Senators
This page offers resources for all senators, including faculty senators, administrative/ex-officio senators, and student senators, as well as those interested in learning more or attending a Senate meeting. Questions can be directed to the Senate staff or a Senate Officer.
The Role of a Faculty Senator
Faculty’s Legislative Body
The University Faculty Senate (UFS) is the sole legislative body representing the University faculty. Its actions are authoritative on all matters that pertain to the educational interests of the University (all graduate, professional, and undergraduate instruction, research, and continuing education) and on all educational matters that concern the faculties of more than one college. These actions are subject, after consultation, to revision and orders of the president of the University.
Shared Governance and Meeting Structure
As elected representatives of the faculty of their campuses or colleges, University Faculty Senators take part in the shared governance of the university though their involvement with the University Faculty Senate. This work involves participation in plenary meetings (meetings of the whole senate) and standing committee meetings. Additionally, there are sometimes sub-committee meetings which augment the work of the committees, as well as various forums which give senators a more informal opportunity to express opinions on critical topics.
Attending the plenary and standing committee meetings is a critical requirement of the UFS. It is in these meetings where the faculty employ the most influence over decision making at the highest levels. Also, at Penn State the faculty have legislative control over the curriculum, curricular policy, and educational policies for undergraduate students. It is in the UFS where the faculty exert this authority.
Term of Office and Committee Membership
The term of office for Faculty Senators is four years. During that time, senators serve on one of the Senate’s standing committees. In advance of each academic year, Senators are asked to complete a committee preference form. The Senate then uses this information to make every effort to accommodate the preferences of the senators when assigning them to a standing committee. However, some committees, such as the Senate’s Committees on Faculty Affairs and the Senate Committee for Curricular Affairs, require members from nearly every college and campus. So, it may be necessary for your unit’s caucus (i.e., the faculty senators who represent your unit on the UFS) to decide about which of their senators will be members of these critical committees. In addition to the standing committees, the UFS has other committees to which faculty Senators are elected or appointed.
Service Effort
The time commitment for UFS work is an important consideration. The UFS usually meets in plenary and standing committee meetings approximately eight times a year. These meetings take place on Tuesdays, with committee meetings taking place in the morning and the plenary taking place in the afternoon. Three of these “Senate days” occur in the fall (September, October, and December) and four occur in the spring (January, February, March, and April). The Senate tentatively plans for one summer meeting, as well. Meetings take place either in person or via Zoom. When held in person, participants may still attend via Zoom if necessary.
Senate Committee meetings start as early as 8:30 and last two-three hours. Additionally, sub-committees may meet more often, depending on the nature of their work. The plenary meetings begin at 1:30 unless otherwise specified. The plenary meeting duration times can vary depending on the amount of business on the agenda. Senators should plan for the plenary to be at least three hours in length, but there is no set ending time, so it is advised that you plan to attend the Senate plenary for the entire afternoon. We have had meetings that last as long as five hours. During the plenary meetings, we have an opportunity to hear directly from the President and the Provost and ask questions of them, which is an important benefit of Senate service.
In order to prepare for the Senate meeting days on those Tuesdays, plan in advance, as these are important days for you to represent your academic unit in Senate business. In addition to clearing your calendar for those days, also take time to review and read the committee meeting and plenary meeting agendas. This will prepare you to more actively participate in the meetings.
Unit Meetings of the Senate
Your local campus or college will also have Senate caucus meetings (i.e., meetings of the faculty senators who represent your unit on the UFS), which are held to discuss the UFS agenda or other important issues that are related to university governance. Consult with your caucus leader or other caucus members to determine the meeting times. There is also a meeting of the Commonwealth Caucus, which includes the five stand-alone colleges, University College, Dickinson Law, Great Valley and Penn State Hershey, from 11:15 to 12:15 on in-person Senate meeting days. These caucus meetings happen after the committee meetings and, when in person, are catered by the Senate Office.
Full Senate Membership
Unit Name | Full Name | Email Address | Membership Type | Term Ending |
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College of Medicine | Abendroth, Catherine S | cxa5@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Berks | Abramov, Daniel | dja5789@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
ADMIN | Adams, Jeff | jza184@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Altoona | Adu, Kofi W | cxa269@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Arts and Architecture | Aeschbacher, Peter | pja12@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Medicine | Allen, Natalie | nqa5401@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Schuylkill | Andel, Nicole | nma2@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Medicine | Anderson, Bryan | bia1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Schuylkill | Aurand Jr., Harold Wilson | hxa10@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Dickinson Law | Ax-Fultz, Laura J. | lja10@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Smeal College of Business | Bansal, Saurabh | sub32@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Fayette | Barry, Elaine Shannon | esb12@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State York | Bartell, Robert Dale | rdb126@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Nursing | Barton, Jennifer | jlp153@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Agricultural Sciences | Bastian-Brown, Cheyenne | cvb5819@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Law | Baumer, Mandee B | mbb19@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Medicine | Baweja, Raman | rub22@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Health and Human Development | Belanger, Jonna J | jjb37@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
ADMIN | Bendapudi, Neeli | nmb6092@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | 2024 |
College of Education | Berger, Bryce | bmb6689@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of Nursing | Berish, Diane E | deb460@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Penn State Wilkes-Barre | Berzsenyi, Christyne E | cab39@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Erie | Beshero-Bondar, Elisa Eileen | eeb4@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Engineering | Bhattacharyya, Rik | rkb5693@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
ADMIN | Bieschke, Kathleen | kxb11@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Bird, Douglas | dwb5537@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Erie | Blakney, Terry Mark | tmb9@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Medicine | Booth, Jennifer Lynn | jls1038@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Information Sciences and Technology | Borzillo, Alexander Lucas | alb7028@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
Eberly College of Science | Bourjaily, Jacob L | jlb7568@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Beaver | Bower, Robin | rmb29@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Bowley, Kevin Andrew | kab5083@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Braman, Valerie M | vmb7@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Eberly College of Science | Brandt, William Nielsen | wnb3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Greater Allegheny | Breese, Jennifer | jzb545@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Communications | Brown, Gianna Isabella | gib5160@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Bruno-Chomin, Giuseppe | gmb5954@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Penn State Altoona | Brunsden, Victor W. | vwb2@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Burnett, Scott | skb6434@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
ADMIN | Carpenter II, Booker Stephen | bsc5@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Fayette | Catalina, Maria E | mec6178@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
Graduate and Professional Student Association | Chandler, Cierra | cbc5718@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Wilkes-Barre | Chen, Wei-Fan | wuc100@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Abington | Chen, Yibai | yqc5600@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Medicine | Chetlen, Alison | all154@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Abington | Chewning, Lisa Volk | lvc3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Abington | Cohen, Stephen F | uuc91@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Eberly College of Science | Costantino, Daniel | djc321@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Arts and Architecture | Costanzo, Denise Rae | drc150@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Information Sciences and Technology | Cotner, Carl | cxc19@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
ADMIN | Darbeau, Ron W | rwd5429@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
ADMIN | DelliCarpini, Margo Elisabeth | med6086@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
College of Agricultural Sciences | Demirci, Ali | axd29@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
ADMIN | Dowhower, Andrea | ald101@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
College of Health and Human Development | Dreger, Isabella Diane | idd5059@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of Health and Human Development | Duffey, Michele Lee | mlp127@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Eckhardt, Caroline (Carey) | e82@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Hazleton | Edmonds, Douglas | bde12@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Lehigh Valley | Egolf, Roger | rae4@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Brandywine | Eleftherakis, Georgios | gbe5103@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Emami-Meybodi, Hamid | hze109@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
ADMIN | Engel, Renata | rse1@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
ADMIN | Esters, Levon T | lte100@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
College of Medicine | Fanburg-Smith, Julie | juf333@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Medicine | Farace, Elana | ezf1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Altoona | Farnan, Kaitlin | kmf5151@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Medicine | Fausnight, Tracy B | tlb182@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Eberly College of Science | Fox, Derek Brindley | dbf11@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Education | Frank, Jennifer L | jlf51@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Frederick, Samuel Mark | smf35@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Penn State Brandywine | Fredricks, Susan Marie | smf17@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
University Libraries and Scholarly Communications | Freeborn, Robert | rbf6@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Scranton | Frisch, Paul | puf3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Education | Fuller, Edward J | ejf20@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Furfaro, Joyce Adele | jaf182@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Smeal College of Business | Garcia, Amanda Rose | arg5888@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of Engineering | Gayah, Vikash V. | vvg104@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Information Sciences and Technology | Glantz, Edward J | ejg8@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Agricultural Sciences | Glenna, Leland Luther | llg13@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Gopalan, Venkatraman | vxg8@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Law | Grewal, Gurtej S | gsg5240@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of Arts and Architecture | Gross, Charlene A | cag83@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Agricultural Sciences | Grozinger, Christina M | cmg25@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
University Park Undergraduate Association | Haddad, Owen Zephir | ozh5068@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Haines, Christian P | cph5530@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Erie | Halmi, Tracy Ann | tao104@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Hanses, Mathias | mkh5452@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Erie | Harben, Christopher Lee | clh612@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Hardy, Melissa | mah38@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Medicine | Hauck, Randy Milton | rmh13@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Altoona | Hayford, Harold Scott | hsh1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Hays, Reese | rph5532@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of Medicine | Hemerly, Nathan | nzh78@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Berks | Hillman, Jennifer L | jlh35@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Agricultural Sciences | Holden, Lisa | lah7@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Health and Human Development | Horton, William | wjh23@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Retired Senator | Hufnagel, Pamela P | pph1@psu.edu | Retired Faculty Senator | 2024 |
University Libraries and Scholarly Communications | Hughes, Janet | jah19@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Smeal College of Business | Iliev, Peter G | pgi1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Lehigh Valley | Jackson, Daniel Keith | dkj10@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Graduate and Professional Student Association | Jackson, Savanah C | scj5237@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Hazleton | Janson, Matthew | mmj5681@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
School of International Affairs | Jett, Dennis Coleman | dcj10@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Engineering | Jing, Yun | yqj5201@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Medicine | Johnson, Timothy S | tsj2@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Jolly, Rosemary Jane | rjj14@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Kadetsky, Elizabeth Nicole | enk3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Greater Allegheny | Kahl, Alandra Frances | afk12@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Medicine | Kass, Rena B | rbk11@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Eberly College of Science | Keller, Cheryl A | cak142@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
ADMIN | Kennedy-Phillips, Lance C | lck7@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Scranton | Kim, Agnes | axk55@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | King, Beth Fletcher | exf107@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Engineering | Krane, Michael H | mhk5@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Eberly College of Science | Krasilnikov, Andrey S | ask11@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
ADMIN | Kubat, Robert | rak28@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Erie | Kumhera, Glenn Joseph | gjk19@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
ADMIN | Kunes, Melissa | mjk5@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
ADMIN | Langkilde, Tracy | tll30@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | 2024 |
Division of Undergraduate Studies | LaRosa, Carley Grace | cgl5182@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
Penn State New Kensington | Larson, Allen Robert | arl13@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Medicine | Latario, Sarah Grace | sgl5215@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
Smeal College of Business | Lenkey, Stephen | sll30@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
CCSG | Levendosky, Jacob Paul | jpl6275@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Altoona | Lilienthal, Lindsey Clara | lcl5115@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Linch, Amy T | atl3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Linn, Suzanna | sld8@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Medicine | Liu, Dajiang | dxl46@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Penn State Erie | Luttfring, Sara D | sdl164@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Medicine | Lutzkanin III, Andrew | axl942@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Engineering | Madduri, Kamesh | kxm85@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Makoni, Busi | sud17@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Eberly College of Science | Malcos, Jennelle | jlh608@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Education | Marimón, Efraín | eam5761@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Hazleton | Marko, Frantisek | fxm13@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Altoona | Marvasti, Karyn Mckinney | kdm12@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Mauro, John C | jcm426@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Altoona | Mazza, Chloe M | cmm7939@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of Education | Mccloskey, Andrea Vujan | avm11@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Agricultural Sciences | Mcnellis, Timothy W | twm4@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Medicine | McShane, Michael | mpm5037@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Engineering | Melton, Robert | r81@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
ADMIN | Melvin, Matt | mam9398@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Mendieta, Eduardo | ezm5325@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Medicine | Mets, Berend | bum2@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Graduate and Professional Student Association | Miller, Lawrence R | lrm5618@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of Arts and Architecture | Monroe, Victoria Madison | vmm5370@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of Engineering | Moore, Jason Zachary | jzm14@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Abington | Murray, Les Daniel | ldm12@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Berks | Nathan, Rungun | rrn13@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Retired Senator | Nichols, John | jsn2@psu.edu | Retired Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Communications | Nichols, Renea D | rdn11@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Erie | Noce, Kathleen Jo | kxn9@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Eberly College of Science | Nousek, John Andrew | jan2@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
University Libraries and Scholarly Communications | Novotny, Eric Charles | ecn1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Penn State Mont Alto | Nurkhaidarov, Ermek S | esn1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Nursing | Odoi-Kenneyson, Gabriella Naa Yemoteley | gno5034@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
Graduate and Professional Student Association | Oliver, Nataly Alexandra | nao5152@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
ADMIN | Ozment, Judith | o96@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | 2024 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Page, Richard | brp3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Fayette | Palma Anda, Julio L | jlp602@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Medicine | Palmer, Timothy W | twp3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Dubois | Parizek, Heather Hennessey | hlh105@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Nursing | Paudel, Anju | aqp6003@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Dickinson Law | Paulino, Amber | aqp6065@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of Agricultural Sciences | Perkins, Daniel F | dfp102@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Penn State Shenango | Petricini, Tiffany Alana | tzr106@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Berks | Pfeifer Reitz, Dawn | dpr15@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Medicine | Pichardo-Lowden, Ariana R | arp23@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Beaver | Pierce, Mari B | mbp16@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Great Valley | Potosky, Denise | dxp16@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Education | Prins, Esther Susana | esp150@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State New Kensington | Pueschel, Kristen | klp65@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Eberly College of Science | Purdy Drew, Kirstin R | krp15@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Arts and Architecture | Quah, Melody S | mxq5060@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
ADMIN | Read, Andrew | afr3@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Harrisburg | Rhen, Linda O | lxr29@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Harrisburg | Rios, Catherine Anne | car33@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Harrisburg | Rizwan, Faaiq | fkr5077@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of Engineering | Roan, Michael | mjr110@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Robinson, Brandi J. | bjn151@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Health and Human Development | Roeser, Robert | rwr15@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Arts and Architecture | Roman, Eric A | ear180@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Agricultural Sciences | Rosa, Cristina | czr2@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Eberly College of Science | Roths, Scott A | sar320@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
ADMIN | Rowland, Nicholas James | njr12@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | 2024 |
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Roy, Matthew Hayden | mhr5213@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of Medicine | Ruggiero, Francesca M | fxr6@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Shenango | Saltz, Ira S | iss1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Penn State Great Valley | Sangwan, Raghu | rxs69@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Medicine | Saunders, Brian D | bds21@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Medicine | Scalzi, Lisabeth V | lvs1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Eberly College of Science | Schrauf, Luc Andre | las6857@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Schrauf, Robert William | rws23@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Law | Scott, Geoffrey Randal | grs6@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
World Campus Student Government | Serfass, Daniel | djs6555@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2023 |
Penn State Altoona | Seymour, Elizabeth Marzee | ems22@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Medicine | Shah, Bunty | bus13@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Agricultural Sciences | Shannon, Robert David | rds13@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Arts and Architecture | Shapiro, Keith | kds3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Health and Human Development | Sharma, Amit | aus22@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Communications | Shea, Maura | mes19@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Shriver, Mark | mds17@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Health and Human Development | Shurgalla, Richard Neil | rns12@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Health and Human Development | Siegel, Sue Rutherford | srs40@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Communications | Simmons, Cynthia J | cjs40@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Engineering | Sinha, Alok | axs22@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Eberly College of Science | Sirakaya, Beatrice | bxs205@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Dickinson Law | Skladany, Martin | mus67@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Smeal College of Business | Slot, Johanna H | jhs33@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Penn State York | Smeltzer, Joan H. | jhs7@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
ADMIN | Smith, David Raymond | drs46@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | 2024 |
ADMIN | Smith, Michael Wade | mws6328@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Berks | Snyder, Stephen James | sjs29@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Engineering | Sottile, Brad | bsottile@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Harrisburg | Sprow Forte, Karin M | kms588@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Military Sciences | St Sauver, Charles Andrew | cas8023@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Information Sciences and Technology | Stager, Sarah J | sjs230@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Medicine | Stephens, Mark | mxs16@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Health and Human Development | Stine, Michele | mms153@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Eberly College of Science | Strauss, James Albert | jas43@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Harrisburg | Strickland, Martha J | mjs51@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Health and Human Development | Struckmeyer, Kristopher | kms7904@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Engineering | Suliman, Samia A | sas178@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Medicine | Swallow, Nicole Ann | nas198@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Erie | Swinarski, Matthew | mes35@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Harrisburg | Tavangarian, Fariborz | fut16@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences | Taylor, Ann Hamilton | atb3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Education | Taylor, Jonte | jct215@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Dubois | Thomas, Emily Hope | eht5002@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Health and Human Development | Thomas, Kristin L | klt16@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of Medicine | Undar, Akif | auu1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Engineering | Urbina, Julio | jvu1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Penn State Abington | Vallejo, Sylvia Verónica | svv5391@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Great Valley | Varma, Jashwanth | jqa5770@psu.edu | Student Senator | 2024 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Vescio, Theresa K | tkv1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Engineering | Vigeant-Haas, Michelle | mcv3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Medicine | Vrana, Kent | kev10@psu.edu | Administrative Senator | 2026 |
College of Medicine | Walker, Eric A | eaw12@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Engineering | Wang, Xing | xvw5285@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Engineering | Wang, Yong | yxw30@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Wede (he/him), Josh | jlw63@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
College of Agricultural Sciences | WELD, JENNIFER LIZABETH | jlw23@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
ADMIN | Whitehurst, Marcus | maw163@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
ADMIN | Wilkes, Jennifer R | JXO107@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
Eberly College of Science | Williams, Mary Beth | mew17@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Harrisburg | Williamson IV, David L | dlw125@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Medicine | Wong, Jeffrey | juw46@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Smeal College of Business | Wright, Suzanne | sma118@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Engineering | Yamamoto, Namiko | nuy12@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
College of Engineering | Yang, Hui | huy25@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Abington | Yang, Yi | yzy1@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2026 |
Penn State Brandywine | Yatauro, Michael | mry3@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2024 |
Penn State Mont Alto | Yaure, Robin G. | r2y@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
Penn State Harrisburg | Yilmaz, Sabri | suy22@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2027 |
College of Medicine | Zacharia, Thomas | ttz2@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
ADMIN | Zimmerman, George | gmz5110@psu.edu | Appointed Administrative Senator | 2024 |
College of the Liberal Arts | Zorn, Christopher | cuz10@psu.edu | Faculty Senator | 2025 |
Senate Governance Documents
Committees
Senate committees create reports to present at Senate plenary meetings and champion new ideas. Committees specialize in various topics that impact the University and its community.
Senate Resources
Senators who are new or continuing can find resources on meeting dates, how to cast a vote, log your attendance during Plenary meetings, navigating parliamentary procedures, utilizing Teams, Senate caucuses, and more.
Senate Forms
Forms for committees, Faculty Rights & Responsibilities, articulation agreements, unit constitutions and more can be found here.
Senate Elections
Each year, units will elect faculty senators, Senate officers, and graduate and undergraduate student senators are elected. Elections for Senate Chair-Elect, Senate Secretary, Retired Senators, Faculty Advisory Committee to the President, Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Committee, University Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, and Standing Joint Committee on Tenure are held internally by the Faculty Senate Office each year, with senators casting their ballot.