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Election Districts

The Campus is divided by department into nineteen districts from which faculty are elected to the Senate.

Click here for a list of Senators representing each district (pdf file).

The districts are:

  • District 1  -  Art, Architecture, and Art History; Music & Dance; Theater
  • District 2  -  Chemistry; Polymer Science & Engineering; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • District 3  -  Microbiology; Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences
  • District 4  -  Civil & Environmental Engineering; Military Leadership; Chemical Engineering
  • District 5  -  Mechanical & Industrial Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • District 6  -  Communication; Journalism; Anthropology; Psychology
  • District 7  -  Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; Linguistics; Judaic and Near Eastern Studies
  • District 8  -  Computer Science
  • District 9  -  Economics; Political Science; Sociology
  • District 10 - Education Policy, Research & Administration; Student Development; Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies
  • District 11 - English; Journalism; Afro-American Studies; Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
  • District 12 - Communication Disorders; Kinesiology; Nutrition; Public Health
  • District 13 - Nursing; Aerospace Studies; Food Science
  • District 14 - Environmental Conservation; Resource Economics; Veterinary & Animal Sciences; Entomology; Cranberry Experiment Station; Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning (LARP)
  • District 15 - Finance & Operations Management; Marketing; Management; Accounting & Information Systems; Hospitality and Tourism Management; Sport Management
  • District 16 - Geosciences; Mathematics & Statistics
  • District 17 - History; Philosophy; Classics
  • District 18 - Library
  • District 19 - Physics; Astronomy; Biology

 

 

 

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