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Committees

Academic Senate

Illinois State's Academic Senate is the primary governing body that recommends educational policy for the University and advises the President on its implementation. Members representing CAST include

View minutes, agendas, and more on the Academic Senate website

CAST Committees

Our committees consist of faculty, staff and students from different departments in the College.

  • College Council

    Responsibilities

    • Advisory body to the Dean
    • Conduct yearly evaluation of the Dean
    • Review guidelines and procedures for all CAST committees
    • Formulate and review CAST Bylaws

    Membership

    Term: 3 years
    Meeting Times: 12:00pm-1:00pm on 9/18/26, 10/16/26, 11/20/26, 1/15/27, 2/19/27, 3/19/27, & 4/16/27

    Elections: March or April

    • Dean Chad McEvoy (CAST)
    • John Matkovic (HSC), Chair - 2028
    • Ashley Farmer (CJS), Vice-Chair - 2028
    • Michael Barrowclough (AGR), Secretary - 2028
    • Elke Altenburger (FCS) - 2027
    • Jasmine Buckner (FCS) (AP/CS At Large) - 2029
    • Elahe Javadi (IT) - 2027
    • Eric Kramer (KNR) - 2029
    • Heba Elgazzar (TEC) - 2029
    • Tonya Pierce (IT) (NTT Rep) - 2028
    • (AGR Student) - 2027
    • (CJS Student) - 2027
    • (FCS Student) - 2027
    • (HSC Student) - 2027
    • (IT Student) - 2027
    • (KNR Student) - 2027
    • (TEC Student) - 2027

    Subcommittees

    Awards and Recognition

    • Tonya Pierce
    • Jasmine Buckner
    • Elke Altenburger
    • Heba Elgazzar

    Dean's Evaluation

    • Ashley Farmer
    • Michael Barrowclough
    • Elahe Javadi

    Strategic Planning

    • John Matkovic
    • Eric Kramer
  • College Faculty Status Committee (CFSC)

    Responsibilities

    • Review all promotion and tenure cases within the College with recommendation to the Provost
    • Review department/school faculty appointment, salary, promotion, and tenure (ASPT) guidelines

    CFSC Standards

    Membership

    Term: 2 years
    Meeting Times: As needed
    Elections: Late March (Six members elected at the College level)

    • Dean McEvoy (CAST) - Chair
    • Charles Bell (CJS) - 2027
    • Chang Su-Russell (FCS) - 2027
    • Jacqueline Lanier (HSC) - 2028
    • Sumesh Philip (IT) - 2028
    • Liz Sattler (KNR) - 2027
    • Klaus Schmidt (TEC) - 2028
  • CAST Research Committee (CRC)

    Responsibilities

    Stimulate, coordinate, and execute research activities in CAST

    Membership

    Term: 2 years
    Meeting Times: Monthly
    Elections: March - April (One member from each unit appointed by the Chair or Director)

    • Michael Barrowclough (AGR) - 2028
    • Ralph Weisheit (CJS) - 2027
    • Elke Altenburger (FCS) - 2027
    • Kathy Webster (HSC) - 2027
    • Jaianwei Lai (IT) - 2028
    • Tony Amorose (KNR) - 2028
    • Sally Xie (TEC) - 2027
  • College Curriculum Committee

    Responsibilities

    Coordinate curricula development and change

    View current bylaws

    Membership

    Term: 3 years
    Meeting Times: Weekly as needed
    Elections: March - April (One member from each department/school is elected by the faculty members within the department/school)

    • Cara Rabe-Hemp (CAST Associate Dean) - Ex-Officio
    • Connie Dyar (FCS) - 2029
    • Justin Stanek (KNR) - 2027
    • Michael Barrowclough (AGR) - 2029
    • Joshua Stout (CJS) - 2029
    • Guang Jin (HSC) - 2027
    • Winn Mahatanankoon (IT) - 2027
    • Xi Hu (TEC) - 2027
    • Megan Patterson (CJS) - 2027
  • Diversity, Equity, Belonging and Inclusion Committee (DEBI)

    Responsibilities

    • Foster a culture of inclusion and collaboration
    • Monitor existing and future initiatives regarding diversity, equity, belonging, and inclusion
    • Advance an anti-racist culture in CAST

    Membership

    Term: 2 years
    Meeting Times: Members are appointed by their department or school

    Current Members

    Members serve two year terms and are appointed by Departments/Schools.

    • Chad McEvoy (CAST)
    • Cara Rabe-Hemp (CAST)
    • Tamekia Bailey (CAST)
    • Rainie Themer Bosquet (CAST) - 2028
    • Annie Barrow (AGR) - 2027
    • Kaitlyn Selman (CJS) - 2027
    • Tammy Harpel (FCS) - 2027
    • Yeunook Bae (HSC) - 2026
    • Sumesh Philip (IT) - 2026
    • Mary Henninger (KNR) - 2027
    • Amy Scovel (TEC) - 2026