Executive Committee

The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees and the elected chairpersons of the standing Faculty Senate committees. The Alternate Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees shall be an ex-officio member.

The Executive Committee will propose the membership of standing committees of the Faculty Senate, will coordinate the business of Faculty Senate committees, will declare Faculty Senate seats to be vacant, will call for elections, will set the agenda for Faculty Senate meetings and will perform other duties assigned by a vote of the Faculty Senate.

Meeting Schedule:

All Executive Committee meetings will take place on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Alumni Hall (AH) 101 unless noted otherwise below.

• September 29, 2025 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. in AH-101
• October 27, 2025 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. in AH-101
• November 24, 2025 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. in AH-101
• January 26, 2026 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. in AH-101
• February 23, 2026 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. in AH-101
• March 30, 2026 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. in AH-101
• April 27, 2026 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m. in AH-101

Items for the Executive Committee agenda are brought forth through the Undergraduate Policy Committee (UPC) and the Graduate Policy and Affairs Committee (GPAC).

Executive Committee

The members of the Executive Committee are:

• Kevin Petersen, President, English, email: Kevin_Petersen@uml.edu
• Karoline Evans, Vice President, Management, email: Karoline_Evans@uml.edu
• Lisa Marchand, Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees, Nursing, email: Lisa_Marchand@uml.edu
• Johanna Choo, Alternative Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees, Biological Sciences, email: Johanna_Choo@uml.edu 
• Michael Geiger, Chairperson of the Undergraduate Policy Committee (UPC), Computer Engineering, email: Michael_Geiger@uml.edu
• Ryan McPherson, Chairperson of the Core Curriculum Committee (CORE), Electrical Engineering, email: Ryan_McPherson@uml.edu
• Noah Van Dam, Chairperson of the Graduate Policy and Affairs Committee (GPAC), Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, email: Noah_VanDam@uml.edu
• Elizabeth Altman, Chairperson of the Research Production and Performance Committee (RPPC), Management, email: Elizabeth_Altman@uml.edu
• Dionysios Christodouleas, Chairperson of the Library Advisory Committee (LAC), Chemistry, email: Dionysios_Christodouleas@uml.edu

The Provost and Vice Provost are ex officio members.