and internal comments.
While most appeals are easy to pass judgement on, the committee recognizes others may need special attention. In situations like that we often reach out to the customer in an effort to remedy not only the current appeal at hand but also to help prevent future citations. The committee has been known to offer a vote of “uphold” to a customer in exchange for them buying a parking pass, if they have new tag information and forgot to update it, etc. While most dialogue amongst the committee takes place on Smartsheet, there is the possibility of some communication occurring over email as well.
The committee has set a standard that every denied appeal is sent out with a comment to the customer letting them know what happened and why the decision was made. A number of upheld appeals will also be sent with a comment to the customer if we feel the appeal is a teachable moment that would benefit from such wording.
Membership Roster
- Parking Appeals Committee
- Faculty Representative
- UP Representative
- USS Representative
- Student Advocate
- Student Representative (3)
- President Appointee (3)
Faculty Representatives
- David Klamm - LAS Social Sciences
- James Beck - Alternate
- William Ingle - Alternate
President's Budget Advisory Committee
SGA Supreme Court
Faculty Representatives
Justice: Jim Granada - Applied Studies, appointed Fall 2017
Justice: Doris Chang - LAS Social Sciences, appointed Fall 2020
Strategic Planning Implementation Committee
Established by President Bardo in Policy 1.09 to help advance the university's strategic plan.
Strategic Planning Steering Committee
Traffic Appeals Committee (moving violations)
Responsible office/person: Associate Vice President & University Controller
All meetings will be held at 2nd Wed of the month; 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm in the Rhatigan Student Center room 257, Ashton/Bridges Room (not all meetings are expected to last until 5:00, dependent upon the number of appeals and deliberation).
Charge: Faculty, staff and students will have one set of citations that can be issued and can be appealed through the Traffic Appeals Committee on campus comprised of representatives of faculty, staff and students. A second set of citations that can be issued are set in District Court with Sedgwick County, and those can be written to drivers depending on the nature and reoccurrence of the traffic infraction. This gives officers a way to hold drivers who are not connected to the university accountable as well. The monies collected for affiliated citations go to a general fund, while the District Court citations go to the state of Kansas.
Effective 11.2017
Membership Roster
- 2 Appointees by Student Government Association
Appointment Term: Determined by Senate; Constituency Represented: Students - 2 Appointees by USS Senate, 2 Alternates
Appointment Term: Determined by Senate; Constituency Represented: University Support Staff - 2 Appointees by Faculty Senate, 2 Alternates
Appointment Term: Determined by Senate; Constituency Represented: Faculty - 2 Appointees by UPS, 3 Alternates
Appointment Term: Determined by Senate; Constituency Represented: Unclassified Professionals - Ombudsman
Appointment Term: Determined by Senate; Constituency Represented: Students - Designee of Chief of University Police
Appointment Term: Determined by Chief; Constituency Represented: University Police Department
Faculty Representatives
- Donna Sayman, Applied Studies
- Corey Rogers, Health Professions
- Brandi Carlson - Alternate
- Craig Torbenson - Alternate
University Accessibility Committee
The accessibility committee started as the team pulled together to respond to the university's agreement with the NFB. As the scope of the committee's work has evolved to include all accessibility efforts at the university, the team has continued to grow.
University Program Review
Faculty Representatives
Janet Twomey – Engineering (3 year term, 2023-2026)
Kim Wilson – Applied Studies (2 year term, 2023-2025)
Kapil Ambal – LAS Natural Sciences (1 year term, 2023-2024)
Wichita State Innovation Alliance
The WSIA Board is a nonprofit organization that serves as the governing entity for Wichita State University's Innovation Campus.
The Wichita State Innovation Alliance Board consists of members who are appointed by the WSU President. Members are appointed for one year until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.