Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate of Cal Maritime is the official body of faculty which participates in the governance of the university. The Senate makes recommendations regarding curriculum, academic standards, criteria and standards for the selection, retention and tenure of faculty members, and all other matters that affect faculty and students.
Senate General Meetings are open to all members of the University community.
Please contact the Senate Secretary, Ariel Setniker, for the meeting invitation if you did not receive an Outlook calendar invitation.
Please contact the Senate Chair, Sarah Senk, if you would like to propose an agenda item.
Meetings typically take place on the third Thursday of the month, with some adjustments for holidays.
Senate Executive Committee (2024-2025)
Senator Name | Title |
Sarah Senk | Senate Chair |
Taiyo Inoue | Senate Vice Chair |
Ariel Setniker | Senate Secretary |
Julie Chisholm | ASCSU Senator |
Christine Isakson | ASCSU Senator |
Maggie Ward | Senate Exec At-Large |
Keir Moorhead | Senate Exec At-Large |
AY 2024-2025 Senate Membership
Senator Name | Title | Term Expires |
Christine Isakson | ASCSU Senator | Summer 2026 |
Julie Chisholm | ASCSU Senator | Summer 2027 |
Ian Wallace | Senator At-Large | Summer 2025 |
Aparna Sinha | Senator At-Large | Summer 2026 |
Ariel Setniker | Senator At-Large | Summer 2025 |
Wil Tsai | Senator At-Large | Summer 2026 |
Sarah Senk | C&C Senator | Summer 2026 |
Keir Moorhead | ET Senator | Summer 2025 |
David Satterwhite | ET Senator | Summer 2026 |
Amy Skoll | ISS Senator | Summer 2025 |
Nipoli Kamdar | IBL Senator | Summer 2026 |
Sam Pearson | Lecturer Representative | Summer 2025 |
Joel Aldrich | Lecturer Representative | Summer 2026 |
Kitty Luce | Library Senator | Summer 2025 |
Tom Oppenheim | ME Senator | Summer 2026 |
Tony McDevitt | MT Senator | Summer 2025 |
Kevin Calnan | MT Senator | Summer 2024 |
Margaret Ward | MT Senator | Summer 2025 |
Taiyo Inoue | S&M Senator | Summer 2025 |
Matt Fairbanks | S&M Senator | Summer 2026 |
To see current and historical information about Senate and Senate Exec Membership, please see the following:
Updated 2024-11-25