Academic Year 2026-2027

This committee shall deal with such areas as the encouragement of research and scholarly activity, procedures for the review and monitoring of university research activities, and related areas of faculty development such as cultural activities and scholarly exchanges.

Meeting Schedule:

All Research Production & Performance Committee meetings will take place on Mondays at 4-5 p.m, via Zoom, unless noted otherwise below.

  • September 14, 2026 (Monday) at 4 p.m. via Zoom
  • October 14, 2025 (Wednesday) at 4 p.m. via Zoom
  • November 9, 2026 (Monday) at 4 p.m. via Zoom
  • December 14, 2026 (Monday) at 4 p.m. via Zoom
  • February 8, 2027 (Monday) at 4 p.m. via Zoom
  • March 15, 2027 (Monday) at 4 p.m. via Zoom
  • April 12, 2027 (Monday) at 4 p.m. via Zoom

Items to be placed on the meeting agenda are to be emailed to: faculty_senate@uml.edu by Noon Monday the week before the meeting. If the Monday deadline falls on a holiday, please submit by the Friday before that.

Committee Membership

Manning School of Business

  • Elizabeth Altman, Management

Francis College of Engineering

  • Pradeep Kurup, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Margaret Sobkowicz Kline, Plastics Engineering

Fine Arts Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Arie Perliger, Criminal Justice*
  • Kirsten Swenson, Art and Design

Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences

  • Rudy Valentine, Physical Therapy and Kinesiology

Kennedy College of Sciences

  • Kwok-Fan Chow, Chemistry
  • To be determined (TBD).

Faculty Senate President (ex officio)

  • Kevin Petersen, English

Faculty Senate Vice-President (ex officio)

  • Karoline Evans, Management

Representative of the Administration (non-voting)

  • Partha Chowdhury, Head of Graduate School

*Denotes Committee Chair.