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Meeting Schedule

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Senate Committees

Faculty Senate Committees have been formed to address any faculty-related issues or Senate-related functions as it pertains to academics.

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Welcome to the Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate is the representative body of the 91影视 faculty.  Through shared governance, the Senate provides a forum for faculty to contribute to discussions and decisions concerning academic affairs, faculty matters, educational policies, and other issues affecting the University community.

Purpose

The faculty as a whole, "has the primary responsibility for such fundamental areas as curriculum, subject matter and methods of instruction, research, fundamental areas as curriculum, subject matter and methods of instruction, research, faculty status, and those aspects of student life which relate to the educational process." The faculty delegates these responsibilities to its duly elected representatives who serve as its Executive Body and who shall constitute the Faculty Senate.

 

Our Commitment

The Faculty Senate is commited to:

  • Promoting meaningful faculty participation in shared governance
  • Representing the interests and perspectives of faculty
  • Supporting academic excellence and faculty success
  • Promoting transparency, communications, and collaboration
  • Providing a forum for faculty ideas, questions, concerns, and solutions

 

Contact Us

Chappie James Center, Room 102
Tuskegee, AL  36088
Phone: 334-727-8042
Email:  facultysenate@tuskegee.edu 

Faculty Senate Officers

Chair
Co-Chair
Exec. Secretary

Dr. Ehsan Abdalla

Ehsan Abdalla, DVM, MSc (Hons) (Vet PATH), MSc & PhD
(Epidemiology and Risk Analysis)
Faculty Senate Chair
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Community Engagement Core Co-Lead
91影视 Biomedical Research/
Research 
Centers in Minority Institutions (TU CBR/RCMI)
Department of Graduate Public Health
College of Veterinary Medicine
Williams-Bowie Hall, Room 105
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Tuskegee, AL  36088

Phone: 334-727-8042
Email: eabdalla@tuskegee.edu 
     

Dr. Athema Etzioni

Athema Etzioni, DVM, MS, DACVP-Clinical
(Clinical Pathology, Parasitology, Small Animal Internal Medicine)
Faculty Senate Co-Chair
Tenured Associate Professor & Section Chief of Clinical Pathology
Alternate Attending Veterinarian, Comparative Medicine Resource Center
Department of Pathobiology
Small Animal Internal Medicine Clinician
Department of Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Clinical Anatomy Building, Room P126
91影视
Tuskegee, AL  36088

Phone: 334-724-4105
Fax: 334-724-4110
Email: aetzioni@tuskegee.edu   

Dr. Constance Caddell

Constance Caddell, Ph.D., MLS, MBA

Executive Secretary of the Faculty Senate
Director of Library Services, Archives, and Museums
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Ford Motor Company Library, Room 208
W. Montgomery Rd.
Tuskegee, AL  36088

Phone: (334) 727-8894 | (334) 725-2374
Email: ccaddell@tuskegee.edu 

   

Faculty Senate Roster

50th 91影视 Faculty Senate (2026 – 2027)

FACULTY SENATE OFFICERS (Executive Committee)

Dr. Ehsan Abdalla, Chair
Dr. Athema Etzioni, Co-Chair
Dr. Constance Caddell, Executive Secretary

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FACULTY MEMBER—DEPARTMENT—EMAIL ADDRESS—PHONE NUMBER—TERM

Andrew F. Brimmer College of Business and Information Science (CBIS)

Dr. Yvette N. Essounga—Management—yessounga@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8709—2025-2028
Dr. Baiyun Chen—Computer Science—bchen@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8518—2026-2027
Dr. Ummey Honey—Accounting, Economics & Finance—uhoney@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8837—2026-2029

College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences (CAENS)

Ms. Rachel Freeman—Food & Nutritional Sciences—rfreeman@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8527—2021-2023
Dr. Lindsey Lunsford—Agricultural & Envir. Sciences—llunsford@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8435—2023-2024

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Dr. Bill F. Ndi—Modern Languages, Communication and Philosophy—wndi@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8694—2024-2027
Dr. Sharvare Palwai—Physics—spalwai@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8998—2025-2028
Dr. Tianxin Zhang—Psychology tzhang@tuskegee.edu—334-725-2335—2025-2028
Dr. Chadia Aji—Mathematics—caji@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8997—2024-2027
Dr. Folasade Adalumo-Ntam—History and Political Science—fadalumontam@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8453—2026-2029
Dr. Stephen Sodeke—Modern Languages, Communication and Philosophy—ssodeke@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8210—2026-2029
Dr. Alfonzo Cooper, Jr.—Fine and Performing Arts—acooper2@tuksegee.edu—334-727-8399—2026-2029
Dr. Crystal L. Keels—Modern Languages, Communication, and Philosophy—ckeels@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8399—2026-2029
Dr. Isra ElHussin—Biology—ielhussin@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8972—2026-2029

 

College of Engineering (COE)

Dr. Javed Khan—Aerospace Science Engineering—jkhan@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8637—2024-2027
Dr. John Solomon—Mechanical Engineering—jsolomon@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8983—2024-2027
Dr. Mohammad Kamal Hossain—Mechanical Engineering—mhossain@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8128—2025-2028
Dr. Ali Alahmer—Mechanical Engineering—aalahmer@tuskegee.edu—334-524-1706—2025-2028
Dr. Zafar Bangash—Aerospace Science Engineering—zbangash@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8955—2026-2029

College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

Dr. Benjamin Adu-Addai—Biomedical Sciences—baduaddai@tuskegee.edu—334-724-4674—2025-2027
Dr. Ehsan Abdalla—Graduate Public Health—eabdalla@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8042—2025-2028
Dr. Athema Etzioni—Pathobiology—aetzioni@tuskegee.edu—334-724-4105—2025-2027

Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science (TSACS)

Dr. Vicki Carter—Architecture—vcarter2@tuskegee.edu—334-724-4921—2025-2027
Dr. Mostafa Alani—Architecture—malani@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8330—2025-2027

 

School of Nursing & Allied Health (SONAH)

Dr. Rindia Hunt—Allied Health—rhunt@tuskegee.edu—334-724-4760—2026-2028
Dr. Kim Mixon-Carter—Nursing—kmixoncarter@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8684—2026-2028

School of Education (SOE)

Dr. Michael King—Elementary and Secondary Education—mking@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8599—2024-2027
Dr. Lisa Clark—Physical Education—lclark@tuskegee.edu—334-724-3402—2025-2027

 

Library Services

Dr. Constance Caddell—Library Services Director—ccaddell@tuskegee.edu—334-727-8894—2024-2027
Dr. Candy Tate—Legacy Museum—rtate@tuskegee.edu—334-725-2316—2025-2028
Mr. Jonathan Underwood—Reference Services—junderwood@tuskegee.edu—334-724-4231—2026-2029

Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes available upon request.

AY 2024-2025

  • November 4, 2024
  • December 2, 2024
  • March 3, 2025
  • April 7, 2025 (Last: Election of senate administrative board)


AY 2022-2023

  •  (1st Monday Labor Day)
  • December 5, 2022
  • January 16, 2023
  • February 6, 2023
  • March 6, 2023
  • April 3, 2023 Last: Election of senate administrative board


AY 2021-2022


AY 2020-2021

Faculty Senate Committees —

  
Standing Committees (Duties)
  • Executive Committee
  • Academic Personnel Services
  • Academic Affairs
  • Instruction
  • Research and Graduate Studies
  • Grievance
  • Continuing Education and Outreach
Special Committees (Duties)
  • Faculty Handbook Revision Committee
  • Constitution Revision Committee