FROM THE CHAIR:
The University Faculty Senate recommended to the Interim Provost the adoption and implementation University wide these practices to guide rank, tenure and evaluative processes at colleges or academic units with fewer than three tenured faculty.
Congratulations to the 2025 Marquette Fellowship Recipients:
Whitney Walkowski, Professor of Practice in Biological Sciences, The effects of social environment on the brain during mate choice: a study funding undergraduate research of the túngara frog at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.
Joel MacClellan, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, The euthanasia euphemism: On the deceptive use of ‘euthanasia’ in medical research.
Dawson McCall, Assistant Professor of History, Running abroad: Kenyan runners as global East Africans in the post-colonial era.
Raza Ul Mustafa, Assistant Professor in Mathematics and Computer Science, Mapping hidden meanings: AI capabilities for coded hate speech detection and tropes discovery.
Nuwan Indika, Lecturer of Business Analytics in the College of Business, Machine-learning enhanced future careers: A job recommender for Business Analytics students.
The Executive Council is empowered to make decisions for the Senate when it is impossible to gather a quorum. The constitution of the senate.
"It is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a culture of encounter and a culture of dialogue, this is the only way to peace." Pope Francis.
University Senate Executive Council—2025-2026
- Sarah Allison, Chair, A&S, English, ext. 2261, sallison@loyno.edu. View Bio
- Victoria Vega, Vice Chair, CMM, Music Therapy ext. 2142, vpvega@loyno.edu. View Bio
- Anna Duggar, Secretary, CAS, Chemistry and Biochemistry, ext. 2989, aduggar@loyno.edu. View Bio
- Natasha Bingham, At-Large, CAS, Political Science ext. 2794, nbingham@loyno.edu. View Bio
- Annie McGlynn-Wright, At-Large, CAS, Sociology ext. 3581, aemcglyn@loyno.edu. View Bio
- Dianna Whitfield, Counseling, CNH, Counseling, Recording Secretary, ext. 7848, dhwhitfi@loyno.edu. View Bio
2025-2026 Schedule of Meetings
All meetings are held on Thursdays (generally the third Thursday of the month) from 3:30 - 5 pm in Multimedia Room I in the J. Edgar and Louise S. Monroe Library and via zoom, except for the last meeting of the year in May.
| September 18, 2025 | January 15, 2026 |
| October 16, 2025 | February 26, 2026 |
| November 20, 2025 | March 26, 2026 |
| December 11, 2025 | April 16, 2026 |
| May 7, 2026 * 9 - 10:30 a.m. |