If you are interested in serving in any University Committee, please fill in the following application form and email it to our Senate Engagement Officer (Note: you do NOT need to be a Senator to serve on a University Committee!).
2026-2027 University Committees
Committee | Description | Representative(s) |
| Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee | Recommends and develops policies and procedures for university-wide curricula, reviews catalog offerings and degree requirements, and initiates discussions on future curricular matters. | Jannatul Ferdous Zinia |
| Faculty Senate Facilities and Educational Resources Committee | Advises on all matters concerning facilities, grounds, and other physical resources as they relate to instruction and research. | Reilly Gilbert |
| Faculty Senate Student Affairs Committee | Represents the faculty perspective on student success. Serves as the faculty advisory committee to the vice president of student affairs. | Tayah Lande |
| Finance Committee (Student Government) | Decides how we allocate the Student Activity Fee revenues. | Mpke Kekung |
| Graduate Faculty Cabinet | This council provides a mechanism for interaction among graduate students, postdoctoral associates, graduate faculty members, and the administration of the Graduate College on questions of policy which concern the direction and process of graduate education. | Amr AlBarqawy |
| Student Technology Advisory Committee | This committee works with student leadership to gather feedback on student technology concerns, functionality and the use of student technology fees. | Iyanu Ojo |
| President's Council | President's Council meetings bring together the university's administrative officers (President, Provost, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Vice Provosts, Associate/Assistant Provosts, Associate/Assistant Vice Presidents, Deans, Associate/Assistant Deans, Directors, Department Chairs) as well as the Presidents of Faculty Senate, P&S Council, Student Government, and Graduate and Professional Student Senate for one-hour sessions. | Jannatul Ferdous Zinia |
| Library Advisory Committee (LAC) | This committee serves as the primary advisory body to the Dean of the Library, focusing on issues such as funding, general policies, and strategic vision. | Open Position |
| Memorial Union Advisory Board | The focus of this board is to provide advice to ISU on all policies and priorities for facility use and programming involving the Iowa State Memorial Union. | Katie Mahlmeister |
| Policy Library Advisory Committee (PLAC) | This committee advises policy developers and approvers on the Iowa State campus. | Shedrack Omale |
| Special Student Fees and Tuition Committee (SSFTC) | SSFTC is a statutory committee of 5 students (2 of which are graduate students, specifically the GPSS President and Treasurer) and 5 university employees who consider any proposed student activity changes at the university and make recommendations concerning the student activity fee changes to the President, prior to the Board of Regents, State of Iowa scheduled meeting where these will be discussed. | Katie Mahlmeister
Mpke Kekung |
| Student Conduct Hearing Board | Enforces Student Code of Conduct and resolves student disciplinary cases that could potentially result in suspension or expulsion. | Mayank Ranjan |
| Graduate College Grievance Committee | Reviews and resolves formal grievances filed by graduate students concerning academic or employment-related issues within the Graduate College. Ensures fair procedures, due process, and adherence to university policies in addressing student concerns. | Reagan Suubi |
| Transportation Advisory Council (TAC) | This council’s primary function is to serve as a channel for the expression of user-group opinions and preferences, both on broad policy matters and on specific issues, pertaining to the movement of people and vehicles to, from, and around campus. | Rafsana Yeamin |
| University Committee on Lectures | This committee works to bring a broad spectrum of lectures as well as cultural and artistic events to campus, evaluates the appropriateness of presenters and topics, and determines which shall receive funding. | George Ayobami Thomas |
| University Committee on Lectures | This committee works to bring a broad spectrum of lectures as well as cultural and artistic events to campus, evaluates the appropriateness of presenters and topics, and determines which shall receive funding. | Caelia Marshall |
| University Sustainability Committee | The University Sustainability Committee is charged with developing a set of actionable recommendations that will advance campus sustainability through cost-effective actions. | Kylee Crist |