Faculty Senate

Senate Structure

Faculty Senate Members

The Faculty Senate consists of:

• 1 Senator for each 10 full time faculty (each college shall have at least 4 Senators)
• President, University of Maine (non-voting)
• Executive Vice President & Provost for Academic Affairs
• Vice President for Research
• Deans’ Council Representative
• Two Undergraduate students
• One Graduate student

Faculty Senate Officers

• President
• Vice President
• Secretary
• Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees

Faculty Senate Committees

• Academic Affairs
• Finance and Institutional Planning
• Research and Scholarship
• Service and Outreach
• University Environment
• Constitution and Bylaws
• Committee on Committees
• Library Advisory Committee
• Program Creation and Reorganization Review Committee
• General Education Committee
  

Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.

The senate officers and the chairs of the above standing committees constitute the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. If any of the Colleges is not represented by an elected officer or an appointed Committee Chair, the Senate President shall appoint a representative for the college to serve as a member of the Executive Committee.