Faculty Senate elections for terms that begin in August 2025 will take place from March 24 to April 14, with the following schedule:
- March 25 – April 4: Nominations
- April 7 – 14: Voting
- April 22: Newly-elected senators are welcomed at the final Faculty Senate meeting of the 2024-25 academic year
Curious about what’s involved in serving as a Faculty Senator? The typical term length is two years (fall 2025 through spring 2027) with Faculty Senate meetings occurring from 3 to 5 PM on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month throughout the academic year. The first meeting in 2025-26 academic year is Aug 26 in the Lookout Room, Student Union Building.
Wondering what the Faculty Senate does? the Faculty Senate is part of the shared governance structure at Boise State University and has six main functions:
- Recommend requirements for admission and for degrees;
- Act upon all new courses and curricula, changes in established curricula, and curricular policies;
- Recommend criteria for academic rank, tenure, and professional welfare;
- Provide for the review and mediation of disputes involving professional ethics and grievances;
- Recommend policies / procedures for the performance of research, scholarship and creative activities;
- Maintain committees and councils as indicated in the Faculty Constitution
Curious to know what seats are up for election? The table below outlines the seats that are up for election, who to contact about the election for each seat and the term length. If you have a question about a particular seat that is up for election, want to nominate someone (perhaps yourself), or are simply curious to know more about the Faculty Senate, please contact the appropriate individual.
For reference, the College of Arts and Sciences groups are defined below the table.
| Faculty Group | 2-year term seats | 1-year term seats | Contact Name(s) | Contact Email |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjunct Faculty | AF-A | AF-B | Erik Hadley | erikhadley@boisestate.edu |
| At-Large | AL-A | Erik Hadley | erikhadley@boisestate.edu | |
| Clinical Faculty | CF-A | Jacoba Rock | jacobarock@boisestate.edu | |
| College of Arts and Sciences, Group 1 | COAS-G1A | Erik Hadley | erikhadley@boisestate.edu | |
| College of Arts and Sciences, Group 2 | COAS-G2A | Eric Landrum | elandru@boisestate.edu | |
| College of Arts and Sciences, Group 3 | COAS-G3A | Matt Ferguson Pete Koetsier | mattferguson@boisestate.edu PKOET@boisestate.edu |
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| College of Business and Economics | COBE-A | Shikar Sarin | ssarin@boisestate.edu | |
| College of Education | COED-A | COED-B | Erik Hadley | erikhadley@boisestate.edu |
| College of Engineering | COEN-A | Krishna Pakala | krishnapakala@boisestate.edu | |
| College of Health Sciences | COHS-A | Jayne Josephsen | jaynejosephsen@boisestate.edu | |
| Albertson’s Library | AL-A | Erik Hadley | erikhadley@boisestate.edu | |
| School of Public Service | SPS-A | Lucas Alward | lucasalward@boisestate.edu | |
| Teaching/Lecturer Faculty | TLF-A1, TLF-A2 | TLF-B | Julia Broderick Amy Ulappa | juliabroderick@boisestate.edu amyulappa@boisestate.edu |
| Research Faculty | RF-A | Erik Hadley | erikhadley@boisestate.edu |
COAS Group 1: Anthropology, Art, Design & Visual Studies, History, Music, Theatre, Film & Creative Writing, World Languages
COAS Group 2: Communications, English, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology
COAS Group 3: Biological Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Geosciences, Mathematics, and Physics.