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Faculty Senate

Suspension Appeals Committee

Function and Meeting Information:


Hears undergraduate student appeals, recommends policies, administers approved policies, and recommends revisions as necessary.  Each hearing will be composed of three faculty committee members, the chair or vice chair, and student representatives. This committee only hears undergraduate student appeals. Graduate students are required per university policy to appeal to the Graduate College.

 

Committee members normally are asked to attend two of the four meetings to hear student appeals. Each meeting requires two to five hours of work. This committee has an important impact on the future of students on academic suspension.

 

The committee comprises a minimum of 15 faculty members, with each college represented.

2026 - 2027 Members

College  Suspension Appeals Committee  2026-2027Title, Department Term Exp  Chair  Email 
Applied Arts  Kimberlee DavisAssociate Professor, Family & Consumer Sciences2029kim.davis@txstate.edu
Applied Arts  Ashley Arnio Associate Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology  2027aarnio@txstate.edu
Business  Jennifer KrouAssociate Professor of Instruction, ISAN2028jlk132@txstate.edu
Business  Lindsay AyresAssistant Professor of Instruction, Finance & Economics2029lat125@txstate.edu
Education  Nydia CabraClinical Assistant Professor, HHP2027nydia.cabra@txstate.edu
Education  J. Nathan BondProfessor, Curriculum & Instruction2028nathanbond@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication  Thomas GrimesProfessor, Journalism & Mass Communication2027grimes@txstate.edu
Fine Arts and Communication  Thomas May Professor of Instruction, Art & Design 2028tm22@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Nick Henry  Associate Professor, Respiratory Care  2028nh14@txstate.edu
Health Professions  Steve Spivey  Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy  2029ss66@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts  Sherri Mora Associate Professor of Practice, Political Science  2027sm43@txstate.edu
Liberal Arts  Blake FarrarAssociate Professor of Instruction, Political Science2029bf18@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering  Leslie Shroyer  Professor of Instruction, Mathematics  2029ld1168@txstate.edu 
Science and Engineering  Kavita Kakirde  Professor of Instruction, Biology  2029k_k99@txstate.edu
Science and Engineering Jessica Dutton Associate Professor, Biology 2029Chair  jdutton@txstate.edu
Martha Fraire-Cuellar  University Registrar, Office of University Registrar  ex officio   mfraire@txstate.edu
Lyndi Wittikiend  Director, Faculty and Academic Resources  ex officio   lg40@txstate.edu
Jennifer SmithSr. Counselor, Counseling Center  ex officio  js51@txstate.edu