Senate Members

All unclassified professional staff of the University, except temporary and emergency employees, shall constitute the electorate of the Senate. Any member of the electorate shall have the right to nominate and to vote for the candidate(s) for Senator to represent any category, and to vote in any special elections held in connection with Senate activities as provided by the Unclassified Senate Rules and Regulations.

The Senate shall be composed of no fewer than thirty (30) Senators chosen by the Electorate as provided by Unclassified Senate Rules and Regulations, as well as the offices of the President, President-Elect, and Past President. Representatives of Human Resources/Equal Opportunity and the Faculty, University Support Staff and Student Senates will be ex-officio, non-voting members.

The senators, each having one vote in the Senate, shall be elected by the members of the Electorate. Each category (Academic, Administrative, Research and Graduate Studies, and Student Affairs) will be represented by one senator for every fifty (50) unclassified professional staff members in the category. Although Senators are elected to represent categories, each senator should be readily available and open to the needs of all unclassified professional staff employees at the University if called upon to do so.