Senate Name Manages Purpose
0 APFS Administrative and Professional Faculty Senate CAPFA The A/P Faculty Senate shall be representative of the A/P faculty as defined in chapter one of the Faculty Handbook and have the authority and responsibility to act on their behalf through legislative recommendations concerning the working conditions of administrative and professional faculty; procedures for hiring, evaluating, reappointing, disciplining, recognizing, and promoting administrative and professional faculty; benefits, educational, and personal leave; extra-university professional activity; and matters of equity and diversity that affect A/P faculty. Assigned commission: Administrative and Professional Faculty Affairs (CAPFA).
1 FS Faculty Senate CFA, CGPSP, COR, CUSP The Faculty Senate shall be representative of the faculty as defined in chapter one of the Faculty Handbook and have the authority and responsibility to act on their behalf through legislative recommendations concerning academic policies and regulations; educational standards, curricula, and methods of instruction; faculty status; matters of equity and diversity that affect faculty; and the working conditions of faculty. Assigned commissions: Faculty Affairs (CFA), Graduate and Professional Studies and Policies (CGPSP), Research (COR), and Undergraduate Studies and Policies (CUSP).
2 GPSS Graduate and Professional Student Senate CGPSA The Graduate and Professional Student Senate shall be representative of the entire graduate and professional student body and have the authority and responsibility to act on their behalf through legislative recommendations concerning campus life; academic and learning environment; working conditions; student health and wellness; dissemination of a portion of the student activity fee to registered graduate student organizations; matters of equity, inclusion, and access that affect graduate and professional students; and the learning conditions of the graduate and professional student body. Assigned commission: Graduate and Professional Student Affairs (CGPSA).
3 SS Staff Senate CSPA The Staff Senate shall be representative of all classified and university staff, including full and part-time and non-student wage employees, and have the authority and responsibility to act on their behalf concerning policies and regulations involving work environments, benefits, and matters of equity and diversity that affect staff working environments and morale. Assigned commission: Staff Policies and Affairs (CSPA).
4 USS Undergraduate Student Senate CUSA The Undergraduate Student Senate shall be representative of the entire undergraduate student body and have the authority and responsibility to act on their behalf through legislative recommendations concerning campus life; academic and learning environment equity; undergraduate student health and wellness; dissemination of a portion of the student activity fee to registered student organizations; matters of equity, inclusion, and access that affect undergraduate students; and the learning conditions of the undergraduate student body. Assigned commission: Undergraduate Student Affairs (CUSA).