Rules Committee

Rules Committee

The Senate Rules Committee shall have the responsibility for providing the President with a list of faculty nominations for University committees. The committee shall serve as the Committee on Committees.

Membership

The Rules Committee shall be composed of 11 members: six faculty members elected by the Senate, and five continuing/ex-officio members. The Chair of the Senate, Chair-elect, Secretary (as Chair of the Committee), Secretary-elect, and Immediate Past-Chair shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee.

  • Restrictions:

    • Elected members shall serve two-year staggered terms. Election of members to two-year terms shall be held by secret ballot at each March meeting of the Senate. Candidates who receive a majority vote shall be elected and their appointment shall become effective the following August. Nominations shall be made from the floor at the Senate's February meeting. Information about candidates shall be distributed to all Senators with the agenda for the March meeting. All members of the committee must be members of the Senate at the time of their election.

Members

Name Department Term Exp.

Jaena Alabi, Chair

Secretary of the University Senate Ex-officio, June - 2025

Lori Eckhardt

Chair of the University Senate Ex-officio, June - 2025

Virginia Davis

Chair-Elect of the University Senate Ex-officio, June - 2025

Rachel Prado

Secretary-Elect of the University Senate Ex-officio, June - 2025

Lisa Kensler

Immediate Past Chair of University Senate Ex-officio, June - 2025

Kasia Leousis

Library 2025

Murali Dhanasekaren

Drug Discovery and Development 2025

Andrew Pendola

Educational Foundations and Leadership Technology 2025

James Birdsong

School of Aviation 2026

David Miller

Philosophy 2026

Danilea Werner

Sociology 2026