The Faculty Senate represents the faculty in providing advice to the President on all matters relating to the responsibilities of faculty including the formation of university policy, the maintenance and development of curriculum, and the establishment of academic standards where such matters of interest to the faculty are specifically addressed within the agreement between the Board of Regents and the Council of Higher Education. The senate serves as a study committee making recommendations to the faculty on matters of concern to the faculty.
The Faculty Senate consists of fifteen elected members and is chaired by the chair of the faculty. Eight members are elected from the engineering disciplines and seven members are elected from the science and letters disciplines. The immediate past chair serves a one-year term.
Members are elected to serve two-year terms and may serve up to two consecutive terms. Elections are held in March and terms commence at the beginning of the fall contract period. Any member of the faculty may vote in the election of representatives from his/her division and is eligible for election as a division representative.
• David Boyles (Chemistry)
• Alfred Boysen (Humanities)
• William Cross (Materials and Metallurgical Engineering)
• John Dreyer (Social Sciences)
• Marius Ellingsen (Mechanical Engineering)
• Thomas Fontaine (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
• Michael Foygel (Physics)
• Stanley Howard (Chair)
• Patrick Gilcrease (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
• Charles Kliche (Mining Engineering and Management)
• R. Travis Kowalski (Mathematics and Computer Science)
• Daniel Kratzer (Physical Education)
• Frank Matejcik (Industrial Engineering)
• Larry Stetler (Geology and Geological Engineering)
• P. V. Sundareshwar (Atmospheric Sciences)
• Charles Tolle (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
