Welcome to
Our Senate
Orientation
What is my role as
a Faculty Senator?
Role of Faculty Senator
 Represent your department/unit by attending each
Faculty Senate meeting.
 After meetings, share information with your
department/unit at faculty meetings.
 Participate in shared governance by serving on Senate
committees and encourage colleagues to do the same.
Key areas for review:
 Faculty Senate
 Board of Curators
 Inter-campus Faculty Council (IFC)
 General Officers
 Senate Executive Committee
Faculty Senate
Bi-weekly meetings are held throughout the year
beginning in September and ending in April.
Each Spring election of officers is conducted and vote
taken on members to fill the Senate committees in the
following year.
Faculty Senate
Faculty Senate:
The voting members of the Senate consist of:
 UM System President Tim Wolfe
 Elected full-time tenured, tenure-track and non-tenure track
representatives from units specified by Senate by-laws
The non-voting invited members consist of:
 Chancellor Leo Morton
 Provost Gail Hackett
Board of Curators:
The governing body of the University of Missouri consists of nine
members, who are appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate; provided, that at least one but no more than two
shall be appointed from each congressional district, and no person shall be
appointed a curator who shall not be a citizen of the United States, and
who shall not have been a resident of the state of Missouri two years prior
to his appointment. Not more than five curators shall belong to any one
political party.
The term of service of the curators shall be six years, the terms of three
expiring every two years.
Current Board of Curators:
The Honorable David R. Bradley
Board Chairman
St. Joseph, District 6
Term Expires January 1, 2015
The Honorable Wayne Goode
Board Vice Chairman
St. Louis, District 1
Term Expires January 1, 2015
The Honorable Donald L. Cupps
Cassville, District 7
Term Expires January 1, 2017
The Honorable Pamela Q. Henrickson
Jefferson City, District 4
Term Expires January 1, 2017
The Honorable Don M. Downing
Webster Groves, District 3
Term Expires January 1, 2015
The Honorable David L. Steward
St. Louis, District 2
Term Expires January 1, 2017
The Honorable Warren K. Erdman
Kansas City, District 5
Term Expires January 1, 2013
Student Representative to the Board of Curators
Amy G. Johnson
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Term Expires January 1, 2014
IFC (Intercampus Faculty Council)
The Intercampus Faculty Council (IFC) consists of three representatives from
each campus of the University system and addresses matters that transcend any
one campus. IFC normally meets monthly in a day-long session that typically
includes an hour meeting with the President of the University System. There are
occasionally additional meetings and some are by Telepresence.
Two of the UMKC IFC representatives are elected at the Spring Faculty Meeting
to serve three-year staggered terms so that no more than one of the two
elected members will be replaced or re-elected in the same year. The Chair of
the Faculty Senate serves as the third IFC member. The current UMKC IFC
representatives are:
Gary Ebersole (Senate Chair)
Carole McArthur
Nancy Stancel
General Officers:
Tim Wolfe
President, UM System
Gary Allen
Steve Graham
Stephen Knorr
Nikki Krawitz
Michael Nichols
Betsy Rodriguez
Vice President for Information Technology
Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Vice President for Government Relations
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Vice President for Human Resources
Brady Deaton
Tom George
Leo Morton
Cheryl Schrader
Chancellor, UM – Columbia
Chancellor, UMSL
Chancellor, UMKC
Chancellor, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Stephen Owens
General Counsel
Senate Executive Committee:
The Senate Steering Committee consists of the Senate Chairperson,
Senate Secretary, and the two IFC members.
The Steering Committee meets a week before each senate meeting to
discuss potential topics or concerns that should be addressed at the
upcoming senate meetings. It also serves as a “first responder” to
emerging issues that affect the welfare of faculty.
The current members of the Senate Executive Committee are:
Gary Ebersole, Senate Chair
Peggy Ward-Smith, Vice Chair
Cathleen Burnett, Senate Secretary
Carole McArthur, IFC rep
Nancy Stancel, IFC rep
Senate Committees:
How do I get chosen for a committee?
1.) In March, the nominations sub-committee preference polls are
e-mailed to faculty members so that they can select the committees on which
they would like to participate.
2.) The results of the preference polls are provided to the members of the
Nominations Committee, who represent each of the units represented
in the Senate.
3.) The Nominations Committee makes recommendations on who should
fill the committee vacancies. Their recommendations are listed on ballots.
4.) The Faculty Senate votes on the ballots by the end of the Spring semester.
Committees:
Standing Committees:
Academic Issues
Administrative Issues
Budget
Faculty Welfare
Committee on Organizational Structure
and Community Outreach (COSCO)
Nominations Committee
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Other Committees
University Committees
UM System and Statewide Committees
Welcome!
We look forward to working
with you and appreciate
your willingness to serve.