The Faculty Senate shall have the authority to formulate and recommend policies, subject to the advice of the other Senates, and to the policies and procedures established by the Board of Regents or the UMBC President, with regard to the following matters: (1) Principles governing faculty promotion, tenure, retention, and rules and regulations; (2) Requirements for awarding undergraduate and graduate degrees; (3) Approval of graduate programs; (4) Approval of undergraduate major, certificate, and minor programs; (5) Periodic reviews of academic departments and programs; and (6) Operation and administration of research, scholarship, and creative activity.
For the 2023-2024 Academic Year, the following constitute the Rosters of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Faculty Senate:
Faculty Senate Executive Committee:
President: Susan McDonough
Vice President: Loren Henderson
At-Large Members: Mariajose Castellanos, Kate Drabinski, Nancy Kusmaul, Kevin Omland, Kathryn Sullivan
Members: Dawn Biehler (Chair of the Academic Planning and Budget (APB) Committee), Donald Snyder (Chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee), Elizabeth Feeser (Chair of the Undergraduate Council), Andy Miller (Liaison from the Graduate Council), and Orianne Smith (Immediate Past President of the Faculty Senate)
Senators AY2023 – 2024:
Africana Studies: Thomas Robinson
American Studies: Sarah Fouts
Ancient Studies: Molly Jones-Lewis
Biological Sciences: Kevin Omland
Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering: Mariajosé Castellanos
Chemistry and Biochemistry: Joel Liebman
Computer Science & Electrical Engineering: Curtis Menyuk
Dance: Ann Sofie Clemmensen
Economics: Salem Abo-Zaid
Education: Shannon Sauro
Emergency Health Services: Farah Nibbs
English: Elaine MacDougall
Erickson School of Aging Studies: Robin Majeski
Gender, Women’s +Sexuality Studies: Kate Drabinski
Geography & Environmental Systems: Colin Studds
History: Anne Sarah Rubin
Information Systems: Foad Hamidi
Library: Katy Sullivan
Language, Literacy & Culture: Tanya L. Saunders
Mathematics & Statistics: Muruhan Rathinam
Marine Biotechnology: Ten-Tsao Wong
Mechanical Engineering: Weidong Zhu
Media & Communication Studies: Tracy Tinga
Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication: Renee Lambert-Bretiere
Music: Philip Mann
Philosophy: Michael Nance
Physics: Todd Pittman
Political Science: William Blake
Psychology: Lira Yoon
Public Policy: Mir Usman Ali
Social Work: Nancy Kusmaul
Sociology & Anthropology: Andrea Kalfoglou
Theatre: Joan Mather
Visual Arts: Guenet Abraham