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