2023-24 University Senate

University Senate Chair

Jeff Ettinger headshot. He is wearing a navy blue suit, a white shirt, and a maroon tie with thin, gold, diagonal stripes.

Interim President Jeff Ettinger

Senate Consultative Committee (SCC) Members

Rachna Shah headshot

Rachna Shah     
University Senate vice chair

Carlson School of Management     
Supply Chain and Operations     
[email protected]

Photo of Mark Bee, vice chair of the Faculty Consultative Committee

Mark Bee     
SCC chair

Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior     
College of Biological Sciences     
[email protected]

Jennifer Goodnough photographed in front of a plant

Jennifer Goodnough     
SCC vice chair

Chemistry     
Science & Math, UMM     
[email protected]

Pavan Guttipatti

Pavan Guttipatti     
Student Senate Consultative Committee chair

College of Biological Sciences     
[email protected]

Taiwo Aremu headshot

Taiwo Aremu     
Student Senate Consultative Committee vice chair

College of Pharmacy     
[email protected]

Matthew Verkuilen

Matthew Verkuilen     
Civil Service Consultative Committee chair

Academic Technology and Design     
College of Continuing and Professional Studies     
[email protected]

Stacy Maher

Stacy Maher     
Civil Service Consultative Committee chair-elect

Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology     
College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences     
[email protected]

Whitney Taha Frakes

Whitney Taha Frakes     
P&A Consultative Committee chair

University Services     
[email protected]

Kit Breshears Outside

Kit Breshears     
P&A Consultative Committee chair-elect

Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing     
[email protected]

Abraham Ayebo headshot

Abraham Ayebo

UMR     
Mathematics     
[email protected]

Professor Sharon Jansa, outdoors, holding a platypus

Sharon Jansa

Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior     
College of Biological Sciences     
[email protected]

Professor Perry Leo

Perry Leo

Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics     
College of Science and Engineering     
[email protected]

Monica Luciana headshot

Monica Luciana

Psychology     
College of Liberal Arts     
[email protected]

Tania Mitchell headshot

Tania Mitchell

Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development     
College of Education and Human Development     
[email protected]

Professor Ann Parr

Ann Parr

Neurosurgery     
Medical School     
[email protected]

David Stenehjem headshot

David Stenehjem

Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences     
College of Pharmacy, UMD     
[email protected]

Photograph of Subree Subramanian in a white lab coat with a white shirt and tie. He is standing with his arms crossed in an orange-tinted room; there are pharmaceuticals on the shelf behind him

Subree Subramanian

Surgery     
Medical School     
[email protected]

Faculty Senators

All elected members of the Faculty Senate are also members of the University Senate.

Student Senators

All elected members of the Student Senate are also members of the University Senate.

Academic Professionals & Administrators (P&A) Senators

The P&A Senate elects 23 P&A Senators to serve additionally on the University Senate (in addition to the chair and chair-elect).

Christopher Abts

Christopher Abts

Academic Support Resources     
[email protected]

Toni Abts

Toni Abts

The Graduate School     
[email protected]

Rebecca Aylesworth

Rebecca Aylesworth

University Honors Program     
[email protected]

Annie Bigley

Annie Bigley

CLA Student Services     
[email protected]

Laura Bohen

Laura Bohen

Center for Family Development, UMN Extension     
[email protected]

Adolfo Carrillo Cabello

Adolfo Carrillo Cabello

CLA Language Center     
[email protected]

Scott Creer, wearing a blue and red plaid shirt, pictured in front of a cubicle

Scott Creer, senator

Housing and Residential Life     
[email protected]

Stacy DoepnerHove

Stacy Dopener-Hove

Carlson School of Management     
[email protected]

Heather Eastlund

Heather Eastlund

College of Science and Engineering     
[email protected]

Angel Fancher

Angel Fancher

OIT     
[email protected]

 

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Jessica Hartnett

Global Programs and Strategy Alliance     
[email protected]

 

Todd Helmer

Todd Helmer

Disability Resource Center     
[email protected]

Corinne Komor

Corinne Komor

College of Biological Sciences     
[email protected]

Rutherford Johnson

Rutherford Johnson

UMC     
[email protected]

Maureen Long

Maureen Long

Alumni Relations     
Medical School     
[email protected]

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John Paton

Medical School     
[email protected]

Carol Rachac

Carol Rachac

Law School     
[email protected]

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Elizabeth Richardson

Epidemiology & Community Health     
[email protected]

Sam Rosemark Head Shot

Sam Rosemark

University of Minnesota Alumni Association
[email protected]

Shereen Sabet

Shereen Sabet

Global Programs & Strategy Alliance     
[email protected]

Gretchen Sieger headshot

Gretchen Sieger

CTSI - Clinical Informatics     
[email protected] 

Katie Vukelich

Katie Vukelich

School of Pharmacy     
University of Minnesota Duluth     
[email protected]

Kevin Wendt

Kevin Wendt

College of Science & Engineering     
[email protected]

 

Civil Service Senators

The Civil Service Senate elects 23 Civil Service Senators to serve additionally on the University Senate (in addition to the chair and chair-elect).

Rosemary Burns Velez

Rosemary Burns Velez

School of Dentistry     
[email protected]

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Laura Dale

Libraries     
[email protected]

Daryl Lawrence

Daryl Lawrence

CFANS Bell Museum     
[email protected]

Charles Rank headshot

Charles Rank

University Services     
[email protected]

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18 members to be elected

Download a membership list and list of openings

(Only P&A and Civil Service openings are listed on this PDF. Student and Faculty Senate openings are posted on their respective web pages.)