The Campus Senate is a legislative body composed of twenty faculty, five students and three student alternates, one civil service staff member and one civil service alternate, one academic professional and one academic professional alternate, and one administrator. The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs serves as an ex-officio, non-voting member.

Faculty Senators 2022-2024

Lynn Fisher, CLASS, at-large
Professor & Chair, Sociology/Anthropology
Mail stop: UHB 3038
Telephone: (217) 206-7938
Email: lfish1@uis.edu
Sharon Graf, CLASS (2023-2024 term)
Professor, Sociology/Anthropology
Mail stop: UHB 3038
Telephone: (217) 206-6570
Email: sgraf1@uis.edu
Beth Hatt, CPAE (spring 2024)
Professor & Director, School of Education
Senate Vice-Chair
Mail stop: BRK 377
Email: bhatt20@uis.edu
Ahmad Juma'h, CBM
Associate Professor, Accounting, Economics, and Finance
Mail stop: UHB 4093
Telephone: (217) 206-8366
Email: ajuma4@uis.edu
Marc Klingshirn, CHST
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Mail stop: LRH 101
Telephone: (217) 206-8193
Email: mklin2@uis.edu
Xiaoqing Li, CBM, at-large
Professor & Head, Management Information Systems
Mail stop: UHB 4093
Telephone: (217) 206-7862
Email: xli1@uis.edu
Sarah Sagmoen, LIB
Clinical Assistant Professor, Library
Mail stop: BRK 140
Telephone: (217) 206-6618
Email: ssagm2@uis.edu
Millisa Thibodeaux-Thompson, CLASS, at-large
Professor, Art, Music, and Theatre
Mail stop: VPA 62
Telephone: (217) 206-8307
Email: mthom1@uis.edu
Holly Thompson, CLASS, at-large
Associate Professor, Human Development Counseling
Mail stop: BRK 332
Telephone: (217) 206-7568
Email: hthom2@uis.edu
Celest Weuve, CHST
Associate Professor & Director, School of Health Sciences
Senate Chair
Mail stop: SLB 16
Telephone: (217) 206-8414
Email: cweuv2@uis.edu

Faculty Senators 2023-2025

Deborah Anthony,  CPAE, at-large
Professor & Chair, Legal Studies
Mail stop: 
PAC 350
Telephone: 
(217) 206-8340
Email: danth2@uis.edu
Kristi Barnwell, CLASS, at-large
Associate Professor, History
Mail stop: UHB 3050
Telephone: (217) 206-7420
Email: kbarn2@uis.edu
Donna Bussell, CLASS, at-large
Professor & Chair, English and Modern Languages
Mail stop: UHB 3050
Telephone: (217) 206-8091
Email: dbuss3@uis.edu
Cheng-Chia "Brian" Chen, CHST
Associate Professor, School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability, and Public Health
Mail stop: PAC 309
Telephone: (217) 206-8548
Email: cchen236@uis.edu
Richard Funderburg, CPAE
Associate Professor, School of Public Management and Policy
Senate Parliamentarian
Mail stop: PAC 420
Telephone: (217) 206-7220
Email: rfund2@uis.edu
Timothy Hakenewerth, CLASS
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Social Work
Mail stop: BRK 332
Telephone: (217) 206-8151
Email: thake2@uis.edu
Karl McDermott, CBM, at-large
Professor & Chair, Accounting, Economics, and Finance
Mail stop: UHB 4054
Telephone: (217) 206-8468
Email: kmcde3@uis.edu
Dathan Powell, CLASS (spring 2024)
Associate Professor, Art, Music, and Theatre
Mail stop: VPA 127 B
Telephone: (217) 206-8587
Email: dpowe5@uis.edu
Neetu Singh, CBM
Associate Professor, Management Information Systems
Mail stop: UHB 4093
Telephone: (217) 206-7921
Email: nsing2@uis.edu
Carrie Switzer, CHST
Associate Professor & Chair, Psychology
Mail stop: UHB 3144
Telephone: (217) 206-7229
Email: cswit1@uis.edu

Staff and administration senators

Administrative senator:
Jorge Villegas
Associate Dean, College of Business and Management
Mail stop: UHB 4004
Telephone: (217) 206-7927
Email: jvill2@uis.edu
Academic Professional senator:
Michele Gribbins
Director, COLRS
Mail stop: BRK 415
Telephone: (217) 206-8251
Email: mgribbin@uis.edu
Academic Professional alternate senator:
Craig McFarland
Online Coordinator, School of Politics and International Affairs
Mail stop: PAC 318
Telephone: (217) 206-8311
Email: dmcfa4@uis.edu
Civil Service senator
Aaron Stewart
Facilities Business Manager, Facilities & Services
Senate Secretary
Mail stop: BSB 33
Telephone: (217) 206-8360
E-mail: astew5@uis.edu
Civil Service alternate senator:
Jeff Sudduth
Technical Associate, Information Technology Services
Mail stop: BRK 180
Telephone: (217) 206-8350
E-mail: jsudd3@uis.edu

Student senators

Ayomide Daramola, Student Government Association
Email: adara4@uis.edu
Kyle Ingram, Student Government Association
Email: kingr3@uis.edu
Chris Johnson, Student Government Association
Email: cjohn211@uis.edu
Ignat Striletskyi, Student Government Association
Email: istri2@uis.edu
Emmanuelle Yakana, Student Government Association
President
Email: emoss5@uis.edu
Caleb Grover, Student Government Association
Alternate senator
Email: cgrov3@uis.edu
Wonder Odutola, Student Government Association
Alternate senator
Email: oodut2@uis.edu

Outside Bodies

The Campus Senate also elects/appoints representatives to certain outside bodies. 


Faculty Representatives to the University of Illinois System University Senates Conference

  • Richard Funderburg, CPAE, Spring 2024
  • Xiaoqing Li, CBM, Spring 2024
  • Celest Weuve, CHST, 2021-2024


Faculty Representative to the Illinois Board of Higher Education Faculty Advisory Committee

  • Beth Hatt, School of Education