The Faculty Development Committee will recommend, approve, and monitor university-wide policies and activities related to faculty development resources and management, including mentoring in the areas of teaching, research, scholarship, publication, creative activity, and service. The committee will also review and make recommendations toward all university-wide faculty recognition policies and applications for university-wide faculty recognition programs.
Membership
One to two representatives from each college serve a two-year term and are appointed by the Council of Chairs.
Chair
Meeting Schedule
The Faculty Development Committee typically meets monthly. The Chair with the representatives set the meeting dates & times.
| Member | College | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Blagg | College of Allied Health Sciences | 2026-2027 |
| Michele Pedicone | College of Allied Health Sciences | 2026-2027 |
| Rhia Moreno | College of Education and Human Development | 2026-2027 |
| Hunter Strickland | College of Education and Human Development | 2026-2027 |
| Lynn Glenn | College of Nursing | 2026-2027 |
| Priscilla Hartley | College of Nursing | 2026-2027 |
| Siva Panda | College of Science and Mathematics | 2026-2027 |
| Soma Mukhopadhyay (Chair) | College of Science and Mathematics | 2026-2029 |
| Trina Hutto | Dental College of Georgia | 2026-2027 |
| Catherine Jauregui | Dental College of Georgia | 2026-2027 |
| Todd Schoenbaum | Dental College of Georgia | 2026-2027 |
| Vacant | Hull College of Business | 2026-2027 |
| Surendra Rajpurohit | Medical College of Georgia | 2026-2027 |
| Alexander Verin | Medical College of Georgia | 2026-2027 |
| Rhucha P Samudra | Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | 2026-2027 |
| Danielle Harris | Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | 2026-2027 |
| Sourav Kumar Mukhopadhyay | School of Computer & Cyber Sciences | 2026-2027 |
| Ron Martin | School of Computer & Cyber Sciences | 2026-2027 |
| Tran Nguyen | School of Public Healthx | 2026-2027 |
| Jeane Silva | School of Public Health | 2026-2027 |
| Tonya Dority | University Libraries | 2026-2027 |
| JoAnn Edmund | Director, Instructional Support & Classroom Scheduling | 2026-2027 |