Mission Statement
The mission of the Faculty Senate of Odessa College is to facilitate and to improve the lines of communication between faculty and administration regarding academic and professional affairs. Its objectives are:
- to provide a means to improve the communication between and within the various departments with respect to academic and professional matters;
- to enhance the role of the faculty in educational and professional decision making and policy making
- to provide the teaching faculty with the opportunity to register its voice in the development of academic and professional policy; and
- to provide a means to measure and to consider the problems and suggestions of the faculty relative to academic and professional matters.
Officers
Billy Spruill – Faculty Senate President bspruill@odessa.edu
Daniel Sorensen – Faculty Senate Vice President dsorensen@odessa.edu
Dr. Laura Holder – Faculty Senate Secretary lholder@odessa.edu
Senators and constituencies
Miki Mitchell ADN, LVN, Nursing programs mmitchell@odessa.edu
Courtnay Pope Business Professions & Child Development cpope@odessa.edu
Open Seat - Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, & Culinary Arts senate@odessa.edu
Dr. Mikala Reznik-Spruill Health Sciences, Surgical Tech, EMS, Rad. Tech, Physical Therapy Assistant, & Kinesiology mreznik@odessa.edu
Daniel Sorensen Computer Info Systems, Agriculture, Art, & Photography dsorensen@odessa.edu
Eng H. Sin Math & Engineering esin@odessa.edu
Open Seat Auto, Diesel, Energy & Tech Department, OSET, Precision Manufacturing, & Welding senate@odessa.edu
Gayle Bizzell Music, Communications, INRW/Reading, & Drama lbizzell@odessa.edu
Dr. Zhengdao Wu Biology, Chemistry, Geology, & Physics zwu@odessa.edu
Naomi Chapman Behavioral & Social Sciences nchapman@odessa.edu
Dr. Laura Holder Communication, Languages, & Humanities lholder@odessa.edu