Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate of the Bloomberg School of Public Health formalizes faculty contribution to the governance and development of the School and the University. It provides a mechanism for formal communication among faculty, students, and administration.

Composition

Each department has three faculty senators, for a total of 30 senators across the School. All faculty are eligible to run in elections for open senator seats. Department faculty vote each year to elect their senators, each of whom serves a 2-year term. Elections are staggered within departments.

The Senate is led by a team of 3, who serve for a 3 year-term: President-elect, President, and Past-President. The Senate president-elect is determined by an annual vote open to all school faculty.

Activities

The Faculty Senate raises and discusses issues pertinent to School faculty and serves as a communication conduit between departments and School leadership. Senate leadership provides a faculty voice and vote in leadership meetings: Advisory Board, Committee on Finance, Committee of the Whole, Leadership Retreats. The body serves as a faculty ‘sounding board’ for emergent issues and policy proposals from the School and University, and the cross-disciplinary nature of the Senate allows for consideration of issues across departments.

Participation

The Senate meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 12:15 - 1:30 P.M. EST. Meetings are open to all faculty. Those interested in attending can reach out to BSPH-VDF@jh.edu for more details. Meeting minutes are available at My.PublicHealth.JHU.edu. Departmental faculty are encouraged to reach out to their senators or Senate leadership about issues of concern.