Shared governance and such
- Case Western Reserve Faculty Senate
- Chair, 2006-
- Member, 2001-2003, 2004-
- Member of
University of Maryland Senate (1991-1997), member Executive
Committee, member and Chair of Campus Affairs Committee
- Campus parking, especially fees
- Governance of athletics
- Capital planning review
- Staff pay issues
- Drug and alcohol policies for faculty
- Faculty member,
University of Maryland Campus Honor Board (1993-1998)
- Enforces student code of academic integrity
- Editorial board, Faculty Voice
(1988-1998)
- Independent faculty newspaper
- Member: University
System of Maryland Telecommunications Council (1993-1996)
- Academic computer networking policies
- Member:
Council of University System Faculty (CUSF) of University System of
Maryland (1992-1998), Chair (1996-1997)
- As Chair, strong interaction with Board of Regents and
Chancellor
- Formulation of official document on shared governance
- Regents' awards for System faculty
- Initiated continuing conversations between Regents and CUSF members
- Tuition remission for faculty and staff
- Drug and alcohol policies
- Reorganization of programs in light of budget cuts
- Worked with System Legislative Liason to influence State
Legislature
- Distance education
- Accountability indicators
- Workload reports
- Early retirement
- Member:
Faculty
Advisory Council (FAC) of
Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) (1996-1998), Chair (1997-1998)
- As Chair, strong interaction with Commission and Secretary of
Higher Education
- Initiated continuing conversations between Regents and FAC members
- State master plan for higher education (presented testimony)
- Academic admission requirements
- Computer privacy for faculty: policy and law
- Application by the University of Phoenix to operate in Maryland
(presented testimony and appeared on television)
Other service to the University
- Member, Presidental search commmittee, 2006-
- President's Advisory Committee on Promotions (Case)
- Member, College of Arts and Sciences Library Advisory Committee, 2001-
- Faculty director, Service learning project, CWRU, 2003-
- Departmental reviews (Mathematics and other departments)
- Administrative search committees
- Chair of Computer Science Department (chair of committee) (Maryland)
- Vice-President for Information Technology (Case)
Other service to the State and public
- Howard County Mathematics Advisory Committee (to public school system),
1988-1993, chair, 1991-1993.
- Statewide K-16 policy.
- High-school to college bridge goals in mathematics (cochair of
committee), 1996-1998.
Expert witness
- Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County, OH, 2003
- Medicare administrative proceedings, Cleveland, OH, 1999
Developer and director:
Maryland Early Mathematics Placement Test
(MARY/EMPT), 1986-1998
MARY/EMPT: a program of the 2- and
4-year private and public colleges of the State of Maryland, funded by the
Maryland Higher Education
Commission (MHEC) to inform high-school
students of their progress towards college-level mathematics. The
program offers to juniors and other students, through their schools, a
practice mathematics placement test, by which individual feedback is
given to the students. During 1994-98, about to 50,000 students in over 100
schools in the State of Maryland participated. This program and its director
have been awarded:
- National Science Foundation Certificate for Local Outreach
(1993),
- University of Maryland Presidental Award for Outstanding Service to
Schools (1993),
- Maryland Association for Higher Education Award for
Distinguished Program (1997).
