UMBC Faculty Senate

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 2024-2025 Academic Year, the following constitute the Rosters of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Faculty Senate:

Faculty Senate Executive Committee:

President: Nancy Kusmaul

Vice President: Shannon Sauro

At-Large Members: Mariajose Castellanos, Kevin Omland, Tanya Saunders, Mir Usman

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), Rachel Brewster (Liaison for the Graduate Council), and Susan McDonough (Immediate Past President of the Faculty Senate)

Senators AY2024 – 2025: 

Africana Studies: Angela Carter

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: Maria Bernedo Del Carpio

Education: Jennifer Mata-McMahon

Emergency Health Services: Farah Nibbs

English: Elaine MacDougall

Erickson School of Aging Studies: Robin Majeski

Gender, Women’s +Sexuality Studies: Kathryn Kein

Geography & Environmental Systems: Colin Studds

History: Daniel Ritschel

Information Systems: Foad Hamidi

Library: Katy Sullivan

Language, Literacy & Culture: Tanya L. Saunders

Mathematics & Statistics: Muruhan Rathinam

Marine Biotechnology: Ten-Tsao Wong

Mechanical Engineering: Timmie Topoleski

Media & Communication Studies: Tracy Tinga

Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication: Zakaria Fatih

Music: Philip Mann

Philosophy: Michael Nance

Physics: Todd Pittman

Political Science: Brigid Starkey

Psychology: Lira Yoon

Public Policy: Mir Usman Ali

Social Work: Tiffany Banks

Sociology & Anthropology: Andrea Kalfoglou

Theatre: Nate Sinnott

Visual Arts: Guenet Abraham