CSU Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

Dr.Sabita Busch	Name: Dr.Sabita Busch Dept: Nursing Office : BHS 230 Telephone: 995-3929 Email: sbusch@csu.edu Years at CSU: 10 yrs Years on Senate : 2 yrs Research Interest: Women's health issues Favorite pasttimes: Geography, Politics & Cricket
Margaret Angela Kelly	Name: Margaret Angela Kelly Dept: Elementary Education Office : ED 210 Telephone r: 995-2351 Email: makelly@csu.edu Years at CSU: 5 Years on Senate: 3 Reserach/Teaching Interests: Curriculum, instruction, classroom management Personal info: Born in Ireland!
Elizabeth Wittbrodt	Name: Elizabeth Wittbrodt Dept: Occupational Therapy Office : LIB 132-H Telephone: 995-2530 Email: ewittbro@csu.edu Years at CSU: 18 Years on Senate: 8 Reserach/Teaching Interests: Alternative medicine, Geriatric quality of life Personal info: My personal goal is not to become a woman of "success," but a woman of "value" Favorite saying: "Absence diminishes small loves and increases gret ones, as the wind blows out the candle and blows up the bonfire." -Francois de La Rouchefoucauld
Devi Prasad V. Potluri	Name: Devi Prasad V. Potluri Dept: Biological Sciences Office : SCI 262 Telephone : 773 995 2199 email: vpotluri@csu.edu Years at CSU: 3 Years on Senate: 3rd Research: Plant Tissue culture and Biotechnology, Plant Stress Physiology and Biochemistry Teaching Interests: Biology/Plant Science/Plant Biotechnology /Horticulture
Yan Dominic Searcy	Name: Yan Dominic Searcy Dept: Social Work and Sociology Office : SCI 234 Telephone : 773-995-2364 email: ysearcy@csu.edu Years at CSU: 12 Years on Senate: 7 Research/Teaching Interests: Child Welfare and Adolescents, Diversity, Social Policy Personal info: Worked in a women's shoe store in high school. Favorite saying/motto/movie/song: A Bronx Tale; Godfather 1-3; City of God; Do the Right Thing; Joy Luck Club; Mi Familia (hey, I couldn't choose just one!)
Marian E. Perkins	Name: Marian E. Perkins, Esq. Department: Criminal Justice Office: HWH #325 Telephone: (773) 995-2233 e-mail: mperkins@su.edu or revdrdlp@aol.com Years at CSU: 7 Years on Senate: 3 Research/ Teaching Interests: Disproportionate Minority Confinement; Women in Prison and Drug Addiction: A Criminal Justice v. Public Health Dilemma Personal Info: Married to Darrell L. Phillips; we have one daughter Favorite Saying/ Motto: "Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Every Where" - Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. Favorite: Movies: Do the Right Thing; The Wizard of Oz and An Officer and a Gentleman Favorite Song: What's Going On
Soo Y. Kang	Name: Soo Y. Kang Department: Ar and Design Office Number and location: BHS 211 Telephone Number: 995-3914 Email: skang@csu.edu Years at CSU: 10 Years on Senate: 3rd year Research/Teaching Interests: Modern/Contemporary Art; Women artists Personal info: Just married! Favorite song: Farewell, My Concubine -Amadeus
Asarae Nkansah	Name: Asare Nkansah Dept: Chemistry and Physics Office: WSC 220A Tel: x4503 email: ankansah@csu.edu Years at CSU: 3 yrs Years on Senate: since Sept 2007 Research interest: Development of new polymers for industrial applications Teaching: Organic chemistry Favotite saying: Don't stop thinking of and planning for tomorrow favorite song: Agyatawuo
Athanase Gahungu	Name: Athanase Gahungu Dept: Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Foundations Office: Education 231 Telephone: 2009 email: agahungu@csu.edu Years at CSU:7 Years on Senate: 0 Research/Teaching Interests: employment outcomes of graduates; foreign-born faculty on US campuses Personal info: Born in Burundi, Africa. Married and father of a daughter and two sons. B.A. in Letters and Social Sciences, University of Burundi; Diploma in English Language Teaching, Leeds University, UK (British Council Scholarship); M.Ed. in Educational Administration, Northern Arizona University (Fulbright Scholarship); Principal Certificate, State of Arizona; Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Northern Arizona University. Outstanding Professor Award, CTC/CSU Alumni Association, 2005; Distinguished Educator Award, College of Education, CSU, 2005; The Global Ambassador Award, CSU, 2004. Favorite saying/motto/movie/song: Thank God It’s Today!
Sarah Buck	Name: Sarah Buck Dept: Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Office: JDC 220 Telephone : X3651 Email: sbuck@csu.edu Years at CSU: 1 Years on Senate: just started Research/Teaching Interests: research effects if physical fitness on cognitive function in children; I teach upper level undergraduate courses and graduate courses in sport psychology, sport sociology, measurement and evaluation, and research methods Personal info: Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Kinesiology Favorite saying or motto or song or movie: To my students: Proofread!
Kelvin Gilchrist	Name: Kelvin Gilchrist Dept:Technology and Education Office:Education Building 213 Telephone : 773-995-2080 Email: kelvingilchrist@gmail.com Years at CSU: 2 Years on Senate: 2 Research/Teaching Interests:Graphic organizers for at-risk students Personal info:Love to travel Favorite saying or motto or song or movie:"let it live"
Felix M. Rivas	Name: Felix M. Rivas Dept: Chemistry and Physics Office : SCI 308 Telephone : 773-995-2299 email: frivas@csu.edu Years at CSU: 3 Years on Senate: 1 Research/Teaching Interests: Synthesis of natural products with antibacterial activity, design and synthesis of organic molecules as dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells Personal info: Born and raised in Puerto Rico, B.S. in Chemistry from University of Puerto Rico, Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Buffalo the State University of New York

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