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Faculty Senate Executive Committee

 

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Faculty Senate President Simmons and Provost Mohapatra at 2024 New Faculty Orientation

The Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, also referred to as the Faculty Senate Executive Committee or FSEC, advises the President of the Faculty Senate, meets with the University President, the Provost, and the Executive Vice President for USF Health,and their designees, and assists the President of the Faculty Senate in determining the agenda for Faculty Senate meetings.

The current membership of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee is listed below and includes the offices of President, Vice President, Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Member-at-Large, the Parliamentarian, and the Faculty Senate Council Chairs.

Officers 2025-2026
Officer Role Incumbent
President

David Simmons
CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
College of Engineering
Past President Vacant
Vice President

(Jonathan) Scott Perry
HISTORY
College of Arts & Sciences

Secretary

Robin Ersing
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
College of Arts & Sciences

Sergeant-at-Arms Jill Roberts
GLOBAL ENV & GENOMIC HLTH SCI
College of Public Health
Member-at-Large Richard Manning
PHILOSOPHY
College of Arts & Sciences
Parliamentarian (non-voting member) Amanda Boczar
USF Libraries

 

Ex-officio Members
Council Council Chair
Academic Planning & Budget Council Amber Dumford
LEADERSHIP, POLICY AND LIFELONG LEARNING
College of Education 
Committee on Committees TBD
Council on Faculty Issues

Heather Sellers
ENGLISH
Arts & Sciences

Council on Educational Policy and Issues Jarrett Gupton
LEADERSHIP, POLICY AND LIFELONG LEARNING
College of Education
Council on Racial Justice Mitzy Flores and Ambika Eranki
Colleg of Nursing and
INTERNAL MEDICINE, College of Medicine
Council on Technology for Instruction and Research Margarita Altuna
WORLD LANGUAGES
College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Council on Student Admissions

Maayan Lawental
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
College of Behavioral & Community Sciences

General Education Council Marie Bourgeois
GLOBAL ENV & GENOMIC HLTH SCI
College of Public Health
Graduate Council Vrushank Dave
PATHOLOGY & CELL BIOLOGY
College of Medicine
Honors and Awards Council

Sophia Han
TEACHING AND LEARNING
College of Education

Intercampus Council Yasin Elshorbany
SCHOOL OF GEOSCIENCES
College of Arts & Sciences
Library Council Sheila Gobes-Ryan
DEAN'S OFFICE
College of Engineering
Publications Council Nicole Diczenza
ENGLISH
College of Arts & Sciences
Research Council Ganesh Halade
INTERNAL MEDICINE
College of Medicine
Undergraduate Council Adriana Uruena-Agnes
PSYCHOLOGY
College of Arts & Sciences
ßÙßÇÂþ»­ Sarasota-Manatee Campus Faculty Council Margarita Altuna
WORLD LANGUAGES
College of Arts & Sciences
ßÙßÇÂþ»­ St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Council Hossam Ashour
INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY
College of Arts & Sciences