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
Joel Hockensmith
Chair of the Faculty Senate
Associate Professor
School of Medicine
Susan Kirk
Chair-Elect of the Faculty Senate
Professor
School of Medicine
Ellen Bassett
Immediate Past Chair of the Faculty Senate
Professor
School of Architecture
Handi Al-Samman
Grievance Committee Co-Chair
Associate Professor
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Rasheed Balogun
At-Large Member of the Executive Council (until 2021)
Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
Alan Beckenstein
Faculty Recruitment, Retention, Retirement, & Welfare Committee Co-Chair
Professor
Darden School of Business
Aaron Bloomfield
Academic Affairs Committee Chair
Professor
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Aniko Bodroghkozy
At-Large Member of the Executive Council (until 2023)
Professor
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Linda Duska
At-Large Member of the Executive Council (until 2022)
Professor
School of Medicine
Jim Fitz-Gerald
At-Large Member of the Executive Council (until 2023)
Associate Professor
School of Engineering
Peter Hallowell
Finance Committee Chair
Professor
School of Medicine
Robert Hirosky
Research, Teaching, & Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
Professor
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Patricia (Tish) Jennings
Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Committee Co-Chair
Professor
Curry School of Education
Kathryn Laughon
At-Large Member of the Executive Council (until 2022)
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Kevin Lehmann
Research, Teaching, & Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Chemistry
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Carol Manning
Faculty Grievance Committee Co-Chair
Professor
School of Medicine
Susan Modesitt
Faculty Recruitment, Retention, Retirement, & Welfare Committee Co-Chair
Professor
School of Medicine
Peter Norton
Policy Committee Chair
Associate Professor
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Rob Patterson
At-Large Member of the Executive Council (until 2022)
Associate Professor
McIntire School of Commerce
James Savage
At-Large Member of the Executive Council (until 2024)
Professor
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
James Ryan
Ex Officio
President
M. Elizabeth Magill
Ex Officio
Provost
Derick J. Williams
Ex Officio
Chair, General Faculty Council