Faculty Benefits
View the Committee on Faculty Benefits duties in the Standing Rules of the Faculty Senate governance documents.
Meeting Information:
Please visit your committee’s Teams space or reach out to your committee leaders for location, time and connection information.
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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 |
*Tentative
2025-2026 Membership:
Senators: To download/copy your committee’s roster, please visit the “Roster” folder in your committee’s Teams, or copy/paste the below into a spreadsheet.
| Unit Name | Full Name | Email Address | Membership Type | Committee Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State York | Bartell, Robert Dale | rdb126@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| College of Nursing | Berish, Diane E | deb460@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| Eberly College of Science | Brandt, William Nielsen | wnb3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | DiBiase, Roman | rad22@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Foley, Rita | ruf278@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | NON-VOTING, Faculty Benefits; (v) One representative from the Health Care Advisory Committee (HCAC) |
| College of Engineering | Goldschmidt, Margalit Zipora | mzg5094@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Krishnankutty, Nalini | nxk105@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Faculty Benefits; (vi) Diversity, equity and inclusion resource person from Penn State’s Office of Human Resources, Office of Educational Equity, or other entities |
| College of Medicine | Mets, Berend | bum2@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Committee Chair | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Musser, Jill Marie | jmm60@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Faculty Benefits; (iii) Two additional resource members from the Office of Human Resources |
| College of Education | Prins, Esther Susana | esp150@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| Penn State Harrisburg | Rhen, Linda O | lxr29@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Committee Vice Chair | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| Retired Senator | Robinett, Richard Wallace | rq9@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Committee Vice Chair | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| College of Medicine | Shah, Bunty | bus13@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| College of Education | Ward, LaWanda | lzw297@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits |
| ADMIN | Wilkes, Jennifer R | JXO107@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | - | VOTING, Faculty Benefits; (ii) Vice President for Human Resources |