Senate committees
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The Organizational Meeting for the Incoming 60th Faculty Senate AY2025-2026 will be Held in Room UNION 2310 (Student Senate Chambers) on:
May 1, 2025
There are four committees that are prescribed by the Articles of Faculty Organization. These committees support the operation of the senate.
Please refer to the Faculty Senate Bylaws/Articles and Policies for further information regarding the senate and faculty committees.
Meeting Minutes
Meeting minutes are the official record of proceedings and actions taken during committee meetings. Please follow these guidelines for taking meeting minutes for Faculty Senate meetings. Questions can be directed to the Faculty Senate office at senate@uwlax.edu.
Senate Executive Committee (SEC)
59th Senate Executive Committee (SEC):
2024-2025 Membership
| ORMES, GREGORY F | Chair/Faculty Rep |
| GALBRAITH, ANNE M | Vice-Chair |
| MCDERMOTT, MAGGIE L | Secretary |
| FRIESEN, RYAN C | At-Large |
| HERTEL, JOSHUA T | At-Large |
58th Senate Executive Committee (SEC):
2023-2024 Membership
Stephen Mann, Chair
Rose Brougham, Vice Chair
Maggie McDermott, Secretary
Greg Ormes, At-Large
Alex O'Brien, At-Large
Duties and Responsibilities
- The Senate Executive Committee shall follow up senate recommendations and act as a liaison with the administration of the university.
- The Senate Executive Committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the senate when the situation requires immediate action. Such actions and recommendations of the Senate Executive Committee shall in all cases be subject to review by the senate, which shall be notified of all such actions and recommendations through the minutes of the meetings of the Senate Executive Committee.
59th Faculty SEC Minutes
57th Faculty SEC Minutes
56th Faculty SEC Minutes
Post-Tenure Review (PTR) Timeline Report from SEC
52nd Faculty SEC Minutes
2023 Membership
Rose Brougham, Secretary
Christa Kiersch, At-Large
Stephen Mann, Chair
Ronda Leahy, Vice-Chair50th Faculty SEC Minutes
Articles & Bylaws Committee (ABL)
2024-2025 Membership
| MORRISON, HEIDI | CASSH | 2025 |
| GHEIDI, NAGHMEH | CSH | 2026 |
| MANNO, CHRISTINE | CBA | 2025 |
| LITSTER, MEGAN E | SOE | 2026 |
| HERTEL, JOSHUA T | At-Large | 2026 |
Duties and Responsibilities
- An Articles and Bylaws Committee shall be appointed by the Senate Executive Committee and approved by the senate to conduct an annual review of the Faculty Senate Bylaws and Policies, periodic review of the Articles of Organization, and to provide appropriate phrasing for article, bylaw and policy changes proposed to the Faculty Senate from other sources. Membership of the committee shall consist of five members of the faculty, one of whom shall be the at-large member of the Senate Executive Committee.
- All senate committees shall be responsible to the senate and shall report all of their actions and recommendations directly to the senate
Click here for previous academic year committee membership, meeting minutes, charge letters, final reports and committee documents for the Articles and Bylaws (ABL) Committee.
Nominating Committee
2024-2025 Membership
| FRIESEN, RYAN C |
| MCDERMOTT, MAGGIE L |
| MCMULLEN, BROCK CHRISTOPHER |
| OBRIEN, ALEXANDER M |
| TORIBIO, SHERWIN G |
Duties and Responsibilities
- A Nominating Committee shall be appointed by the Senate Executive Committee and approved by the senate from among the senators to determine the members of all faculty standing committees. Where committee chairpersons are to be elected, it shall appoint conveners.
- All senate committees shall be responsible to the senate and shall report all of their actions and recommendations directly to the senate.
Senate Elections Committee
2024-2025 Membership
| HERTEL, JOSHUA T |
| MCDERMOTT, MAGGIE L |
| YU, ALDER MICA |
Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct nominations and elections of members of the senate.
- All senate committees shall be responsible to the senate and shall report all of their actions and recommendations directly to the senate.
If you require further information, email the faculty senate office
at senate@uwlax.edu or call 608-785-8018.
Faculty Senate Meeting Dates
Click on each date below to see the agenda, meeting minutes, and distributed documents.
Fall 2024
| Sept.5 | Sept. 19 | Oct. 3 |
| Oct. 17 |
Oct. 31-Cancelled |
Nov. 14 |
| Nov. 21 | Dec. 5 |
Spring 2025
| Jan. 30 | Feb 13 | Feb 27 |
| March 13 | March 27 | April 10 (*BOR overlap) |
| April 24 | May 8 |
All Faculty Senate meetings are scheduled in Union 2310 and typically start at 3:45 p.m.