Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate serves as a coordinating body for policy discussions and proposals of interest to the faculty.
Number of Members: One elected representative from each School, eight elected at-large Senators (one of whom is a full-time faculty member in a graduate program), and two contingent faculty representatives. The president is elected for a two-year term by the Assembly. See Faculty Manual for qualifications and other details.
Selection and Terms: Election to staggered two-year terms.
High Activity Times: Monthly meetings during academic year.
Meeting Minutes Archive (Box).
Faculty Senate President: Jason Callahan 2026
Membership:
| School Reps | ||
| AHMX– | Alex Robinson | 2026– |
| BSS | Kerrie Taylor Rouse | 2025 |
| NSCI | Eamonn Healy | 2025 |
| MSB | Kate Lopez | 2025 |
| HS | Jesica Naiman | 2026 |
| School Alternates | ||
| AHMX | Drew Loewe | 2025 |
| BSS | Carsten Andresen | 2025 |
| NSCI | Dustin Joubert | 2025 |
| MSB | Fatemah Firouzi | 2025 |
| HS | Yu (Emma) Zhong | 2026 |
| Contingent Faculty Reps and Alternates | ||
| Jeffrey Downs— |
2025 | |
| Dynetta Clark | 2025 | |
| Alternates: Cary Einberger & Jen Alvarez Dickinson | 2025 | |
| At Large Faculty Reps and Alternates | ||
| At. Lg— | Trish Baynham | 2025— |
| At. Lg | Carol Gee | 2026 |
| At. Lg | Teri Varner | 2026 |
| At. Lg | Mary Brantl | 2025 |
| At. Lg | Sheila Gordon | 2025 |
| At. Lg | Kristy Ballard | 2026 |
| At. Lg | Jessenia Garcia | 2025 |
| At. Lg | Michael Disch | 2026 |
| At Large Graduate Faculty Rep | ||
| Quinn Smelser | 2026 | |
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At Large Alternates |
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| Omid Jadidi | 2026 | |
| Cayenne Schpall | 2025 | |