Each college department, each library department, each Community College division, and the University College shall have one representative. These representatives shall be voting members of the Senate, and shall serve a two-year term. They shall select their own alternate to serve in their place if they are unable to attend a University Senate function. The alternate shall have the full rights and privileges of an elected senator when substituting for a regular representative.

Each college and the library shall select as many at-large representatives as required so that the total of departmental and at-large representatives is equal to ten (10) percent (rounded up to the nearest whole number) of the unit’s total faculty for a minimum of 2 elected senators. At-large representatives shall be voting members of the Senate, and shall serve a two-year term. They shall select their own alternate to serve in their place if they are unable to attend a University Senate function. The designated alternate shall have the full rights and privileges of an elected senator.

The Student Government Association shall have three representatives and three alternates to be selected by the Student Government Association. The student representatives shall be voting members of the Senate, and shall serve one-year terms.

Non‑voting advisory members of the University Senate include: the President of the University, the Provost, the Academic Deans, the Dean of Graduate Studies, the Dean of Libraries, the Faculty Regent (the Faculty Regent cannot also be an elected Senate representative), and a representative from the Staff Council.

2008-2009 University Senate representatives are listed by college (Alternates are listed in parentheses)