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
Updated as of October 2025
- PRESIDENT | Shohreh Amini (2025), College of Science and Technology, [click-for-email]
- VICE-PRESIDENT | Mike Bognanno (2025), College of Liberal Arts, [click-for-email]
- SECRETARY | Robin Kolodny (2025), College of Liberal Arts, [click-for-email]
- PAST PRESIDENT | Rafael Porrata-Doria (2025), Beasley School of Law, [click-for-email]
Faculty Senate Steering Committee (Collegial Representatives)
Updated as of October 2025
| Last Name | First Name | Collegiate Representative for | Term |
| Racano | Deborah | Klein College of Media and Communication | 2027 |
| Ahmad | Fauzia | College of Engineering | 2026 |
| Amini | Shohreh | President / College of Science and Technology | 2025 |
| Bizzaro | Nicholas | Kornberg School of Dentistry | 2025 |
| Bognanno | Mike | Vice President / College of Liberal Arts | 2025 |
| Ferretti | Lisa | School of Social Work | 2027 |
| Gallagher | Jason | School of Pharmacy | 2026** |
| Haines | Dale | Lewis Katz School of Medicine | 2026** |
| Kolodny | Robin | College of Liberal Arts/Senate Secretary | 2025 |
| Liu | Di | College of Education and Human Development | 2025 |
| McCarthy | Barry | Beasley School of Law | 2025 |
| McDonald | Stan | Editor, Faculty Herald/College of Liberal Arts | 2025 |
| Norris | Jason | School of Theater, Film, and Media Arts | 2026 |
| Curtis | Chad | Tyler School of Art & Architecture | 2027 |
| Porrata-Doria | Rafael | Past-President / Beasley School of Law | 2025 |
| Jones | Gareth | School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Mgt. | 2027 |
| Schirmer | Michael | Fox School of Business & Management | 2027** |
| Solow | Jeff | Boyer College of Music and Dance | 2026 (5*) |
| Tierney | Ryan | College of Public Health | 2027** |
| Brown | James | Temple University Japan | 2027 |
(**= serving 2nd consecutive term; ***= serving 3rd consecutive term)
Representative Senators
To be posted
Past Officers
(Executive Committees) of the Faculty Senate, 1969-2024
Past Senate Officers (PDF)