Composition of the Faculty Senate
As laid out in the Faculty Handbook, Section VI.B.3 (Structure.) Last revisions approved by the Board of Trustees on April 29, 2025.The School of Arts, Humanities, and Culture; the School of Business and Economics; the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology; and the School of Social Sciences and Social Policy each elects three members. One member is elected by the emeritae/emeriti faculty from their ranks, one is elected by those faculty who cannot vote in faculty meetings, and five are elected at large.
To be eligible for election, a candidate must be a member of the faculty within the tenure structure or on a multi-year contract and have been a member of the faculty for at least one year before election, if tenured, or for at least two years, if non-tenured. All emeritae/emeriti faculty members are eligible to run for the emeritae/emeriti seat.
Senate Council
As laid out in the Faculty Handbook, Section VI.B.3 (Structure.) Last revisions approved by the Board of Trustees on April 29, 2025.
The Council of the Faculty Senate consists of the chair of the Faculty Senate, who also chairs the Council, and three other members of the Senate. Members of the Council are elected for one-year terms. No more than two Senators from a single Academic School may serve on the Senate Council. The emerita/emeritus Senator is not eligible to serve on the Senate Council.