Faculty Senate

Officers

• President: Peter Siska
• Vice President: Vacant
• Secretary: Alex Mikaberidze
• Parliamentarian: Nasr Bhnas
• Executive Committee Member-at-large 1: Felice Williams
• Executive Committee Member-at-large-2: Vacant

Members of the Senate

• Cooper Rosie
• Dunnavent Blake
• Gao Xiang
• Leeds Celeste
• Lusk Mary Margaret
• Noor Syed
• Pollock Matthew
• Smith Marie
• Stephan Patterson
• Subhajit Chakrabarty

Senate Constitution Notes

1. The Senate shall represent the Faculty Council in all matters and shall be deemed to voice the policies, opinions, and sentiments of the Faculty Council on any matter within its jurisdiction.
2. Members of the Faculty Senate shall be elected by their respective School faculties on the basis of one senator elected to the Faculty Senate for every nine full-time faculty members in that School and one senator from the Library.
3. The allocation of the number of representatives from each School shall be determined by a faculty head count to be taken on March 1 of each academic year.
4. Members of the Faculty Senate will be limited to no more than two consecutive terms (six years) of continuous service.
5. The Executive Committee may declare a seat vacant in the event of three undeclared absences per academic year.
6. The procedures for nomination and election of members of the Faculty Senate shall be administered by the Faculty Senate Policy and Personnel Committee.
7. The election of members of the Faculty Senate shall be conducted during the months of March or April in each year.
8. The election of members of the Faculty Senate will be scheduled for April with the elected Senators taking office at the beginning of the following Fall Semester.
9. The Senate President, Vice-President, Secretary, Parliamentarian, and two other members of the Executive Committee of the Senate for an academic year will be elected in a meeting of the Senate in April; preceding the semester that they are to take office.