Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate is the representative body responsible for faculty participation in university planning and governance. The responsibilities and by-laws of the faculty senate can be found in the Faculty Handbook.
Participation in the faculty governance process, on committees, in the Faculty Senate, etc., helps improve the university and protect faculty rights.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is the elected leadership of the Faculty Senate and the channel of communication between the senate and the university administration. It consists of the vice chairperson, recording secretary, corresponding secretary, parliamentarian and logistics officer. Chairperson of Faculty Affairs Committee is non-voting member of Executive Committee.
Current Officers
Cynthia Robinson Alexander, Executive Head, SSU Interim President
Philip Omunga, CLASS, Senate President, 2023-2025
Sue Ebanks, COST, Vice President, 2023-2024
Shetia Butler Lamar, COBA, Recording Secretary, 2023-2024
Marian Bell, CLASS, Parliamentarian, 2023-2024
Sherry Serdikoff, CLASS, Logistics Officer, 2023-2024
TBD, Faculty Affairs Chairperson
Past Officers
Kimberly Ballard-Washington, SSU President
Andrea L. Moore, COST, Senate President (formerly Vice-Chair), 2021-2023
Philip Omunga, CLASS, Recording Secretary, 2021-2023
Peggy Blood, CLASS, Corresponding Secretary, 2022-2023
Marian Bell, CLASS, Parliamentarian, 2022-2023
Shetia Butler-Lamar, COBA, Logistics Officer, 2021-2023
Sherry Serdikoff, CLASS, Faculty Affairs Chairperson, 2021-2023
Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate include:
- Executive committee
- Committee on committees
- New programs and curriculum committee
- Faculty affairs committee
- Evaluation committee
- Faculty development committee
- Faculty handbook committee
- International students, programs and activities committee
- Library and education media committee
- Student affairs committee
- Academic calendar committee
- Distance learning committee
- Scholarship committee