Academic Senate

The Academic Senate serves as a primary policy-shaping body of the University as well as the academic community's primary advisory body to the President.

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Meetings

Monthly meetings are held on the first Monday of the month, from 4 – 6 p.m. in LA 4310 and are open to anyone who would like to attend them.

Any member of the Towson University community can submit a motion or resolution for consideration at an upcoming Academic Senate meeting by filling out this form.

If you have questions or concerns regarding the Academic Senate, please contact .

Schedule and materials (AY 2026-27)

  • Monday, September 14, 2026
  • Monday, October 5, 2026
  • Monday, November 2, 2026 
  • Monday, December 7, 2026 
  • Monday, February 1, 2027 
  • Monday, March 1, 2027 
  • Monday, April 5, 2027 
  • Monday, May 3, 2027 

Academic Senate Links

Academic Senate Constitution and By-laws

Academic Senate Membership

Executive Committee AY 2026-2027

  • Joyce Garczynski, Chair
  • Cheryl Brown, Vice Chair
  • Maria João Lobo Antunes, Secretary
  • Harald Beck, Member-at-Large
  • Melanie Perreault, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Clare Muhoro, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Academic Senate Membership

Name area representing Term Expires
Adeleye, Elizabeth Adjunct Representative 2027
Antunes, Maria João Lobo At Large Representative & Secretary 2029
Attie, Katherine At Large Representative 2028
Bahreman, Nasreen CHP Representative 2029
Beck, Harald FSCM Representative & Member-at-Large 2029
Bologna, William  CHP Representative 2028
Bor, Hana CLA Representative 2027
Brown, Cheryl

Teaching Professor Representative & Vice Chair

 2029
del Pozo, Diego  CLA Representative 2029
Devadas, Mary FCSM Representative 2028
Dondero, Katie

CHP Representative

 2027

Garczynski, Joyce

At Large Representative & Chair

 2027

Hendy, Nhung 

 CBE Representative 2027

Hondrogiannis, Ellen

 At Large Representative  2027

Mashilker, Ariana

Teaching Professor Representative

 2028

Moody, Stephanie

COE Representative

 2027

Morris, Melanie

Teaching Professor Representative

 2027

Myers, RuSean 

Adjunct Representative

 2028

Nag, Barin

CBE Representative

 2029
Nelson, Jay TURA Representative  2027
Parker, Emily CLA Representative 2028
Peev, Plamen CBE Representative 2028
Scales, Stephen At Large Representative 2029
Shiller, Jessica COE Representative 2028
Slotkin, Joel

At Large Representative

 2027
Sutherland, Danielle 

COE Representative

 2029
Sweeney, Lisa

Library Representative

 2027
Thomas, Vincent E.

COFAC Representative

 2029
Tian, Jing FCSM Representative 2027
Young, Kalima COFAC Representative 2028
Ziegel, Aaron  COFAC Representative 2027

Ex Officio (voting)

  • Laurie Mullen - Dean, College of Education - Deans Representative 
  • Sandy Spitzer - Chair, Department of Mathematics - Council of Chairs Representative
  • Tina Kelleher - Computer & Information Sciences - AAUP Representative 

Ex Officio (non-voting)

  • Melanie Perreault, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Clare Muhoro, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
  • Christian Koot, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
  • Adam Zukowski, Parliamentarian

Encouraged to Attend (non-voting)

  • Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Dean of the Honors College
  • Laila J. Richman, Dean of Graduate Studies
  • Heather Sorensen, Chair of TUSS
  • Rayne Rivera-Forbes, President of the SGA
  • Kevin Ferrell, Vice President of the SGA
  • Joanna Ahmed, President of the GSA