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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.

Speaker of the Faculty Senate

Samuel Mayer Nelson, Term: 2026-27

The Speaker will serve as an impartial moderator of Senate meetings. The Senate will select the Speaker and may also select an alternate Speaker to serve in the absence of the Speaker.

One or more Parliamentarians may be appointed by the Speaker at their discretion.

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

Meeting Dates

Meeting times and locations.

First signs of spring on Ho Plaza

Agendas & Materials

Historic record of Faculty Senate meetings.

Students study on the Slope on a warm spring day

Pending Legislation

Pending legislation and other matters are posted here.

Beebe Lake and the Triphammer Foot Bridge in fall.

Current Senators

Who’s your Senator?

A student descends the stairs outside the Physical Science Building.

How Meetings Work

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

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.

Students walk to class on the Arts Quad, towards the Song of the Vowels statue. Goldwin Smith in background. Song of the Vowels in foreground.

Archives

Historic Archive of the Faculty Senate includes past Resolutions, Materials, & Reports.