About the Senate
The University of Illinois Statutes, Article II, Section I, provide for a senate to be constituted at each campus of the University, to exercise legislative functions in matters of educational policy, such as requirements for admission to colleges and schools, requirements for degrees and certificates, and the academic calendar.
Each senate shall also recommend candidates for honorary degrees, and may propose amendments to the Statutes through the University Senates Conference to the President and the Board of Trustees.
Senate governance at the University of Illinois at Springfield consists of the Senate, its various standing committees, and those members of the Campus Senate who serve on the University Senates Conference.
The Campus Senate is a legislative body composed of twenty faculty, five students and three student alternates, one civil service staff member and one civil service alternate, one academic professional and one academic professional alternate, and one administrator. The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs serves as an ex-officio, non-voting member.
Senate Bylaws
The bylaws were most recently updated in April of 2023.
Senate Constitution
The constitution was last updated in April 2009.
Contact Us
E-mail: campussenate@uis.edu
Telephone: 217-206-6664
Office: Public Affairs Center 383