Committees and Councils

Purpose or Function: The Faculty Senate is an elected body of faculty members and librarians. As an advising and recommending body, the Faculty Senate reports to the President or the President's designee. The Senate is the faculty's body for University-wide participation in the governance of the institution.

Membership: The Senate is composed of four Senators from each college and two Senators from the Library. Senators are elected for two-year staggered terms, with no Senator serving more than two successive terms. Qualifications are explained in the Faculty Senate Constitution.The Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Assistant to the Provost are ex-officio, non-voting members of the Senate.

Presiding Officer: Faculty Senate Speaker (elected annually by the membership)

Faculty Senate committees include: Executive Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Faculty Affairs Committee, Committee on Committees, Awards/Bylaws/Election Committee, and Budget Analysis Committee.

Name	Reason for Membership; Senate Committee Assignments	Term, if applicable
Lucero, Margaret          Speaker	College of Business; Executive Committee	Term ends 5/10
Talley, Sharon  Deputy Speaker	College of LA; Executive Committee	Term ends 5/09
Anderson, Jennifer	Library; Executive Committee; Chair, Awards/Bylaws/Election Committee	Term ends 5/09
Bantell, Mary	College of N&HS; Executive Committee; Chair, Budget Committee	Term ends 5/10
Benibo, Bilaye	College of LA; Awards/Bylaws/Elections Committee	Term ends 5/10
Byus, Kent	College of Bus; Committee on Committees	Term ends 5/09
Cammarata, Kirk	College of S&T; Budget Committee	Term ends 5/09
Changchit, Chuleeporn	College of Bus; Academic Affairs Committee	Term ends 5/09
Griffith, Bryant	College of Ed; Academic Affairs Committee	Term ends 5/09
Hartlaub, Mark	College of LA; Executive Committee; Chair, Academic Affairs Committee	Term ends 5/09
Katz, Louis	College of Liberal Arts; Budget Committee	Term ends 5/10
Loveland, Karen	College of Bus; Senate Secretary; Executive Committee; Budget Committee	Term ends 5/10
MacDonald, Ian	College of S&T; Faculty Affairs Committee;	Term ends 5/09
Mahdy, Ahmed	College of S&T; Awards/Bylaws/Elections Committee	Term ends 5/10
Moody, Michael	College of Ed; Awards/Bylaws/Elections Committee	Term ends 5/10
Mortimer, Mary Kay	College of N&HS; Faculty Affairs Committee	Term ends 5/09
Moury, David	College of S&T; Executive Committee; Committee on Committees	Term ends 5/10
Oliver, Marvarene	College of Ed; Executive Committee; Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee	Term ends 5/09
Paciotti, Karen	College of Ed; Budget Committee	Term ends 5/10
Pfeifer, Mark	Bell Library; Faculty Affairs Committee	Term ends 5/10
Rogers, Nancy	College of N&HS; Executive Committee; Chair, Committee on Committees	Term ends 5/09
Sefcik, Elizabeth	College of N&HS; Academic Affairs Committee	Term ends 5/10
Babbili, Anantha	Provost and VP for Academic Affairs – ex-officio
	Assistant to the Provost – ex-officio