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.
2026 - 2027 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 2
- October 7
- November 4
- December 2
- February 3
- March 3
- April 7
- May 5
Faculty Senate Information
Find your Senator
Members of the Senate are elected by secret ballot from the general faculty, i.e. all full-time faculty with academic rank of instructor or above who do not have a twelve-month contract and may not claim compensatory time. Each senator is elected for a term of two academic years. Departments with 14 or fewer general faculty members are represented by one senator; those with 15 to 24, by two senators; those with 25 to 34, by three senators; and so on.
Coleen Cicale, President
Marc Settembrino, Vice President
Mandy Jo Pickering, Membership Secretary
Kristi VanDusen, Recording Secretary
Chris Genre, Parliamentarian
Ashley Woodard, Member-at-Large
Sarah Schillage, Member-at-Large
Alan Cannon, Past President
Accounting and Finance
- Lou Le Guyader
- Douglas Curet
Applied Human Sciences
- Coleen Cicale
- Erica Morgan
- Ashley Woodard
Biological Sciences
- Erin Horzelski
- Penny Shockett
- Chris Beachy
Chemistry and Physics
- Fereshteh Emami
- Sita Aggarwal
Communications and Media Studies
- Fay Boudreaux
Computer Science
- Omer Soysal
Educational Leadership and Foundations
- Holger Heap
English and World Languages
- Bruce Craft
- Ashley Dutsch
- Randall Frederick
- Chris Genre
- Brandon Guidry
- Rosario Hall
- Sarah Schillage-Truxillo
General Studies
- Casey Morgan
History and Political Science
- Kurt Corbello
- Mark Dries
Industrial and Engineering Technology
- James Stutts
Kinesiology and Health Studies
- Alex Tomchek
- Alice Gibson
Library
- Alex Sharp
Management and Business Administration
- Joe Sabin
- Florida Uzoaru
Marketing and Supply Chain Management
- Jennifer Henderson
Mathematics
- Kristi VanDusen
- Jim Zimlich
- Eduardo Servin Torres
Music and Performing Arts
- Scott Smith
- Johnnie Bankens
Nursing
- Corie Downing
- Heidi Dubreuil
- Jean Genzale
- Felicia Murret
- Mary Wesley
Psychology
- Sandi McLaughlin
Sociology and Criminal Justice
- Marc Settembrino
- Mandy Jo Pickering
Visual Art and Design
- Rachel Harmeyer
- Ernest Milsted
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 University Ombudsperson is Dr. Alan Cannon, Professor, Department of Mathematics.