Faculty Senate Members

2025-2026

Jake Butera, Faculty Senate Chair

Department of Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Faculty Senate Chair, Chair of Executive Committee (EC)

 

 

Brian Felix, First Vice Chair

Department of Music, Chair of Institutional Development Committee (IDC)
University Planning Committee, Executive Committee (EC)

 

 

Fabrice Julien, Second Vice Chair

Department of Health and Wellness
Chair of Academic Policies Committee (APC), Executive Committee (EC)

 

 

Rob Shrode, Third Vice Chair

Department of Political Science
Chair of Faculty Welfare and Development Committee (FWDC), Executive Committee (EC)

 

 

Kelly Biers

Department of Languages and Literatures
Faculty Welfare and Development Committee (FWDC)

 

Kirk Boyle

Department of English
Institutional Development Committee (IDC),

Suzanne Dittenber

Department of Art
Institutional Development Committee (IDC),

Peter Kusek

Department of New Media
Institutional Development Committee (IDC)

 

Melissa Mahoney

Department of Economics
Faculty Welfare and Development Committee (FWDC)

Laura Meadows

Department of Mass Communication
Academic Policies Committee (APC)

 

Ted Meigs

Department of Biology
Academic Policies Committee (APC)

 

Sophie Mills

Department of Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Academic Policies Committee (APC)
 

 

 

Caroline Perez

Department of Music
Institutional Development Committee (IDC)

 

Giovanny Pleites-Hernandez

Department of Political Science
Academic Policies Committee (APC)

Farzana Rashid

Department of Computer Science
Faculty Welfare and Development Committee (FWDC)

 

 

Michael Sarris

Department of Computer Science
Faculty Welfare and Development Committee (FWDC)

 

 

Philip Shivokevich

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Academic Policies Committee (APC)

Lucian Undreiu

Department of Physics
Faculty Welfare and Development Committee (FWDC)

Yvonne Villanueva-Russell

Ex-officio
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs