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Faculty Senate

Curriculum Committee

Registrar (non-voting, ex officio)
Melissa Cantone

Director of the Library (voting, ex officio)
Jolene Nechiporenko

One faculty member from each of the nine academic departments. 

Department of Education and Inclusive Services
Jenna Johnson (29) Term limit (32)

Department of Behavioral Sciences and Criminal Justice
Wojciech Cebulak (27) Term limit (30) 

Department of Business
Jan Repnow (28) Term limit (31) 

Department of Math, Data, and Technology
Kyle Bittle (29) Term limit (29)

Department of Science
Ruth Chen (27) Term limit (30) 

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Leisa Harmon (28) Term limit (31)  

Department of Nursing 
Sandra Harbort (28) Term limit (31) 

Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Studies
Jynette Larshus (29) Term limit (32) 

Department of Fine and Performing Arts
Ryan Stander (27) Term limit (30) 

Student Member
TBD (27)

* The committee may select any non-voting consultants it wishes, including TEAC, General Education, and Graduate Council, if those committees/council are not already represented among the elected members of the Curriculum Committee.

 

Curriculum Changes
Proposals must be submitted in the curriculum software system at least 5 instructional days prior to Curriculum Committee meetings to be considered by the committee on first reading.

Curriculum Change Login Links

See process information above before making changes. New programs require state approval which requires submitting additional information to the VPAA.

Meeting minutes are available on Teams/Sharepoint.

2025-2026 Committee Meeting Dates
All meetings are in the Jones Room from 12:30 to 2:00. A Zoom meeting link will also be available soon.

  • Sept. 16, 2025
  • Oct. 7, 2025
  • Nov. 4, 2025
  • Nov. 18, 2025
  • Dec. 2, 2025
  • Jan. 20, 2026
  • Jan. 27, 2026
  • Feb. 3, 2026
  • Feb. 10, 2026
  • Mar. 17, 2026
  • Apr. 14, 2026


Catalog Updates
In order to ensure adequate time to pass through the approval process:

  • Changes intended to be applied to the 2026-2027 catalog must be received by the Curriculum Committee (through CourseLeaf) by Feb. 4, 2026.
  • Changes that also require approval of Graduate Council must be approved no later than the Jan. 13, 2026 Graduate Council meeting.
  • Changes requiring TEAC approval must be approved noo later than Feb. 2, 2026.
If you have questions about the process, please contact the Curriculum Committee Chair (Leisa Harmon).

For more information about the committee, including selection of its members, terms, and duties, please visit Article III of the Bylaws of the Faculty Senate.

Updated May 1, 2026 LKG