University Times

This year’s slate of candidates for seats on the 15 University Senate standing committees has been set. There are three openings on each committee. Electronic voting by will take place April 19-midnight May 1. Only current Faculty Assembly members are eligible to vote.

• Admissions and student aid: Leonard Baidoo, medicine; Julie d’Itri, engineering; Amanda Lea Folk, University Library System (ULS); Steven Levine, dental medicine.

• Anti-discriminatory policies: David Beck, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS); Cindy Popovich, education; Luis Vallejo, engineering; Clyde Mitchell-Weaver, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

• Athletics: Timothy Averch, medicine; Bopaya Bidanda, engineering; Susanne Gollin, Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH); Kevin McLaughlin, education; Donna Nativio, nursing; Len Plotnicov, anthropology; Dennis Swanson, pharmacy.

• Benefits and welfare: Colleen Culley, pharmacy; Angelina Riccelli, dental medicine; Anna Roman, medicine; Sachin Velankar, engineering.

• Budget policies: Beverly Gaddy, Greensburg; Jeanann Croft Haas, ULS; Carol Redmond, GSPH; Sue Skledar, pharmacy; Michael Spring, information sciences.

• Bylaws and procedures: James Cassaro, ULS; Marilyn Davies, nursing; Thottala (Jay) Jayaraman, dental medicine; Ketki Raina, SHRS.

• Commonwealth relations: Robin Gandley, GSPH; Ann Mitchell, nursing; Sanjeev Shroff, engineering.

• Community relations: Maggie Folan, pharmacy; Marian Hampton, ULS; Patrick Loughlin, engineering; Margaret Rosenzweig, nursing.

• Computer usage: Vincent Arena, GSPH; Alex Jones, engineering; Alex Labrinidis, School of Arts and Sciences (A&S); Otto Salguero, engineering; Luis Vargas, business; Yadong Wang, engineering.

• Educational policies: Amy Aggelou, SHRS; Burhan Gharaibeh, medicine; M. Kathleen Kelly, SHRS.

• Library: Heidi Donovan, nursing; Tin-Kan Hung, engineering; Hannah Johnson, A&S.

• Plant utilization and planning: Amy Baker, ULS; Gilles Clermont, medicine; Susanna Leers, law; Mark Scott, ULS.

• Student affairs: Jay Bhama, medicine; Lance Davidson, engineering; Chyongchiou Jeng Lin, medicine; Kathy Magdic, nursing.

• Tenure and academic freedom: Christopher Bonneau, A&S; Lisa Borghesi, medicine; Willa Doswell, nursing; Kimberly Gleason, business; Richard McGough, medicine.

• University Press: William Chase, A&S; Kathleen Dewalt, A&S; Seymour Drescher, A&S; Irina Livezeanu, A&S; Lester Olson, A&S; Andrew Strathern, A&S.

For more information on the elections, visit www.pitt.edu/univsenate/elections.html.