The Executive Council, as specified in the Constitution, has the responsibility for determining and publishing the number of Senate seats to which each school is entitled, setting the agenda for the meetings of the Senate, appointing members and chairs of standing and ad hoc committees, and acting on behalf of the Senate when there is a need for prompt action.
The Executive Council’s activities are central to making the Faculty Senate a substantial partner in University planning. Each spring the Council will organize a meeting to consider major institutional issues and will select a few for consideration by the Senate in the following academic year. Prior to the beginning of each academic year, the Council will meet with the President and Provost to review emerging institutional planning issues and to discuss priorities for the agenda in the year ahead. The Council will report on and/or propose to the Senate action on matters of university planning that affect the academic, physical, and aesthetic resources, issues, and policies of the University. The Council will serve as the coordinator for the Senate’s role in the implementation of the University’s Self-Study and will similarly review the implementation of recommendations of other standing and ad hoc committees. The Council will advise and consult with the President on matters pertaining to the University’s relationship to the Commonwealth and other external bodies. As necessary the Council will appoint ad hoc or standing committees to assist in the performance of its duties. The Council or a subcommittee will annually offer suggestions for nominations to the Board of Visitors.
Members
Huiwang Ai
Chair: Research, Teaching, & Scholarship Committee
Professor
School of Medicine
Aaron Bloomfield
At-Large
Professor
School of Engineering & Applied Science
Maïté Brandt-Pearce
Ex-Officio
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Jennifer (J.J.) Wagner Davis
Ex-Officio
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Brie Gertler
Ex-Officio
Interim Provost
Jennifer R. Greeson
Co-Chair: Finance Committee
Associate Professor
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Peter T. Hallowell
Chair: Grievance Committee
Professor
School of Medicine
Michael J. Kennedy
Past-Chair of the Faculty Senate
Professor
School of Education & Human Development
Bradley W. Kesser
Chair: Faculty Recruitment, Retention, Retirement, & Welfare Committee
Professor
School of Medicine
James H. Lambert
Chair of the Faculty Senate
Janet Scott Hamilton and John Downman Hamilton Professor
School of Engineering & Applied Science
Alicia López Operé
Co-Chair: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Associate Professor
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Ian Mullins
Ex Officio
Assistant Professor
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Andrew S. Pennock
At-Large
Associate Professor
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Lisa Colosi Peterson
Chair: Policy Committee
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Brian Pusser
At-Large
Associate Professor
School of Education and Human Developement
Eric Ramírez-Weaver
At Large | Chair: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Associate Professor
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
James E. Ryan
Ex-Officio
President
Sue Saliba
At-Large | Co-Chair: Academic Affairs Committee
Professor
School of Education and Human Developement
James D. Savage
At-Large
Professor
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Jeri K. Seidman
Chair-Elect of the Faculty Senate
Paul Goodloe McIntire Associate Professor
McIntire School of Commerce
Jessica E. Sewell
At-Large
Professor
School of Architecture
Brian Wright
Co-Chair: Academic Affairs Committee
Associate Professor
School of Data Science