2025 Election Information

Thank you to all the candidates and to all the voters who participated in this process.

The following individuals received the most votes from their Colleges and will be a part of the 67th Faculty Senate:

1 seat for a 3-year term from May 2025 through May 2028

• Stacy Hunter, Associate Professor, Department of Health & Human Performance

1 seat for a 1-year term from May 2025 through May 2026 (appointment)

• Rolf Straubhaar, Associate Professor, Department of Cnsling, Ldrshp, Adult Ed, & Sch. Psy

1 seat for a 3-year term from May 2025 through May 2028

• Dimitry Tetin, Associate Professor, School of Art & Design

1 seat for a 3-year term from May 2025 through May 2028

• Kim Lee, Associate Professor of Practice, School of Health Administration

1 seat for a 3-year term of May 2025 through May 2028, 

• Reiko Graham, Professor, Department of Psychology

1 seat for a 1-year term of May 2025 through May 2026

• Valentina Glajar, Professor, Department of World Languages and Literatures

1 seat for a 3-year term from May 2025 through May 2028

• Piyush Shroff, Professor of Instruction, Department of Mathematics

III. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

A. No later than the first Friday of March of each year, the Senate shall offer faculty members eligible to serve on the Senate the opportunity to remove their individual names from the ballot.  The Senate will consider that those who do not remove their names have consented to be listed on the ballot and to serve if elected to the Senate.

B. The Senate will then prepare a ballot for each college to be distributed to faculty voters. These ballots shall list the names of the faculty members eligible to serve on the Senate who have consented to stand for election. A candidate receiving a majority of votes will be considered elected. If there is no majority, within five business days the election committee will distribute a second ballot listing those receiving the highest number of votes in the first round. The total number of nominees will be twice the number of vacancies. In the event of a tie for the last place, those in the tie shall be listed.

C. The Faculty Senate is empowered to make the determination for a place on the Senate should a final vote result in a tie.

D. If a person elected to the Senate is unable to serve, the candidate with the next highest number of votes shall be declared elected.

E. After the Senate's certification of the results of the elections, the Senate shall elect the Chair and Vice Chair by majority vote.  The Senate may also elect a Secretary and other officers.

F. The term of office for Senate members shall be three calendar years with the term beginning and ending in May.