Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate consists of representatives from each department who work to improve the stature and usefulness of the University. The Senate provides a means of communication between the faculty and the President of the University.
2025 - 2026 Meeting Schedule
All meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 3:30 – 4:30 pm in Fayard 101. The public is welcome to attend. If you have an issue to bring before the Senate, please contact a Senator from your department who can submit it for inclusion in the meeting agenda.
- September 3
- October 1
- November 5
- December 3
- February 4
- March 4
- April 1
- May 6
Faculty Senate Information
Find your Senator
Members of the Senate are elected by secret ballot from the general faculty, i.e., full-time faculty who teach at least six hours (except department heads) and who are subject to the University of Louisiana System’s tenure policy. Each senator is elected for a term of two academic years. Departments with ten or fewer general faculty members are represented by one senator; those with eleven to twenty, by two senators; those with twenty-one to thirty, by three senators; and so on.
Alan Cannon, President
Coleen Cicale, Vice President
Kristi VanDusen, Membership Secretary
Jason Kirker, Recording Secretary
Chris Genre, Member-At-Large
Randall Frederick, Member-At-Large
Bruce Craft, Past President
Accounting and Finance
- Lou Le Guyader
- Douglas Curet
Biological Sciences
- Erin Horzelski
- Penny Shockett
- Chris Beachy
Chemistry and Physics
- Emami Fereshteh
- Sita Aggarwal
Communications and Media Studies
- Fay Boudreaux
Computer Science
- Omer Soysal
Educational Leadership and Foundations
- Margaret Westmoreland
English and World Languages
- Bruce Craft
- Ashley Dutsch
- Sarah Schillage-Truxillo
- Randall Frederick
- Chris Genre
- Jason Kirker
General Studies
- Casey Morgan
Health and Human Sciences
- Coleen Cicale
- Erica Morgan
- Deatrice Green
- Ashley Woodard
History and Political Science
- Kurt Corbello
- Andrew Traver
Industrial and Engineering Technology
- James Stutts
- Ed Rode
Kinesiology and Health Studies
- Joe Sabin
- Alice Gibson
Library
- Marie Lambert
Management and Business Administration
- David Wyld
- Matthew Alford
Marketing and Supply Chain Management
- Minh Huynh
Mathematics
- Kristi VanDusen
- Jim Zimlich
- Alan Cannon
Music and Performing Arts
- Scott Smith
- Jennifer Mouledous
Nursing
- Luanne Billingsley
- Corie Downing
- Bekki Starns
- Jean Genzale
- Kristie Riddle
Psychology
- Sandi McLaughlin
Sociology and Criminal Justice
- Marc Settembrino
- Mandy Jo Pickering
Teaching and Learning
- Marie Goff
- Susan Zimlich
Visual Art and Design
- Rachel Harmeyer
- Blair Gallon
Meeting Minutes
University Ombudsperson
The University Ombudsperson is a valuable source of information for faculty regarding the complaint resolution, mediation, and grievance process. Faculty members with complaints are encouraged to consult with the University Ombudsperson early in the process. Discussions with the University Ombudsperson may help the faculty member identify alternative means by which to resolve the problem.
The current University Ombudsperson is Dr. David Wyld, Professor, Department of Management and Business Administration.