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Faculty Senate

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
  Ivy, Diana              Speaker  College of A&H Term ends 5/06
  Bickley, Sally Library; Academic Affairs Committee Term ends 5/06
  Buck, Gregory College of S&T; Faculty Affairs Committee Term ends 5/05
  Canales, JoAnn College of Ed; Budget Committee Term ends 5/05
  Causgrove, Tim College of S&T; Awards/Bylaws/ Election Committee, Committee on Committees Term ends 5/06
  Carroll, Pat College of A&H; Awards/Bylaws/Election Committee Term ends 5/06
  Cook, Linda College of N&HS; Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee Term ends 5/05
  de Magalhaes, Roberto College of Bus; Academic Affairs Committee; Committee on Committees Term ends 5/05
  Friday, Swint         Deputy Speaker       College of Bus; Budget Committee, Awards/Bylaws/ Election Committee Term ends 5/06
  Garcia, Mario College of S&T; Budget Committee Term ends 5/06
  Harper, Sandra      (ex-officio) Provost and VP-Academic Affairs  
  Hill, Denise College of Ed-Academic Affairs Committee Term ends 5/06
  Layman, Eve College of N&HS; Budget Committee Term ends 5/06
  Ledbetter, Carol College of N&HS; Academic Affairs Committee, Committee on Committees Term ends 5/05
  Melrose, Don College of Ed; Chair, Awards/Bylaws/ Election Committee Term ends 5/06
  Morvant, Mark College of S&T; Chair, Academic Affairs Committee Term ends 5/05
  Purdy, Ross College of A&H; Budget Committee Term ends 5/05
  Shepperd, Richard College of Ed; Faculty Affairs Committee, Committee on Committees Term ends 5/05
  Sutton, Sarah Library; Faculty Affairs Committee Term ends 5/05
  Waheeduzzaman, A.N.M. College of Bus; Faculty Affairs Committee Term ends 5/06
  Winston, Kathy      (ex-officio) Assistant to the Provost  
  Wooster, Robert College of A&H; Academic Affairs Committee, Committee on Committees Term ends 5/05
  Yellen, Elaine College of N&HS; Awards/Bylaws/Election Committee Term ends 5/06
  Zebda, Awni College of Bus; Chair, Budget Committee Term ends 5/05


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