University Senate
The USD University Senate is the faculty representative body for the University of South Dakota. The Senate has the responsibility to act as the voice of the faculty and helps to oversee university curriculum, student organizations and provides recommendations for graduation among other duties.
The senate and its leadership are in regular contact with representatives of the administration and serve on numerous university committees. These duties are performed within the scope of state law and Board of Regents policy.
Composition of the Faculty
The president, the academic deans, professors, professors emeriti, associate professors, assistant professors, instructors, lecturers, senior lecturers, assistant librarians, associate librarians and librarians shall constitute the faculty of the University of South Dakota. Any person having academic tenure, not otherwise qualified, shall be considered a member of the faculty.
The university senate represents the faculty with one representative for each 15 faculty members who teach 50% or more, with at least one seat allotted to each college and school as well as the university library.
Faculty Senators
Sara Lampert
Nathan Bates
Ramiro Lafuente-Rodriguez
Daniel Soluk Ph.D.
Hugh Britten
Sandy Mckeown
Thomas Mrozla
Lori Costello
Victor Shonk
Timothy O'Keefe
Timmi Johnson
Kurt Hackemer
Specialty
Brennan Thompson
Specialty
Jamie Turgeon-Drake
Amanda Bainbridge
Tallie Cassanova
Karen Hebert
Michael Allgrunn
Specialty
Kari Oyen
Scheduled Senate Meetings
All of University Senate meetings are held in MUC 216, unless otherwise noted. These are our current meeting dates:
- September 6, 2023 4 p.m.
- October 4, 2023 4 p.m.
- November 1, 2023 4 p.m.
- December 6, 2023 4 p.m.
- January 17, 2024 4 p.m.
- February 7, 2024 4 p.m.
- March 6, 2024 4 p.m.
- April 3, 2024 4 p.m. (Meeting at Farber Hall)
- May 1, 2024 4 p.m.
