Eastern Michigan University

Division of Academic Affairs

Educational Environment and Facilities Committee

Purpose

The Educational Environment & Facilities Committee (EE&FC) was initially established by a Memorandum of Understanding between Eastern Michigan University (EMU) and the EMU American Association of University Professors (refer to Appendix K of the 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement between EMU – EMU AAUP). The EEFC was charged with responsibilities to plan, analyze, make recommendations, and/or facilitate issues related to buildings and instructional facilities that house various colleges and offices within the Division of Academic Affairs. The committee also serves as one means to provide official input to the Provost regarding facilities. It was agreed that the EEFC would:

Assist with planning the facilities needs of Academic Affairs, such as building new instructional facilities and renovating or upgrading existing facilities.
Assist with evaluating the current physical, climatic, and technology conditions in EMU’s classrooms, labs, and faculty offices, and recommend such improvements as may be appropriate.
Assist with setting divisional maintenance and renovation priorities for classrooms such as furniture and instructional equipment needs.

Committee Membership

The committee is composed of sixteen members, including seven representatives appointed by Faculty Senate as follows: two from the College of Arts and Sciences and one from each of the other colleges and the library. The AAUP appoints one faculty member to serve on the committee. The Faculty Senate also identifies one of the appointed faculty members to serve as committee co-chair. Eight administrative appointees, including an administrator from each college and one from the Library, are appointed by the Provost’s Office. The Provost's Office appoints one of these individuals to co-chair the committee. In addition, the Chief of Operations of Physical Plant shall designate a non-voting representative to the committee. The administrative and faculty co-chairs collaborate on developing agendas and scheduling meetings.

Click here for the Memorandum of Understanding establishing the committee. (PDF format)

Membership Roster 2012-2013

Administrative Appointments
Colin Blakely, College of Arts & Sciences
James Carroll, Co-Chair, Provost’s Office
Don Keller, College of Technology
Marianne Laporte, College of Arts & Sciences
Shawn Quilter, College of Education
Barbara Scheffer, College of Health & Human Services
Fraya Wagner-Marsh, College of Business
Vacant, Library

Faculty Senate Appointments
Matt Evett, College of Arts & Sciences
Caroline Gould, College of Education
Sandra Hines, College of Health & Human Services
Patrick Koehn, College of Arts & Sciences
Eric Owen, Co-Chair, Halle Library
Maria Sipos, College of Technology
Mary Vielhaber, College of Business
Donald Ritzenhein, Alternate, College of Arts & Sciences
Marilyn Wedenoja, Alternate, College of Health & Human Services
Margrit Zinggeler, Alternate, College of Arts & Sciences

AAUP Representative
Rita Bullard, Halle Library

Ex-Officio Member
John Donegan, Physical Plant
Carl Powell, Information Technology

Revised: 10/12/2012

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