Faculty Senate Elections

Faculty Senate elections are held each spring to prepare for the upcoming academic year. Departments elect their faculty senators, and the Faculty Senate elects its officers and committee members according to the annual election schedule.

Review the information below for nomination periods, election deadlines, and important dates for department elections, officer elections and committee elections. Newly elected senators and committee members begin their terms with the new Faculty Senate year.

Department Elections

Departments will elect senators by the third Friday of March each academic year.

Newly elected senators may attend the April and May meetings to onboard with the departing senators.

The new senate will begin on September 1.

Officer Elections

Nominations for officers will open on April 1 and close on the third Monday in April. Send nominations to Kerry Patenaude at Kerry_Patenaude@uml.edu.

Officers will be elected at the May meeting of Faculty Senate. 

Committee Elections

Nominations for committee members will open on April 1 and close on the third Monday in April. Send nominations to Kerry Patenaude at Kerry_Patenaude@uml.edu

Committee members will be elected by each college at the May meeting of Faculty Senate.