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!).
2025-2026 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. | Michael Carroll |
| 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. | Open Position |
| 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. | Olajesu Olanrewaju |
| Strategic Initiatives Advisory Committee | The committee aims to bring together campus leaders to serve as a sounding board for the annual strategic plan proposal process, facilitate communication with the campus community, and provide feedback. | Muhammad Azhan |
| Finance Committee (Student Government) | Decides how we allocate the Student Activity Fee revenues. | Hanif Lashari |
| 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. | Muhammad Azhan |
| Information Technology Student Advisory Committee | This committee is responsible for overseeing the expenditure of the student information technology fee assessed to all students and advising the Provost and ITS on appropriate expenditures. | Liujing Wang |
| 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. | Muhammad Azhan |
| 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. | Muhammad Azhan |
| Policy Library Advisory Committee (PLAC) | This committee advises policy developers and approvers on the Iowa State campus. | Open Position |
| 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. | Muhammad Azhan |
| Hanif Lashari | ||
| Student Conduct Hearing Board | Enforces Student Code of Conduct and resolves student disciplinary cases that could potentially result in suspension or expulsion. | Open Position |
| 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. | Philip Rockson |
| 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. |
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| University Committee for the Advancement of Women and Gender Equity (UCAWGE) | This committee works to promote a university climate that fosters the full participation of women faculty, staff, and students and concerns itself with policies/practices that may cause particular difficulties for women as employees and students. | Open Position |
| University Committee on Disabilities | This committee is responsible for sharing knowledge concerning disabilities with the university committee, for fostering awareness of the needs of persons with disabilities, and for advocating ways to meet these needs. | Open Position |
| 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. | Eisma E Kolton |
| 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. | Daniela Sanchez-Gutierrez |