Jane Devick-Fry leads the University of Houston-Victoria Faculty Senate, a group that represents faculty members at the university.

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University of Houston-Victoria faculty member Jane Devick-Fry has a busy time ahead of her leading the 2010-11 UHV Faculty Senate.

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�I am looking forward to a positive, productive year from the Senate as the university has moved into downward expansion,� said Devick-Fry, an associate professor in literacy studies for the School of Education & Human Development.

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She also is serving on the UHV presidential search committee.

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The New Jersey native moved to South Florida for her college education. She earned her doctorate in curriculum and instruction. Devick-Fry began teaching at UHV in the late 1990s and has been a mainstay on the School of Education & Human Development faculty. She said her work on the Faculty Senate helps promote shared governance with the administration to create and uphold academic policies and procedures.

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�The Faculty Senate is an elected body that listens to the collective voice of faculty members and provides a forum for discussion about academic and curricular matters, and others associated with the institution,� Devick-Fry said.

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Faculty member Cindy Schnebly, the 2009-10 Faculty Senate president, will continue to serve as past president.

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Other members of the Senate are as follows:

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Executive Committee

• Ron Sardessai � vice president
• Charlie Alcorn � secretary
• Denise Neill � School of Nursing representative

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Senators

• Jere Hammer � School of Nursing
• DeMonica Junious � School of Nursing
• Vivian Nowazek � School of Nursing
• Keith Akins � School of Arts & Sciences
• Uppinder Mehan � School of Arts & Sciences
• Yun Wan � School of Arts & Sciences
• Barba Patton � School of Education & Human Development
• Diane Prince � School of Education & Human Development
• Amy Barnhill � School of Education & Human Development
• Joseph Ben-Ur � School of Business Administration
• Ziad Swaidan � School of Business Administration
• Ron Salazar � School of Business Administration

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�I am honored to lead the UHV Faculty Senate,� Devick-Fry said. �This is an innovative faculty that is one of the finest in the nation.�

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Suzanne LaBrecque, provost and vice president for academic affairs, said the university needs good faculty leadership during this time of growth and transition.

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�With significant enrollment increases at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and many new faculty, this semester marks an exciting time of change, growth and development for UHV,� she said. �I am looking forward to working with the Faculty Senate as the university moves to its next level of excellence.�

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