Assembly & Senate Elections
Current Elections
Past Elections
| Candidates for Chair of the Committee of Chairs (1-year term through September 1, 2026) |
*Christine Tartaro (MACJ) |
| Candidates for Graduate Program Chair Represenative (2 positions, 2-year term through Septemeber 1, 2027) |
*Tait Chirenje (PSM) Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen (MSW) *Mary Kientz (MSOT) |
| Candidates for Interdisciplinary Minor Coordinator Represenative (2-year term through Septemeber 1, 2027) |
*Judith Vogel (HGST) |
(elected candidates indicated with *)
Submitted Candidate Profiles
Amendments ratified on May 2, 2025 – 97 ballots cast: 93 Yes, 4 No
At the meeting on April 11, 2025 the Faculty Senate voted to ratify several amendments to the constitution. A summary of the amendments along with the constitution including the proposed amendments/changes highlighted in red is linked below. The next step in this process is ratification by the Faculty Assembly. The balloting for ratification will occur the week of April 28 through electronic voting. Ratification of the amendments require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Faculty Assembly vote. Article XI of the Faculty Constitution outlines the full amendment procedure.
Summary of Amendments & Constitution with Proposed Amendments Highlighted
The Committees on Academic Policies and Academic Programs and Planning each have two graduate studies represenatives elected by the Faculty at-large. Polls will open at noon on Monday, April 14 and remain open for voting until noon on Friday, April 18. Instructions for accessing the ballot will be emailed to all Faculty on Monday, April 14.
| Candidates for Graduate Represenative to Academic Policies |
*Shah Khan (NAMS) Elaine Perignat (BUSN) *Kate Worley (SOBL) Ian Zapcic (SOBL) |
| Candidates for Graduate Represenative to Academic Programs and Planning |
William J. Buchala (HLTH) *Amit Mukherjee (BUSN) *Larider Ruffin (HLTH) |
(elected candidates indicated with *)
Submitted Candidate Profiles
| Candidates for Senate President |
Thierry Elin-Saintine (GENS) *Mike Law (NAMS) Manish Madan (SOBL) |
| Candidates for Senate Vice-President |
*Christy Goodnight (BUSN) |
| Candidates for Senate Secretary | *Emma Witt (NAMS) |
(elected candidates indicated with *)
Submitted Candidate Profiles
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*Monica Amadio, BUSN *Lauren Balasco, SOBL *Jacob Camacho, ARHU *Vasundhara Chakraborty, BUSN *Jiajin (Sandy) Chen, BUSN Petar Dobrev, BUSN *Joshua Duntley, SOBL *Philip Eaton, NAMS *Christian Ehiobuche, BUSN *Betsy Erbaugh, SOBL *Helana Girgis, SOBL *Geoffrey Gust, GENS *Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen, SOBL *Mina Jafarijoo, BUSN *Colleen Kase, SOBL *Daniel Ki, NAMS |
*Zheng Li, BUSN *Jennifer Martin, NAMS *Aaron Moss, ARHU Quynh Nguyen, BUSN *Monika Pawlowska, HLTH *Larider Ruffin, HLTH *Thierry Saintine, GENS *Aakash Taneja, BUSN *Christine Tartaro, SOBL Pu Tian, BUSN *Joseph Trout, NAMS *Beverly Vaughn, ARHU *Helen Wei, BUSN *Kerrin Wolf, BUSN *Jongbok Yi, ARHU Yuli Zhang, BUSN |
(elected candidates indicated with *)
| Committee | Candidate(s) |
| Academic Policies | *Emma Witt, NAMS |
| Academic Programs and Planning |
*Naz Onel, BUSN |
| Administration and Finance | *Petar Dobrev, BUSN |
| General Studies | *John O’Hara, GENS |
| Information Technology & Media Services |
*Monica Amadio, BUSN Akash Taneja, BUSN |
| Library |
*Christy Goodnight, BUSN |
| Research & Professional Development | *Justin Ostrofsky, SOBL |
| Student Affairs |
*Robert Blaskiewicz, GENS |
(elected candidates indicated with *)
Amendments ratified on November 3, 2023 – 95 ballots cast: 93 Yes, 2 No
At the meeting on October 20, 2023, the Faculty Senate voted to ratify several amendments to the constitution. A summary of the amendments along with the constitution including the proposed amendments/changes highlighted in red is linked below. The next step in this process is ratification by the Faculty Assembly. The balloting for ratification will occur the week of October 30 through electronic voting. Ratification of the amendments require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Faculty Assembly vote. Article XI of the Faculty Constitution outlines the full amendment procedure.
Summary of Amendments & Constitution with Proposed Amendments Highlighted
The Committees on Academic Policies and Academic Programs and Planning each have two graduate studies represenatives elected by the Faculty at-large. Polls will open at noon on Monday, April 17 and remain open for voting until noon on Friday, April 21. Instructions for accessing the ballot will be emailed to all Faculty on Monday, April 17.
| Candidates for Graduate Represenative to Academic Policies |
*George DeFeis, BUSN *Kimberly Furphy, HLTH |
| Candidates for Graduate Represenative to Academic Programs and Planning |
*Amit Mukherjee, BUSN *Ye Ning, BUSN |
Submitted Candidate Profiles
(elected candidates indicated with *)
| Candidates for Senate President |
Michael Law (NAMS)* Manish Madan (SOBL) Brian Tyrrell (BUSN) |
| Candidates for Senate Vice-President |
Norma Boakes (EDUC)* Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen (SOBL) |
| Candidates for Senate Secretary | Kristen Hallock-Waters (NAMS)* |
Submitted Candidate Profiles
(elected candidates indicated with *)
Luis Garcia, HLTH
Kristen Hallock-Waters, NAMS*
Mariana Smtih, ARHU
(elected candidates indicated with *)
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Monica Amadio, BUSN* Hyeoncheol (Charlie) Baik, BUSN* Lauren Balasco, SOBL* Guy Barbato, NAMS* Muntakim Choudhury, BUSN Joe Cirio, GENS* George DeFeis, BUSN Petar Dobrev, BUSN Arleen Gonzalez, SOBL* Geoffrey Gust, GENS* Jessica Hallagan, NAMS* Kristen Hallock-Waters, NAMS* Jung Han, BUSN* Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen, SOBL* Mina Jafarijoo, BUSN* |
Daniel Ki, NAMS* Michael Law, NAMS* Zheng Li, BUSN* Aaron Moss, ARHU* Quynh Nguyen, BUSN* Matthew Olson, NAMS* Barry Palatnik, BUSN* Monika Pawlowska, HLTH* Larider Ruffin, HLTH* Thierry Saintine, GENS* Christine Tartaro, SOBL* Joseph Trout, NAMS* Beverly Vaughn, ARHU* Kerrin Wolf, BUSN* Yuli Zhang, BUSN |
(elected candidates indicated with *)
Submitted Candidate Profiles
| Committee | Candidate(s) |
| Academic Policies | Emma Witt, SOBL* |
| Academic Programs and Planning |
Noel Criscione, BUSN Elizabeth Pollock, NAMS* |
| Administration and Finance | Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen, SOBL* |
| General Studies | John O’Hara, GENS* |
| Information Technology & Media Services |
Helen Wei, BUSN* Adam Aguiar, NAMS |
| Library |
Vasundhara Chakraborty, BUSN* Eric Hoyt, SOBL |
| Research & Professional Development | Justin Ostrofsky, SOBL* |
| Student Affairs |
Thierry Saintine, GENS* |
(elected candidates indicated with *)
Submitted Candidate Profiles
| Candidates for Chair of the Committee on Research & Professional Development |
*Justin Ostrofsky (SOBL) |
Submitted Candidate Profiles
(elected candidates indicated with *)
| Candidates for Chair of the Committee on Academic Policies |
*Emma Witt (NAMS) |
Submitted Candidate Profiles
(elected candidates indicated with *)
The Committees on Academic Policies and Academic Programs and Planning each have two graduate studies represenatives elected by the Faculty at-large. Polls will open at noon on Monday, April 19 and remain open for voting until noon on Friday, April 23. Instructions for accessing the ballot will be emailed to all Faculty on Monday, April 19.
| Candidates for Graduate Represenative to Academic Policies |
Christian Ehiobuche (BUSN)* Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen (SOBL)* Barry Palatnik (BUSN) |
| Candidates for Graduate Represenative to Academic Programs and Planning |
Robert Barney (SOBL)* Amit Mukherjee (BUSN)* Dan Tulino (EDUC) |