University Senate Executive Commmittee (SenEx)

The University Senate Executive Committee (SenEx) shall consist of 3 faculty members elected from the Faculty Senate (inclusive of FacEx), the Staff Senate President-Elect and 2 staff members elected from the Staff Senate, and 2 undergraduate students and 1 graduate student elected from the Student Senate. The presidents of the Faculty, Student, Staff Senates are ex-officio, non-voting members of SenEx if they are not elected members.

SenEx Chair

Poppy DeltaDawn
Poppy DeltaDawn
  • Assistant Professor, Visual Art/School of the Arts
  • University Senate President
  • Faculty Senate Representative
  • SenEx Ex-Officio Faculty Representative

Faculty Representatives

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Brendan Mattingly
  • Program Director, Professional Studies
  • Faculty Senator, 2026, FacEx Representative
  • University Senate Faculty Representative
  • Faculty Senate President-Elect
  • SenEx Faculty Ex-Officio Member
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Glennda McKeithan
  • Associate Teaching Professor
  • School of Education and Human Science, Dept. of Special Education
  • Faculty Senator 2028, FacEx Representative, University Senate Faculty Representative, SenEx Representative

Staff Representatives

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Jessica Chilcoat
  • Associate Director, Finance Shared Service Center
  • Staff Senate President-Elect, University Senate Staff Representative, SenEx Representative
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Marissa Marshall
  • Business Coordinator, Audit, Risk & Compliance
  • Staff Senate President, University Senate Staff Representative Ex-Officio, SenEx Ex-Officio

Student Representatives