Executive Committtee
Carl Wiezalis, President, Upstate Medical University
Norman Goodman, Vice President/Sec - Stony Brook University
Aaron Godfrey, University Centers - Stony Brook University
Runi Mukherji, University Colleges - SUNY Old Westbury
Rochelle Mozlin, Health Science Centers - SUNY Downstate Medical University
Joseph Petrick, Colleges of Technology - Alfred State College
Doug Eich, Specialized/Statutory Colleges - SUNY IT
Kimberly Cline, System Administration
Susan Camp, Campus Governance Leader Convener - SUNY Oswego
Edward Alfonsin, Parliamentarian - Emeritus, SUNY Potsdam

Committee Chairs
Sandra Michael, Awards Committee - Binghamton University
Sharon Cramer, Governance Committee - Buffalo State College
Peter Nickerson, Graduate & Research Committee - University at Buffalo
Maureen Dolan, Operations Committee - SUNY Old Westbury
Edward Feldman, Student Life Committee - Stony Brook University
Patricia Carey, Undergraduate Committee - University at Buffalo

The SUNY University Faculty Senate is:
*        The faculty representative body for the SUNY System
*        the faculty resource on governance for the University
*        the faculty deliberative body on education policies for the SUNY system

The SUNY University Faculty Senate represents:
*        University Centers
*        Heath Science Centers and Colleges
*        Colleges of the Arts and Sciences
*        Colleges of Technology
*        Specialized and Statutory Colleges

Get Involved with your Campus Governance
*        Become a Senator and represent your campus-wide Senate on the University Faculty Senate
*        Participate in your campus-wide Senate – be a voice in the governance and policy-making on your campus
*        Participate on a UFS Committee
The UFS committees are dedicated to addressing issues regarding and concerning faculty, governance, excellence, academics, policy, budgeting, leadership, teaching, integrity, students, libraries, energy and the environment and more.

The University Faculty Senate Structure
I.  The Executive Committee
*        The President - elected
*        The Vice President/Secretary - elected
*        The Immediate Past President and Vice President/Secretary
*        Five sector representatives - elected

II.  The Standing Committees
Members of these committees, including the chair, are appointed by the Executive Committee.
*        Governance Committee
University-wide governance and guidance on matters of campus governance.
*        Graduate and Research Committee
Advice and guidance on matters relating to the quality, operation, and encouragement of graduate programs and research.
*        Operations Committee
Effective participation of professional staff in University personnel policies, development and administration of budgetary and planning activities of the University, and advice and guidance on matters related to libraries, computing and telecommunications.
*        Student Life Committee
Educational and developmental, social, cultural, and recreational policies, programs, issues and services for student life and the campus environment of the University.
*        Undergraduate Academic Programs and Policies Committee
Advice and guidance on matters relating to undergraduate programs and policies throughout the University.
*        University Programs and Awards Committee
Enhancement of intercampus educational and scholarly interests through development and strengthening of University-wide programs, grants and awards.
*        Special Committees
To address select topics for finite and definite periods of time.

The SUNY Board of Trustees approved the creation of the University Faculty Senate on October 8, 1953. Article VII of the SUNY Policies of the Board of Trustees states "the Senate shall be the official agency through which the University Faculty engages in the governance of the University. The Senate shall be concerned with effective educational policies and other professional matters within the University."

The UFS membership consists of the Chancellor of the University, two University representatives having University-wide responsibilities and representatives from each State-operated unit and contract college. This is a total of 33 SUNY colleges. This makes the University Faculty Senate one of the largest faculty governance organizations in the country!

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating more than 417,500 students in 7,669 degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses

Contact Us
Carl Wiezalis, President
Carol Donato, Executive Assistant
The University Faculty Senate
SUNY System Administration
SUNY Plaza
Albany, NY  12246
518-443-5326 or
800-547-1548
www.suny.edu/facultysenate