Each graduate department and each graduate degree-granting area program shall be affiliated with the Graduate Faculty Senate.
Every school or college led by a dean and has graduate programs is represented on the Senate. No more than 3 representatives per unit will be allowed. In addition, one member is elected as an at large member representing Directors of Graduate Studies and one member represents the Graduate and Professional Council. Senators serve a 3-year elected term.
School & College Representatives
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources/Natural Resources (3)
- Abed Rabbani (2023-2026)
- Jacqueline Limberg (2024-2027)
- Rocio Rivera (2025-2028)
Arts & Science/Visual Studies/Music/Public Affairs/Languages, Literatures, & Cultures (3)
- Dan Edidin (2023-2026)
- Johanna Kramer (2025-2028)
- Phillip Wood (2025-2028)
Business/Accountancy (1)
- Kuntara Pukthuanthong (2023-2026)
Education and Human Development/Information Science & Learning Technologies (2)
- Rose Osnaya (2025-2028)
- Laura Zangori (2025-2028)
Engineering (2)
- Yi Shang (2024-2027)
- Maria Fidalgo (2025-2028)
Graduate School-Interdisciplinary Programs (1)
- Timothy Haithcoat (2025-2028)
Health Sciences (1)
- Erin Robinson (2025-2028)
Journalism (1)
- Cristina Mislán (2024-2027)
Law (1)
- Paul Ladehoff (2025-2028)
Medicine (2)
- David Beversdorf (2025-2028)
- Erika Boerman (2025-2028)
Nursing (1)
- Julie Miller (2023-2026)
Veterinary Medicine (2)
- Rajiv Mohan (2024-2027)
- Leslie Lyons (2023-2026)
Directors of Graduate Study (DGS) (1)
- Emily Crawford-Rossi (2025-2028)
Graduate Professional Council (1)
- Felix Oguche
Total voting membership = 22
Representatives from the Graduate School, including the dean and associate dean of the graduate school, regularly attend GFS meetings but are non-voting members.
2025-26 Executive Committee Members
- Maria Fidalgo, President
- Chi-Ren Shyu, Past President
- Erin Robinson, Vice President
- Julie Miller, Academic Affairs Committee Chair
- Abed Rabbani, Awards Committee Chair
- Rocio Rivera, Policy Subcommittee Chair
- Erika Boerman, Member-at-Large