Chair of the University Academic Senate: Dr. Christopher Stockdale, Associate Professor of Physics
The University Academic Senate and the 13 committees that report to the Senate are a vital part of our efforts to strengthen shared governance at Marquette University. As Chair of the Senate, I see it as my role to serve our campus community to ensure that the University's actions reflect the values and aspirations of all of our students, faculty, and staff. I am confident and hopeful that each senator and every person serving on a university committee will engage with others in the broader campus community and bring their voices into the discussions that we will have over the next year. As the University will be creating our new strategic plan that will carry Marquette into 2030, we need to listen carefully to all of the concerns across campus. I see Marquette's rich diversity as a largely still untapped strength, and I am reminded that our Jesuit traditions call us to service rooted in justice and love. "The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out." - James Baldwin, 1983