Council of Chairs
The Council of Chairs consists of all Department Chairs and School Directors. The Council serves as a forum for Chairs and Directors to discuss issues and concerns that affect them, their departments/schools, faculty and students. In addition, the Council utilizes its collective wisdom and experience to inform policy-making at various levels at UNF.
The University of North Florida Chair’s Manual, drafted by the Council of Chairs and accessed by clicking on the links below, is intended to provide a quick resource and reference guide for new and returning department chairs. The manual does not represent official university policy, but refers to policies throughout the text.
Chair's Manual 2011
Chair's Manual Appendix
Members, 2016-17
Chair: James Garner, Physics
Brooks College of Health:
Dr. Li Loriz, Director, School of Nursing
Dr. Judy Rodriguez: Chair, Nutrition and Dietetics
Dr. Jeffrey Harrison: Chair, Public Health
Dr. Joel Beam: Chair, Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences
Coggin College of Business:
Dr. David Jaeger: Chair, Dept. of Accounting & Finance
Dr. Albert Loh: Chair, Dept. of Economics and Geography
Dr. Paul Fadil: Chair, Dept. of Management
Dr. Reham Eltantawy: Chair, Dept. of Marketing and Logistics
College of Arts & Sciences:
Dr. Debra Murphy: Chair, Department of Art and Design
Dr. Cliff Ross: Chair, Department of Biology
Dr. Radha Pyati: Chair, Dept. of Chemistry
Dr. John Parmelee: Chair, Dept. of Communication
Dr. David Forde: Chair, Dept. of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Dr. Brian Striar: Chair, Dept. of English
Dr. Charles Closmann: Chair, Dept. of History
Dr. Scott H. Hochwald: Chair, Dept of Mathematics & Statistics
Dr. Randy Tinnin: Director, School of Music
Dr. Mitchell Haney: Chair, Dept. of Philosophy & Religious Studies
Dr. James Garner: Chair, Dept. of Physics (on leave fall 2016)
Dr. Lev Gasparov: Interim Chair, Dept. of Physics (fall 2016)
Dr. Matthew Corrigan, Chair, Dept. of Political Science and Public Administration
Dr. Lori Lange: Chair, Dept. of Psychology
Dr. Robert (Buzz) Thunen: Chair, Dept of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Dr. Patricia Geesey: Chair, Dept. of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
College of Education & Human Services:
Dr. Paul Parkison: Chair, Dept. of Childhood Education, Literacy, and TESOL
Dr. Jeffrey Cornett: Chair, Dept. of Foundations and Secondary Education
Dr. Chris Janson: Chair, Department of Leadership, School Counseling, and Sport Management
Dr. Janice Seabrooks-Blackmore: Interim Chair, Dept. of Exceptional, Deaf, and Interpreter Education
College of Computing, Engineering and Construction:
Dr. Sherif Elfayoumy: Director, School of Computing
Dr. Maged Malek: Chair, Dept of Construction Management
Dr. Murat Tiryakioglu: Director, School of Engineering
Scheduled Meetings
2016-17 Schedule:
Third Monday/Month (except October 24, 2016)
Location: President’s Conference Room
