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Faculty Senate Membership
The voting members of the Faculty Senate will be made up of a number of Unit Senators and four At-Large Senators. No individual may serve as more than one type of Senator at a given time. The President of the University and the Provost will be non-voting ex-officio members of the Faculty Senate and shall report to the Senate at each regularly scheduled meeting.
Regular Faculty Senate meetings are generally held once each month on the third Wednesday of the month from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the months of September through May.
Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations
2025-2026
| Name | Exec. Cmte | Term | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruinekool, Matt | President | 2025-2026 | SOE |
| Kruse, Jerrid | Past President | 2025-2026 | SOE |
| Name | Exec. Cmte |
Term | At-Large or Division | Unit |
| Bibens, Hope | X | 2024-2026 | Bright (Cowles) | |
| Buising, Charisse | 2025-2027 | Natural Science | A&S | |
| Courard-Hauri, David | 2024-2026 | Natural Sciences | A&S | |
| Degner, Erin | 2025-2027 | Fine Arts | A&S | |
| Ergüner-Tekinalp, Bengü | X | 2025-2027 | SOE | |
| Frank, Sally | X | 2025-2026 | Law | |
| Glover-Konfrst, Jennifer | 2024-2026 | SJMC | ||
| Gnacinski, Stacy | X | 2025-2027 | CPHS | |
| Henkel, Christoph | 2025-2027 | Law | ||
| Hurdelbrink, Jon | 2025-2027 | CPHS | ||
| Karnicky, Jeff | 2024-2026 | Humanities | A&S | |
| Land, Tonia | 2025-2026 | SOE | ||
| Lengel, Greg | 2025-2027 | Natural Sciences/President Elect | A&S | |
| McCoy, Amy | 2025-2027 | SJMC | ||
| Meyer, Brad | 2025-2027 | Zimpleman | ||
| Muselman, Claire | X | 2024-2026 | At-Large | Zimpleman/SOE |
| Newman, Nate | 2024-2026 | At-Large | CPHS | |
| Njoroge, Joyce | 2025-2027 | Zimpleman | ||
| Patton-Imani, Sandi | 2025-2027 | Social Sciences | A&S | |
| Rogers, Sean | 2024-2026 | CPHS | ||
| Schmidt, Bart | 2025-2027 | Cowles | ||
| Sidon, Ashley | 2024-2026 | Fine Arts | A&S | |
| Solsma, Lori | 2024-2026 | Zimpleman | ||
| Spaulding-Kruse, Carol | 2025-2027 | Humanities | A&S | |
| Stoldt, Ryan | X | 2024-2026 | At-Large | SJMC |
| Tirumala, Lakshmi | 2025-2027 | Bright (A&S) | ||
| Trentini, Daria | 2024-2026 | Social Sciences | A&S | |
| Valdovinos, Maria | X | 2024-2026 | At-Large | A&S |
| Welch, Andrew | X | 2024-2026 | Cowles |
| Name | Role | Term | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Lilly | Secretary | 2025-2028 | SOE |
| Jenny Tran-Johnson | Parliamentarian | 2025-2026 | Registrar |
Upcoming Meetings 
Note: Regular Faculty Senate meetings will be held via Zoom for academic year 2025 – 2026.
Meeting passcode will be provided with the agenda for each meeting.
