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Senate Members

2023 – 2024 Faculty Senate Members

*Please see Article III of the Constitution in the UAS Faculty Handbook for information concerning membership

President

Glenn D. Wright, Ph.D.

Glenn D. Wright, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science; Statewide Coordinator, Senator Ted Stevens State Legislative Internship Program

For Glenn, the study of politics is a vocation as well as a pastime, though he also enjoys skiing and sea kayaking. He writes on environmental issues, resource governance, and Alaska state politics and spends about 150 days a year on skis or in a kayak.

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President Elect

Brian Blitz

Brian Blitz

Professor of Mathematics

He enjoys teaching all levels of mathematics courses. His areas of interest include geometry, graph theory and algebra.

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Past President

Jennifer Ward, M.L.I.S.

Jennifer Ward, M.L.I.S.

Professor of Library and Information Science, Outreach Services Librarian

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Business/PADM Senator

Michael Boyer, J.D. (he/him)

Michael Boyer, J.D.

Associate Professor of Law Science

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Career Education Senator

Neil Voelckers

Neil Voelckers

Assistant Professor, Power Technology

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Education Senator

Elizabeth A. Hartley, Ph.D.

Elizabeth A. Hartley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Education and Program Coordinator: Elementary Education MAT, K-8 Graduate Certificate and Endorsement

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Humanities Senator

Andrea L. Dewees

Andrea L. Dewees

Associate Professor of Spanish

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Library Senator

Jonas Lamb, M.F.A., M.L.I.S. (he/him)

Jonas Lamb, M.F.A., M.L.I.S.

Associate Professor of Library and Information Science, Public Services Librarian

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Natural Sciences Senator

Charmaine Lewis, Ph.D.

Charmaine Lewis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Science

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Social Sciences Senator

Melissa J. Dolese, Ph.D. (she/her)

Melissa J. Dolese, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

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Juneau Campus Senator

X̱’unei Lance Twitchell, M.F.A., Ph.D. (hú/du, he/him)

X̱’unei Lance Twitchell, M.F.A., Ph.D.

Professor of Alaska Native Languages

All systems and spaces have space for Indigenous languages, knowledges, arts, and peoples. You can study with us and stand up for Indigenous languages, ways of knowing, and decolonization in revolutionary self-love. Kakḵwa.áaḵw aag̱áa yakḵwadláaḵ: I will try, and I will succeed!

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Ketchikan Campus Senator

Kasia Polanska, Ph.D.

Kasia Polanska, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Sociology & Political Science

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Sitka Campus Senator

Angela Bowers, M.S. (she/her)

Angela Bowers, M.S.

Assistant Professor

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