The faculty of Christopher Newport are essential participants in the development and implementation of academic policy. The faculty senate is a representative body of the faculty, comprising 15 representatives from each of the three colleges and the Luter School of Business.
Faculty senators are liaisons between all departments and standing university committees and university administration. The senate represents the faculty in the consideration of university policies that impact the academic environment and affect the welfare of the university.
The faculty senate meets regularly with the deans, provost and president to discuss issues and present the viewpoints and perspectives of the faculty to senior members of the university’s leadership team.
Members
Senate Executive Committee (SEC)
President
Brian M. Puaca
Professor
Department of History
(757) 594-7225
bpuaca@cnu.edu
Vice President
William Donaldson
Associate Professor
Department of Management and Marketing
(757) 594–7836
william.donaldson@cnu.edu
Secretary
Jason Carney
Senior Lecturer
Department of English
(757) 594–7755
jason.carney@cnu.edu
Parliamentarian
Benjamin Lynerd
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
(757) 594–8328
benjamin.lynerd@cnu.edu
Handbook Liaison
Olga Lipatova
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
(757) 594–8298
olga.lipatova@cnu.edu
College of Arts and Humanities
Jason Carney
Lecturer
Department of English
(757) 594-7755
jason.carney@cnu.edu
Denise Gillman
Professor
Department of Performing Arts
(757) 594-7262
dgillman@cnu.edu
Rocío Gordon
Associate Professor
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
(757) 594–8201
rocio.gordon@cnu.edu
Brian M. Puaca
Professor
Department of History
(757) 594-7225
bpuaca@cnu.edu
Hussam Timani
Professor
Department of Philosophy and Religion
(757) 594–7931
hussam.timani@cnu.edu
Luter School of Business
William Donaldson
Associate Professor
Department of Management and Marketing
(757) 594–7836
william.donaldson@cnu.edu
Linda Ficht
Associate Professor
Department of Accounting and Finance
(757) 594–8484
linda.ficht@cnu.edu
College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Jonathan Backens
Associate Professor
Department of Physics, Computer Science and Engineering
(757) 594-8291
jonathan.backens@cnu.edu
Ed Brash
Professor
Department of Physics, Computer Science and Engineering
(757) 594-7451
edward.brash@cnu.edu
James Kelly
Assistant Professor
Department of Mathematics
(757) 594-7975
james.kelly@cnu.edu
Olga Lipatova
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
(757) 594–8298
olga.lipatova@cnu.edu
Joshua Patterson
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular Biology and Chemistry
(757) 594-0300
joshua.patterson@cnu.edu
College of Social Sciences
Sarah Chace
Associate Professor
Department of Leadership and American Studies
(757) 594-0737
sarah.chace@cnu.edu
Sean Connable
Senior Lecturer
Department of Communication
(757) 594-9162
sean.connable@cnu.edu
Benjamin Lynerd
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
(757) 594-8328
benjamin.lynerd@cnu.edu