University Senate Members
Senate Membership
| Seat | Type | Name | Affliation | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair of the Senate | Elected | Jim Woglom | Department of Art + Film | 2025 |
| Vice Chair of the Senate | Elected | Tim Miller | University Library | 2024 |
| Third Officer of the Senate | Elected | Nicole Jean Hill | Department of Art + Film | 2024 |
| Parliamentarian | Elected | Monty Mola | Department of Physics & Astronomy | 2024 |
| Faculty Senator (Non-Tenure Instructional Faculty Delegates) | Elected | Frank Cappuccio | Department of Chemistry | 2025 |
| Faculty Senator (Non-Tenure Instructional Faculty Delegates) | Elected | Shelbi Schroeder | School of Education | 2026 |
| Faculty Senator (Non-Tenure Instructional Faculty Delegates) | Elected | Arianna Thobaben | School of Education | 2024 |
| Faculty Senator (Tenure-line faculty any unit) | Elected | Jayne McGuire | School of Applied Health | 2025 |
| Faculty Senator (Tenure-line faculty, any unit) | Elected | Jaime Lancaster | School of Business | 2026 |
| Faculty Senator (Tenure-line faculty, any unit) | Elected | Ramona Bell | Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 2024 |
| Faculty Senator (Tenure-line Non-instructional) | Elected | Tim Miller | University Library | 2025 |
| Faculty Senator (Tenure-line Non-instructional) | Elected | Kimberly Stelter | University Library | 2026 |
| Faculty Senator (Tenure-line Instructional-unit faculty) | Elected | Marissa Ramsier | Department of Anthropology | 2025 |
| Faculty Senator ((Tenure-line Instructional-unit faculty) | Elected | Nicole Jean Hill | Department of Art + Film | 2026 |
| Faculty Senator (Tenure-line Instructional-unit faculty) | Elected | Christopher Harmon | Department of Chemistry | 2025 |
| Faculty Senator (Tenure-line Instructional-unit faculty) | Elected | James Graham | Department of Environmental Science & Management | 2024 |
| Faculty Senator (Tenure-line Instructional-unit faculty) | Elected | Ara Pachmayer | School of Applied Health | 2025 |
| Faculty Senator (Tenure-line Instructional-unit faculty) | Elected | Rouhollah Aghasaleh | School of Education | 2026 |
| Staff Senator | Elected | Sulaina Banks | Admissions Office | 2025 |
| Staff Senator | Elected | Harrelle Deshazier | Cultural Centers for Academic Excellence | 2026 |
| Staff Senator | Elected | Michele Miyamoto | Learning Center | 2024 |
| Student Senator | Appointed | Amanda Ronald | Associated Student | 2024 |
| Student Senator | Appointed | Isabella Carvajal | Associated Student | 2024 |
| General Faculty Rep. to the ASCSU (Senator) | Elected | Mary Virnoche | Department of Sociology | 2026 |
| General Faculty Rep. to the ASCSU (Senator) | Elected | Stephanie Burkhalter | Department of Politics | 2024 |
| Labor Council Senator | Ex-officio | Steve Tillinghast | Department of Geology | 2024 |
| Provost & VP of Academic Affairs | Ex-officio | Jenn Capps | Academic Affairs | Ex-Officio |
| University President | Ex-officio | Tom Jackson | University President | Ex-Officio |
| VP of Enrollment Management & Student Success | Ex-officio | Chrissy Holliday | Enrollment Management | Ex-Officio |
| VP of Adminstration and Finance | Ex-officio | Sherie Gordon Carla Hoʻā (interim) | Administration & Finance | Ex-Officio |
| Chair of ICC | Ex-officio | Jill Anderson | School of Applied Health | 2024 |
| Immediate Past Chair | Ex-officio | Monty Mola | Department of Physics & Astronomy | 2024 |
| President of Local Chapter CFA | Ex-officio | Marisol Ruiz | School of Education | Ex-Officio |
| AVP and Campus Diversity Officer | Ex-officio | Rosamel Benavides-Garb | Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Ex-Officio |
| ERFSA Senator | Ex-Officio | Marshelle Thobaben | ERFSA President | Ex-Officio |
| President of Associated Students (Senator) | Ex-Officio | Samuel Parker | Associated Student | Ex-Officio |
Membership Information
Chair: General Faculty Member
Elected Members:
- Chair: One (1) General Faculty member who has completed at least three years of employment and will be in-residence during the term of office shall be elected by a vote of the General Faculty At-large.
- Tenure-Line Instructional Faculty Delegates: Eleven (11) Faculty Senators shall be apportioned as follows:
- 2 Tenure-line Instructional-unit faculty from each of the three instructional units shall be elected by a vote of the Tenure-line faculty within each instructional unit.
- 2 Tenure-line Non-instructional temporary and tenure-line faculty (coaches, counselors, librarians) from delegates from non-instructional units shall be elected by a vote of the Tenure-line Non-instructional unit faculty in non-instructional units (coaches, counselors, librarians)
- 3 Tenure-line faculty from any instructional or non-instructional unit shall be elected by a vote of the Tenure-line faculty.
- Non-Tenure Instructional Faculty Delegates:
- 3 Lecturer faculty with a time base averaging at least .40 of full-time shall be elected by a vote of the Lecturer faculty.
- Representatives to the ASCSU (Statewide Academic Senate):
- 2 Full-time Tenure-line faculty shall be elected by a vote of the General Faculty At-large.
- Staff Delegates:
- 3 non-Management Personnel Plan (MPP) staff shall be elected by Staff Council
Appointed Members:
- Student Delegates:
- 2 From the Associated Students
- 1 ERFSA member
Ex-Officio Members:
- The Chair of the Senate shall be an elected member of the General Faculty.
- The Vice Chair of the Senate shall be an elected faculty delegate of the Senate and shall be elected annually to a one-year term of office by the members of the Senate.
- The Third Officer of the Senate shall be an elected faculty member of Senate and shall be elected annually to a one-year term of office by the members of Senate.
- The Parliamentarian, who need not be an elected member of the Senate, shall be appointed annually by the Senate Executive Committee.
- The term of office for all other elected members shall be three years
Terms:
- The Chair of the Senate shall be an elected member of the General Faculty.
- The Vice Chair of the Senate shall be an elected faculty delegate of the Senate and shall be elected annually to a one-year term of office by the members of the Senate.
- The Third Officer of the Senate shall be an elected faculty member of Senate and shall be elected annually to a one-year term of office by the members of Senate.
- The Parliamentarian, who need not be an elected member of the Senate, shall be appointed annually by the Senate Executive Committee.
Duties:
- The purpose of the University Senate is to draw from the collective wisdom of the members of the University community in order to formulate, evaluate, and recommend policies that advance the mission of Humboldt State. The Senate shall be the University’s primary policy recommending body. The Senate shall have the authority to act for the faculty on matters within the scope of the faculty when the action is approved by a majority vote.