Senate Council
View the Senate Council duties in the Standing Rules of the Faculty Senate governance documents.
Meeting Dates:
| Curriculum Proposals Due | Council Reports Due | Senate Council, Curriculum Report Publication | Plenary & Standing Committee Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | *May 27, 2025 | June 24, 2025 |
| August 14, 2025 | August 12, 2025 | August 26, 2025 | September 9, 2025 |
| September 18, 2025 | September 16, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | October 14, 2025 |
| October 23, 2025 | October 21, 2025 | November 4, 2025 | November 18, 2025 |
| December 18, 2025 | December 16, 2025 | January 6, 2026 | January 20, 2026 REMOTE ONLY Plenary and Committees |
| January 29, 2026 | January 27, 2026 | February 10, 2026 | February 24, 2026 REMOTE ONLY Plenary and Committees |
| March 5, 2026 | March 3, 2026 | March 17, 2026 | March 31, 2026 |
| April 2, 2026 | April 3, 2026 | April 14, 2026 | April 28, 2026 |
| May 9, 2026 | May 12, 2026 | *May 26, 2026 | *June 23, 2026 |
Membership:
| Unit Name | Full Name | Email Address | Membership Type | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Altoona | Adu, Kofi W | cxa269@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| ADMIN | Bendapudi, Neeli | nmb6092@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | Non-Voting Guest |
| ADMIN | Bieschke, Kathleen | kxb11@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | Non-Voting Guest |
| ADMIN | Chatters, SeriaShia | sjc25@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | Non-Voting Guest |
| Penn State Abington | Chewning, Lisa Volk | lvc3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| Smeal College of Business | Cornaggia, Jess | jnc29@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| College of Health and Human Development | Duffey, Michele Lee | mlp127@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Officer - Secretary VOTING member |
| Resource | Eckley, Erin Lynn | ele2@psu.edu | Resource | Staff Support Non-Voting |
| Penn State Lehigh Valley | Egolf, Roger | rae4@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Senate Historian Non-Voting Guest |
| ADMIN | Engel, Renata | rse1@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | Non-Voting Guest |
| Expert Guest | Fegert, Elizabeth Jane | ejh5029@psu.edu | Expert Guest | USAC Chair Non-Voting Guest |
| College of Agricultural Sciences | Glenna, Leland | llg13@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| College of Agricultural Sciences | Grozinger, Christina | cmg25@psu.edu | FAC member | FAC member Non-Voting member |
| Small Unit Representative | Hughes, Janet | jah19@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| ADMIN | Langkilde, Tracy | tll30@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | VOTING member |
| Penn State Hazleton | Marko, Frantisek | fxm13@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Officer - Chair-Elect VOTING member |
| College of Education | McCloskey, Andrea | avm1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| ADMIN | Melvin, Matt | mam9398@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | Non-Voting Guest |
| Eberly College of Science | Nousek, John Andrew | jan2@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| Penn State Fayette | Palma Anda, Julio L | jlp602@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | FAC Member Non-Voting member |
| Expert Guest | Pauley, Laura | llp1@psu.edu | Expert Guest | Executive Director, Faculty Senate Office Non-Voting |
| ADMIN | Pollack, Karen | kiw1@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | Non-Voting Guest |
| University College Representative | Pueschel, Kristen | klp65@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| Penn State Harrisburg | Rhen, Linda O | lxr29@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Robinson, Brandi J. | bjn151@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| ADMIN | Rowland, Nicholas James | njr12@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | Academic Trustee Non-Voting member |
| College of the Liberal Arts | Schrauf, Robert William | rws23@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| Student Senator Representative | Schrenk, McKenna Claire | mcs6357@psu.edu | Student Senator | VOTING member |
| College of Arts and Architecture | Shapiro, Keith | kds3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| College of Health and Human Development | Sharma, Amit | aus22@psu.edu | Faculty Senator - FAC member | FAC Member Non-Voting member |
| ADMIN | Smith, Michael Wade | mws6328@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | Non-Voting Guest |
| Penn State Berks | Snyder, Stephen James | sjs29@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| College of Engineering | Sottile, Brad | bjs5332@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| College of Medicine | Stephens, Mark | mxs16@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| College of Health and Human Development | Stine, Michele | mms153@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Officer - Immediate Past Chair VOTING member |
| College of Health and Human Development | Struckmeyer, Kristopher | kms7904@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| Penn State Erie | Swinarski, Matthew | mes35@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | VOTING member |
| TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | Senate Liason to Grad Council Non-Voting Guest |
| College of the Liberal Arts | Wede (he/him), Josh | jlw63@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Officer - Chair VOTING member |
Other Resources
- Committee Report Submission Form
- Guidelines for Review of the Establishment, Reorganization, Academic Naming, or Discontinuation of Academic Organizational Units
- Guidelines for Submitting New and Revised Unit Constitutions
- Requirements and Recommendations for Faculty Governance Organizations
- Unit Constitutions