Each College at MSU is represented by one council member, except the Colleges of Letters and Science, Arts & Architecture, and Education & Health and Human Development who have two representatives each to better represent the dual disciplines in these colleges. Members must be tenured or tenure-track faculty. Each member has one vote. In addition to the college representation, there is one full-time graduate student, who is in good standing that represents the Graduate Student body. Ex Officio non-voting members include the Dean of the Graduate School, the Vice-Chair of the MSU Faculty Senate, and the Graduate Student representative.

Council Members for 2025/2026

Name Position Representing
Ryan Thum Member Agriculture
Chris Livingston Member Architecture (Arts & Architecture)
Rollin Beamish Member Arts (Arts & Architecture)
Marc Giullian Member Business
Sweeney Windchief  Member Education (EHHD)
Stephan Warnat Chair Engineering
Katey Franklin Vice Chair  Health & Human Development (EHHD)
Katherine Johnston Member Letters (Letters & Science)
Molly Secor Member Nursing

Amy Reines
Racheal Filwett

 Member
Alternate		 Science (Letters & Science)
Sally Mudiamu  Ex Officio Office of International Programs
Kari Perry Student Representative Graduate Students
Anna French Student Representative Graduate Students
Akash Gulati Student Representative Graduate Students
Doug Downs  Ex Officio Faculty Senate, Chair-elect
Sarah Mannheimer Ex Officio Library
Deborah Haynes Ex Officio The Graduate School

 
Policy & Procedures

Franklin

 Thum Secor  
Curriculum Reines Livingston Downs (Ex Officio)  
Governance Warnat Giullian Johnston Windchief