The Senate Executive Committee (SEC) sets Faculty Senate agendas, helps the senate conduct business per the Faculty Code, and facilitates communication between the president and the faculty. SEC coordinates with the university faculty councils, recommends Faculty Senate actions, nominates council and committee members, and responds to the concerns of voting faculty members. (Faculty Code Sections 22-60 to 22-68)
Composition of the Senate Executive Committee
Ex-officio members with vote:
- Louisa Mackenzie, Faculty Senate chair
- Aarti Bhat, Faculty Senate vice chair
- Cynthia Dougherty, Senate Committee on Planning and Budgeting chair
- Ana Mari Cauce, President of the university
- Linda Watts, UW Bothell General Faculty Organization chair
- Anne Taufen, UW Tacoma Faculty Assembly chair
Three faculty council chairs elected by the Faculty Senate:
- Rania Hussein, Faculty Council on Race, Equity, and Justice
- Mary Pat Wenderoth or Karam Dana, Faculty Council on Faculty Affairs
- Casey Self, Faculty Council on Teaching and Learning
Eight elected members of the Faculty Senate:
- Maya Sonenberg, College of Arts and Sciences
- Farbod Shokrieh, College of Arts and Sciences
- Sean Munson, College of Engineering
- Lorenz Hauser, College of the Environment
- Beth Ebel, School of Medicine
- Mark Whipple, School of Medicine
- Susanne May, Other Health Sciences representative
- Vacant, Professional Schools representative
Ex-officio members without vote:
- Gautham Reddy, secretary of the faculty
- Jacob Vigdor, faculty legislative representative
- Amanda Kost, deputy faculty legislative representative
- Tricia Serio, provost and executive vice president
- ASUW president
- ASUWB president
- ASUWT president
- GPSS president