Faculty Senate

UNC Asheville Faculty Senate

Meetings
Faculty Senate Members
Important Links

Fall 2026 Meetings

September 3
October 1
November 5
December 3

Spring 2027 meetings

January 28
February 25
March 25
April 22

The Faculty Senate meets at 3:15 p.m. in the Sherrill Center, Mountain View Room. If you have questions, contact Kelly Biers, facultysenate@unca.edu

The Academic Affairs Events Calendar contains all Faculty Senate, APC, IDC, and FWDC meeting schedules.

2026-27 Faculty Senate

Faculty Handbook, Senate Constitution, and Standing Rules

Faculty Senate Standing Committees Faculty Awards and Endowments

Faculty Senate Members

Kelly Biers, Ph.D.

Department Chair and Associate Professor of French , Faculty Senate Chair

Office: 233 Whitesides Hall
Phone: 232-2440
Email: kbiers@unca.edu

Laura Meadows, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Faculty Senate APC Chair

Office: 303 Karpen Hall
Phone: 251-6615
Email: meadows@unca.edu

Carolina Perez

Assistant Professor of Music, Faculty Senate IDC Chair

Office: 027 Lipinsky Hall
Phone: (828) 251-6456
Email: cperez4@unca.edu

Philip Shivokevich

Lecturer, Faculty Senate FWDC Chair

Phone: 232-5194
Email: pshivoke@unca.edu

Louise Deroualle

Lecturer of Art - Ceramics Concentration

Office: Owen Hall
Email: lderoual@unca.edu

Camila Filgueiras, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology

Office: 310 Zeis Hall
Email: camila@unca.edu

Lorrie Lowenfield Jayne, Ph.D.

Lecturer of Spanish & Portuguese

Office: 231 Whitesides Hall
Phone: 251-6274
Email: ljayne@unca.edu

Fabrice Julien, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A.

Assistant Professor of Health and Wellness

Office: 463 Sherrill Center
Phone: 250-2396
Email: fjulien@unca.edu

Casey King

Lecturer of Environmental Science, Director of Sustainability

Office: 006 Karpen Hall
Phone: (828) 350-4556
Email: cking10@unca.edu

Peter Kusek

Lecturer of New Media

Office: 307 Owen Hall
Phone: (828) 350-4569
Email: pkusek@unca.edu

Sophie Mills, Ph.D.

Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies

Office: 122 Whitesides Hall
Email: smills@unca.edu

Giovanny Pleites-Hernandez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Humanities 414 Coordinator

Office: 204 Zageir Hall
Phone: 251-6634
Email: gpleites@unca.edu

Farzana Rashid, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Office: Rhoades Robinson 224
Phone: 250-3918
Email: frashid@unca.edu

Michael Sarris

Lecturer of Computer Science

Office: 218 Rhoades/Robinson Hall
Email: msarris@unca.edu

Rob Shrode, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Office: 221 Zageir Hall
Phone: 825-6816
Email: rshrode@unca.edu

Lucian Undreiu, Ph.D.

Lecturer of Physics

Email: lundreiu@unca.edu

Ramin Vandaie, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Business - Strategy

Office: 116 Delany Hall
Phone: 251-6846
Email: rvandaie@unca.edu