Faculty Senate

The next Faculty Senate meeting is October 11 beginning at 3 PM in the LaSells Stewart Center – Construction and Engineering Hall.

About Us

The Faculty Senate is the governing body at Oregon State University, representing faculty in all academic and administrative units. It has legislative responsibility regarding academic policies, educational standards, curricula, academic regulations, faculty welfare, and makes recommendations to University administration.

Faculty Senate Officers and Staff

President – Jon Dorbolo
President Elect – Alix Gitelman
Immediate Past President – Bob Mason
Parliamentarian – Michael Beachley
Special Assistant to the Faculty Senate President – Vickie Nunnemaker
Office Specialist II – Caitlin Calascibetta

OSU News

Logging permit fraud threatens timber species in Brazilian Amazon

Aug 14, 2018

Timber harvested illegally under fraudulent permits is undercutting conservation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon, new research by an international collaboration shows. … Read full story.

OSU names Texas A&M leader as dean of its College of Agricultural Sciences

Aug 14, 2018

Alan R. Sams, who has helped expand prominent agricultural programs at both Texas A&M and Clemson universities, has been named the Reub Long Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University. … Read full story.

Scientists trace atmospheric rise in CO2 during deglaciation to deep Pacific Ocean

Aug 13, 2018

A new study provides some of the most compelling evidence for how carbon dioxide rose during the last deglaciation a flushing of the deep Pacific Ocean caused by the acceleration of water circulation patterns that begin around Antarctica. … Read full story.

As Labor Day creeps up, think about spiffing up lawn

Aug 10, 2018

Grass can look harsh after a hot summer, but there's plenty of time this fall to rejuvenate it. … Read full story.

Corals and algae go back further than previously thought, all the way to Jurassic Period

Aug 7, 2018

Algae and corals have been leaning on each other since dinosaurs roamed the earth, much longer than had been previously thought. … Read full story.

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