Dear colleagues,
At today’s Campus Senate meeting, the following individuals were elected as officers for the 2025/2026 academic year:
- Lynn Fisher (SOA), Senate Chair
- Holly Thompson (HDC), Senate Vice-Chair
- Kristi Barnwell (HIS) and Hanfu Mi (SOE), UIS representatives to University Senates Conference
Many thanks to all who have stepped up to serve on the 2025/2026 Campus Senate! I look forward to continuing as Senate Chair next year. New and continuing senators, please reach out if you are interested in potentially serving on SEC as secretary or parliamentarian.
I want to take a moment to thank members of the SEC for this past year:
- Holly Thompson, Vice-Chair
- Neetu Singh, Secretary
- Deborah Anthony, Parliamentarian
- Emanuelle Yakana, SGA President
- Brandon Schwab, Provost
Thanks also to faculty Senators who completed Senate terms this past academic year:
- Deborah Anthony
- Donna Bussell
- Brian Chen
- Timothy Hakenewerth
- Elise LoBue
- Karl McDermott
- Neetu Singh
- Carrie Switzer
And finally, many thanks and congratulations to our SGA senators, especially those who are graduating this spring, including:
- Alaba Kunlere
- Samuel Moore
- Aparna Nadhirigari
- Sri Charan Rao Ramaraju
- Emmanuelle Yakana
Best wishes to all for a successful conclusion to the semester, a great time at commencement, and a wonderful summer.
Lynn
Lynn Fisher
Chair, UIS Campus Senate
Professor, Anthropology
Sociology/Anthropology Department
lfish1@uis.edu