Faculty Senate Bylaws, Article 1
1.1 Voting Members
1.1.1 Election of Voting Members
Voting members of the Faculty Senate shall be elected in the following manner:
(A) One member of the Faculty Senate shall be elected from and by the tenure-track faculty of each academic department or school in the degree-granting colleges of the university, with two elected from each department or school of over 50 faculty members, and one faculty member each from the College of Law and the University Libraries. Such tenure-track faculty, eligible to either be elected or to elect, shall include those who hold the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor, and shall exclude the president, the president's staff, the executive vice president and provost, the executive vice president and provost's staff, the deans, and the deans' staff.
Members of the University Council may not serve as the elected Faculty Senate representative of an academic department. Alternates for elected members of the Faculty Senate shall be selected from the member’s department. Alternates may attend and participate as voting members in the event the elected member is unable to attend.
In addition, 10 non-tenured instructors as defined by the Instructors collective Bargaining Agreement Article 1 shall be voting members. One instructor will be selected by each of the seven degree-granting colleges. The remaining three instructors will be selected at large.
One clinical faculty member will be selected by the Council of Deans.
Two Supportive Professional Staff members will be selected by the Supportive Professional Staff Council.
Two Operating Staff members will be selected by the Operating Staff Council. Operating Staff will serve one-year terms.
(B) When the Faculty Senate does not contain at least one elected faculty representative who is a member of a minority racial group, the elected faculty members of the Faculty Senate shall meet and elect such a representative. The person thus elected shall be chosen from among the faculty members of the university who are eligible for election as a faculty representative of the Faculty Senate. Prior to conducting such an election, the elected faculty representatives on Faculty Senate shall seek nominations from the college faculties and shall elect one of the persons thus nominated. The position thus filled shall be in addition to the number of seats otherwise apportioned. The faculty representative so elected shall serve a term of three years.
(C) Eleven students will have voting membership on the Faculty Senate. One student will be selected by the Student Advisory Committee from each of the six undergraduate degree-granting colleges. Two undergraduate students will be selected by the Student Government Association. Two graduate students will be selected by the Graduate Council. One College of Law student will be selected by the College of Law. Students will serve one-year terms. Students will not vote on faculty and staff personnel matters.
1.1.2 The terms of office for all voting members of the Faculty Senate, except students, shall be for three years and shall begin July 1 of each year.
1.2 Nonvoting Members
1.2.1 Any faculty member of the University Advisory Committee (UAC) to the Board of Trustees who is not a voting member of the Faculty Senate shall be an ex officio nonvoting member.
1.2.2 If not otherwise a member of the Faculty Senate the faculty representative to the Illinois Board of Higher Education Faculty Advisory Committee shall be an ex officio nonvoting member.
1.2.3 If they are not otherwise voting members of the Faculty Senate, the faculty serving as assistant chairs of the Academic Planning Council, the Graduate Council, and the Baccalaureate Council, shall sit as ex officio nonvoting members of the Senate during their terms of office.
1.2.4 If not otherwise a voting member of the Faculty Senate, the Faculty Athletics Representative shall be an ex officio nonvoting member.
Faculty Senate Bylaws, Article 7
7.1 The Faculty Senate shall serve as the official voice of the faculty of Northern Illinois University and as the authoritative representative liaison body between the faculty and (1) the University Council, (2) the president of the university, (3) the executive vice president and provost, (4) other vice presidents with respect to their responsibilities affecting the faculty, and (5) the chair and the Board of Trustees. The Faculty Senate is the body empowered to act as an agent for the university faculty with the power to formulate policies regarding educational functions of the university.
7.2 In accordance with the Preamble and Article 7.3 of the University Constitution and the stated commitment to university governance as a shared process, the Faculty Senate shall serve the following purposes:
7.2.1 Faculty shall predominate in all policy decisions relating to the faculty personnel system, the university curriculum, and to policy decisions concerning admissions and academic policies and standards.
7.2.2 To promote the representation of the faculty in the governance of the university;
7.2.3 To encourage active faculty participation in the development of university policies and procedures;
7.2.4 To discuss and recommend as a Faculty Senate policies affecting the university as a whole;
7.2.5 To promote the welfare of the faculty and the university.
Meets monthly on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m.
2024-2025 dates: Sep 4, Oct 2, Oct 30, Nov 20, Jan 22, Feb 19, Mar 26, Apr 23
TENURE-TRACK FACULTY |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
2025-2026 |
2026-2027 |
BUSINESS |
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Accountancy |
Mark Mellon | Mark Mellon |
Mark Mellon | |
Finance |
Nan Qin |
Nan Qin | Nan Qin | Nan Qin |
Management |
Sarah Marsh, VP |
TBD for Marsh |
TBD for Marsh | TBD for Marsh |
Marketing |
Reza Rajabi for Fredericks |
Reza Rajabi | Reza Rajabi | Reza Rajabi |
OMIS |
Fall-Amin Vahedian Khezerlou |
Biagio Palese |
Biagio Palese |
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EDUCATION |
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Counseling and Higher Education |
Gudrun Nyunt |
Gudrun Nyunt |
Gudrun Nyunt |
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Curriculum and Instruction |
Jodi Lampi |
Jodi Lampi |
Jodi Lampi | |
Educational Technology, Research & Assessment |
Cynthia Campbell |
Cynthia Campbell |
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Kinesiology & Physical Education |
Peter Chomentowski |
Peter Chomentowski |
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Leadership, Educational Psychology & Foundations |
Ben Creed |
Ben Creed President |
Ben Creed | Ben Creed |
Special and Early Education |
Lisa Liberty |
Lisa Liberty |
Lisa Liberty | |
ENGINEERING & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY |
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Electrical Engineering |
Veysel Demir |
Veysel Demir |
Veysel Demir |
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Industrial & Systems Engineering |
Ziteng Wang |
Ziteng Wang |
Ziteng Wang |
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Mechanical Engineering |
Sahar Vahabzadeh |
Sahar Vahabzadeh |
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Technology |
Fall-Mahdi Vaezi |
William Mills | William Mills | William Mills |
HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES |
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Allied Health & Communicative Disorders |
In-Sop Kim |
Rosanne Thomas | Rosanne Thomas | Rosanne Thomas |
Family and Consumer Sciences |
Charline Xiaolin Xie for Montgomery |
Scott Sibley |
Scott Sibley | Scott Sibley |
Health Studies |
Sheila Barrett |
Sheila Barrett |
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Interdisciplinary Health Professions |
Nahal Salimi for Duffrin |
Nahal Salimi | Nahal Salimi | Nahal Salimi |
Nursing |
Jeanette Rossetti for Petges |
Cris Sabio | Cris Sabio | Cris Sabio |
LAW |
Therese Arado for McConkie |
Therese Arado for McConkie |
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LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES |
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Anthropology |
Emily McKee | Emily McKee | Emily McKee | |
Biological Sciences |
Virginia Naples |
Virginia Naples |
Virginia Naples |
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Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Evgueni Nesterov |
Evgueni Nesterov |
Evgueni Nesterov | Evgueni Nesterov |
Communication |
Karen Whedbee |
Karen Whedbee |
Karen Whedbee | |
Computer Science |
Kirk Duffin |
Kirk Duffin | Kirk Duffin | |
Earth, Atmosphere and Environment |
Wei Luo |
Wei Luo | Wei Luo | |
Economics |
George Slotsve |
George Slotsve | George Slotsve | George Slotsve |
English |
Mark Van Wienen for Gulsat Aygen |
Mark Van Wienen |
Mark Van Wienen | Mark Van Wienen |
History |
Taylor Atkins |
Taylor Atkins |
Taylor Atkins |
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Mathematical Sciences |
Gleb Sirotkin |
Gleb Sirotkin |
Gleb Sirotkin | |
Philosophy |
Alicia Finch |
Alicia Finch |
Alicia Finch |
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Physics |
Yasuo Ito |
Yasuo Ito |
Yasuo Ito | Yasuo Ito |
Political Science |
Brendon Swedlow |
Brendon Swedlow | Brendon Swedlow |
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Psychology |
David Valentiner |
David Valentiner | David Valentiner | David Valentiner |
Public Administration |
Jaehee Jong |
Fall-Kurt Thurmaier |
Jaehee Jong | Jaehee Jong |
Sociology |
Shane Sharp |
Shane Sharp |
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Statistics and Actuarial Science |
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World Languages & Cultures |
Dennis Brain |
Dennis Brain | Dennis Brain | |
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES |
Beth McGowan |
Beth McGowan | Beth McGowan | Beth McGowan |
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS |
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Art and Design |
Kryssi Staikidis |
Kryssi Staikidis | Kryssi Staikidis | Kryssi Staikidis |
Music |
Christopher Scanlon |
Christopher Scanlon |
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Theatre & Dance |
Lori Hartenhoff |
Lori Hartenhoff |
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INSTRUCTORS AND CLINICAL FACULTY |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
2025-2026 |
2026-2027 |
Instructor-BUS |
TBD |
Brian Bender |
Brian Bender |
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Instructor-EDU |
Vicky Books |
Vicky Books |
Vicky Books |
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Instructor-EET |
Charlie Ruetsche |
Charlie Ruetsche |
Charlie Ruetsche |
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Instructor-HHS |
Jennifer Ross |
Jennifer Ross |
Jennifer Ross |
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Instructor-LAS |
Roxanna Fotovat |
Roxanna Fotovat |
Roxanna Fotovat |
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Instructor-LAW |
Sandra Kupelian |
Sandra Kupelian | Sandra Kupelian |
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Instructor-VPA |
TBD | TBD | TBD |
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Instructor-at large |
Fall-TBD |
Daniel Libman |
Daniel Libman |
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Instructor-at large |
Jason Akst |
Jason Akst | Jason Akst | |
Instructor-at large |
TBD |
Scott Stalcup | Scott Stalcup |
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Clinical faculty-at large |
Yenitza Guzman |
TBD for Guzman | TBD for Guzman |
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STAFF |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
2025-2026 |
2026-2027 |
Supportive Professional Staff |
Felicia Bohanon |
Felicia Bohanon |
Felicia Bohanon |
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Supportive Professional Staff |
John Boswell |
John Boswell |
John Boswell |
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Operating Staff |
Natasha Johnson |
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Operating Staff |
Mandy Kreitzer |
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STUDENTS |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
2025-2026 |
2026-2027 |
Student-SAC-BUS |
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Student-SAC-EDU |
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Student-SAC-EET |
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Student-SAC-HHS |
Marlena Martinez |
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Student-SAC-LAS |
Kennedy Porter |
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Student-SAC-VPA |
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Student-SGA |
Chris English |
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Student-SGA |
Fall-Manny Corpuz |
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Student-GC |
Hollis Harris |
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Student-GC |
Fall-Kianna Graves |
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Student-LAW |
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NONVOTING |
2023-2024 |
2024-2025 |
2025-2026 |
2026-2027 |
Faculty members of the University Advisory Committee |
Ben Creed |
Ben Creed |
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Karen Whedbee |
Tom Skuzinski | Tom Skuzinski | Tom Skuzinski |
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Fall-Katy Jaekel Spring-Larissa Garcia |
Larissa Garcia | Larissa Garcia | |
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Brad Cripe |
Brad Cripe |
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Faculty Advisory Committee to the IBHE |
Linda Saborío |
Tiffany Puckett for Saborío |
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Assistant Chair, APC |
Marc Falkoff |
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Assistant Chair, GC |
Wesley Swingley |
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Assistant Chair, BC |
Amanda Ferguson |
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Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) |
Courtney Hughes | Courtney Hughes |
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Parliamentarian |
Ferald Bryan |
Ferald Bryan |
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Ombudsperson |
Sandy Cox |
Sandy Cox |
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Benjamin Creed
President, Faculty Senate
Chair, University Council
bcreed@niu.edu
Pat Erickson
Administrative Assistant
pje@niu.edu
Tiffany Puckett
Faculty Advisory Council to the IBHE
tpuckett@niu.edu
Carrie Kortegast
Faculty Personnel Advisor
ckortegast@niu.edu