The Faculty Senate Steering Committee consists of one Faculty Senator from each school/college as elected by the Collegial Assembly of the school/college for a three-year term. The President of the Faculty Senate serves as the Chair of the Steering Committee. The Vice President of the Faculty Senate  serves as the Vice Chair of the Steering Committee, and the Secretary of the Faculty Senate serves as the secretary of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall also have as an officer the immediate Past President of the Faculty Senate.

Officers

PRESIDENT 

Shohreh Amini (2024)

College of Science and Technology

215.204.0604

shohreh.amini@temple.edu

 

VICE-PRESIDENT

Mike Bognanno (2024)

College of Liberal Arts

215.204.1680

bognanno@temple.edu

 

SECRETARY

Rick Ridall (2024)

School of Tourism and Hospitality Management

215.204.1396

richard.ridall@temple.edu

 

PAST PRESIDENT

Rafael Porrata-Doria (2024)

Beasley School of Law

215.204.7694

rafael.porrata-doria@temple.edu

 

Faculty Senate Steering Committee (Collegial Representatives)

 

Art and Architecture, Tyler School of

Sharyn O'Mara (2025***)

215.777.9168

sharyn.omara@temple.edu

Business and Management, Fox School of

Michael Schirmer (2024)

215.204.1716

michael.schirmer@temple.edu

Dentistry, Kornberg School of

Nicholas Bizzaro (2025)

nicholas.bizzaro@temple.edu

Education and Human Development, College of

Di Liu (2025)

215.204.4885

diliu@temple.edu

Engineering, College of

Fauzia Ahmad (2026)

215.204.3380

fauzia.ahmad@temple.edu

Law, Beasley School of

Finbarr (Barry) McCarthy (2024)

215.204.7867

finbar.mccarthy@temple.edu

Liberal Arts, College of

Robin Kolodny (2026)

215.204.7709

robin.kolodny@temple.edu

Media and Communication, Klein College of

Quaiser Abdullah (2024**)

215.204.6808

quaiser.abdullah@temple.edu

 

Medicine, Lewis Katz School of

Dale Haines (2024)

215.707.5765

dale.haines@temple.edu

 

Music and Dance, Boyer College of

Jeffrey Solow (2026*****)

215.204.8025

jeffrey.solow@temple.edu

 

Pharmacy, School of

Jason Gallagher (2026**)

215.707.2573

jason.gallagher@temple.edu

 

Public Health, College of

Ryan Tierney (2024)

215.204.4001

ryan.tierney0001@temple.edu

 

Science and Technology, College of

Shohreh Amini (2024**)

215.204.0604

shohreh.amini@temple.edu

 

Social Work, School of

Cheri Carter (2024)

215.204.5440

cheri.carter@temple.edu

 

Theater, Film and Media Arts, School of

Matthew Miller (2026)

215-204-4263

mbmiller@temple.edu

 

Tourism and Hospitality Management, School of

Rick Ridall (2024)

215.204.1396

richard.ridall@temple.edu

 

Faculty Herald Editor

Stan McDonald (2025)

215-204-2122

stan.mcdonald@temple.edu

 

Temple University Japan

Shinya B. Watanabe

shinyab@tuj.temple.edu

 

(**= serving 2nd consecutive term; ***= serving 3rd consecutive term)

 

Representative Senators

Representative Senators AY 2023-2024

Past Officers (Executive Committees) of the Faculty Senate, 1969-2021

Past Faculty Senate Officers, 1969-2021 (PDF)