The Faculty Senate at the University of Minnesota comprises of faculty and eligible academic professional representatives from the UMD, UMM, UMR, and UMTC campuses and concerns itself with faculty welfare, educational, and research matters.
2024-2025 Faculty Senate
University/Faculty Senate Chair
![Rebecca Cunningham headshot](/sites/usenate.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_third/public/2024-06/rebecca_cunningham.jpg?itok=kQS3jIPz)
President Rebecca Cunningham
Senate/Faculty Consultative Committee Chair
![Jennifer Goodnough photographed in front of a plant](/sites/usenate.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_third/public/2023-06/jennifer-goodnough-2021-480x600.jpg?itok=6-qP_Xab)
Professor Jennifer Goodnough
Chemistry, Morris Campus
[email protected]
320-589-6322
University/Faculty Senate Vice Chair
![Rachna Shah headshot](/sites/usenate.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_third/public/2021-06/rachna_shah.jpeg?itok=fL5YbVx4)
Professor Rachna Shah
Supply Chain and Operations
Carlson School of Management
[email protected]
612-624-4432
University/Faculty Senate Clerk
![Professor Ned Patterson](/sites/usenate.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_third/public/files/media/ned_patterson_2019.jpeg?itok=yZ479zOe)
Professor Ned Patterson
Internal Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
[email protected]
University/Faculty Senate Parliamentarian
![Nancy Sims](/sites/usenate.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_third/public/files/media/sims_0.jpg?itok=3aXJY3TU)
Nancy Sims
University Libraries
[email protected]
612-624-1851
Staff
![Amber Bathke headshot](/sites/usenate.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_third/public/2023-12/amber_headshot.png?itok=8Ldnem93)
Amber Bathke
Senior Senate Associate
University Senate Office
[email protected]
612-625-1214