How to Become a Senator

Shared Senator Requirements Across Schools

Regardless of your School here are the basic requirements for being nominated and elected to Senate:

• You are a minimally half-time continuing appointed DU faculty from one of the following lines:
  • Professorial Series in University Libraries
  • Teaching Professorial Series
  • Clinical Professorial Series
  • Professors of the Practice Series
  • Research Professorial Series
  • Tenure-Line Professorial Series
  • VTAP

• You are a Department Chair, Assistant Dean, Associate Dean, Dean, Vice-Assistant Provost, Associate Provost or Vice Chancellor who devotes at least one-half of your time to teaching and research.

Procedures Per School

Each school has its own processes for nominations and elections; please reach out to your Dean's office for details.