UW Tacoma Elected Faculty Council Leadership (Chairs/Vice Chair/Co-Chairs)*

*(Updated as of September 1, 2026)

Each school has an Elected Faculty Council Chair (and in some cases, a Vice Chair). Below you will find the most up-to-date list of Elected Faculty Council Leadership within the 7 Schools:

 

  • School of Education

  • School of Engineering & Technology

    • EFC Chair: Joel Baker (Autumn 2026)
      • Winter and Spring EFC Chair: TBD

  • School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

  • Milgard School of Business

  • School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership

  • School of Social Work & Criminal Justice

    • EFC Co-Chair: TBD

  • School of Urban Studies

    • EFC Chair: TBD

Tri-Campus Faculty Council Representation*

*(Updated as of September 1, 2026)

The following Faculty sit on the Tri-Campus Faculty Councils representing UW Tacoma

UW Graduate School Council

UW Tacoma Graduate School represents their units and UW Tacoma simultaneously*. Below are the representatives:

*Note: Per the Graduate School, only 1 representative within a unit can represent the graduate school. If the unit is already represented, the Graduate School asks for representation on a school not already represented.

  • Juhua Hu. School of Engineering & Technology | Term ending 2028
  • Sergio Davalos, Milgard School of Business | Term ending 2028

UW Senate Executive Committee:

Representing Faculty Assembly: Barb Toews, Chair of Faculty Assembly 2026-2027 

Please note: The Senate Executive Committee Meetings are closed meetings

UW Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate is the legislative arm of the faculty of the University of Washington. It consists of 122 elected senators (from the three UW campuses) and is guided by the chair of the Faculty Senate and the Senate Executive Committee (SEC). 

Senators Representing their units

Please see our Faculty Assembly Blog for more information on the recent change from having Senators represent the campus to representing the Schools on each campus. New or returning to Faculty Senate? See the 2024-25 Faculty Senate Orientation PowerPoint here. 

Below are the representation as of the 2026-2027 academic year:

Faculty Senate meetings are open to all Faculty, however only the members above have voting status unless noted.

Faculty Senate Schedule:

Faculty Senate meetings are at 2:30 p.m. in Johnson 102 on the UW Seattle Campus, with a Zoom option for UW Tacoma Representatives.

 

UW Senate Links: