The University Senate is composed of 251 elected senators and 26 Senate Consultative Committee members. This includes faculty, civil service and P&A staff, and student representatives from the University of Minnesota Crookston, University of Minnesota Duluth, University of Minnesota Morris, University of Minnesota Rochester, and University of Minnesota Twin Cities campuses. The president of the University of Minnesota chairs the University Senate, and the vice chair is a faculty member. All ex officio members are non-voting.
2020-21 University Senate
University/Faculty Senate Chair
President Joan Gabel
Senate/Faculty Consultative Committee Chair
Professor Phil Buhlmann
Chemistry
College of Science & Engineering
buhlmann@umn.edu
612-624-1431
University/Faculty Senate Vice Chair
Professor Carol Chomsky
Law School
choms001@umn.edu
612-625-2885
University/Faculty Senate Clerk
Professor Robert Goldstein
Finance
Carlson School of Management (CSOM)
golds144@umn.edu
612-624-8581
University/Faculty Senate Parliamentarian
Professor Mitchell Zamoff
Law School
mezamoff@umn.edu
612-624-1869
Staff
Amber Bathke
Senate Associate
University Senate Office
abathke@umn.edu
612-625-1214