Student Life
View the Committee on Student Life duties in the Standing Rules of the Faculty Senate governance documents.
Meeting 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
Membership:
| Unit Name | Full Name | Email Address | Membership Type | Committee Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Harrisburg | Aybat, Ozge | oua3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life |
| Penn State Altoona | Betterson, Ian Ulysses | iub5002@psu.edu | Student Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life; (iii) One undergraduate student senator from a location other than University Park |
| College of the Liberal Arts | Bird, Douglas | dwb5537@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life |
| Penn State Erie | Cassano, Emily Kathleen | ekc5108@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Chaplin, Emma May | emc6395@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Student Life; (vii) The Executive Director or another student representative from the the Student Sustainability Advisory Council |
| College of the Liberal Arts | Dawood, Khytam | kud5@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life |
| ADMIN | Dowhower, Andrea | ald101@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life; (vi) Vice President for Student Affairs |
| Expert Guest | Elwakil, Rasha | rfe5130@psu.edu | Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | - | NON-VOTING, Student Life; (v) Vice President of the University Park Undergraduate Association |
| Dickinson Law | Hill, Benjamin Konmlahn | bkh5613@psu.edu | Student Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life; (ii) Two graduate students, at least one a senator |
| College of Communications | Irvin, Charles Brovey | cbi5097@psu.edu | Student Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life |
| College of Medicine | Liu, Dajiang | dxl46@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life |
| Penn State Dubois | Parizek, Heather Hennessey | hlh105@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | Committee Chair | VOTING, Student Life |
| College of Nursing | Ramos-Gutierrez, Alexa | amr8530@psu.edu | Student Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life |
| Standing Rules-Required Committee Member | Sykes, Zion Nicholas | zns5049@psu.edu | Student Senator | Committee Vice Chair | NON-VOTING, Student Life; (iv) President of the University Park Undergraduate Association |
| College of Engineering | Yamamoto, Namiko | nuy12@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life |
| College of the Liberal Arts | Yarwood, Michelle Fay | mxg925@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | - | VOTING, Student Life |