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Cornell University

Office of the Dean of Faculty

Connecting & Empowering Faculty

Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate is a governing body that supports faculty communication toward successful management of objectives for the University.

Beebe Lake and the Triphammer Foot Bridge in fall.

Current Senators

Who’s your Senator?

Students with a cat on the slope on a warm spring day

Senate Meeting Dates

Meeting times and locations.

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How Meetings Work

What to expect before, during, and after Senate meetings.

Students study on the Slope on a warm spring day

Pending Matters

Pending legislation and other matters are posted here.

First signs of spring on Ho Plaza

Senate Materials

Record of Faculty Senate meetings.

Students are seen in between classes in Klarman Hall on the first day of Fall Semester 2022.

Sense of the Senate Resolutions

Informal motions and votes.

A teaching associate applies a coat of sealer to a sculpture by Leslie Lok as part of a Cornell Council for the Arts installation on the Arts Quad.

How to Become a Senator

Serve on the Faculty Senate.

Homecoming 2023

Apportionment of Seats

Senate-seat allocations for departments and colleges.