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 2022-2023 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, Linda Dusman, Lindsey Loeper, Kevin Omland, Liz Patton
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 AY2022 – 2023:
Africana Studies: Thomas Robinson
American Studies: Sarah Fouts
Ancient Studies: Molly Jones-Lewis
Biological Sciences: Kevin Omland
Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering: Mariajose 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: Lucy Wilson
English: Elaine MacDougall
Gender, Women’s +Sexuality Studies: Mejdulene Shomali
Geography & Environmental Systems: Colin Studds
History: Dan Ritschel
Information Systems: Foad Hamidi
Library: Lindsey Loeper
Language, Literacy & Culture: Ramon Goings
Mathematics & Statistics: Muruhan Rathinam
Marine Biotechnology: Ten-Tsao Wong
Mechanical Engineering: Weidong Zhu
Media & Communication Studies: Fan Yang
Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication: Tomoko Hoogenboom
Music: Linda Dusman
Philosophy: Michael Nance
Physics: Can Ataca
Political Science: Lisa Pace Vetter
Psychology: Lira Yoon
Public Policy: Mir Usman Ali
Social Work: Nancy Kusmaul
Sociology & Anthropology: Takashi Yamashita
Theatre: Joan Mather
Visual Arts: Kathy Marmor