The Faculty Senate shall have the duties and responsibilities to:

1. Initiate educational and academic policies of the University.
2. Adopt rules to effectuate the educational and academic policies of the University.
3. Bring up for consideration proposals on matters pertaining to the general welfare of the University.
4. Make recommendations to the Administration relative to buildings, budget priorities, and new proposals and developments.
5. Act upon all matters of routine faculty business in pursuance of already established University policies.
6. Elect members to the Equal Opportunity Hearing Panel.

New from Senate

• Faculty Senate will hold a fully-remote special meeting on Monday, June 30, at 3:00 p.m.
  The finalized agenda is attached.  Zoom information here.
   
• Faculty Senate Meeting September 3, 2025 - Meeting Materials and Join via Zoom information will be posted prior to the meeting.   
   
• Attached are the Senate Standing Committee annual reports, that have been received to date.  (Thank you to the UCC, Admissions & Standards, Student Life, Athletics, University Petitions, and Academic Space Committees) 
   
• Guidance and resources relating to the Core Curriculum are now housed with the Office of Instructional Excellence: https://www.csuohio.edu/instructionalexcellence/core-curriculum.
• The Core Curriculum Handbook will continue to house resources related to effective course design: https://pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu/corecurriculum/

Faculty Senate Officers 2024-25

Carol Olszewski, PhD, LPMT, MT-BC, President
Associate Professor
Coordinator, Undergraduate Music Therapy
College of Health
C.A.OLSZEWSKI@CSUOHIO.EDU
216-687-3667

Dana J. Hubbard, PhD, Vice President
Department of Criminology & Sociology
Levin College of Public Affairs and Education 
D.J.HUBBARD@CSUOHIO.EDU
216-687-4508

Jacqueline Jenkins, PhD, Secretary
Associate Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
J.M.JENKINS41@CSUOHIO.EDU
216-687-2190

Jane McCrone, Administrative Assistant
J.MCCRONE@CSUOHIO.EDU
216-687-9250