University Senate

The University Senate at Arizona State University is the representative body of the academic assemblies from each ASU campus, which consists of all tenure and tenure-track faculty, academic professionals and full-time contract faculty (i.e., lecturers and senior lecturers, instructors, clinical faculty, research faculty and professors of practice). The University Senate is empowered in ACD112-01 to "act for the Academic Assembly in matters relating to: academic affairs, personnel policies, faculty-student policies, finances and University services and facilities." Senators serve a three year term.

Senators - Downtown
Senators - Polytechnic
Senators - Multi-campus
Senators - Tempe
Senators - West

University Academic Council Members:

Rojann Alpers, President of University Senate, chair of UAC , and President, Downtown
Joseph Comfort, president, Tempe
Phil VanderMeer, past president, Tempe
Victor Pambuccian, president, West
Connie Borror, president-elect, West
Eduardo Pagan, past president, West
Robert Kleinsasser, president, Polytechnic
Holly Huffman, president-elect, Polytechnic
Gary Grossman, past president, Polytechnic
Rojann Alpers, president, Downtown
Craig Allen, president-elect, Downtown
Edwin Gonzalez-Santin, past president, Downtown

Other Senate Officers:

Judy Grace, secretary of university senate, Tempe
Joseph Comfort, senate parliamentarian, Tempe

Senators – Downtown

Journalism and Mass Communication, Walter Cronkite School of

Fran Matera, 2011

Nursing and Health Innovation, College of

Cristi Coursen, 2011
Barbara Fargotstein, 2012

University College

Rich Bauer, Letters and Sciences, 2011
Stephanie deLusé, Letters and Sciences, 2010

Public Programs, College of

Heather Campbell, Public Affairs, 2010
Nora Gustavsson, Social Work, 2011
Ann MacEachron, Public Affairs, 2012
One new senator, Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2012

Senators – Tempe

Business, W. P. Carey School of

Vince Blasko, Marketing, 2009
William Boyes, Economics, 2011
Steve Happel, Economics, 2011
Ron Hoffmeister, Finance, 2010
Michael Goul, Information Systems, 2010
Greg Moorhead, Management, 2009
John N. Pearson, Supply Chain Management, 2011
Mark Reiser, Health Management and Policy, 2009
Stacey Whitecotton, Accountancy, 2010

Design and the Arts, Herberger Institute for

Barbara Acker, Theatre and Film, 2010
Julie Anand, Art, 2011
Walter Cosand, Music, 2011
James Hajcek, Art, 2010
Naomi Jackson, Dance, 2010
Jill Sullivan, Music, 2011
David Tinapple, Arts, Media & Engineering, 2012
Katherine Crewe, Planning, 2010
Paul Zygas, Architecture and Landscape Architecture, 2011
Senator, Interior Design, 2011
Senator, Industrial Design, 2011
Senator, Visual Communication Design, 2011

Education, Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of

Gary Bitter, Psychology in Education, 2011
Elizabeth Kozleski, Curriculum and Instruction, 2010
Carlos Ovando, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2011

Emeritus College

Chuck Elliot, Emeritus College, 2011

Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of

Braden Allenby, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2010
Rida Bazzi, Computing Sciene & Engineering, 2010
Kanav Kahol, Biomedical Informatics, 2012
Jitendran Muthswamy, Bioengineering, 2011
Rong Pan, Industrial Engineering, 2010
Daniel Rivera, Chemical Engineering, 2010
Dieter Schroder, Electrical Engineering, 2011
Jami Shah, Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, 2010
Konstantinos Tsakalis, Electrical Engineering, 2011
Sarma Vrudhula, Computing Science & Engineering, 2010
Avi Wiezel, Del E. Webb School of Construction, 2011

Honors, Barrett, The Honors College

Diane Facinelli, 2010

Law Library, Ross Blakely

Leslie Pardo, 2010

Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of

David Kader, 2010
Victoria Trotta, 2009

Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of

Jay Abramson, Mathematics and Statistics, 2011
Denise Bodman, Social & Family Dynamics, 2012
Tannah Broman, Kinesiology, 2009
Peter Buseck, Earth & Space Exploration, 2012
Gregory Castle, English, 2011 (Chair of CAPC)
José A. Cobas, Social and Family Dynamics, 2012
Dale Denardo, Life Sciences, 2011
Roxanne Doty, Political Science, 2012
Jeffery Drucker, Materials, 2010
Aurelio Espinosa, Religious Studies, 2012
Paul Espinosa, Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, 2012
William Fabricius, Psychology, 2010
Petra Fromme, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2010
Abdullahi Gallab, African and African American Studies, 2011
Jay Golden, Sustainability, 2011
Ted Guleserian, Philosophy, 2009
Elizabeth Horan, English, 2012
Marco Janssen, Human Evolution and Social Change, 2012
Tim Karcher, LeRoy Eyring CSSS, 2011
Karen Leong, Women and Gender Studies & Asian Pacific American Studies, 2011
Carol Lujan, American Indian Studies, 2011
David Martinez, American Indian Studies, 2011
Arthur Mason, Justice and Social Inquiry, 2010
Michael McBeath, Psychology, 2012
Molly McCartney, Physics, 2011
Bob McPhee, Human Communication, 2012
Keith Miller, English, 2010
Helene Ossipov, International Letters and Cultures, 2011
Laida Restrepro, Speech and Hearing Science, 2010
James Rush, History, 2011
Otto Sankey, Physics, 2011
J. Duncan Shaeffer, Geographical Sciences, 2011
Jack Spielberg, Mathematics and Statistics, 2012
Edmund Stump, Earth and Space Exploration, 2009
Tomomi Tanaka, Global Studies, 2011
Cynthia Tompkins, International Letters & Cultures, 2012
Leslie Towill, Life Sciences, 2011
Jackie Wheeler, English, 2010
Marty Wojciechowski, Life Sciences, 2011
Amber Wutich, Human Evolution and Social Change, 2010
Jeffrey Yarger, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2012

Senators – Multi Campus

University Libraries

JoAnn Mulvihill, Hayden Library at Tempe, 2011
Leslee Shell, Fletcher Library at West, 2011

Senators – Polytechnic

Business, W. P. Carey School of

Management and Agribusiness, Morrison School of

David Forsyth, Management & Agribusiness, 2010

Letters and Sciences, School of

Joni Adamson, Interdisciplinar Humanities & Communication, 2009
One new senator, Interdisciplinary Humanities & Communication, 2012
Larry Gesell, Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010
Claire Lauer, Interdisciplinary Humanities & Communication., 2010

Nursing

Ann Sebren, Exercise & Wellness (Richard Eberst, sub), 2010
New Senator, Nutrition, 2011

Teacher Education and Leadership, College of

Pamela Kulinna, Educational Leadership & Innovation, 2010

Technology and Innovation, College of

Eddie Alford, Applied Sciences & Math, 2012
D. Vaughn Becker, Applied Psychology, 2010
Holly Huffman, Applied Biological Sciences, 2009
Arunachalanadar Madakannan, Electronic Systems, 2011
Mary Niemczyk, Aeronautical ManagementTechnology, 2011
New senator, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Technology, 2012
Anshuman Razdan, Engineering, 2010
Jeff Thomas, Technology Management, 2011

Senators – West

Business, W. P. Carey School of (at the West campus)

Senator, Accounting, 2012
Jane Carey, WPC Information Systems, 2011
Senator, Econ, Finance & Marketing Department, 2012
Luiz Mesquita, WPC Management, 2012

Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, New College of

Todd Sandrin, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, 2012
Lupe Cardenas, Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies, 2011
Patricia Friedrich, Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies, 2011
Senator, Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012