Nominees for This Year's "Excellence in Teaching"

The following faculty were nominated this semester for the "Excellence in Teaching" awards:

Lorna Catford, Psychology
Lynne Morrow, Music
Lynn Stauffer, Computer Science
Sandi Stein, Psychology
Sunil Tiwari, Mathematics
Suzanne Toczyski, Modern Languages & Literature
Carmen Works, Chemistry

The following faculty remain in the pool for this award:

Melinda Barnard, Communication Studies
Elizabeth Burch, Communication Studies
Armand Gilinsky, Business Administration
Jeffrey Reeder, Modern Languages and Literature
Jerry Morris, Mathematics
Gerryann Olson, Psychology
Tim Wandling, English

Letters of comment may now be sent to the Academic Senate office in Stevenson Hall 1071. For more information about the awards, visit http://www.sonoma.edu/Senate/EXCELTEACH.html.

Wandling Named to Head Academic Senate

With 36% of eligible faculty voting, the results of the Spring 2006 Academic Senate election are:

Chair-Elect - Tim Wandling
Secretary - Edie Mendez
At-Large Senator - Sam Brannen
Lecturer Senator - Steve Wilson
Senate Budget Committee - Michael Santos
URTP - Robert McNamara and John Kornfeld

Faculty Info Day, March 28

Entrepreneurial Activities hosts its first Faculty Information Day from 3-5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28 in the Commons. The event is designed to provide SSU faculty with information from on and off campus businesses in a fun and festive environment. Faculty are encouraged to attend.