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Faculty Assembly


The Faculty Assembly of The University of Tennessee Space Institute was officially organized on July 22, 1992, when it adopted a set of  Bylaws. The Faculty Assembly provides a mechanism for carrying out the governance responsibilities of the Faculty Senate of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in the particular context of the Space Institute.

Unless announced otherwise, meetings take place in H-111 at 10 am.

Meeting Dates

September 28, 2011
November 9, 2011
February 15, 2012
April 4, 2012

Executive Committee

for 2011-2012

  • President -- H. Crater
  • Secretary -- M. Smith
  • Past President -- P. Solies
  • President-elect -- L. Davis
  • Faculty at Large -- T. Moeller

Standing Committees

for 2011-2012
  • Parliamentarian
    Davis (President-Elect)
  • Faculty Affairs
    *Steinhoff, Vakili and Murray
  • Budget
    *Hofmeister, Sedrick, Moeller,
    Moore (ex officio)
  • Bylaws
    *Corda, Antar and Smith
  • Fellowships and Awards
    TBD
  • Library
    * Davis, Muratore, Steinhoff, Crater and Corda
  • Nomination
    *Yue, Vakili and J. Johnson
  • Promotion and Tenure
    * Antar, Davis and Majdalani (Crater ex officio)
  • Research and Strategic Planning
    *Parigger, Steinhoff, Hofmeister, and Majdalani (Crater, Moore, ex officio)
  • Student Affairs
    *Pujol, Murray and Chen (C. Johnson ex officio)
  • Education
    *Moeller, C. Johnson, C. Johnson, Corda, Crater,  Sedrick and Hofmeister

*Denotes initial chairperson

UTSI Representative on UT
Knoxville Functions

  • Faculty Senate:
    Hofmeister (Term expires 2012),  Davis (Term expires 2013), Parigger (Alternate)
  • Graduate Council:
    Parigger (term expires 2013), Vakili (Alternate)
  • College of Engineering Promotion & Tenure Committee: Antar