Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate is the elected representative body of the Faculty, consisting of representatives from the four colleges of the university and the library; Senators are the voice of the Faculty. The Faculty Senate serves as a recognized channel of communication between the Faculty and the Administration. The role of the Faculty Senate is to facilitate effective participation by the Faculty in the academic affairs of the University.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Dr. Alex Beringer

President

Dr. Andrea Eckelman

Past President

Mr. Marcus Lane

President-Elect

Dr. Kate Hayden

Secretary

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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes (2025-2026)

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Faculty Senate Roster

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Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences	FS Reps: 3
Dr. Lee Bare	F26-28
Dr. Kathryn Tucker	F25-27
Dr. Deb Lowry	F25-27
Department of Biology, Chemistry, & Mathematics	FS Reps: 3
Dr. Md Mahfuzer Rahman	F26-28
Dr. George Lytle	F26-28
Dr. Jennifer Estes	F25-27
Department of English & World Languages	FS Reps: 3
Dr. Eric Vaccarella	F25-27
Dr. Alex Beringer	F24-27
Dr. Ashley Wurzbacher	F25-27
College of Business (COB)	FS Reps: 3
Dr. Jun Wan	F25-27
Dr. Gary Johnson	F25-27
Ms. Staci Kolb	F25-27
College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)
Department of Consumer & Human Sciences	FS Reps: 2
Dr. Joelle Smith	F26-28
Dr. Connie Couch	F25-F27
Department of Teaching, Leadership, & Technology	FS Reps: 2
Dr. April Jones	F26-28
Dr. Amy Samuels	F26-28
College of Fine Arts (CoFA)
Department of Art	FS Reps: 2
Mr. Collin Williams	F25-27
Department of Communication	FS Reps: 2
Dr. Jeff Walker	F25-27
Dr. Sherry Ford	F25-27
Department of Music	FS Reps: 2
Dr. Laurie Middaugh	F26-28
Dr. Melanie Williams	F25-27
Department of Theatre	FS Reps: 2
Mr. Marcus Lane	F25-27
Ms. Jen Lane	F26-28
Carmichael Library	FS Reps: 1
Ms. Kayla Johnson	F25-27
Department of Social Work and Speech Pathology	FS Reps: 2
Dr. Alice Henton	F26-28
Dr. Meredith Tetloff	F25-27
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences	FS Reps:2
Senator	FS Term
Dr. Robert Herron	F26-28
Dr. Charman Harper	F25-27