The University Steering Committee consists of the following members: The Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Faculty Senate, the Professional Staff Senate, the Nonexempt Staff Senate, the Graduate Student Association, as well as the President and Speaker of the Student Government Association, the Chair of the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee, and the President of UMBC, ex officio. Each academic year, the members elect a Chair and Vice Chair.
Committee Members Summer 2023
Jess Wyatt, Chair, University Steering Committee
Past President, Professional Staff Senate
Associate Director, Alumni Engagement, Institutional Advancement
Susan A. McDonough, Vice Chair, University Steering Committee
President, Faculty Senate
Associate Professor, History
Robert J. Bennett
Chair, Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee
Part-time Lecturer, English
Jessica B. Burstrem
Vice President, Graduate Student Association
Helena C. Dahlen
Vice President, Nonexempt Staff Senate
Executive Administrative Assistant, Information Technology
Grace De Oro ’19
President, Graduate Student Association
Loren Henderson
Vice President, Faculty Senate
Associate Professor, Public Policy
Musa Jafri
President, Student Government Association
Cael Mulcahy
Vice President, Professional Staff Senate
Director of Operations, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Shakira Scott-Harris
Speaker of the Senate, Student Government Association
Raymon Soellner, Jr. ‘06
President, Professional Staff Senate
Director, Communications, Information Technology
Desiree Stonesifer
President, Nonexempt Staff Senate
Business Services Specialist, Financial Services
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