Faculty Senate Guidelines
Review the faculty senate guidelines below.
Subsection 2
Senators’ representative of the various academic departments and equivalent units of the university, as specified in the BSUFA Operating Procedures. These senators shall be known as representative senators.
Section D: Election of Representative Senators
Each department, unit or pool of departments or units shall elect its own representative Senator[s] for [a] two-year term[s] using an open nominations and election process that allows all BSUFA members within the department, unit or pool to submit their names for consideration. Only self-nominations will be valid. In the event of a vacancy among the representative senators, the Executive Board shall instruct the respective department, unit or pool to elect a replacement within one month of the effective date of the vacancy. Senators elected by such special elections shall serve only for the remaining portion of the interrupted term.
In cases of split assignments that are uneven, the faculty member shall vote in the department or unit of the larger part of her or his assignment. In all other cases, the individual involved shall petition the Senate for a determination of voting eligibility.
Section H: Attendance and Duty Requirements of Senators
Active participation in the Senate is vital to the very existence of the Senate. Senators are expected to attend Senate meetings. Senators who fail to attend three meetings within a single semester without just cause shall forfeit their seats. Such seats shall be considered vacant as under Article VII, Section D.
Senators
Senators serve 2-year terms. If you term has expired as per below, please advise who the department senator will be.
*term expiring Fall 2021.
Department | Term Start | Senator | |
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Accountancy | Fall 2019 | Bill Graves | wgraves@bemidjistate.edu |
Athletics | Fall 2019 | Mike Boschee | michael.boschee@bemidjistate.edu |
Athletics | Fall 2022 | Chelsea Stoltenberg | chelsea.stoltenberg@bemidjistate.edu |
Athletics | VACANT | ||
Biology | Fall 2022 | Jacob Haus | jacob.haus@bemidjistate.edu |
Biology | Fall 2022 | Brian Hiller | brian.hiller@bemidjistate.edu |
Business Administration | Term end Spring 2024 | Kelly LaVenture | kelly.laventure@bemidjistate.edu |
Business Administration | Term end Spring 2024 | Xi Shan | xi.shan@bemidjistate.edu |
Business Administration | Term end Spring 2025 | Peter Nelson | peter.nelson@bemidjistate.edu |
Chemistry | Fall 2022 | Bob Quandt | bob.quandt@bemidjistate.edu |
Criminal Justice | Fall 2023 | Stacie Jergenson | stacie.jergenson@bemidjistate.edu |
Criminal Justice: Police Science & Leadership | Fall 2022 | Rob Fraik | robert.fraik@bemidjistate.edu |
Community & Criminal Justice Studies | Fall 2022 | Amber Laffin | amber.laffin@bemidjistate.edu |
English | Fall 2022 | Prabin Lama | prabin.lama@bemidjistate.edu |
English | Fall 2022 | Larry Swain | larry.swain@bemidjistate.edu |
Center for Sustainability | Fall 2021 | Paul Kivi | paul.kivi@bemidjistate.edu |
Center for Sustainability | Fall 2021 | Samantha Jones | samantha.jones@bemidjistate.edu |
HPSH | Fall 2021 | Christel Kippenhan | bkippenhan@bemidjistate.edu |
Humanities | Fall 2022 | Brendan McManus | brendan.mcmanus@bemidjistate.edu |
Integrated Media | Fall 2023 | Valica Boudry | valica.boudry@bemidjistate.edu |
Language & Indigenous Studies | Fall 2021 | Ana López-Aguilera | ana.lopezaguilera@bemidjistate.edu |
Library | Fall 2020 | Diane (DeeDee) Narum | dnarum@bemidjistate.edu |
Math & Computer Science | Fall 2023 | François Neville | francois.neville@bemidjistate.edu |
Music | Fall 2023 | Cory Renbarger | cory.renbarger@bemidjistate.edu |
Nursing | Fall 2023 | Tricia Cowan | tricia.cowan@bemidjistate.edu |
Nursing | Fall 2023 | Tiffany Hommes | tiffany.hommes@bemidjistate.edu |
Nursing | VACANT | ||
Physics | Fall 2021 | Ryan Sayer | rsayer@bemidjistate.edu |
Political Science | Fall 2022 | Tom Beech | thomas.beech@bemidjistate.edu |
Professional Education | Fall 2021 | Lisa Krall | lkrall@bemidjistate.edu |
Professional Education | Fall 2021 | Miriam White | miriam.white@bemidjistate.edu |
Professional Education | Fall 2020 | Camille Brandt | cbrandt@bemidjistate.edu |
Psychology | Fall 2023 | John Gonzalez | john.gonzalez@bemidjistate.edu |
Psychology | Fall 2022 | Judith Zatkin | judith.zatkin@bemidjistate.edu |
Social Work | Fall 2022 | Sue Rickers | srickers@bemidjistate.edu |
Sociology | Fall 2022 | Lukas Szrot ***Senate Secretary | lukas.szrot@bemidjistate.edu |
Technology, Art & Design | Fall 2021 | Mitch Blessing | tbrockman@bemidjistate.edu |
Technology, Art & Design | Fall 2022 | Nusrat Chowdhury | nusrat.chowdhury@bemidjistate.edu |
TRIO/SSS (SAS Pool) | Fall 2019 | Sarah Young | syoung@bemidjistate.edu |
Parliamentarian
VACANT
Caucuses
Current Equity Caucus representatives.
Caucus | Representative | |
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LGBTQ+ Caucus | Kat Klement | kat.klement@bemidjistate.edu |
Faculty of Color Caucus | Baozhong Tian | Baozhong.Tian@bemidjistate.edu |
Women’s Caucus | Joann Frederickson | Joann.Frederickson@bemidjistate.edu |
Disability Caucus | Amanda Longie | Amanda.Longie@bemidjistate.edu |