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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 22, 2010
November 10, 2010
February 16, 2011
April 6, 2011

Executive Committee

for 2010-2011

  • President -- P. Solies
  • Secretary -- M. Smith
  • Past President -- C. Parigger
  • President-elect -- H. Crater
  • Faculty at Large -- W. Hofmeister

Standing Committees

for 2010-2011
  • Parliamentarian
    Crater
  • Faculty Affairs
    *Steinhoff, Moulden and Murray
  • Budget
    *Hofmeister, Muratore, Hofmeister, and Moeller
  • Bylaws
    Antar, *Jackson and Smith
  • Fellowships and Awards
    TBD
  • Library
    Sedrick,* Davis, Steinhoff, Moulden and Corda
  • Nomination
    Vakili,*Yue and Johnson
  • Promotion and Tenure
    Crater,* Antar and Majdalani (Solies, ex officio)
  • Research and Strategic Planning
    Majdalani,*Parigger, Hofmeister, and Steinhoff
  • Student Affairs
    Pujol,* Murray and Chen
  • Education
    TBD

*Denotes initial chairperson

UTSI Representative on UT
Knoxville Functions

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