University Senate
The University Senate is an organization for shared governance at Loyola University Chicago, and serves in an advisory capacity to the President of the University.
Membership consists of 27 faculty, staff, students, and administrators. The University Provost, Chair of Faculty Council, Chair of Staff Council, Vice President of Human Resources/Chief Human Resources Officer, and the Vice President of Student Development also serve in an ex officio capacity.
The mission of the University Senate is as follows:
The University Senate is a representative body of University faculty, staff, students, and administrators engaged in a system of shared governance and which exists for the purpose of ensuring broad review and discussion of issues, plans, and policies of general University interest.