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
Executive Committee
President
Rachel Holland
Associate Professor
Department of Music
College of Arts and Humanities
(757) 594-8875
rachel.holland@cnu.edu
Vice President
John Finn
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology
College of Social Sciences
(757) 594–7939
john.finn@cnu.edu
Handbook Liaison
Olga Lipatova
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
(757) 594–8298
olga.lipatova@cnu.edu
Secretary
Brian Puaca
Professor
Department of History
College of Arts and Humanities
(757) 594–7225
bpuaca@cnu.edu
Parliamentarian
Rocío Gordon
Associate Professor
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
College of Arts and Humanities
(757) 594–8201
rocio.gordon@cnu.edu
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
denise.gillman@cnu.edu
Rocío Gordon
Associate Professor
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
(757) 594–8201
rocio.gordon@cnu.edu
Rachel Holland
Associate Professor
Department of Performing Arts
(757) 594-8875
rachel.holland@cnu.edu
Brian Puaca
Professor
Department of History
College of Arts and Humanities
(757) 594–7225
bpuaca@cnu.edu
Luter School of Business
Linda Ficht
Associate Professor
Department of Accounting and Finance
(757) 594–8484
linda.ficht@cnu.edu
Matt Hettche
Associate Professor
Department of Management and Marketing
(757) 594–7692
matthew.hettche@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
Brent Cusher
Associate Professor
Department of Leadership and American Studies
(757) 594-8105
brent.cusher@cnu.edu
John Finn
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology
(757) 594-7939
john.finn@cnu.edu
Benjamin Lynerd
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
(757) 594-8328
benjamin.lynerd@cnu.edu