| Name | Affiliation | Affiliation | Term Expires (July) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westenberg, Dave | Biological Sciences | FS Past President | 2026 |
| Runnion, Paul | Mathematics and Statistics | FS President | 2026 |
| Schlegel, Joshua | Nuclear Energy and Radiation Science | FS President-Elect | 2026 |
| Gosnell, Michael | Computer Science | FS Parliamentarian | 2026 |
| Council of Graduate Students | Students (Council of Graduate Students) | 2026 | |
| Student Council | Students (Student Council) | 2026 | |
| Jiang, Lijun | Elec. & Comp. Eng. | Academic Freedom & Standards Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
| Lea, Bih-Ru | Business & Information Technology | Budgetary Affairs Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
| Chua, Cecil | Business & Information Technology | Curricula Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
| Zawodniok, Maciej | Elec. & Comp. Eng. | Facilities Planning Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
| Northcut, Kathy | English and Technical Communications | Personnel Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
| Porcel, Jorge | Arts, Languages & Philosophy | Student Affairs Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
| Nath, Manashi | Chemistry | Tenure Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members
| Name | Affiliation | Affiliation | Term Expires (July) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erickson, Kelvin | Elec. & Comp. Eng. | Administrative Review Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
| Schramm, Jeff | History & Political Science | Effective Teaching (CET) (Chair) | 2026 |
| Myers, John | Civil, Arch & Environ Eng | Honorary Degrees Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
| McManus, John | Civil, Arch & Environ Eng | Intellectual Prop. & Tech Transfer Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
| Stutts, Dan | Mechanical and Aerospace Eng | ITCC Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
| Bruening, Mike | History & Political Science | Lib/Learn Resources (Chair) | 2026 |
| Behrendt, Andrew | History & Political Science | Public Occasions Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
| Belfi, Amy | Psychological Science | SAFA Committee (Chair) | 2026 |
Committee Bylaws
(1) This committee oversees the application of these Bylaws, any Rules and Regulations of bodies established by them, and the process of Bylaw amendment as described elsewhere in these Bylaws. It may investigate and make recommendations on procedure to the Faculty Senate.
(2) The committee is responsible for the conduct and supervision of Faculty Senate, General Faculty, and Graduate Faculty elections. It shall receive nominations from the faculty for elections, adding, but not deleting, names as necessary to provide candidates for all offices and committees and shall obtain the consent of all nominees. The committee shall also be responsible for submitting slates of candidates nominated for serving on the standing committees for Faculty Senate elections, appropriately distributed among the disciplines. In the event that nominations for committees from departments are fewer than the number of positions to be filled, RP&A may add additional departmental nominees to fill the positions which would otherwise become vacant.
(3) It is the responsibility of this committee to prepare the agenda for Faculty Senate meetings and to assist the Secretary of the General Faculty in the preparation of the agenda for General Faculty meetings.
(4) The voting members of the committee consist of the Past President, the President, President-Elect, Secretary, and Parliamentarian of the Faculty Senate; one graduate student selected by the Council of Graduate Students; one student selected by the Student Council; and the chairs of the following standing committees: Academic Freedom and Standards, Budgetary Affairs, Curricula, Facilities Planning, Personnel, Student Affairs, and Tenure Policy. Other Faculty Standing Committee chairs are ex-officio non-voting members.
(5) The Past President officer of the Faculty Senate is the chairperson of RP&A. If the Past President is unable to serve, the Faculty Senate will elect a chairperson.
Submit Referrals
Faculty may submit requests to the Committee to address topics that arise and fall under their purview. You may submit any such requests, or any relevant information, to the committee using the link below.