About the Committee
The Governance and Communication Committee collaborates with AU colleges as appropriate to oversee issues of shared governance, to oversee and validate secure elections to the Faculty Senate, and to facilitate communication among faculty.
The committee keeps college governance structures informed on elections and Senate membership. At the direction of the AUFS, the committee reviews and conducts online surveys to monitor faculty opinion of the university and to review the administration. At the direction of the Faculty Senate the committee conducts online votes of the faculty.
The committee works to provide avenues which allow faculty to communicate with the committee and the Senate on all issues related to shared governance.
Membership
One to two representatives from each college and school serve a one-year term and are appointed by the Council of Chairs.
Chair
Meeting Schedule
The Governance and Communication Committee typically meets monthly. The Chair with the representatives will set the meeting dates and times.
| Member | College | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Siva Panda | College of Science and Math | 2024-2025 |
| Michael Milano | Dental College of Georgia | 2024-2025 |
| Kumar Vaibhav | Medical College of Georgia | 2024-2025 |
| Surendra Rajpurohit | Medical College of Georgia | 2024-2025 |
| Tianxiang (Sean) Hu | Medical College of Georgia | 2024-2025 |
| Sangeetha Sukumari Ramesh | Medical College of Georgia | 2024-2025 |
| Anterpreet Dua | Medical College of Georgia | 2024-2025 |
| April Brumfield | Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | 2024-2025 |
| Augustine Hammond | Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | 2024-2025 |
| Clément Aubert | School of Computer and Cyber Sciences | 2024-2025 |
| Jeane Silva (Chair) | School of Public Health | 2023-2026 |
| Emily Harris | University Libraries | 2024-2025 |
| Shafer Tharrington | University Libraries | 2024-2025 |
